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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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Mojo Vision's Series A Hits $43.5M Following Pivot to
Micro-LED Displays
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Back in April, Mojo Vision, co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Drew Perkins, announced a new $22.4M Series A. Six months later, the round has nearly doubled to $43.5M, courtesy of New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Khosla Ventures, who co-led the round. It’s been nine months since the startup announced a big pivot the week of CES. Mojo Vision shifted its plans to produce augmented reality contact lenses, instead opting to focus on the nearer term goal of producing micro-LED panels.
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Jim Jen Bolsters and Leads CMU’s Corporate Startup Lab
A recent article published by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation features Jim Jen, who was recently named director of the Corporate Startup Lab (CSL), a joint initiative between the CMU Swartz Center and CMU's Tepper School of Business. Jim was also named a distinguished service professor of entrepreneurship, stepping down from his post as CEO at Innovation Works Inc. last February.
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Curql Invests in BlastPoint, Innovator of Predictive Intelligence Fintech
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BlastPoint, co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University alumni Alison Alvarez and Tomer Borenstein, announced that it has received a strategic investment from Curql, a trailblazer in the fintech industry. This partnership represents a significant milestone in Blastpoint's journey as innovators of
predictive intelligence.
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CMU's Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Association Hosts
Founder of Z Fellows on October 23!
The UEA is hosting Cory Levy, an early-stage investor and founder of Z Fellows on Monday, October 23 at 6:00 PM ET. The schedule is 10-minute office hour slots with Cory (sign-ups limited) from 6-8 PM ET and an open networking session + AMA afterward (no sign-up necessary). Follow the UEA Instagram @cmu.uea to hear about the location once it's announced.
Office hours with Cory are limited. Apply for office hours before October 22 at 3pm!
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| Date: October 24, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM | ET
Location: CMU Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Ave., 3rd Fl.
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| Global Entrepreneurship Week
Date: November 13 - 17, 2023
Celebrate the entrepreneurial and innovative culture at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh during Global Entrepreneurship Week powered by the Kauffman Foundation! Be a part of the world's largest celebration of innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. CMU's celebration is a collaboration with Pitt's Global Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by the Big Idea Center. For questions, contact Matt Katsaros.
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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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|  10/24
REGISTER
How to Win Friends and Influence Judges (Adam Paulisick, maad Labs/CMU)
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Splitting the Founder's Pie
(Frank Demmler,
Startup Whisperer)
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REGISTER
Editing Your Pitch Video (Brian Staszel, CMU)
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|  10/26
REGISTER
START SMART LAW: How to Form Your Startup Company - Part I, The Basics (David Lehman, K&L Gates and Stephanie Dangel, Pitt Law School)
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99 Tartans Pitch Night | Curie - Generative Spatial Commerce
99 Tartans has been working hard behind the scenes with: Curie, founded by CMU Alumni Michael Agustin. Curie is an Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality company that's making waves in the e-commerce space by enabling companies to make 3D digital twins of their products easily.
The company will host an informational pitch night for 99 Tartans members.
Find out more and register here.
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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
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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