65+ Startup Milestones from the Harvard Innovation Labs

Art Academy Plus reached $1.5M in cumulative revenue, driven by their mission to make global creative education accessible for young women.

Asia Health Arts, originally launched as a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health fellowship exploring evidence-based mental health interventions for non-clinical audiences, is opening its third clinic site as it transitions into a full organization supporting communities in the U.S. and globally.

Blossom Academy, creating pathways for under-served communities to build digital skills and access higher-income opportunities, released an independently validated RCT demonstrating a 5x return on investment with fellows earning up to $300 more per month and achieving three times better career outcomes.

Body Empowerment Project, an evidence-based eating-disorders intervention platform for adolescents, delivered a 10-week program to 200 students and is conducting research in partnership with UCLA.

Civic Roundtable, a government operations platform, convened its second annual Public Sector AI Summit at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation and Change Initiative, bringing together leading state and local officials for deep strategy sessions on near-term implementation and long-term AI governance through 2035.

Classy AI, an ethical Socratic learning companion that teaches students how to think rather than what to think, launched its first MVP featuring a fine-tuned reasoning model and a live tutoring interface that's already being tested by real students.

Family Booklets, creating screen‑free booklets designed to spark meaningful conversations and capture memories during major life transitions and family trips, just launched publicly on Instagram and opened their first wave of testing for families with children aged 6–11 who are preparing for a move in the coming months.

H2Biosys, which transforms planet-heating methane into sustainable materials, animal feed, and hydrogen, achieved a 12x higher methane consumption rate using its proprietary bioreactor and reached a formal agreement with the City of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to pilot methane capture and conversion at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Facility with support from the Harvard Innovation Labs' Climate Entrepreneur Circle.

How To Student has officially launched its MVP, an AI-powered ACT prep platform focused on expanding access for high school students.

KANTI, partnering with Indigenous communities to co-design culturally grounded health equity solutions, expanded its work into Bukit Dua Belas National Park and, with Sokola Institute, Kelompok Makekal Bersatu, Harvard Medical School, and Universitas Indonesia, completed a five-month field study identifying urgent TB needs and preparing Indigenous Community Health Worker training and first community TB screenings for early 2026.

Ivystar, a mentorship platform where students choose mentors based on how they organize their thoughts, notes, and routines, officially launched on August 12, in celebration of the United Nations' International Youth Day.

Mark43, empowering communities and governments with cloud-based public safety technology, opened a new regional office in Manchester to strengthen its UK presence and deepen its work with police forces across the country.

Net3allem, a nonprofit expanding access to early education in under-served communities, launched Bond & Bloom, a mission-driven initiative offering research-backed play kits and a bilingual parenting app to guide first-time parents through early childhood development.

Nio, an edtech venture that develops interactive and adaptive self-study tools to help students ace any exam, worldwide, has closed $9,000 in revenue.

Otto Operator, a real estate automation SaaS platform, launched its beta in November and is now being piloted by 30 REALTORS at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Page Realty, with early use validating its workflow automation engine across forms, marketing materials, and MLS-driven assets.

Oxyverse, transforming neurocritical care with real-time, noninvasive AI-enabled brain monitoring, is advancing a wearable platform that clinicians say could enable earlier intervention in critical moments and ultimately save lives.

Polyose Bio, creating sustainable sugar polymers while upcycling food waste, completed its proof of concept and developed Elixir, an insect-based microbial growth solution that outperforms existing fermentation media and aims to decouple biomanufacturing from agriculture.

Vaxess Technologies, a biotech company developing a novel microarray patch to transform at-home therapy delivery, released a study highlighting GLP-1 delivery via its patch and hired a new vice president of manufacturing.

Quantum Alliance, an end-to-end growth and market-entry platform for emerging technology startups, partnered with the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative and S3 Markets to host an invite-only Climate Week NYC convening at the Harvard Club, bringing together global leaders to advance climate finance for industrial decarbonization.

Resilience Investments launched this month with Resilience Fund I, backed by TopCo investment from KDX, Virta Ventures, and Climate Capital, anchored by an initial portfolio of homes in Detroit suburbs.

Saturday Art Class, in partnership with Adhyayan and practitioner Azba Sonde, launched the free “Every Child an Artist” course on the Abhyaas platform, using the Child Art Expression model and expanding access across Pratham International, Pratham Open School, and BachpanManao.

SES AI, powering a new era of electric transportation with advanced lithium-metal batteries, released a new version of its Molecular Universe platform featuring the Deep Space capability.

