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Endolumik Is Ready to Market Surgical Device After Receiving FDA Approval
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In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration made it easier to get new medical devices on the market if they improved the safety of already available treatments. Endolumik Inc., was the first company in the U.S. approved for the initiative, which is called the Safer Technologies Program. Tepper School of Business alumna Mara McFadden is the co-founder and CEO.
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'Entrepreneur First' Meets CMU Startups During Visit
to Pittsburgh
For the first time, Entrepreneur First visited Pittsburgh on March 20-21, 2023 to meet Carnegie Mellon University student founders. Entrepreneur First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. Derek Jouppi, a former nanotech founder from Entrepreneur First, met with PhDs, Masters and undergraduates who will be defending or graduating this year to learn about their research, projects, and startup goals.
Derek also hosted the students for dinner at Butterjoint and attended the Swartz Center's McGinnis Venture Competition on March 21.
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| The Swartz Center Hosts XchangePgh on March 24-26
XchangePgh hosted its XchangeIdeas event at the CMU Swartz Center on March 24-26, 2023. The event welcomed over 500 participants, which included Carnegie Mellon students, alumni and members of the Pittsburgh community to share ideas and bring them to life while being guided by expert facilitators through a series of exercises from a strategic design toolkit. Organized by Tepper School of Business adjunct professor Adam Paulisick and Kit Mueller, head of network at RustBuilt, the event also included mindfulness sessions, various speaker sessions and the celebration of work on Sunday for over one hundred entrepreneurs who moved an idea forward. An event highlight was a lip sync battle among the participants held on Saturday.
Join the upcoming XchangeInnovation Week taking place around the region on April 24 - May 1, 2023.
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|  |  (Pictured: Mingyue (Ida) Wang, Sarika Bajaj and Tushita Gupta of Refiberd)
Refiberd featured on 'This Week in Startups'. Watch the video.
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| GEC Startup Spotlight: Namma
Namma, founded by CMU alumna Sonal Bagga, helps initiate, formalize and manage loans between friends and family.
If you are a founder of a startup and would like to be featured in future publications, fill out the form here.
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Apply to the VentureBridge Summer Accelerator by
Friday, March 31!
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| 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.
Send questions to Aleks Petkov, Program Manager.
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| CMU Undergraduate Students!
Apply to the 2023-25 Innovation Scholars Program by April 14
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CMU undergraduate students! Are you interested in entrepreneurship? Have a startup, or want to connect with other student entrepreneurs? Apply to the 2023-25 Innovation Scholars cohort by
April 14, 2023. Current second year students in the second semester in ANY school or college at CMU are eligible to apply to this highly selective program.
Early applications are encouraged. Due to the competitive nature of this program and the limitation of 12 slots available, interviews will be based on the strength of the candidates' application and
CMU program diversity.
Info Session:
Wednesday, April 5 - 12:30 PM | EST
Register
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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.
Join us for the last CONNECTS seminar for the Spring semester on April 11!
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REGISTER
START SMART LAW: Worst Mistakes Made by Startups
(David Lehman and Adam Kelson, K&L Gates)
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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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CMU Venture Challenge Demo Day!
Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM | EST
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor, 4765 Forbes Ave.
(in person or Via Zoom)
Witness the brightest and most innovative startups as they present their cutting-edge ideas to a panel of esteemed judges. Also, hear from two distinguished guest speakers: Vinod Khosla and Lucy Guo, who will share their insights and experience in the tech industry.
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Customer Discovery Kickstart Virtual Info Sessions
The Customer Discovery Kickstart program is holding info sessions for two upcoming 4-week cohorts starting May 10 and June 14, 2023. Attend an info session to learn more about the program and
how to apply.
Info Session Dates (all sessions held via Zoom):
Thursday, April 6: 10-10:30 AM
Wednesday, April 12: 9-9:30 AM
Friday, April 14: 4-4:30 PM
Monday, April 17: 10-10:30 AM
Thursday, April 20: 4-4:30 PM
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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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Upcoming Events
CMU Alumni Co-Founder & Team Matchmaking Night
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023
Location: Brewers Block (Club Room)
Register
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 VentureBridge program is an initiative of the Swartz Center exclusively focused on helping Carnegie Mellon alumni founders succeed in their entrepreneurial ventures. The program provides seed funding, office space, access to a large network of mentors and innovators and help with startup growth and future larger scale fundraising rounds.
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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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