2022 Cohort
The 2022 Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator inaugural cohort reflects the diversity and brilliance of Harvard alumni entrepreneurs around the world.
The cohort of 10 startups, from 6 schools and 7 countries, were selected from a field of 139 applicant from 22 countries.
Adapdix
Founded in 2015 by Harvard Business School graduate Anthony Hill, Adapdix pioneers Autonomous System Control software with integrated Data Mesh technology to create manufacturing efficiencies and cost savings for manufacturers. Adapdix is headquartered in the Bay Area of California.
Autonomo
Autonomo is a technology company focused on reinventing stores for shoppers and retailers. Their autonomous stores use computer vision for super convenient shopping which radically improves the retailer P&L.
Coink
Coink is a wealth-generating crypto neobank. Headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, Coink is a fintech that saves users from carrying around a pocketful of change. When a Coink user purchases something with a Visa debit card, the cost is rounded up to the nearest dollar and the difference is placed into their Coink savings account.
DeltaX
DeltaX is a digital freight platform that connects shippers with both carriers and truckers. This Bolivian company is helping user’s monitor and manage shipments on its platform. Founder and CEO Luis Fernando Ortiz received his master’s in public administration from Harvard.
Hoek Home
Hoek Home designs and makes beautiful, sustainable, furniture that clicks together in seconds with no tools or hardware. This sustainable furniture company is located in Brooklyn, New York. Co-founders Brian Chu and Conor Coghlan attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and founded Hoek in March 2020.
INVERSA Ecoleathers
INVERSA makes Earth's first eco-positive leather. Located in Florida, INVERSA is creating leather from the invasive lionfish. This fish is known to decimate native species, and in 2021 INVERSA said it saved 75,000,000 native reef fish by removing lionfish from the ocean. The company was founded in 2020 by Harvard University graduate Roland Salatino.
NursIT Institute
NursIT is revolutionizing nursing care through digitization. This German company is developing new health care technologies, including products that automate nursing documentation, integrate wound and fall documentation and generate billing and performance figures. Co- founder Stoyan Halkaliev completed an advanced management program at Harvard Business School Executive Education.
Thermaband
Thermaband delivers healthtech solutions to empower the modern woman. This company was founded by mother and daughter Debbie and Markea Dickinson. They designed a battery-powered wristband that helps women in menopause cool down or warm up as needed. Debbie graduated from Harvard Law School.
VivaWell
VivaWell has created an innovative model to provide affordable healthcare and wellness solutions to companies, employees and their families in Latin American countries. This health tech company, founded in 2021, provides a personalized health prevention and wellness platform for corporations and individuals in Mexico. Founder and CEO Eduardo Iglesias received his graduate degree from Harvard and is the co-chair of the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Global Chapters Committee.
Wala Digital Health
Wala Digital Health provides an on-demand blood tech platform. Based out of Cambridge, this digital health company is using AI to solve supply-chain inefficiencies in developing countries to increase their supply of blood products. Co-founder Dennis Addo completed his MPA at Harvard.