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Welcome back Carnegie Mellon students!
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| Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is Next Saturday!
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Time: 1-5 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Avenue, 3rd Floor
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Join us for our annual, one-day glimpse into entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh! This event, which is open to all incoming CMU students, is sponsored by the CMU Swartz Center and the Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC).
All registered attendees will receive a 'May the Swartz Be With You' t-shirt!
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Refiberd Sews Up $3.4M Seed Round to Use Its AI
to Tackle Textile Waste
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The fashion industry is sitting on a huge problem. Over 14M tons of clothing is either landfilled or incinerated every year, according to the EPA. It represents almost 6% of all solid waste in the U.S. Refiberd hopes to stitch up the gap. Sarika Bajaj and her co-founder, Tushita Gupta, founded the company three years ago to figure out a technical approach to solve this problem of sorting textiles to enable true textile-to-textile recycling. Read the story (pdf).
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Apply by September 20, 2023!
Carnegie Mellon's Undergrad Entrepreneurship Association (UEA) is looking for passionate, innovative students to join their Executive Board. If you're eager to shape the future of entrepreneurship, connect with industry leaders, gain hands-on experience and make a tangible impact on campus, this is your chance. Apply now and be a catalyst for change.
Apply with the QR Code above.
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Y Combinator @ Carnegie Mellon!
YC Talk
Date: September 13, 2023
Time: 5:30 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center, 4765 Forbes Ave, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor
REGISTER
YC Group Partner Diana Hu and CEO of Gecko Robotics (YC W16), Jake Loosararian will discuss their personal founder journeys and what Diana has seen from advising YC startups. They will cover some of the myths that exist around starting startups and what you should do while you’re still in school if you want to start a company. There will be time for Q&A.
Office Hours
Date: September 14, 2023
REGISTER
Get 1:1 advice from YC Group Partner Diana Hu. Diana was previously the co-founder and CTO of Escher Reality, an augmented reality developer tools company that was acquired by Niantic (makers of Pokémon Go). She has worked with hundreds of startups as a Group Partner at YC. Office hours are ideal for students who are serious about founding a startup or already working on one and want advice. Space for office hours is limited.
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Tech Talk: AI/Robotics in Enterprise and Consumer
Products - Fall 2023
Date: September 19, 2023
Time: 5:30-6:30 PM | ET
Location: Swartz Center, 4765 Forbes Avenue, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor
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If you're looking for internships or full-time opportunities, interested in solving complex problems and
creating products that are used by millions, you will want to attend this event.
Come hear CMU-alumni founded startups talk abou their innovations in robotics, AI (ML/NLP), Computer Vision, Electrical Computer Engineering, HCI and Mechanical Engineering to solve complex problems.
This event is open to CMU undergraduate and graduate students.
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VentureBridge Demo Day 2023
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| Join us in Pittsburgh on September 20, New York (investor only) on September 27 and Silicon Valley (investor only) on October 3 to watch the VentureBridge '23 startups and select VentureBridge-alumni present their innovations and successes to date.
These in-person events will be followed by a reception. Registration is required for each event. Visit the
VB Demo Day page for the schedule.
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| Apply for the CSL Case Competition!
The Corporate Startup Lab (CSL) is thrilled to announce it's second annual All Graduate Student Case Competition. Sponsored by PNC Bank with the theme: Equity in Financial Services: Climate Resilient Housing, student teams will develop creative and entrepreneurial solutions around the intersection of affordable housing and climate resilience/energy solutions for low to moderate
income families. Total prizes of $20K will be awarded with $12K for the first place team.
The final round will be held on November 1, 2023 and the winners will be announced at the Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Artificial Intelligence for Applied Innovation on November 2-3, 2023.
See the flyer for more information.
Open to any graduate or Ph.D. student at any U.S. based college or university.
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| Applications Open!
James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows Program
Are you a CMU graduate student interested in being a part of a network of entrepreneurially-minded students and furthering your startup dreams? Then the James R. Swartz Fellows program may be for you. Applications are open for the 2023-25 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows cohort.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.
Virtual Info Sessions:
Tuesday, September 12, 12:30 PM ET - Register
Wednesday, September 20, 12:30 PM EST - Register
Early applications are encouraged. Due to the competitive nature of this program and the limitation of 12-14 slots available, interviews will be based on the strength of the candidate's application and CMU program diversity. Info sessions will be scheduled in mid September.
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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| See the Fall 2023 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
The CONNECTS seminars will resume in September, 2023. Find out more and see the full schedule.
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|  9/13
REGISTER
Designing a Product Culture
(Brad Eiben, CMU)
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REGISTER
Business Model Canvas: A Practical Guide
(Craig Markovitz, CMU Swartz Center)
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REGISTER
Valuation and Capitalization
(Matt Kirmayer, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP)
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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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Legal Panel + Networking at PIllsbury Law September 6, 5:30-7:30 PM | PST Register | |  CMU T&E NYC: Generative AI Panel
September 11, 5-6 PM |ET
Register
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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)
Matt Kirmayer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, is currently 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.
To sign up for a 30 minute session with Matt, complete the Signup Form by the Thursday prior to your desired appointment. If you need to schedule an office hour outside of these regular hours,
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. It offers competitive and flexible rates and aims to provide value to its 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 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows program fast-tracks the careers of Carnegie Mellon University's first year graduate students who are passionate about entrepreneurship. Applications for the 2023-25 cohort will open soon. The deadline will be in October, 2023. 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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