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$45M Raised, 114 New Jobs Created: I-Corps Startups Accelerate Deep Tech Growth in 2025
$45M Raised, 114 New Jobs Created: I-Corps Startups Accelerate Deep Tech Growth in 2025 1280 853 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Startup ventures emerging from I-Corps teams welcomed a total of 119 new paid employees during the year. Alumni secured $16,617,873 in SBIR and STTR awards and raised $29,713,562 in capital to support research, commercialization progress, and long-term scaling.

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RAI helps make West Virginia farms more sustainable, profitable
RAI helps make West Virginia farms more sustainable, profitable 2560 1391 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

The Regenerative Agricultural Innovations, LLC (RAI), led by Dr. Matt Wilson, professor of animal sciences at West Virginia University (WVU), is helping make small farms in West Virginia more sustainable and profitable.

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Brite raises $650k for platform to support at-risk students
Brite raises $650k for platform to support at-risk students 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Brite has developed a student support platform that uses behavioral data and predictive analytics to proactively identify at-risk college students and facilitate timely interventions. The company has raised over $650K in funding and has established partnerships with seven universities across the country.

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Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO
Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO 1000 562 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

For the third year, the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a hybrid I-Corps regional course that included a funded customer discovery trip to the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest biotech industry event. 

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IN I-Corps Course Brings Clean Energy Researchers to ARPA-E Summit 2024 
IN I-Corps Course Brings Clean Energy Researchers to ARPA-E Summit 2024  500 333 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

In May, researchers developing innovative clean-technology solutions conducted customer discovery interviews at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Dallas, Texas, as members of a ‘hybrid’ National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps regional course hosted by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub.

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Sostos Hits Milestones for Cancer Treatment AI Technology
Sostos Hits Milestones for Cancer Treatment AI Technology 2560 1440 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Sostos, an I-Corps alumni startup developing a cutting-edge AI technology for cancer treatment optimization, recently secured two SBIR Phase I grants — a $275K award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a $400K award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

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Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs
Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs 2560 1705 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Iconic Air is a Morgantown, WV based startup offering an emission mapping and analytics platform designed to help carbon consuming companies across the United States identify and address leaks.

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Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit
Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

The Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a specialized regional course for energy researchers in March 2023 that involved tailored virtual entrepreneurship training, followed by sponsored travel to Washington, D.C. for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.  

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With $5M Raise, Iconic Air Launches Carbon Accounting Platform
With $5M Raise, Iconic Air Launches Carbon Accounting Platform 1000 650 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Iconic Air recently raised $5 million in seed funding and launched its carbon accounting platform, which offers a suite of tools to help companies manage their carbon footprint and achieve net zero emissions.

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NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub 
NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub  2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

The National Science Foundation has awarded Cornell University a $15 million, five-year grant to lead the newest Innovation Corps Hub, I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region.

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