Entrpreneur Alumnus

11/5/2013

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Recess (Nov. 5) -- At 19, Cory Levy has raised over $1 million in funding from investors to start his company One, a mobile application that lets you know when there are people next to you who share similar interests. After Cory graduated high school, the University of Illinois offered him a scholarship for his “entrepreneurial talents.” However, after one year studying computer science, he dropped out to pursue One full-time in San Francisco with friend (and current CEO) Michael Callahan (who also is a U of I engineering alumnus).


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This story was published November 5, 2013.