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|  | Logan Nye, MD, founder of Galen Health, with Meredith Meyer Gelli and Donald Bonk
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The CMU Swartz Center Hosts 'Swartz in the City Series' at the Allegheny HYP Club in Downtown Pittsburgh
As part of a continuing series, the Carnegie Mellon Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship has hosted 'Swartz in the City Series' events at the Allegheny HYP (AHYP) Club in PIttsburgh's downtown. Co-hosted and moderated by Executive Director Dave Mawhinney, approximately seven events have been held since November of 2022 with audience attendance between fifty and sixty persons.
Last Thursday, the Swartz Center held another event at the AHYP, inviting three winners of the 2024 McGinnis Venture Competition to present their startups. The presenting founders were: Ram Potham, SiteWiz (with Drake Som and Rohit Malhotra); Logan Nye, MD, Galen Health (with Kushagra Agarwal); and Howie Choset, Kavčić-Moura Computer Science Professor of Robotics, JP Robotics (with Tina Tian, Lu Li and Mike Macedonia). The event was moderated by Meredith Grelli, Tepper School of Business Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Swartz Center EIR.
Organized by Donald Bonk, Heinz MPM CMU alumnus and long serving President of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Western PA, the invitees of these events are the members of the eight local Ivy League Plus Alumni Clubs, also cross referencing invitees with the Allegheny Harvard, Yale, Princeton Club and its affiliate members.
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|  | Donald Bonk, Rohit Malhotra, Meredith Meyer Grelli, Drake Som and Ram Potham
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|  | Brad Factor (second from left) with the EKTO VR team
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EKTO VR Receives Patent Approval
In a June 4, 2024 post on LinkedIn, EKTO VR, founded by CEO Brad Factor, has announced that it has received patent approval by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The 2020 VentureBridge company and maker of virtual reality boots just celebrated its sixth year anniversary.
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| Dwellery: Home Selling, Simplified
Dwellery, a Tepper School of Business startup looking to disrupt the real estate industry, is seeking to connect with individuals who have professional experience transacting in residential real estate or who have personally sold their own home.
If interested in having a conversation with the team, reach out to dwelleryai@gmail.com.
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| CMU Celebrates Juneteenth 2024: Freedom Day
June 17 and 18, 2024
Find out more and register for this year's CMU Juneteenth events.
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
Find out more and see the full schedule.
The CONNECTS seminars have ended for the Spring semester and will return in the Fall.
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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 aims to build a bridge between CMU students and alumni across the startup and tech continuum. With main chapters in NYC, Pittsburgh, and SF, we offer a range of in-person and online events and programming in the form of panels, workshops, founder/investor engagements, startup support, and socials to foster collaboration, innovation, and networking opportunities.
Join 7,000+ Tartans on our Slack workspace and mailing list for resources and updates on how you can engage in the community and CMU entrepreneurial ecosystem. Find out more and
get involved!
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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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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)
Matt Kirmayer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, is offering office hours for newly established startup and emerging companies. Matt specializes in representing technology startups and emerging growth companies, assisting with entity formation, fundraising and overall growth needs. Startup companies with a founder who is a CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni is eligible to register for
an appointment. Complete the Signup Form for a 30 minute session by the Thursday prior to your
desired appointment.
Contact Daria Stokes for office hours outside of these regular hours.
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Legal Services Weekly Office Hours
Sign up for weekly office hours.
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| PATRON SPOTLIGHT
Procter & Gamble
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The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries with thirteen research and development centers worldwide. Since 1837, P&G’s success is rooted in research and development and strong external partnerships with academia, entrepreneurs and start-ups. P&G would like to continue this legacy by partnering with you to bring your ideas to life. Find out more.
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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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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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