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|  | Sean Mawhinney, Corporate Startup Lab program manager, wearing the
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Venture Investing Is Booming - If You Know Where
To Look
When One America Works visited Pittsburgh on their recent expedition, they experienced the spirit of entrepreneurial innovation thriving within Carnegie Mellon University, helmed by the seasoned, five-time entrepreneur and Executive Director Dave Mawhinney. Under his leadership, Carnegie Mellon has been steadily forging its path to becoming a top-tier entrepreneurial institution, producing transformative startups and delivering handsome returns for investors. Central to this success is the CMU Swartz Center, named after Accel founder Jim Swartz, which continues to amplify its impact by introducing new accelerator programs, an early-stage fund and an extensive alumni network.
During their visit to the Swartz Center last week, which included participation from several investors, they met the founders of Mach9 (Alexander Baikovitz), Blastpoint (Alison Alvarez) and
Shift Robotics (Xunjie Zhang).
Sean Mawhinney, program manager at the Corporate Startup Lab (CSL), took a spin around the Swartz Center in the Moonwalker shoes during the event.
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TalkMeUp AI Technology Adopted by Three Prominent Universities to Bridge Communication Skills Gap Between Students and Business
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Recognizing that hiring organizations expect employees to possess strong communication skills, Wellesley College, St. Lawrence University and Texas Christian University (TCU) have adopted the TalkMeUp communication effectiveness coaching and validation platform.
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|  | Spencer Matonis (left), with the Edulis Therapeutics team
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| Edulis Therapeutics Receives Litwin IBD Pioneers
Grant Worth $110K
Edulis Therapeutics, a CMU spinout working on a drug-delivery platform for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), was recently awarded the Litwin IBD Pioneers Grant from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation worth $110K. Its founder Spencer Matonis, a Carnegie Mellon materials science and engineering Ph.D. student in the research group of Chris Bettinger, is working to improve treatment for Crohn's Disease with a targeted treatment that will allow for the controlled release of anti-inflammatory drugs directly to the symptomatic tissue.
Matonis, also a Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow with the CMU Swartz Center, was also awarded the Dowd Engineering Seed Fund for Graduate Student Fellowships in 2022, which was created to fund cutting-edge doctoral research in engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
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CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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| See the full Spring 2023 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
The CONNECTS seminars will resume at the start of the Fall semester in September, 2023.
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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. 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 to help the community 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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The following companies help directly support our programming and entrepreneurs.
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| Pillsbury and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding office hours for the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. The office hours are for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or connecting with members of the Swartz Center network.
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Swartz Center Patron Office Hours
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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Legal Services Weekly Virtual Office Hours with Matt Kirmayer
Mondays 1:00-3:00 PM ET (10-12 PT)
To sign up for a 30 minute session with Matt, please contact Sean Mawhinney by the Thursday prior to your desired appointment. If you need to schedule an office hour outside of these regular hours, please
contact Daria Stokes.
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Legal Services Weekly Office Hours
Sign up for weekly office hours.
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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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The undergraduate Innovation Scholars program fosters innovation and entrepreneurship and seeks to increase the number of successful startup companies initiated by or involving Carnegie Mellon University’s undergraduate students. Find out more.
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FIND OUT WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING
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Have startup news or opportunities to share? Have questions about the Swartz Center Weekly Bulletin? Send news, opportunities or questions to Sonya Ford, Program Manager.
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Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center For Entrepreneurship
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