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October 16, 2020

Don't Forget to Join Us!

The Swartz Entrepreneurial Leadership Series Presents:
A Virtual Talk with Mark Cuban!

Friday, October 16, 2020
12:30 PM; EST

IN THE NEWS

Agility Robotics Raises $20 Million to Build and Deploy Humanoid
Robots for Work in Human Spaces

Agility Robotics has raised $20M in funding, in a round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firms DCVC and Playground, as two-legged robots start walking out of the lab and into the workplace. CMU alumnus Damion Shelton is Agility's CEO. Read more.

CONNECTS/START SMART LAW Seminars

10/20
CONNECTS: Building A Startup From Zero to One: Operations and Fundraising (Mar Hershenson, Pear VC)

10/21
CONNECTS: Career Building: Introduction To Networking (Will Sanders, Recruiting From Scratch

10/22
CONNECTS: Investor Presentations: Beyond The Pitch (Jim Jen, Innovation Works, AlphaLab)

10/22
START SMART LAW: How To Structure Your Funding Raise, Part 2: Negotiating The Term Sheet (Adam Kelson and David Lehman, K&L Gates)

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

Tech Opportunities with Deloitte (Send email for more information)

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

October - November
Duquesne University SBDC: Technology and Commercialization Webinar Series

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

10/21
Women in Bio Pitsburgh: Pittsburgh Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs Ralley

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

10/28/10/29
3 Rivers Venture Fair

10/29
Final session of INTERSECT@CMU 2020: Focus on Pandemic's Effect On The Economy (Economy keynote by William S. Demchak, Chairman, President/CEO, PNC Financial Services Group

10/29
She Creates 2020 Virtual Event

11/4-11/12
Corporate Startup Forum: A Crisis Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

Check out more events on the Swartz Center calendar

Application Deadlines

10/16
Duquesne University New Venture Challenge

10/21
Ascender: Founder's Hat Program

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

11/15
Call for Student Solutions: LookUp Startup Grant Competition

Ongoing
SBIR/STTR Federal Application Deadlines

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

The Swartz Fellows program develops the entrepreneurial potential and leadership skills of CMU first year graduate students through hands-on experiences, networking, mentoring and courses in entrepreneurship. The program's core is a mentored summer internship with a top-tier, VC-backed startup in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. The program is made possible by James R. Swartz (Tepper 1966), founder and managing partner of Accel Partners. Read more.