The Summer Accelerator was an amazing opportunity for us to focus on our venture full-time, providing us with the mentorship and resources to allow us to better understand the issue of food waste and the most effective ways of approaching it.
Harshitha Talasila ’26, co-founder, SoilSoul
Sophia Martin ’27
App that allows users to share and create playlists together regardless of your music streaming platform.
Pahul Sachdeva ’26, Aizaz Faisal ’24, Shayan Bhatti ’26
Smart lamp designed to enhance cognitive function and productivity.
Hunter Macy ’22
Expert adventure network platform that connects travelers with professional guides.
Diya Badola ’25, Jahanvi Chamria ’28
Transforming traditional farming by harnessing automation, hydroponics, and data-driven innovation to cultivate the world’s most valuable spices.
Talia Broder ’28
Innovative aromatherapy alarm system targeted toward women facing menopause as well as new moms.
Alejandro Martinez-Oletta ’18, Sami T. Ahmed ’18, Austin Hatch ’18
Dynamic network of brand and event communities all over the world, redefining the concepts of connection, shared memories, and digital value creation.
Harshitha Talasila ’26 and Marie York ’26
Campus venture reducing the impact of food waste on campus.
Vivian Jiang ’26, Bill Luo ’26
Bringing bubble tea and other Asian drinks to Colgate’s campus.
Macdonald Chirara ’25, Honorine Kwizera ’24, Harshitha Talasila ’26
Social enterprise that creates green communities by providing innovative renewable energy solutions and introducing technologies that positively impact a cleaner environment.
Chris Cherniakov ’24
Short video social platform for creators to express and monetize their opinions through wagers, polls, and predictions.
Riley Decker ’23, Emily Untermeyer ’23
Functional strength apparel with innovative materials inspired by gym culture that meets the unique needs of female strength athletes.
Webster Lehmann ’22
Outdoor provisions brand that provides organic, ready-to-eat cereals to fuel your next adventure.
Keshaun Dancy ’23
DMD Trucking, LLC is involved in the interstate transportation of goods, with traveling routes that will make our business the fastest and most efficient in the trucking industry.
Madison Bailey ’18, Joseph Brozek ’17, Morgan Bailey
Designs by Madison Taylor is a fashion startup creating vintage-inspired interchangeable chain sunglasses which we call SUNLOOPS™.
Kadian Dixon ’18
Press on nail business and lifestyle/pop culture blog/podcast.
Sally Ngoje ’19
A vegan beauty and wellness brand inspired by Ancient African beauty rituals.
Simon Gerzberg ’22, Yasoob Khalid ’21, Kunal Thadini
Quantifying the quality of shots to optimize decision-making for coaches and teams.
Kyle Reilly ’16
Virtual Babysitters Club provides purpose-driven work for talented, out-of-work performing artists, and helps working-from-home parents facilitate engaging interactions for their kids while creating a little space to breathe.
Monica Dimas ’19, Megan Martis ’20
CLOVO is a clothing brand that values comfort, durability, and sustainability. CLOVO’s first product is the EverTight, which has everything you ever wanted in a pair of tights: no sag, no itch, all-day comfort, style, and sustainability.
Kai Davis ’23, Grace Merelda
Far Owl Studios designs and creates video games that take time-tested best practices from the gaming industry and puts their own fresh take on them. Our international team is composed of diverse creators from Egypt, England, Russia, and other countries around the world.
Eric Fishbin ’20, Jeremy Harwin ’20, Tristan Niskanen ’20, Spencer Spitz ’21
Stalgia is the scrapbook of the future, helping travelers capture memories of their travels in visceral detail so they can call on them at any point in the future; to enjoy and share with friends.
Steven Dampf ’22
Stamp is a marketing company that makes it easier for businesses to engage with young people and increase their social favorability by sponsoring donations in exchange for a customer interaction.
Matthew Winters ’19, Matthew Abt
Adzilly is a shared economy advertising platform that allows any business to post pictures of their space and unlock advertising revenue from empty walls.
Uyi Omorogbe ’19
NaSo creates minimalist African inspired clothing and invests in the future of Africa. We accent our designs with beautiful African prints, creating looks that are subtle but extremely cool.
