From classrooms to labs to startup spaces, Columbians are taking their deep understanding of the world around them and creating the world of tomorrow.
Innovation News at Columbia
This year, there are 59 startups founded by alumni entrepreneurs who hail from 8 of Columbia’s undergraduate and graduate schools, including Barnard and Teachers College.
Jeremy Yao MS’20 created Changing Room, a startup that gives fashionistas a way to shop smartly and sustainably online
Jern Kunpittaya ’23, co-founder of crypto startup Edge Protocol, took an unexpected path into decentralized finance.
Startup founders out of Lipson photonics lab receive $15.4 million investment to make machine sensing tech smaller and cheaper.
Innovation Is Happening Across Columbia University
promotes innovation and entrepreneurship among faculty, researchers, and students at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

is a central location for information about the entrepreneurship ecosystem across the university and is home to the Columbia Startup Lab.
is one of over 50 medical research institutions across the nation that work together to speed the translation of research discovery into improved patient care.
powers entrepreneurship, venture capital, and innovation at Columbia Business School and in the global entrepreneurial community.
educates leaders to use business knowledge and management tools to address social and environmental challenges, and is based at Columbia Business School.
is the tech transfer office for Columbia and a hub for development initiatives and industry collaborations, and is home to the Lab-to-Market Accelerator Network.