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From all of us at the Swartz Center!
The next Weekly Bulletin will publish on January 5, 2024.
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Shift Robotics to Unveil a New Moonwalkers Model at
CES 2024
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Shift Robotics has announced it will unveil a new model of Moonwalkers® robotic shoes at CES 2024, America's largest technology-focused convention and trade show. Named recently by TIME as one of the "200 Best Inventions of 2023," Moonwalkers are robotic shoes that use artificial intelligence to measure a user's stride 100-times-per-second.
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Pittsburgh Technology Council Feaures Damola and
Wole Idowu of TOYZ Electronics
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Damola and Wole Idowu are quite a dynamic duo! This father and son pair are highly educated engineers, creatives, and entrepreneurs. They’re also the cofounders of Toyz Electronics—a company working out of the CMU Swartz Center that gamifies STEAM education to promote equity and diversity in the
tech workforce.
The Tech Council’s Sheena Carroll recently spoke with Damola and Wole about Toyz’s origins and their thoughts on Pittsburgh’s future. Watch the video.
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Materials Science and Engineering PhD Spencer Matonis Celebrates Completion of His Thesis
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Carnegie Mellon University Material Science and Engineering PhD Spencer Matonis, announced that he has completed his thesis overview/proposal. The founder and CEO of Edulis Therapeutics, a platform to administer small molecule medications in patients with gastrointestinal pathologies, is also a James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow, Dowd Fellow and Innovation Commercialization Fellow.
Congratulations Spencer!
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| Calling ALL Current CMU Student Entrepreneurs!
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.
The Round one submission deadline is January 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
Learn more about the competition and hear from previous participants at the next info session:
Info Session - January 10, 2024
Register
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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| The CONNECTS/START SMART LAW seminars have ended for the Fall semester and will return in January, 2024.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
Find out more and see the full schedule.
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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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| 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
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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