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The CMU Swartz Center's VentureBridge Demo Day Hits The Road For Multi-City Stops
The CMU Swartz Center has hosted its annual VentureBridge Demo Day in either San Francisco, CA or Pittsburgh previously, but this year marked the inaugural debut of a 3-city Demo Day event in New York City on September, 27 in addition to the event held in Pittsburgh on September, 20 and another that was held in San Francisco on October 3, 2023.
The Swartz Center would like to extend a special thank you to Peter Stern (ECE '89) for his keynote at the Demo Day event in New York City, and also congratulate the following VB '23 startups: Addy AI, AugX, Conduit, Erosion, Fluid Reality, Leaficient, Off the Line, Pendulum, Tacit, Upview, Velo, and past VB startups and alumni startups Wisy (VB 19), Advanced Optronics (VB ’22), ApertureData (VB ’20), Beam (VB ’22), Shift (VB ’19), Parthean (VB ’21), Equa (VB ’21), Mach 9 (VB ’21), Voaige (VB ’22), EStat (VB ’21), HoneyComb Credit (TPR '17), BlastPoint (TPR '16, SCS '07) and Arieca (Eng '18) on their
success to date.
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Transfr, a VR Platform for Workforce Training, Raises $40M
Founded by CMU Tepper School of Business alumnus Bharanidharan Rajakumar, Transfr, a startup creating VR tools for training and career development, has announced it has raised $40M in a Series C round led by ABS Capital. The round brings Transfr's total raised to $90M.
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CoPilot Training App Raises $6.5M
CoPilot, a digital training app that matches users with one-on-one remote fitness coaches, has raised $6.5M in Series A-1 funding led by Jackson Square Ventures. The app, co-founded by CEO Matt Spettel and CTO Gabriele Madonna, and which has seen more than 1.5M workouts completed on the platform, matches users with a coach that they connect with in order to receive a custom fitness plan.
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Ecotone Renewables Wins Pitt Sustainability
Challenge and $300K
CMU startup Ecotone Renewables won the Pitt Sustainability Challenge with a prize of $300K. The company will be placing ZEUS anaerobic digesters on or near Pitt’s campuses in order to process ten tons of food waste and divert 120 tons CO2e per system per year, aiding Pitt's mission to achieve carbon neutrality by 2037. Ecotone Renewables was also a first place winner in the
2019 McGinnis Venture Competition.
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Eric Wise Receives 2023 Recent Alumni Achievement Award
Eric Wise is the recipient of Carnegie Mellon University's 2023 Recent Alumni Achievement Award. In 2015, Eric launched his own company—Wise Telemetry. His technology was awarded a patent in 2016 and in 2021, Otodata, the world’s largest tank monitoring company, acquired Wise Telemetry.
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| Innovation Scholar Ram Potham Makes Top 100 for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Global Pitch Competition
CMU AI student Ram Potham recently made it to the top 100 for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Pitch Competition with his startup that focuses on improving landing pages using AI (to increase conversions and sales) for startups. In Ram's words, "Although we're just getting started, I'm thrilled about the potential this idea holds for the future".
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CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship Networking Event
Date: October 18, 2023
Location: CMU Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Ave
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM ET
Come connect across the CMU T&E alumni entrepreneurship and startup community for an in-person networking event at the CMU Swartz Center!
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CSL Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum
Date: November 1-3, 2023
The 2023 Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum will feature a packed program including a day and a half of keynote speakers, expert panels, fireside chats, “Hype vs. Reality, How-To Workshops and startup showcases investigating the latest ideas, innovations and trends in corporate entrepreneurship.
See the flyer for more information.
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| Apply to the James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial
Fellows Program by October 15!
Are you a CMU graduate student interested in being a part of a network of entrepreneurially-minded students and furthering your startup dreams? Then the James R. Swartz Fellows program may be for you. Applications are open for the 2023-25 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows cohort.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.
NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. Due to the competitive nature of this program and the limitation of 12-14 slots available, interviews will be based on the strength of the candidate's application and CMU program diversity.
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Apply for the 2024 CSL Project Course by
November 1, 2024!
Applications for the Spring 2024 CSL Project Course are now open for ALL CMU graduate students.
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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| See the Fall 2023 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
Find out more and see the full schedule.
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Science vs. Art in Pricing and Revenue (Laura Forth, Go Further, LLC)
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The Lean Startup
(Dave Mawhinney, CMU Swartz Center)
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Financial Modeling
(Phil Compton)
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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
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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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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