CSL Fellows
The Corporate Startup Lab looks for interdisciplinary graduate students at CMU to work as paid CVC / Innovation Associates. Fellows are placed in teams of two for the course of the semester, working closely with corporate sponsors on a weekly basis.
Matching interdisciplinary graduate students and corporations for Corporate VC and Innovation Associate experience
Launched in Spring 2020, the CSL Fellows is a program with the Corporate Startup Lab that pairs interdisciplinary graduate students with corporate partners in fintech, healthcare, and industrial innovation. As a CSL Fellow, individuals spend ten hours a week working with corporate partners as “corporate venture and innovation associates,” helping with Deal Sourcing, Due Diligence, Market Mapping, Go-To-Market Strategy, and Portfolio Strategy. It is a paid fellowship that spans a semester of work.