Ukko Agro

Ukko Agro is building a smart agriculture ecosystem that uses prescriptive disease/pest management models and integrates with external on-farm machinery and equipment via IoT to help farmers optimize crop inputs to achieve higher yields. Ukko Agro ecosystem aims to offer a solution to critical questions about improving yields sustainably and cost-effectively for farmers, meeting sustainability standards for CPGs and in the end benefit consumers.

Geegah, LLC

Geegah is developing advanced sensors to offer the most secure and convenient biometric sensors. Based on gigahertz ultrasonics Geegah’s technology employs single-chip biometric solutions with an emphasis on fingerprint sensing.

FloraPulse, Co.

FloraPulse has developed real-time sensors to measure how thirsty a plant is. By knowing how much to irrigate, growers can increase crop yield and product quality, while reducing water use. The company received $224,766 of grant funding from the National Science Foundation in 2018.

Farther Farms, Inc.

Farther Farms is a food processing technology company that has developed a new method to preserve fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for months at room temperature, without preservatives or chemicals.

Versatope Therapeutics, Inc.

Versatope Therapeutics is using exosomes (extracellular vesicles) derived from genetically engineered probiotics as a technology platform for the targeted delivery of large molecules used in vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. The company has worked with accelerators/incubators MassCONNECT, MassChallenge, and JLABS.

Adepa Biosciences

Adepa Biosciences (formerly Vernx Biotechnology) is developing a range of nutrition products using branched fatty acids (BCFA) for multiple uses: to improve gastrointestinal health in pre-mature and non-premature infants, as a nutritional supplement for adults, and for eventual therapeutic use.

Computational Textiles

Computational Textiles, Inc is a small employee-owned company founded to create textile visualization and manufacturing software. The company’s first product, Weft, is a web application and manufacturing process that enables anyone to transform design ideas into intricately patterned woven cloth.

AffyImmune Therapeutics

AffyImmune is an immuno-oncology company that develops T cell products for cancer therapy. The company was founded based on intellectual property generated from Weill Cornell Medicine that enables imaging of T cells in patients and T cells to specifically target tumors. The company has two products in the pipeline, and are ready to commence clinical trials in 2018

Esper BioSciences, Inc.

Esper Biosciences aims to develop a low-cost, high-speed DNA sequencer, for use in point-of-care medical diagnostics and scientific research.

Airy3D, Inc.

Airy3D is a consumer electronic company developing a suite of passive depth recovery technologies to bring 3D machine vision to any camera. The company raised $10 million of Series A venture funding in 2018. The funding was used to advance its licensing roadmap for the first commercial adoptions of its DepthIQTM 3D sensor platform with top-tier mobile OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Airy3D has raised $14M in venture capital funding to date.