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Welcome to The Founder Files—a dynamic directory of startups founded by students, graduates, faculty, researchers, or postdocs of MIT and/or Harvard. Use the filters to sort startups by industry or country. To add your startup, please complete this form. This platform is designed to increase visibility for exceptional ventures and connect them with a global network of investors, partners, service providers, and future team members. 

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THE  FOUNDER  FILES

Welcome to The Founder Files—a dynamic directory of founders who are students/graduates/professors of MIT and Harvard and their startups. Explore a diverse range of innovative companies and discover the stories behind their creation.

 

Use the filters to sort startups by Industry or Country, and click "Read the Interview" to dive into exclusive interviews with each founder.

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Dyle

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e-Commerce, SaaS (Software as a Service), Sales Enablement, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity

Dyle helps companies manage their SMB customers by leveraging product usage insights and generating sales opportunities to improve Net Revenue Retention and reduce churn. They enable Account Managers to scale portfolio management 5x, making it feasible to manage over 200 SMB accounts—each typically worth $10K ARR. Dyle addresses the challenge of high churn and low retention among SMBs by automating opportunity generation and follow-up through an AI agent, allowing AMs to focus on closing rather than chasing.

Founders:

Oisín O'Sullivan, Eugene Sokolov

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Country:

United States

Year Founded:

2024

Affiliation:

MIT & Harvard

E62 Bio

Protecting children from Leukemia with just $1

Biotech / Life Sciences, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Manufacturing

E62 Bio is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative rapid test platform technologies for emerging markets. Its proprietary technology delivers fast, scalable, and highly accurate diagnostic solutions, setting new standards for efficiency and reliability. With a focus on addressing large-scale testing demands, E62 Bio combines advanced science and engineering to drive innovation in diagnostics and meet the evolving challenges of global healthcare.

Founders:

Cristiano Novack, Lucas Marinho, Iheb Chalouat, Maurício Menossi

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United States

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Affiliation:

MIT

Edensign

Edensign is building "Canva" for spatial transformation

Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS (Software as a Service), Real Estate

Edensign is building the “Canva" for reimagining space, an AI-powered platform that helps anyone design, visualize, and realize spatial ideas.

Founders:

Zhi Zheng

Stage: 

Product launched in market, Generating revenue, Operating in one country, Secured corporate or government partnerships, Selected by a top accelerator (e.g., YC, Techstars, etc.), Featured in notable media or awards, Growth-stage with rapid scaling, Have enterprise or institutional clients

Country:

United States

Year Founded:

2024

Affiliation:

Harvard

Encore Health Solutions Inc

Decoding Healthcare

Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS (Software as a Service)

Encore Health Solutions is a pioneering startup on a mission to revolutionize Revenue Cycle Management and Utilization Management in U.S. healthcare. Its first product, DeCodeX, streamlines and accelerates billing and follow-up processes, addressing inefficiencies and revenue losses caused by outdated RCM systems while also enhancing the overall financial health of hospitals.

Founders:

Tabish Sangrar, Zain Patrawala, Dr. Christine Palermo

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United States

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Affiliation:

MIT

Eva

Outcompute, Outcompete.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Hardware, Hard Tech

Eva is building next-generation AI compute clusters from atoms up to enable advanced AI applications far beyond current reach. The company has invented a novel transistor with physics engineered to match the mathematics of AI, unlocking unprecedented compute density for fully parallel tensor operations while dramatically reducing data movement. Backed by a world-class team and a consortium of leading industry partners, Eva is developing a vertically integrated stack through deeply coordinated hardware-software codesign—converting over a decade of scientific breakthroughs into the foundational leap for the future of AI compute.

