Cornell Tech

Name

Cornell Tech

Legal name

Cornell Tech

Website

https://tech.cornell.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Graduate Technology Programs

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Strong Industry Partnerships (EDAHAEAG), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

• Graduate technology education
• Computer science programs
• Startup incubation services
• Applied research services
• Technology entrepreneurship training

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Funding: Major grants from technology companies and foundations including Amazon gift for AI4AI initiative, $7M from Schmidt Sciences and NASA for arXiv upgrade.
2. Startup Incubation Programs: Runway Startups Program providing up to $325,000 over two years plus $100,000 Startup Awards for spinouts. Program supports companies with combined valuation exceeding $1 billion.
3. Graduate Education Tuition: Revenue from Master's programs including Johnson Cornell Tech MBA, dual-degree programs, and part-time options. Tuition and fees structure mentioned in admissions section.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Co-location: Tata Innovation Center houses corporate co-location with cutting-edge companies alongside academic teams. The Bridge collaborative workspace at 40% capacity with startups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cornell Tech is a graduate-level technology campus operated by Cornell University that delivers master's and PhD degree programs (including the Johnson Cornell Tech MBA, dual MS degrees with Technion, and Master of Engineering tracks), a Studio curriculum where students build products for industry partners, startup incubation via the Runway program, and applied research across AI, health tech, urban tech, connective media, and security.

Product overview

Cornell Tech is an educational institution (not a commercial product company) offering graduate degree programs (dual MS degrees in Connective Media/Health Tech/Urban Tech, Johnson Cornell Tech MBA, Master of Engineering in Computer Science), startup incubation (Runway Startups and Spinouts programs), research labs (MakerLAB, XR Collaboratory, SETS), and industry hubs (Health Tech, Urban Tech, Connective Media). The portfolio includes educational programs (Summer Innovation Intensives, Break Through Tech AI Program), research infrastructure (arXiv open-access repository), and art initiatives (Backslash). Programs integrate through the Studio curriculum for collaborative product development with industry partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute: Joint institute between Cornell and Technion fostering radical experimentation at intersection of research, education, and global entrepreneurship
• Urban Tech Hub
• Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS)
• Backslash
• Runway Startups Program

