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|  | Laura Shapira Karet and David Shapira with Tepper MBA Robert Gaydon (far right)
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The CMU Swartz Center Hosts Inaugural Family Business Leadership Series Talk
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| The CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its inaugural Family Business Leadership Series talk on Thursday, December 1, 2022, featuring Giant Eagle, Inc. Chair and CEO Laura Shapira Karet and Chairman Emeritus David Shapira to a standing room only audience. The event, which was open to the public and part of a running series, was organized by Tepper School of Business professor of Entrepreneurship Meredith Meyer Grelli and was kicked off by Tepper School of Business
Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou.
A public panel discussion with Laura and David Shapira was led by Tepper MBA student Robert Gaydon, followed by a closed session for MBA students participating in the Family Business course taught by
Meyer Grelli.
The next speaker series will be held on February 7, 2023 featuring Stephanie Hickman, CEO of Trice Construction Company. Register for the February 7 talk here.
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Top Hat is Acquiring Aktiv Learning to Transform STEM Education at Scale
Top Hat, the market leader in student engagement solutions for higher education, has entered into an agreement to acquire Aktiv Learning (101 Edu, Inc.), a company co-founded by CMU alumnus and CEO Dr. Jusin Weinberg that is revolutionizing education and learning technology in STEM disciplines. This acquisition accelerates Top Hat’s mission to deliver personalized, engaging and equitable learning for every student.
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Cinder's Content Moderation Software Is Custum Built For Trust and Safety Teams
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| Co-founded by CMU alumnus and CEO Glen Wise, Cinder has officially launched, along with $14M in funding from Accel, Y Combinator, J2 Ventures. Cinder is the first fully integrated Trust and Safety platform dedicated to helping teams keep their organizations safe. Glen is also an Innovation Scholar from the 2018 cohort.
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VOICES Podcast With:
Steve Feyer, Director of Customer Advocacy at Eightfold AI
What exactly is AI? Steve Feyer (MBA 2015) and a 2015 Swartz Fellow discusses deep learning, busts myths about AI, and reflects on how his Tepper School experience prepared him for this space.
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CMU Spinout MindTrace Named to the 2022 CB Insights’ Digital Health 150 List
MindTrace, a company spun out of Carnegie Mellon University in 2020 to commercialize innovations that protect a neurosurgery patient’s mind, has been named to the CB Insights Digital Health
150 list. The company, co-founded by CSO Brad Mahon, CMU associate professor of Psychlogy, CMU alumnus and CTO Hugo Angulo and CEO Max Sims, is creating a surgical-assistive software platform that utilizes brain imaging and behavioral assessments to enable neurosurgeons to efficiently evaluate resection plans and use the information to optimize patient outcomes.
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CMU's Conservation Labs Selected To Participate in the AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure
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Conservation Labs, a startup from Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Mark Kovscek, has been selected by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for placement in its national city infrastructure accelerator for startups. The startups chosen to participate are developing groundbreaking solutions to help cities address infrastructure-related sustainability challenges. Conservation Labs' first product, H2know, enables cost effective and sustainable water use.
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CMU Graduate Ambassadors Visiting CMU Africa this Week for Entrepreneurship Forum
Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University's main campus are visiting CMU Africa's campus on Friday, December 9, 2022 to share entrepreneurial values and to provide guidance to students regarding the formation of their businesses. This initiative is part of an ongoing engagement to increase the connectedness between CMU campuses.
An update about the CMU Africa Entrepreneurship Forum will be shared in the next Weekly Bulletin.
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| Calling All Current CMU Student Entrepreneurs!
Compete for $60K Investment at the 2023 McGinnis
Venture Competition
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| The CMU Swartz Center is excited to announce the 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition.
The McGinnis Venture Competition is a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University’s global community of student entrepreneurs, bringing together the best and brightest to compete for $60K in investments. All participants receive coaching, valuable feedback and an opportunity to raise capital. The multi-round competition begins with two virtual rounds and will culminate in a final live-round celebration on March 21, 2023. Read the requirements and guidelines here.
Attend A Virtual Info Session
Come learn about the 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition, find out important deadlines and details and hear from past winners about their experiences. Advanced registration is required. Zoom information will be sent to all registered attendees the day before the event.
Register for the next information session on January 11, 2023.
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| Pwc and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding office hours in person at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or members of the Swartz Center network.
Upcoming 'In Person' Office Hours
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor,
Suite 3700
PwC Office Hours - Trust and Consulting Solutions
When: The following Wednesdays at 12-5PM | ET
January 4, 2023
February 1, 2023
March 1, 2023
April 5, 2023
May 3, 2023
June 7, 2023
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC - Legal Services Office Hours
When: Every Thursday between 12-4pm | ET
Walk-ins accepted. Registration NOT required!
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CONNECTS/START SMART LAW Seminars
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| See the full Fall 2022 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
All CONNECTS events will be hosted in-person at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Level. A virtual option will also be available.
Advanced registration is required. Zoom information will be sent to all registered attendees the day before the event. Please note that the sessions will be recorded.
The CONNECTS seminars for the Fall semester have ended. The Spring CONNECTS seminar series will be announced soon.
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The mission of 99 Tartans is to partner with the highest potential, early-stage CMU alumni companies and accelerate their success through access to capital and networks. Please visit and find out more.
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CMU ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS
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The CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship group connects the CMU community, alumni and students, to build an entrepreneurial culture and provide resources for the community to succeed. There are multiple region-based chapters within the group. Find out more and join the CMU T&E blog,
The CMU Tech Entrepreneur!
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SWARTZ CENTER PATRONS
The following companies help directly support our programming and entrepreneurs.
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| PATRON SPOTLIGHT
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a multi-jurisdictional, full-service law firm that takes a progressive approach to providing counsel at each stage of a client’s life cycle. Our dedicated team works closely with our clients to form entities, advise on the most advantageous entity type, and design and negotiate joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. If a client has a dispute, Steptoe & Johnson has a team of business and product liability litigators and labor and employment lawyers to guide clients through these often stressful and disruptive situations. Steptoe & Johnson brings a strong skillset for data privacy, cyber security, and intellectual property matters which are frequent concerns for startups and technology companies. We offer competitive and flexible rates and aim to provide value to our clients.
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HOW TO WORK OUT OF THE SWARTZ CENTER
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Swartz Center Education and Resources
No matter what phase of the entrepreneurship cycle you're in, there are programs and resources at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship that will take your idea to the next level. Find out more.
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Project Olympus Incubator Program
Want more help with finding product/market fit, developing your business model, making connections and attracting funding? Project Olympus will team you up with a business coach to develop a personalized ‘roadmap. Find out more.
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES/RESOURCES
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McGinnis Venture Competition
The McGinnis Venture Competition, a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs, brings together Carnegie Mellon's best and brightest student entrepreneurs to compete for $60K in investments. All participants receive crucial interaction with alumni entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, an opportunity to raise capital and valuable feedback about ventures.
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FIND OUT WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING
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Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center For Entrepreneurship
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