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Happy New Year, from your friends at the Swartz Center!
Due to the Entrepreneurship Trek taking place January 6-10, there may be a delay with the publication of the next Weekly Bulletin until
January 17, 2025.
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Stratus Material Secures $3M From Department of Energy
Point Breeze-based Stratus Materials, formed by CMU MSE professor and CEO Jay Whitacre, secured almost $3M in funding from the Department of Energy to develop a possible updated battery material for electric vehicles.
Stratus will utilize the funding to develop PhosCAM, a high energy density composite material cathode material. The goal is for the cathode battery to achieve an energy density similar to a lithium based battery, which would not have the safety issues and higher cost associated with the latter. Stratus was founded by a team of battery experts and completed a $12M Series A financing round in 2022, backed in part by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures. See the DOE announcement here.
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| Congratulations to James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow, Shiv Panjwani!
Tepper School of Business first-year MBA Shiv Panjwani is a new member in the CMU Mumbai Alumni network representing the CMU Swartz Center and 99 Tartans. Join us in congratulating Shiv on this amazing journey!
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Family Business Leadership Speaker Series Hits
the Road in San Francisco, CA
Featuring Carnegie Mellon University alumni Bart and Barb O'Brien!
A very special talk, featuring Bart (MSIA 1981) and Barb O'Brien, founders and owners of O'Brien Estate Winery, has been organized by Meredith Meyer Grelli during the week of the CMU Swartz Center's January Entrepreneurship Trek on January 8, 2025 in San Francisco, CA.
Carnegie Mellon alumni and students are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be available.
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Y Combinator @ the CMU Swartz Center
Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Time: 2-3 PM ET
Location: Swartz Cener, 4765 Forbes Avenue, Tepper Quad, 3rd Fl.
No RSVP Required | IN PERSON ONLY!
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Calling ALL Current CMU Student Entrepreneurs!
Registration opens today for the 2025 McGinnis Venture Competition, a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs. This competition 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.
New this year: Social Enterprise Prize Track!
Ready to create a company that makes an impact on the world's biggest challenges? The Swartz Center Social Enterprise Prize is a new competition at Carnegie Mellon University designed to empower students to develop entrepreneurial solutions for social and environmental challenges.
Learn more about the competition and hear from previous participants at an info session:
Info Session - January 8
Register
The round 1 deadline is January 14, 2025.
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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.
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|  1/14
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How to Manage Raising Capital and the Requirements that Follow (Jen Wallner, PwC)
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Insurance for Startups
(Laurie Kuzneski, Kuzneski Insurance Group)
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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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| PATRON SPOTLIGHT
Founders Hub
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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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