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Raising the visibility of antiracist, pro-humanity initiatives

Laillah Rice, MBA ’09, and fellow senior marketers launched the Humanity Lab to support social justice activists and organizations.

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Turtle offers a new model for freelancing

Vlad Lokshin, MBA ’15, co-founded Turtle to create a first-class freelancing platform, starting with software developers.

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Earn Into Wealth offers guideposts to wealth building

Kaya Ladejobi, MBA ’13, founded Earn Into Wealth, a financial planning firm for Gen X and Y women, URMs and HENRYs (High Earners Not Rich Yet).

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Better health for babies’ bellies

Most American infants can’t digest 15 percent of the nutrients in breast milk. Three Cornellians are working to change that.

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Glyph: Pure, minimalist fashion

Cornell Tech MBA grads and minimalist fashion entrepreneurs Pranav Sachdev and Alan Lau founded Glyph digitally knit, vegan, and recyclable shoes.

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Technology Meets the Eye

Miku Jha’s company, AgShift, created the world’s first autonomous food inspection system using deep learning and machine vision technologies.

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The yin and yang of social activism

Social activists boost social entrepreneurs’ success but provoke “green hush” among established companies, according to research by Professor Wesley Sine.

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Full STEAM Ahead

Hilary Lashley Renison’s startup, Tinker & Fiddle, encourages children to learn and apply technology at the intersection of culinary arts, music, fashion, and gaming.

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Investing for good

Mubadala Ventures investor Alaa Halawa focuses on early-growth, deep-tech life science companies that are disrupting traditional industries.