Founders:

Murat Onen, Marco Turchetti, Don Loomis

Stage: 

Prototype or MVP developed, Operating in multiple countries, Secured corporate or government partnerships

Country:

United States

Year Founded:

2023

Affiliation:

MIT

FLUVIQ

Combating Water Scarcity with Accessible AI

Agriculture, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Climate, Internet of Things (IoT), SaaS (Software as a Service), Sustainability / Environmental

Fluviq makes precision irrigation accessible to small and medium-sized farmers. For $20/month per acre, farmers get plug and play soil sensors, satellite insights, and AI Voice Agents that explain every decision and improve with each interaction. With no upfront costs and no need for technicians to deploy or use the system, Fluviq offers a simple end-to-end infrastructure that removes adoption barriers.

Fluviq is the climate intelligence layer for agriculture. AI tools built by farmers for all farmers.

Founders:

Santiago Rodrigo, Daniel Hurtado

Stage: 

Prototype or MVP developed, Featured in notable media or awards

Country:

United States, Spain

Year Founded:

2024

Affiliation:

MIT

Flight Frame Inc.

Discover the future of uncrewed vertical lift

Aerospace, Defense, Hard Tech, Manufacturing

Flight Frame is working on the next era in uncrewed aviation technology. One where performance improvements are achieved by updating individual modules without the need to design, test, certify, and build new aircraft over decades. Flight Frame modular platforms simplify aircraft operations and maintenance, providing opportunities for a wider range of end-users. As end-users demand different capabilities, manufacturers will respond by producing more cutting edge systems, enabling additional revenue streams for both sides.

Founders:

Benjamin Butterworth, Konstantine Fetfatsidis

Stage: 

Raised funding from angels or pre-seed investors, Operating in one country, Secured corporate or government partnerships

Country:

United States

Year Founded:

2023

Affiliation:

MIT

Francis

Consolidation and Financial Planning

SaaS (Software as a Service), Financial Services

Francis enhances how companies manage and collaborate on their finances, offering solutions for consolidation, financial planning, and reporting. They serve small finance teams managing 1–15 entities, helping them do more with automated, integrated financial models. Their mission is to empower businesses through smarter financial collaboration, and their vision is for all mid-sized and larger companies to operate with fully automated financial systems.

Founders:

William Pontoppidan, Sune Gynthersen

Stage: 

Country:

United States, Denmark

Year Founded:

2022

Affiliation:

MIT

HarvestAi

Harnessing the Power of Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Commercial Indoor Farming Operations

Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS (Software as a Service), Agriculture

HarvestAi is transforming indoor farming with an intelligent SaaS platform that combines machine learning and computer vision to achieve precise crop growth insights and yield predictions with 96% accuracy.

The company's mission is to optimize indoor farming operations worldwide by helping farmers maximize yields, enhance crop quality, and increase revenue. By reducing waste through predictive insights and resource efficiency, HarvestAi supports sustainable practices that conserve water, energy, and other critical inputs.

The HarvestAi platform is adaptable to various farming setups, from vertical farms to large-scale greenhouses, and features a user-friendly interface for seamless operation. As global demand for sustainable, high-quality food continues to grow, HarvestAi equips farmers with the tools to stay ahead of market challenges while minimizing environmental impact.

Through innovation and data-driven precision, HarvestAi empowers the next generation of agriculture, creating a sustainable and profitable future for indoor farming.

Founders:

Harald Quintus, Georg Caspary, Clemens Moeller

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Germany

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Affiliation:

MIT

Helix Carbon, Inc

Disrupting the Materials Economy by Transforming Waste CO2 into Value

Chemicals, Climate, Hardware, Sustainability / Environmental

Helix Carbon produces electrolyzers with dramatically improved system lifetimes to convert point-source carbon dioxide into useful chemicals. Its novel catalyst coating techniques enable stability in mixed gas streams and conversion even at low CO₂ concentrations, eliminating the need for separate carbon capture in many applications. Coupled with its ability to adjust the ratio of carbon monoxide and hydrogen produced, Helix Carbon provides drop-in, carbon-neutral reducing gases to decarbonize the iron industry.

Founders:

Evan Haas, David Brown, Dr. Ariel Furst

Stage: 

Country:

United States

Year Founded:

Affiliation:

MIT

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