Soft Agents, which scales soft-skills training through hyper-personalized learning paths for every level of the agro-industrial workforce, validated product-market fit in the LATAM market with strong adoption and introduced digital “Soft Agents” that companies can hire to extend expert impact and generate passive income.

Storyfave, the world’s most personalized story-making platform for creating illustrated gift books in minutes, launched an in-store installation at the Harvard Coop that lets shoppers create their own AI-illustrated books on site.

TetraScience, creator of the vendor-neutral, cloud-native Tetra Scientific Data and AI Platform, launched its Scientific AI Lighthouse Program with Takeda as the founding partner.

Third Pole Solutions, launching the Madad Electric Cookstove Project to distribute 50,000 electric stoves across Northern Pakistan, achieved official listing on the Gold Standard Registry and signed an MOU with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme as 37,000+ households register ahead of large-scale distribution through 2026.

XCharge North America, a leader in battery-integrated fast-charging solutions, deployed an EV charging depot with load management and on-site energy storage for a California last-mile logistics fleet and launched a new EV infrastructure leasing program with Ascentium.

Warehub, an AI-powered industrial leasing efficiency platform spun out of corporate R&D, emerged from stealth at CREtech NYC.

Zeta Surgical, redefining brain surgery with next-generation AI navigation, received FDA clearance for its TMS navigation system.

ArtLifting, advancing access to the art market for artists impacted by disabilities and housing insecurity, partnered with BGO on a nationwide initiative to elevate and showcase underrepresented artists.

Find NEURO, which aims to revolutionize drug-resistant epilepsy surgery, advanced its collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital through a first prospective clinical case and jointly presented its clinical platform at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting. They also completed a 100-patient retrospective study in support of an upcoming FDA 510(k) submission.

Overjet, the leading dental AI platform, partnered with Jazz Imaging to deliver an end-to-end AI-powered imaging suite for dentists and launched an integration of its Dental AI with Oryx’s practice management system.

Manifold Bio, which designs tissue-specific medicines through high-throughput in-vivo studies and AI-guided protein design, partnered with Roche to advance new treatments for neurological diseases.

Nabla Bio, which engineers novel proteins to power new medicines and improved nutrition, expanded its AI-driven drug design partnership with Takeda, as reported by Reuters.

SurgiBox, making surgery safer for patients and providers through user-centered technology, expanded its European presence by forming a strategic partnership with Ondatec Medical in Türkiye.

Zoomcar, India’s leading self-drive car-sharing platform, partnered with Cars24 to improve vehicle quality and safety across its fleet.

Acelab, the all-in-one materials management platform for architects and builders, secured $14 million in Series A funding.

Coolant, which transforms large-scale area mapping with advanced spatial technology that delivers centimeter-level accuracy, secured $4.3 million in funding.

Eki Labs, whose agrivoltaics solution unlocks millions of acres for solar generation while supporting crops and rural communities, received an $800,000 grant from the Spanish government.

EQORE, which provides intelligent battery systems that help commercial and industrial facilities cut electricity costs without operational changes, was awarded over $120,000 in non-dilutive funding through the MassCEC InnovateMass program and launched its first two operational systems in New Hampshire and California.

Grensol, advancing high-value recycling of end-of-life waste and eliminating landfill and incineration residues, closed a CHF 1.8 million seed round to build and scale its first operational site in Biberist, Switzerland.

HumanTruths, a social innovation platform using AI-powered voice agents to capture real-time behavioral data in low- and middle-income countries, secured over $680,000 from the Gates Foundation in its first six months and is launching the world’s first large-scale AI-led user interviews with 2,000+ Kenyan citizens to understand childhood immunization hesitancy.

LymeAlert, creator of the first at-home test kit for early Lyme disease detection, was selected by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s new venture arm as one of its first two investments.

Momentum Therapeutics received investment from new investors, including Zentynal Frontier Investments and AIR Capital. Their support will advance Momentum’s next milestones in the preclinical development of novel therapies that strengthen cellular resilience in aging and degenerative diseases.

The MV3 Foundation, a national nonprofit supporting Black college students pursuing healthcare and biomedical careers, secured $750,000 over two years from Eli Lilly and formed corporate partnerships with UnitedHealth and Amgen.

RapidSOS, an intelligent safety platform connecting life-saving data from 600+ million devices to 911 and first responders, surpassed a $1 billion valuation following an Apax Digital investment.

