Eric Friedman founded Fitbit, a company that pioneered the zeal for personal activity data through wearable trackers of movement. Before founding Fitbit, Friedman was an engineer manager at CNET Networks. Google acquired Fitbit for $2.9 billion in 2019.  

Founded by three Yale alumni, Dataminr is an artificial intelligence company specializing in real-time event monitoring for corporations. It stands as one of New York’s premier private tech firms, serving thousands of clients from both the private and public sectors. Ted Bailey is CEO of the firm. 

Yale College graduate Tom Lee founded 1Life Healthcare, Inc. (otherwise known as One Medical) which is a San Francisco-based chain of primary healthcare clinics with a membership-based primary care service. In February 2023, the company was acquired by Amazon for $3.9 billion. 

General Assembly is an education organization that teaches entrepreneurs and business professionals technology skills. The company was purchased by The Adecco Group in 2018 for $413 million.  

After receiving his M.D. from the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Leonard Bell went on to be the principal founder of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a leading global biopharmaceutical company. Prior to founding Alexion, Dr. Bell was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology and co-Director of the Program in Vascular Biology at the Yale School of Medicine.