Haley Del Plato ’14
Peel & Heal Studio is a design firm, specializing in hand-drawn stickers for customers who contribute daily to their journals and planners. We help our customers honor and document their health and wellness journeys with our beautiful and unique planner supplies.
Maya Dunne ’21, Kevin Dunne, Andrew Michaud
Valet Seller helps small to medium-sized companies sell products online. We provide fulfillment, listing creation, marketing, continuous optimization, and multi-channel integration among many other services.
Chase Jackson ’13 and Sam Jackson
Deco Slides is an online retailer and manufacturer of unique slide sandals with swappable straps.
Sheila Dunne ’20, Luke Goodwin, Tyler Jones
Dunne Marketing provides social media management and social media marketing solutions for businesses to increase brand awareness and drive sales, saving both time and money.
Brandon Doby ’18 and Lauren Sanderson ’18
ISO Film is a creative content house that specializes in full service film and video production. ISO walks the line between art and commerce by bringing a high level of artistry to business projects, which distinguishes our product and makes our customers stand out in the corporate world.
Gaurav Ragtah ’13, Himanshu Ragtah
Profillic is an AI-powered knowledge discovery platform for data science R&D that connects scientists with research, industry developments, peer reviews, projects, and more relevant to their work and interests.
Dean Koman ’17, Nathan Weinrauch, Zach Flyer
YourYard provides on-demand access to fun lawn and beach games like spike, kadima, and wiffle ball, through a network of phone-activated lockers.
Cody Semrau ’14
BetterMynd is improving the mental health of America’s 21 million college students. BetterMynd gives students access to a network of certified mental health counselors and allows them to engage in teletherapy sessions.
Rob Carroll ’15, Nick Freud ’15
CampusReel democratizes the college campus visit. We mitigate financial, temporal and logistical restraints that prevent prospective students from visiting campuses through a platform rich with video content from colleges across the country.
Matthew Glick ’19, Jack Zamore ’20
Gipper is a sports highlight app and service that harnesses a love for athletics to improve engagement and further advancement at high schools and colleges.
Patrick Crowe ’18, Steven Stillwell
Loophole makes a rubber ring phone accessory that prevents you from dropping your phone while also improving how you use your phone.
Grace O'Shea ’11, Jane Zhang
Room2Learn is a social platform and design consultancy that provides custom and affordable design solutions for K-12 schools, designing delightful spaces for learning.
Leda Rosenthal ’18
Alz You Need is a connective communication app for families with a loved-one battling Alzheimer's or dementia that allows everyone to stay in the loop using our unique remote reminders.
Amber Codiroli ’10
Amber’s Natural Goods is an all-natural peanut and nut butter products start up located in Hamilton, N.Y. All our products are made fresh in small batches with no high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, or anything weird.
Britty (Buonocore) O’Connor ’12, MA’13
Flour & Salt Bakery is a niche bakery in Hamilton, NY.
Adam Pratt ’18, Alex Montgomery ’11
Halligan.io is a mobile apparatus check software for firefighters.
Adam Buys ’17, Zy Mazza
A mobile app that algorithmically ranked public events in a user's local area.
Jake Danehy ’16, Caroline Danehy ’19
Fair Harbor Clothing is a clothing company that makes men's swim shorts out of recycled plastic bottles.
Keshav Garg ’15, Connor Lawrence, Matthew Pavia
Indify is a music data platform that uses an algorithm to predict the next big music stars.
Amanda Brown ’15
Life Vision Academy is a progressive boarding school, life-saving home, and creative launch pad that is transforming Nepal's marginalized youth into confident leaders.
Alex Relph ’09, Sam Breslin ’09
PLT4M is an online training platform built for high school athletics and physical education.
Alex Drakos ’16, Dave Myers ’14
Reign is a company using the latest brain technology to unlock athletes' potential.
Max Stein ’17
An interactive website where users can order and customize gift packages made up of goods from the Hamilton area.
Olivia Cranin ’17
Beauty on demand, bringing the user experience of Uber and personalization of Rent the Runway to beauty services.
Josh Lasker ’14, Daniel Swiecki ’14
eHarmony for financial advisors and prospective clients.
