New Season, New Solutions: Celebrating Tsai CITY’s 2025 Summer Fellowship Cohort
Tsai CITY is proud to welcome 15 teams participating in our Summer Fellowship program to continue collaborating and innovating at Yale after the school year ends. The Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship program is a multi-week, full-time accelerator to support new companies, nonprofits, and initiatives in designing and launching their vision.
With summer quickly approaching, Tsai CITY is proud to welcome 15 teams participating in our Summer Fellowship program to continue collaborating and innovating at Yale after the school year ends. The Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship program is a multi-week, full-time accelerator to support Yale student-led companies, nonprofits, and initiatives. Spanning sectors like sustainability, healthcare, technology, and more, this year’s Fellows bring diverse perspectives to solving real-world challenges. Each team receives $20,000 in funding, tailored mentorship, and intensive venture development training to drive meaningful progress and lasting impact.
With ventures covering multiple industries and communities, we’re thrilled to foster the breadth of innovation represented by this summer’s cohort. Meet the 2025 Summer Fellows below (in alphabetical order):
Aroomy
Serena Wu, Waley He (GSAS ‘28), Kostiantyn Nevmerzhytskyi
Aroomy is an AI-powered 3D design software that addresses global housing inequality by making home design and rebuilding simple and affordable, especially during times of crisis, fires, and wars.
Calmware
Samantha Sweig (SOM ‘25)
Calmware provides tools that integrate tactile stimulation and guided breathing into everyday objects like keychains and mugs to help manage stress and anxiety in real-time.
FulcrumCare
Laurie Jimenez (YC ‘26), Adam Crittenden
FulcrumCare is a tech-enabled dental care organization focused on improving oral health for individuals with complex needs, particularly those dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.
Hillhouse
Alika Osadolor Hernandez (YC ‘25), Ryan Pascal (YC ‘25), Clementine Rice (YC ‘25), Daliya Habib (YC ‘25)
Originally conceived as a theater production venture at Yale University in 2021, Hillhouse is a film and theatre company that produces high-quality mass appeal entertainment, reaching a primarily young audience.
IWAVE
Shuang Wu (SOM ‘24), Xiaguangrui Yu (SOM ‘25)
IWAVE has developed and is selling a lightweight, single-person electric drifting boat designed for adventure.
Le Bezel
Wenbo Xiang (SOM ‘25), Patrick Wei
Le Bezel offers ethical, sustainable lab-grown diamond jewelry for everyday wear, delivering the same or better quality as mined diamonds at just 10% of the price.
Neotix
Freeman Irabaruta (YC ‘26), Tarun Kota, Matteo Sanchez
Neotix is a GPU aggregation platform—like Airbnb for GPUs—offering access to 20,000 GPUs from 20+ providers, along with tools for data upload, cross-cloud flexibility, and multi-provider GPU integration.
Nudist Audio
Caleb Reske (YC ‘25)
An audio software company that makes creative tools for music producers.
Prevision Labs
John Horzen (DRA '24), Christian Killada (DRA '25), Trevor Tarnowski
A cutting-edge VR tool that lets designers and directors collaboratively build and visualize full-scale show sequences in real time, months before stepping into the venue.
Pyari
Nikita Paudel (YC ‘25) & Priyanshu Pokhrel
A creative education company that is reshaping sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education.
Rise Media
Chris Huang
An AI-driven social media marketing and influencer management agency on a mission to revolutionize consumer marketing with predictable and quantifiable viral moments.
SyncChain
Yukang Zeng (GSAS ‘25), Daniel Wang (YC ‘27), Will Yang
An AI-powered talent collaboration platform that automatically uncovers and generates actionable, cross-disciplinary cooperation opportunities.
Vault Kinetics
Joshua Gao (YC ‘26), Matthew Riley (YC ‘27)
Vault is a fit-tech startup redefining the way humans interact with the ground using proprietary force-sensitive flooring.
Verustruct
Nick Callegari (SOM ‘25), Bianca Taya (SPH ‘25), Konstantinos Markopoulos (YC ‘25)
Verustruct is developing a construction 3D printing technology that creates sustainable, affordable housing for those experiencing housing insecurity.
*A stealth venture - More information to come!
*If a venture listed requires changes or updates, please email Sean, Assistant Director of Digital Communications at Tsai CITY, at sean.plummer@yale.edu.