Products and services

• Jacobs Technion-Cornell Dual MS Degrees Dual master's degree programs run jointly with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with concentrations in Connective Media, Health Tech, and Urban Tech. For prospective graduate students seeking interdisciplinary tech degrees.
• Johnson Cornell Tech MBA One-year tech MBA program combining business education with technology entrepreneurship, offered in partnership with Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business. For professionals pursuing business leadership in technology.
• Master of Engineering in Computer Science Graduate engineering degree in computer science (full-time and part-time) with emphasis on practical product development through the Studio curriculum. For aspiring software engineers and computer scientists.
• Runway Startups Program Startup incubation program providing funding packages up to $325,000 over two years plus workspace and mentorship to early-stage technology startups founded by Cornell Tech students, alumni, and faculty.
• Spinouts Program Program offering $100,000 Startup Awards to teams spinning out from Cornell Tech research into independent companies.
• Studio Curriculum First-of-its-kind immersive curriculum in which all master's students build real-world solutions for industry partners and develop end-to-end product development and entrepreneurship skills.
• Health Tech Hub Jacobs Institute hub promoting technologies for healthier living, healthcare information systems, and medical monitoring and diagnosis through research and startup support.
• Urban Tech Hub Jacobs Institute hub developing and applying digital technology solutions to make cities more livable, sustainable, and resilient.
• Connective Media Hub Jacobs Institute hub examining social impacts and utility of ecosystems formed when communication, information, and media converge.
• Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS) Initiative Hub for cybersecurity, privacy, and trust and safety education and research, including graduate programs, communities of practice, and partnerships with industry.
• MakerLAB State-of-the-art fabrication facility with wood shop, laser room, and electronics lab supporting prototyping, research, and the Bridge between academic and business communities.
• XR Collaboratory Lab focused on multimodal 3D user interfaces for AR and VR, emphasizing rapid prototyping and creative experimentation with hand tracking, gaze, and voice input.
• Summer Innovation Intensives Non-residential summer program for high school students and recent graduates offering immersive experiences in AI, ethical coding, data science, and product innovation.
• Break Through Tech AI Program Program offering emerging tech talent AI/ML skills, mentorship, and real-world experience through a 9-week Machine Learning Foundations course and industry-sponsored projects.
• Backslash Art Program Art initiative funding artists whose practices engage with digital research and technology, offering annual fellowships and $500 microgrants for student projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% of graduates founded startups, 86% secured full-time tech jobs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability17 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmazoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Amazon provided a gift to Cornell University to establish the AI4AI (Assured Integrity for AI-Based Software) initiative, led by Professors Alexandra Silva and Vitaly Shmatikov. The initiative brings together Cornell faculty across machine learning, security, formal methods, and verification to develop safety protocols and security frameworks for agentic AI systems.
• MastercardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026Cornell Tech launched a research collaboration with Mastercard to improve AI governance, focusing on evaluating and auditing generative AI systems. Five Cornell Tech faculty members develop realistic evaluation methods and auditing frameworks to detect outcome variance across AI pipelines, examining system-level factors affecting model performance for financial services, hiring, and healthcare applications.
• Microsoft ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026Cornell University researchers led by Professor Tanzeem Choudhury were selected as one of twelve global research groups to participate in Microsoft Research's Agentic AI Research and Innovation program. The project 'Towards the Psychological Security of Agentic AI' examines safety and psychological wellbeing in AI systems delivering mental and cognitive health interventions. Participants receive Azure credits and access to advanced AI tools.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program awarded funding to seven Cornell research projects and launched the Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS) Initiative. Part of Google's broader Cyber NYC program to develop New York City as a worldwide hub for cybersecurity research.
• Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in Cornell Tech. The Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute represents the academic partnership between Cornell University and Technion, fostering radical experimentation at the intersection of research, education, and global entrepreneurship. Dual-degree programs in Health Tech, Connective Media, and Urban Tech.
• NYC Economic Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell Tech was established in close collaboration with NYC EDC after Cornell won a worldwide competition initiated by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's administration to create an applied sciences campus in New York City.
• Weill Cornell MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell Tech collaborated with Weill Cornell Medicine on AI applications for medical diagnostics, including cardiac ultrasound analysis for heart failure prediction and preeclampsia early warning systems. Multi-institutional research with Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian.
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-institutional research collaboration on AI-powered medical diagnostics including cardiac ultrasound analysis and preeclampsia prediction models.
• NewYork-PresbyterianminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner in multi-institutional AI medical diagnostics research collaboration.
• Trust & Safety Teaching ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSETS is co-lead of the Trust & Safety Teaching Consortium, a coalition of academic, industry and non-profit experts in online trust and safety problems.
• SC Johnson College of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson Cornell Tech MBA program is a partnership between Cornell Tech and the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, offering the only one-year tech MBA program by an Ivy League institution.
• Arizona State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond annual Arizona Digital Health Symposium co-hosted with Arizona State University bringing together health leaders to discuss digital health technologies.
• New York Academy of SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of 3rd annual 'New Wave of AI in Healthcare' symposium with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, bringing together researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders.
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of AI in Healthcare symposium with New York Academy of Sciences, discussing AI's expanding role in healthcare delivery, diagnostics, and drug discovery.
• Jacobs Technion-Cornell InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSETS Initiative is part of Cornell Tech's commitment to cybersecurity in NYC as a partner in Google's Cyber NYC program, working with Cornell's Ithaca campus faculty.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): MIT is the preeminent U.S. STEM graduate and research university and the most direct peer to Cornell Tech in computer science, AI, entrepreneurship, and industry-funded research partnerships. Both anchor large urban tech campuses (MIT in Cambridge, Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island) and produce venture-backed spinouts.
• Stanford University: Stanford's School of Engineering and Stanford Research Park mirror Cornell Tech's blend of graduate CS/AI education, deep industry sponsorship, and high-volume spinout activity (e.g., Sand Hill Road venture ecosystem). Comparable faculty credentials and corporate partnership scale.
• Carnegie Mellon University: CMU's School of Computer Science and Silicon Valley operations make it a leading direct peer in AI, robotics, and software systems graduate education. Comparable in research intensity and tech-vertical depth, with a similarly strong faculty-award profile.
• Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: Cornell Tech's founding academic partner through the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. Operates dual MS degree programs and shares the same graduate-research and startup-incubation orientation, with parallel strength in computer science and engineering.
• Georgia Institute of Technology: Georgia Tech's graduate computing programs (especially the OMS CS and on-campus MS) and industry-sponsored research centers make it a peer in scale and tech-industry alignment, with comparable industry-funded labs and an Atlanta-based innovation district.
• ETH Zurich: ETH Zurich is Europe's leading STEM graduate university and Cornell Tech's strongest international academic peer in computer science, AI, and engineering research. Comparable in research output and in attracting global graduate talent, with a similarly active startup-transfer ecosystem.
• University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley's EECS and BAIR (Berkeley AI Research) are direct counterparts to Cornell Tech's AI and HCI research thrusts. Comparable in faculty-award profile, graduate program selectivity, and corporate-sponsored research collaborations.

Regional players

• NYU Tandon School of Engineering: NYU Tandon is Brooklyn-based and competes with Cornell Tech for NYC-based graduate CS, AI, and cybersecurity talent and industry partnerships. Comparable in urban tech-campus positioning but smaller in venture-spinout throughput and in dedicated industry-partner scale.

Broad incumbents

• Imperial College London: Imperial is a leading STEM and AI graduate university in the UK with comparable faculty research depth and corporate research partnerships. Operates a broader portfolio than Cornell Tech, so overlap is significant but less specialized in startup incubation.
• Tsinghua University: Tsinghua's Department of Computer Science and AI research institutes match Cornell Tech in graduate AI talent production and corporate partnerships (notably with major Chinese tech firms). A broader portfolio than Cornell Tech, but directly comparable on AI research output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cornell_tech
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• Facebookfacebook.com/CornellTech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments52 records

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