Tender Food, a meat alternative company, announced the launch of its newly rebranded spinout Lasso with $6.5 million in seed funding.

Vulcan Elements, which manufactures rare earth magnets for EVs and defense to strengthen efficiency and supply chain security, raised $65 million in funding.

Care Hero, an AI-powered mobile platform that supports families caring for elderly relatives with dementia, was featured in VentureBeat for its mission to fix home care and improve caregiving through AI.

Edensign was selected as one of the 12 Most Innovative Startups at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) NXT 2025 Startup Pavilion, recognizing their AI-powered spatial design engine as a breakthrough in real estate technology.

Games for Ed, making learning joyful and contextual for students in India, was featured in The Harvard Crimson for its work helping schoolchildren learn through engaging, culturally grounded educational games.

GoPowerEV, building affordable and hassle-free EV charging solutions for multifamily communities, was featured in Electrek for helping a condo complex electrify all 143 of its parking spots at no cost to residents.

Halo Braid, which reduces hair-braiding time from hours to minutes and empowers stylists to double their business, received widespread media coverage after its 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge pitch video went viral, with features in People of Color in Tech, TheGrio, Black Enterprise, and The Root.

IAMBIC, creating AI-tailored precision-fit footwear, was featured in Forbes for its approach to revolutionizing shoemaking through advanced personalization technology.

Invert Inc., which accelerates corporate sustainability through nature-based carbon projects, achieved Verra validation for Project Jatobá to conserve 94,090 hectares of Amazon rainforest, renewed its role as the Toronto International Film Festival’s official sustainability partner, earned recognition from Green Cross UK as a global leader in carbon removal investment solutions, and featured its CEO on the Frontlines podcast.

Legacy, America’s largest at-home fertility clinic for people with sperm, was featured in Bloomberg for its role in the fast-growing sperm-freezing market.

Lisia, an AI-powered super app rewarding sustainable lifestyle choices, was recently featured in Forbes for reimagining customer loyalty in banking.

Maka Media, nurturing healthy kids by helping parents make confident and intentional screen-time choices, was selected as one of the top 20 startups competing for the $1.25 million PitchMI Prize, as announced by the Michigan State University Research Foundation.

Mai Soli, a foundation empowering young girls to break the cycle of child marriage through education and entrepreneurship, was recently featured on one of the largest daytime talk shows on Disney and Hulu.

Mona, a platform expanding access to capital for under-served entrepreneurs, was named to the 2025 Inc. Power Partner Awards and profiled in Inc.’s feature story: “Connecting Founders to Capital, Without the Red Tape.” The company also launched its Detroit Access to Capital Initiative with Mark Cuban at the Global Citizen: NOW Detroit summit.

Mireta Urban Dynamics, building biology-inspired AI tools for planning climate-resilient urban networks, was featured this month by MIT Technology Review and its co-founder and Harvard PhD candidate Raphael Kay was invited to speak at Abu Dhabi Global Rail 2025.

New Voters, which inspires civic action by mobilizing more than 80,000 high school students to vote nationwide, was represented at the Clinton Global Initiative summit and on an Aspen Institute “Civics Beyond the Classroom” panel discussing youth civic identity and leadership.

Omni X, creating the first AI operating system to unify drones, humanoid robots, and public infrastructure for crisis response, was recently featured in Forbes and presented its MVP at the MIT Media Lab Demo Day.

Pacto Medical, creator of a collapsible syringe that reduces transport volume by 40%, had its core patent allowed by the USPTO, was shortlisted for the 2025 Next-Gen Logistics Award, and was named one of CILT International’s “20 Ones to Watch” for startups transforming global logistics.

PowerNaP Energy, developing advanced materials to make sodium-ion batteries as efficient as lithium-ion at half the cost, was selected for the newest cohort of Breakthrough Energy Fellows.

Rarefied, a venture advancing sun-powered atmospheric flight, celebrated the publication of its co-founder’s first-author Nature paper.

Sahayak, a social enterprise aligning rural skill development with industry needs, was recently featured in Businessworld for its role in shaping policy, infrastructure, and the future of urban India.

Vocadian, which uses voice AI to predict and manage fatigue risk for a safer and healthier workforce, won the Urban Society Category Award at the 2025 Prototypes for Humanity event hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation.

WHOOP, which combines 24/7 health insights with personalized coaching, was featured on How I Built This with Guy Raz, earned a TIME Best Inventions honor for WHOOP MG, and opened its blood-testing service to a 350,000-person waitlist.