Built for What’s Next: Meet Tsai CITY’s 2026 Summer Fellowship Teams

Tsai CITY is proud to welcome 16 teams participating in our Summer Fellowship program as they continue building impactful ventures beyond the academic year. The Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship is a multi-week, full-time accelerator that supports student-led companies, nonprofits, and initiatives as they sharpen their ideas and move their work forward. Each team receives $20,000 in funding, tailored mentorship, and intensive venture development training to drive meaningful progress and lasting impact.

This year’s cohort reflects the full range of innovation taking shape across Yale, with teams working across technology, health, consumer products, education, security, and music. This summer, Fellows will have the time, structure, and sustained focus to make sharper decisions, and build in close conversation with mentors and one another. Meet the 2026 Summer Fellows teams:

Aiden AI
Noah Safar (YC ’27)
Aiden AI is an AI-native, privacy-first desktop app designed to manage email overload by filtering noise, surfacing what matters, and helping users act faster.

Anatomist Security
Kevin Wang (SOM ’27)
Anatomist Security is a research-driven Web3 security firm that conducts deep audits of smart contracts, protocols, and distributed systems.

ChaCha Butter
Yeabsera Agonfer (DIV ’26)
ChaCha Butter is bringing a chef-driven clarified butter line rooted in Ethiopian culture to the North American market.

Collegebase
Christian Phannthourath (YC ’28)
Collegebase is a data-driven college admissions platform that combines real applicant data and AI-powered tools to help students make stronger application decisions.

Cosnetix
Diana Salha (SPH ’27)
Cosnetix uses genetics, microbiome data, and skin traits to predict skincare product compatibility before purchase.

Finsaku
Matthew Neissen (YC ’26), Yuto Kida (YC ’26)
Finsaku is an AI-powered intelligence platform that converts Japanese corporate filings and financial reports into structured, English-language insights.

forEVAhealth
Emily Deschenes (GSAS ’26), Jaya Dadwal (SPH ’26), Anna Lynn (SEAS ’25)
forEVAhealth is building saliva-based tools for women’s health, beginning with a smart toothbrush that delivers biomarker insights during daily routines.

KarinaJ Denim
Karina Gupta (SOM ’26)
KarinaJ Denim is a women’s denim brand creating slip-on jeans with an expandable waistband designed to adapt to daily body changes.

KOHORT STUDIOS
Chris Kim (YSE ’27)
KOHORT STUDIOS is a golf equipment brand producing fully 3D-printed stainless steel putters that expand what is possible in performance-driven design.

PARTEE
Sophia Yang (SOM ’27), Richard Habeeb (SEAS ’26)
PARTEE develops firmware security for robots and other physical AI devices through real-time containerization and orchestration.

QuarterMill
Keith Pemberton (YC ’27)
QuarterMill transforms unprocessed archives into searchable knowledge by using AI to identify people, places, and connections across historical records.

Safari Strives
Elie Imani (GSAS ’27)
Safari Strives is a nonprofit in Rwanda working to turn precarious work into stable jobs and scalable ventures through workforce and enterprise development.

Solaris
Jon-Michael Taylor (MUS ‘27), Hirad Moradi-Lakeh (MUS ‘27)
Solaris is an impact-driven music venture creating interdisciplinary experiences that transform narratives of struggle into collective empowerment.

Studio B-Du
Brenton Duhan (ARC ’26)
Studio B-Du expands access to craft education through handcrafted ceramics, instructional templates, and tools that help makers build with confidence.

Tangram
Paris Mielke (YC ’29)
Tangram is an AI-powered platform that helps users build and run online marketplaces more quickly and affordably than traditional development.

Unboxed Musicians
Ye Jin Min (MUS ’26)
Unboxed Musicians makes contemporary classical music more accessible through interdisciplinary performances and creative models that support artists sustainably.

*If a venture listed requires changes or updates, please email Sean, Assistant Director of Digital Communications at Tsai CITY, at sean.plummer@yale.edu.