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| VentureBridge Company Bolster Announces $14M Series B Led By Microsoft's Venture Fund
Bolster, a leader in multi-channel phishing protection co-founded by CEO Abhishek Dubey, announced a $14 M Series B financing round led by new investor M12, Microsoft's venture fund.
A participant in the 2018 VentureBridge cohort, the financing brings Bolster's total funding to over $40M.
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| CoPilot Rebrands as Trainwell
CoPilot, co-founded by CEO Matt Spettel, has officially rebranded to Trainwell.
In a recent post via LinkedIn, Matt said, "We are doubling down on building the best personal training experience in the world and offering the best jobs and benefits to the outstanding humans who make it all possible. We are using technology not to replace our trainers, but to make them 10x better than they have ever been before. With this in mind, I am extremely proud and excited to unveil a new name to clearly separate our amazing trainers from the world of chatbot "copilots".
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Gecko Robotics Co-founder Testifies Before
Congress on AI
Gecko Robotics CPO and co-founder Troy Demmer testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security last week as part of a hearing on how the government can better utilize artificial intelligence. Gecko Robotics has been named to the 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 List.
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| VentureBridge Company Addy AI Accepted Into 2024 GitHub Accelerator For LangDrive
Addy AI, a 2023 VentureBridge startup founded by CEO Michael Vandi, has been accepted into the 2024 GitHub Accelerator for the teams work on LangDrive, an open-source AI library that serves as a simple framework to train and deploy production-grade, fine-tuned language models via an API and configuration files.
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| CMU Qatar Innovation Scholar Ekaterina Demenkova Wins
$25K for Basira AI
Ekaterina Demenkova, 2024-26 Innovation Scholar studying Information Systems at CMU Qatar, recently won $25K (QAR) at the Qatar Innovation Hackathon held at the Qatar Development Bank and Qatar Business Incubation Center for her startup Basira AI. The company, which won under the Tech Transformation category, is a smart AI menu that predicts guests preferences with nutritional and behavioral insights, providing restaurants with accurate analytics. As co-founder and CEO, the 20Under20 WISE EU recipient is launching a pilot MVP with one restaurant and has forty two restaurants on a waiting list.
Ekaterina is also at the helm of a HealthTech startup, with a vision to revolutionize sports and wellness in the Middle East. Find out more about Ekaterina.
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Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM EDT (with networking to follow)
Location: In-Person (NYC Financial District) & Virtual Option available
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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.
The CONNECTS seminars have ended for the Spring semester and will return in the Fall.
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The CMU Swartz Center's VentureBridge program and 99 Tartans are hosting a virtual Open Mic Pitch night in association with Tech Entrepreneurs Association of Mumbai (TEAM). Calling all CMU founders building for Indian markets to come and pitch their ideas to a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs.
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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 aims to build a bridge between CMU students and alumni across the startup and tech continuum. With main chapters in NYC, Pittsburgh, and SF, we offer a range of in-person and online events and programming in the form of panels, workshops, founder/investor engagements, startup support, and socials to foster collaboration, innovation, and networking opportunities.
Join 7,000+ Tartans on our Slack workspace and mailing list for resources and updates on how you can engage in the community and CMU entrepreneurial ecosystem. Find out more and
get involved!
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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 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. Complete the Signup Form for a 30 minute session by the Thursday prior to your
desired appointment.
Contact Daria Stokes for office hours outside of these regular hours.
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Legal Services Weekly Office Hours
Sign up for weekly office hours.
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| PATRON SPOTLIGHT
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble (P&G) serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks® and Whisper®.
The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries with thirteen research and development centers worldwide. Since 1837, P&G’s success is rooted in research and development and strong external partnerships with academia, entrepreneurs and start-ups. P&G would like to continue this legacy by partnering with you to bring your ideas to life. Find out more.
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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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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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