Rev: Ithaca Startup Works

📣 Introducing our next member in the Prototyping Hardware Accelerator spotlight, Zynect!

🔍 Conner Carpenter, Vel Pendell, and Victor Aprea are transforming facility management with a smart solution to prevent resource waste.

🌟 Their product, the Leakmote, identifies liquid leaks in industrial and residential facilities and instantly notifies the customer so they can take action. By allowing for real-time monitoring of equipment and spaces, Zynect aims to prevent the loss of costly goods and conserve non-renewable resources.

Zynect is on the Classic Track of the Hardware Accelerator.

Stay tuned for product updates!

📣 Introducing our next member in the Prototyping Hardware Accelerator spotlight, PaShield!

🛡️ Suby Valluri '26 and Mercy Akande '26 (Cornell Tech), and Brandon Fagiolo ‘26 (Cornell Engineering), are elevating personal safety with a privacy-sensitive AI wearable.

🌟 PaShield detects real-world environmental risks locally to provide calm, in-the-moment cues or trusted alerts without relying on screens, constant GPS tracking, or continuous surveillance. Designed to protect children and vulnerable users during everyday transitions like school pickups, parking lots, and crowded streets.

PaShield is on the Classic Track of the Hardware Accelerator.

📣 Introducing our first member in the Prototyping Hardware Accelerator spotlight, Pup Train!

🐶 Sami Arthur is bringing innovation to pet care with an accessible solution for feeding your furry friends.

🌟 Pup Train is developing a versatile dish bowl that expands and collapses with the simple push of a button, providing vital assistance and improved accessibility for the physically impaired to feed their dog or cat.

Pup Train is on the Classic Track of the Hardware Accelerator.

Stay tuned for product updates!