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Due to the Swartz Center's Entrepreneurship Trek to California, the next Weekly Bulletin will be published on January 20, 2023
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Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Featured in Video by WIRED
In an exciting video featuring WIRED's Brent Rose, Brent goes inside Shift Robotics's research and development lab to get some answers. Are the Moonwalkers by Shift Robotics real? Are they safe? Are they actually any good? The answer is, yes.
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The Swartz Center Connects with CMU Alumni in India
Namrata Banerjee, Director of the CMU Swartz Center's Venture Bridge program, recently visited India to engage and share ideas with Carnegie Mellon University alumni founders, investors and mentors in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
The event was hosted by Barath Shankar Subramanian, Sarthak Singh, Deenanath Harapanahalli and Ashutosh Pastor and was organized by Mimi Fairman, Executive Director, International Advancement at CMU. A special thank you is extended to Accel in India, T-Hub and FITT IITDelhi. See the post shared by Banerjee via LinkedIn.
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TDK to Acquire CMU Spinout Qeexo to Enable Complete Smart Edge Platforms
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TDK Corporation has announced that it has agreed to acquire Qeexo, Co., a U.S.-based venture-backed company spun out of Carnegie Mellon University engaged in the automation of end-to-end machine learning for edge devices.
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The CMU Swartz Center Announces Spring
CONNECTS Seminar Series
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The Swartz Center's CONNECTS seminar series will resume on January 18, 2023, following a break at the end of the Fall semester.
The CONNECTS seminars are aimed at enhancing the experiential education of any individual interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Tailored primarily for students to help take their ideas from conception to commercialization, the seminars run throughout the academic year. Teams looking for talent and talent looking for teams are encouraged to CONNECT at these events.
Find out more and register for an upcoming seminar.
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Family Business Leadership Speakers Series presents:
Stephanie Hickman, President & CEO, Trice Construction Company
From Mississippi Dirt Roads to the Obama Presidential Center: Building Generational Success
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. EST
Location: CMU Simmons A (Auditorium),Tepper School of Business, 4765 Forbes Avenue
Each year, the CMU Swartz Center invites Family Business Leaders to join us for a talk, which is open to the Tepper School and broader Pittsburgh community. Speakers include family business leaders, family enterprise thinkers and advisors targeting particular pain points around succession, valuation, mediating family conflict and other family business specific topics.
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| Calling All Current CMU Student Entrepreneurs!
Final Application Deadline is January 18!
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| The CMU Swartz Center is excited to announce the 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition.
The McGinnis Venture Competition is a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University’s global community of student entrepreneurs, bringing together the best and brightest to compete for $60K in investments. All participants receive coaching, valuable feedback and an opportunity to raise capital. The multi-round competition begins with two virtual rounds and will culminate in a final live-round celebration on March 21, 2023. Read the requirements and guidelines here and apply by January 18, 2023.
Attend A Virtual Info Session
Come learn about the 2023 McGinnis Venture Competition, find out important deadlines and details and hear from past winners about their experiences. Advanced registration is required. Zoom information will be sent to all registered attendees the day before the event.
Register for the next information session on January 11, 2023.
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Applications Open for the CSL Fellows Spring Cohort
Applications are now open for the CSL Fellows Spring 2023 cohort. This program pairs interdisciplinary graduate students with corporate partners to engage in meaningful work as paid, corporate venture and innovation associates. Students have the opportunity to work on a real startup idea within a large company through Deal Sourcing, Due Diligence, Market Mapping, Go-To-Market Strategy, Portfolio Strategy
and more.
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Apply for the Customer Discovery Kickstart Program by
January 23, 2023
The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship’s Project Olympus Incubator is offering Customer Discovery Kickstart, a 4-week program for early-stage startups to explore the feasibility of their business ideas. The program will take place in February and is designed to help early-stage startups determine product- market-fit by connecting them with potential customers and industry stakeholders.
Startups must commit to attending all required cohort meetings and completing course assignments. The time commitment for participation is on average seven hours per week, which includes prep work, homework, cohort meetings and conducting customer interviews. The deadline to apply is
January 23, 2023. Send questions to Melanie Simko, Program Manager.
Applicants are encouraged to register for an Info Session to learn more about the program. The dates for the sessions are:
January 9, 2:00 - 2:30 PM ET
January 12, 4:00 -4:30 PM ET
January 18, 9:00 - 9:30 AM ET
January 19, 11-11:30 AM ET
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Patron Office Hours at the Swartz Center
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| Pwc and Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC are holding office hours in person at the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship for any interested CMU graduate, undergraduate or alumni interested in entrepreneurship or connecting with members of the Swartz Center network.
Upcoming 'In Person' Office Hours
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Floor,
Suite 3700
PwC Office Hours - Trust and Consulting Solutions
When: The following Wednesdays at 12-5PM | ET
February 1, 2023
March 1, 2023
April 5, 2023
May 3, 2023
June 7, 2023
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC - Legal Services Office Hours
When: Every Thursday between 12-4pm | ET
Walk-ins accepted. Registration NOT required!
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CONNECTS/START SMART LAW Seminars
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| See the full Fall 2022 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
All CONNECTS events will be hosted in-person at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Level. A virtual option will also be available.
Advanced registration is required. Zoom information will be sent to all registered attendees the day before the event. Please note that the sessions will be recorded.
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|  1/18
REGISTER
*Note: Speaker will be virtual
Landing Your First Five Customers
(Alex Salazar, Neotribe Ventures)
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REGISTER
Finding Follow-on Capital
(Ben Garber, 7 Mile Advisors)
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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. Please visit and 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 for the community to 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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SWARTZ CENTER PATRONS
The following companies help directly support our programming and entrepreneurs.
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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. We offer competitive and flexible rates and aim to provide value to our 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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McGinnis Venture Competition
The McGinnis Venture Competition, a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs, 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 their ventures.
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