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Counting Down!
Final Round Celebration on Tuesday, March 21
Help cheer the final round teams to victory by attending the final round celebration on Tuesday,
March 21, 2023. The event will also be live streamed to allow for international and remote community members to attend.
Schedule of Events:
1:00 - 5:00 PM - Final Round Team Presentations
5:30 - 7:00 PM - Award Ceremony & Networking Reception
Location:
CMU Swartz Center, Tepper Quad Bldg.
, 4765 Forbes Avenue
, 3rd Level
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| SpotDraft Raises $26M, Showing that Contract Lifecycle Management Remains Profitable
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SpotDraft is one of a growing number of CLM vendors trying to stand out in the increasingly crowded field. Led by Shashank Bijapur and Carnegie Mellon University alumni Madhav Bhagat and Rohith Salim, the company has announced a $26M Series A funding round led by Premji Invest, which also had participation from Prosus Ventures, 021 Capital, Arkam Ventures, Riverwalk Fund and 100x Entrepreneur Fund.
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Endolumik Receives FDA Clearance for Flagship
Product and Safer Technology Designation
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Endolumik, an innovator in minimally-invasive surgical devices, has announced that its fluorescence guided Gastric Calibration Tube has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. CMU adjunct professor and Tepper School of Business alumnus Mara McFadden is the CEO.
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Carrick Capital Partners Invests in LegalSifter
Carrick Capital Partners, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on software and software-enabled businesses, has announced the closing of its investment in LegalSifter, a technology company that leverages differentiated artificial intelligence and human expertise to provide pre- and post-signature contracts-related software and managed services.
LegalSifter is an OFEF participant with the Swartz Center, and started at BirchmereLabs with Sean Ammirati as the lead investor and Chairman.
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| Entrepreneur First Office Hours at the CMU Swartz Center
Entrepreneur First (EF) is the best place for ambitious people to meet a co-founder.
For the first time, Entrepreneur First is coming to Pittsburgh to meet founders. Alice Bentinck, co-founder, and Derek Jouppi, a former nanotech founder from Entrepreneur First, are holding office hours for aspiring entrepreneurial CMU PhDs, Masters and undergraduate students who will be defending/graduating this year. Alice and Derek want to learn about your research, projects, societies and aspirations for founding a startup. Interested? Fill out the interest form!
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Apply to the VentureBridge Summer Accelerator!
The VentureBridge Summer Accelerator is a 12-week program that helps CMU startups by investing capital ($25K SAFE Note), providing office space in Silicon Valley, New York and Pittsburgh, as well as making introductions to mentors, experts and investors.
Eligible teams must have at least one CMU affiliated alumni founder. All applications must include a pitch deck and a two-minute pitch video. Applications are due by
Friday, March 31, 2023 at midnight.
Register for the information session on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 to learn more.
Send questions to Aleks Petkov, Program Manager.
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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.
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|  3/14
REGISTER
Scaling from Scratch: Launching Network-Based Startups (Allison Braund-Harris, Hardly)
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REGISTER
START SMART LAW: How to Structure Your Capital Raise, Part I (David Lehman, K&L Gates)
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| CMU Founders Mixer (SF)
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM | PT
Location: Teeth Bar, 2323 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
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Join fellow founders, including Carnegie Mellon University VentureBridge alumni companies, for an evening of conversations and networking.
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Date: Friday, March 17, 2023
Time: 3-4 PM ET | 12-1 PM PT
Virtual (Zoom)
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Family Business Leadership Speaker Series
Emily Sheetz, VP of Strategy and IT, Sheetz, Inc.
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor, 4765 Forbes Ave.
Join the Swartz Center for the next Family Business Leadership Speaker Series talk featuring Emily Sheetz, Vice President of Strategy and IT at Sheetz.
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A Conversation on the Future of Healthcare
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time: 4:00 - 8:00 PM | ET
Location: Tepper School of Business, Simmons Auditorium,
4765 Forbes Ave.
The healthcare industry is facing challenges of increased demand with new technologies and disparaging gaps in care. To truly transition from sick care to healthcare, it will require innovation from a diverse set of audiences. Join the CSL for a conversation with distinguished experts and leaders representing these various groups.
Featured Speakers: Sheryl Skolnick, Ph.D., Courtney Williamson, Ph.D., Janis Naeve, Steve Bollinger (pictured below), Dr. Jeffery Cohen and Dr. Adam Saltman.
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Date: March 24-26, 2023
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Fl., 4765 Forbes Ave.
XchangeIdeas is a weekend to develop, refine and reshape impactful ideas alongside 250+ regional leaders using strategic design thinking to help change Pittsburgh and the world. Learn more about the full schedule of XchangeIdeas events.
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Silicon Heartland Talk and Q&A
Pittsburgh: From Rust Belt to Tech Belt
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Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Fl., 4765 Forbes Ave.
Join the Swartz Center for a fireside chat with Silicon Heartland author and CNBC journalist
Rebecca A. Fannin and Dave Mawhinney, Executive Director, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship.
A book signing with Rebecca will take place after the talk.
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| Project Olympus Show & Tell
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor, 4765 Forbes Ave.
(Visitor parking available at the East Campus Garage)
The Project Olympus Show & Tell event is back! Show & Tell is a hugely popular venue for connecting CMU startups with the wider business and entrepreneurial community. Find out more.
This is an In-person only event.
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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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| Pwc and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding in person office hours at the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Avenue, 3rd Floor. The office hours are for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or connecting with members of the Swartz Center network.
Walk-ins accepted. Registration NOT required!
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| Trust & Consulting Solutions
When: Weekly on Wednesdays
12-5 PM | ET: Dates: April 5, 2023, May 3, 2023, June 7, 2023
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| Legal Services Office Hours
When: Weekly on Thursdays
1-4 PM | ET
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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. Their dedicated team works closely with its 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. Steptoe & Johnson offers competitive and flexible rates and aims to provide value to their 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 McGinnis Venture Competition is a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs, bringing together the best and brightest students to compete for $60K in investments. Participants receive crucial interaction with alumni entrepreneurs and venture capitalists for an opportunity to raise capital and receive valuable feedback about their ventures.
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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
5000 Forbes Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
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