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| Last Call for McGinnis Venture Competition Applications
Submission Deadline is January 16, 2024
Registration is open for the 2024 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.
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Vigilant Ops Raises $2MM Seed Investment from DataTribe
Vigilant Ops, a category-defining SBOM Management Platform, recently received a $2MM Seed Investment from DataTribe following their win of the sixth annual DataTribe Challenge in November 2023. CMU Alum Ken Zalevsky, the founder and current CEO of Vigilant Ops, noted this investment will help scale the platform.
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2024 Imagine Cup - Apply by January 24, 2024!
Unlock your startup’s potential with the Imagine Cup—the global technology competition for
visionary student entrepreneurs using AI! Build with AI through exclusive access to
technology, receive personalized mentorship and the chance to win $100K and an
exclusive mentorship session with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella!
Submit your proof of concept as soon as possible, and no later than January 24. The sooner you
apply, the sooner you can access your benefits and start building as your MVP submission is due
between January 26 and February 9.
Find out more and get started with the Imagine Cup!
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Sign Up for Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub!
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub connects you to the AI resources your startup needs to succeed. You’ll get access to powerful tools and expert advice to help you develop your product and build your business.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub includes:
• Up to $150K of Azure credits that can be used toward Microsoft’s AI tooling
• $2,500 in OpenAI credits to experiment with GPT
• Technical and business guidance from real experts
Sign up for Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub!
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Customer Discovery Kickstart Program - Spring 2024
The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship’s Project Olympus Incubator is seeking candidates for
its March 2024 cohort of the Customer Discovery Kickstart, a program for early-stage startups to explore
the feasibility of their business ideas.
Startup teams in the 4 week program learn about the fundamentals of customer discovery, including conducting customer discovery interviews and will receive coaching from experienced
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. CMU startup founders, including alumni, are eligible to apply.
Our next cohort will begin March 20th and run through April 10th. To apply for the program, please register to attend one of our virtual info sessions. The next info sessions are January 24th
from 4-5:30pm ET and February 12th from 12-1:30pm ET. For questions about the program, contact Melanie Simko, Program Manager.
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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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CONNECTS: Startup Funding: Prizes, PRIs, Philanthropy
(Leah Lizarondo, EIR, CMU Swartz Center)
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CONNECTS: Transitioning & Transacting Low to Mid Market Privately Held Companies (Meredith Meyer Grelli, CMU Swartz Center and Laurie Barkman, M&A Advisor/CMU Adjunct)
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Sigma Eta Pi: Entrepreneurship Society
Sigma Eta Pi is CMU’s new entrepreneurship society for undergraduate students of all backgrounds. Our mission is to transform individuals into founders, develop lasting relationships in the startup space, and create social impact through innovative ventures. Our rush process has begun and we cannot wait to meet you! Visit their Instagram @cmusep for more information and to view their rush calendar.
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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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Announcing the CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship Rebrand
Design Competition!
The CMU T&E has announced a brand design competition to refresh the its visual identity for the growing CMU T&E community. Open to everyone, the competition closes on January 31, 2024
at midnight.
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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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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
PwC
PwC: Building trust for today and tomorrow.
Our purpose—to build trust in society and solve important problems—is at the core of everything we do. It guides how we serve our clients, our people and the world. To help our clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes, PwC provides professional services across two segments: Trust Solutions and Consulting Solutions. Within these segments we bring a range of capabilities to help organizations solve faster, solve more and realize more value. These capabilities include cloud and digital, deals, ESG, cybersecurity and privacy, governance/boards, risk, transformation, tax services and much more. Across our global network of over 295K professionals in 156 countries, we are committed to advancing quality in everything we do.
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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 are currently open through October 15, 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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