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| The Howe Co. Acquires Mister Snacks
The Howe Co., led by co-owner and CEO Len Caric, has acquired Mister Snacks, based in Amherst, New York, which expands its nut and nut mix business. An alumnus of CMU, Len is also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the Tepper School of Business.
Caric and Jim Rudolph, Pittsburgh-area investors, have a long history of acquiring businesses in the food sector. Together, they acquired The Howe Co. in late 2021 from third-generation family members of George J. Howe who founded the business in 1917.
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Idelic Launches Idelic Insurance Agency for Fleets
Seeking an Innovative Approach to Lowering Risk
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| Idelic Inc. has announced the launch of Idelic Insurance Agency, LLC, a technology-driven Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on providing commercial fleets with insurance coverage that is priced to reflect any actual loss reductions resulting from their use of the Idelic Program—a comprehensive approach to reducing crashes and improving driver safety.
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| Gather AI CEO Sankalp Arora Named
A Pittsburgh Deal Maker of the Year
Carnegie Mellon University alumnus and Gather AI co-founder and CEO Sankalp Arora has been named a Pittsburgh Deal Maker of the Year by Smart Business Deal Makers. Sankalp will be honored at the Pittsburgh M&A Conference in Pittsburgh on February 9, 2023.
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Feature Your Company in CMU's Graduate Entrepreneurship Club Startup Spotlight
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The Carnegie Mellon Graduate Entrepreneurship Club's Startup Spotlight showcases a CMU founded startup every week. If you are a founder of a startup and would like to be featured in the newsletter, please fill out the form here.
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Family Business Leadership Speaker Series presents:
Stephanie Hickman, President & CEO, Trice Construction Company
From Mississippi Dirt Roads to the Obama Presidential Center: Building Generational Success
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM | ET
Location: CMU Simmons A (Auditorium),Tepper School of Business,
4765 Forbes Avenue
Each year, the CMU Swartz Center invites Family Business Leaders to join us for its Family Business Leadership Speaker Series, which is open to the Tepper School of Business and the broader Pittsburgh community. Speakers include family business leaders, family enterprise thinkers and advisors targeting particular pain points around succession, valuation, mediating family conflict and other family business specific topics.
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| Cleantech Open Northeast Pittsburgh Kickoff Party
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Time: 5:30 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor
Come join Cleantech Open Northeast for an evening of food, drink, celebration and opportunity at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University. This event is co-hosted by CMU's Swartz Center and the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.
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VentureBridge Summer Accelerator Info Sessions
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Join a virtual info session to learn more about the VentureBridge Summer Accelerator
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Register
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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VentureBridge Tech and Recruiting Talk: Innovations in AI/Robotics, Engineering and Software at CMU Alumni Startup Companies
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Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM | EST
Location: CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor
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The 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition is Underway!
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| The 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition has officially kicked off.
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.
This multi-round competition begins with two virtual rounds and will culminate in a final, live-round pitch competition on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. Find out more about the competition here.
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|  | 2022 First place graduate team winner: NIFTy
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Patron Office Hours at the Swartz Center
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| Pwc and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding office hours in person at the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or connecting with 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
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.
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Pitching: An Investors Perspective
(Catherine Mott and Sreekar Gadde, Blue Tree Venture Fund)
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START SMART LAW: How to Start a Business On an F1 Student Visa (David Kalson and Larry Lebowitz, Dentons, Cohen & Grigsby; Linda Gentile, CMU Office of International Education
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Leverage IP to Drive Business Value
(Sreekar Gadde, Blue Tree Venture Fund and Jason Somma, Attorney/Consultant
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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
Cowen
Cowen Inc. (“Cowen” or the “Company”) is a diversified financial services firm that operates through two business segments: a broker dealer and an investment management division. The Company’s broker dealer division offers investment banking services, equity research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management services. Cowen’s investment management division builds on Cowen’s core insights by developing differentiated, actively managed investment strategies that seek to meet the dynamic needs of its clients.
Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices worldwide. Learn more at Cowen.com.
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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 their ventures.
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