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October 2, 2020

Swartz Center Announces 2020 Fall NSF I-Corps Site Teams

The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the Fall 2020 cohort of its NSF I-Corps Site program, an 8-week customer discovery training program that assists CMU entrepreneurs in exploring the commercial potential of their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) research and ideas. The current cohort is comprised of twelve startup teams and includes CMU faculty, staff, alumni and students at the undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. levels.

The twelve teams are: Barrista, Chement, Delphus, Dr. Chain, Neezah, Oxide Enterprises, PinPoint, Third Hand, Torby, Toyz Electronics, LLC, Voiage and Xenour.

Find out more (pdf) about the teams.

IN THE NEWS

NoRILLA Receives $2.3M NSF Grant From CMU

Pittsburgh-based education technology startup NoRILLA, founded by Nesra Yannier, received a $2.3M National Science Foundation grant through Carnegie Mellon University. NoRILLA, which operates out of CMU’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, created a platform that uses a combination of physical and digital learning to teach children STEM topics. Read more.

Swartz Center's Dave Mawhinney featured in Part 2 of Pittsburgh Tomorow Podcast: CMU Incubates the Science Fiction Future

Will Kaigler announces revolutionary sovaSage TherapistAssist™ Software. Learn more.

NASA Receives First CubeRover from Astrobotic

CONNECTS/START SMART LAW Seminars

10/6
CONNECTS: Early-Stage Fundraising From Silicon Valley Investors (Kelly Coyne, Grit Ventures)

10/7
CONNECTS: Agile Product Development (Sean Ammirati, Birchmere Ventures)

10/8
CONNECTS: Splitting The Founders Pie (Frank Demmler, Startup Whisperer)

See the full Fall 2020 schedule here.
Can't make a CONNECTS seminar? Watch it on our YouTube channel.

CMU ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS

CMU TECH & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship focuses on connecting the community, building an entrepreneurial culture, and providing resources for our community to succeed. There are multiple region based chapters within the group. Find out more and see upcoming events.

SWARTZ CENTER SPOTLIGHT

A Message From the CMU Swartz Center

The CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship acknowledges the horrific and tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the many other Black and African-American men and women who have lost their lives due to systemic racism that unfortunately exists in our society.

We are in support and reaffirm Carnegie Mellon University’s commitment to working to dismantle systemic racism and continue to welcome and treat equally all students, alumni, staff, faculty and visitors who either work out of our space, visit or partner with us. We will do our part to ensure a better tomorrow for all.

HOW TO WORK OUT OF THE SWARTZ CENTER

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.

Project Olympus Incubator Program

The Swartz Center's Project Olympus incubator program bridges the gap between cutting-edge university research and economy-promoting commercialization for the benefit of our communities. Find out more.

Sign up for Expert Office Hours.

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES/RESOURCES

Office Hours

Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship

AlphaLab; AlphaLab Gear; Innovation Works: Sign up for office hours.

Jobs/Resources

Join the CMU Entrepreneurship Slack

Optum Startup Studio Space for CMU Startups

Internship opportunities (unpaid) with Glimmer 411:
• The Curl 411 Editorial Intern
• Developer Intern
• Principal Engineer

Venture For America Program Community Director

Chatham's CWE FREE online counseling to assist with COVID-19 loan programs

Apply for CMU's Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club I-Fund

Pittsburgh startup community newsletter

Apply for jobs with Pittsburgh startups

Events

10/8
Virtual Winery Tour - The Entrepreneurial Journey of Bart O'Brien

10/13
Ascender: Building A Culture of Trust In Your Company/Team

10/14
2020 CFA Society Diversity and Inclusion Conference

10/15
CMU Bay Area Startup Virtual Happy Hour

10/21
CMU Spark Virtual Career Fair: Startups and Emerging Compaines 2020

10/22
PDMA Pittsburgh: Design For Sustainability: Strategies for Value-Driven Product Development

10/28/10/29
3 Rivers Venture Fair

10/29
She Creates 2020 Virtual Event

Check out more events on the Swartz Center calendar

Application Deadlines

9/15 (open through 12/1)
IBuild: Innovation in Buildings Graduate Research Fellowship

10/2
Swartz Center's Vitro Innovation Challenge

10/6
Alexa Fund: Women Founders Represent - Call to Pitch

10/7
VentureWell E-Team Grant Program

10/12
Halcyon Spring 2021 Incubator Fellowship Program

10/16
Duquesne University New Venture Challenge

10/25
Innovation Works' Scalable Grant Deadline

10/30
DataTribe Startup Competition Challenge

11/1
Baylor New Venture Competition

11/2
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) Winter 2021 Program

Ongoing
SBIR/STTR Federal Application Deadlines

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

The Corporate Startup Lab (CSL) is a CMU Swartz Center intiative focused on researching and promoting the mission of transformative innovation within established corporations. CSL’s offerings include student courses, private roundtables, executive education, research, tools, and an annual forum. Find out more.