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In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the next Weekly Bulletin will be published on Friday, December 1, 2023.
We wish you a safe and joyful time with your family and friends!
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Calling ALL Current CMU Student Entrepreneurs!
Register Your Team by December 1, 2023 to Receive a Coach
Registration is now open for the 2024 McGinnis Venture Competition, a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs. This competition brings together Carnegie Mellon's best and brightest student entrepreneurs to compete for $60K in investments. All participants receive crucial interaction with alumni entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, an opportunity to raise capital and valuable feedback about ventures.
Learn more about the competition and hear from previous participants the next info session:
Info Session - January 10, 2024
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Register your team by December 1, 2023 to receive a coach!
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Carnegie Mellon Student Shagun Maheshwari Joins
Contrary Capital as a Venture Partner
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Carnegie Mellon graduate Material Science Engineering and Computer Science student, Shagun Maheshwari, recently joined the 2024 cohort of Venture Partners with Contrary Capital. Also one of the newest 2023-25 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows, Shagun is a machine learning developer working on accelerating new materials discovery with data driven methods for applications within climate change. As a Venture Partner, she will help Contrary meet the next generation of exceptional founders and companies coming out of universities across the US and Canada.
Shagun was chosen, along with 25 other Venture Partners, after a rigorous selection process that included nearly 1,300 applicants.
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| Chrissy Xu Officially Launches b.Ready Gummies
Tepper School of Business alumna and Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow Chrissy Xu has officially launched b.Ready gummies, her company which aids in optimal post-drinking support. The company was pre-launched on November 6, 2023 and b.Ready gummies are now available for online orders.
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|  | SafeRx team: Patient Safety Challenge Winner
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Announcing the Hack-A-Startup Winners!
This year's Hack-A-Startup event, which was jointly organized by the Carnegie Mellon Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC), the Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Association (UEA) and the Scotty Ventures clubs, was an opportunity for Carnegie Mellon graduate students pitch their ideas to investors over the weekend of October 28 and 29, 2023. Held at the CMU Swartz Center, this years event focused on a special track to work on issues related to medical errors and preventive care. The event was sponsored by the Patient Safety Technology Challenge. The winners of the event are:
Patient Safety Challenge Winner
SafeRx: Amanda Manget (Swartz Fellow), Charlie Sun, Matthew Pranata, Minh Tran, Archita Jain and Mahati Manda.
First Place
ABHero: Ram Potham (Innovation Scholar), Eli Forcucci and Archan Das (Innovation Scholar)
Second place
Shelf: Mahir Bhatt, Aman Sinha
Third place
RentoGPT: Himanshu Thakur, Hariharan Manikandan, Shreyas Ravishanker and Ipsita Praharaj
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Happening Today!
Connecting Entrepreneurs Together
Date: Friday, November 17
Time: 6-8 PM ET | Tepper School of Business
Register at the Link Below!
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Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (Open to the Public)
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM | ET
Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Simmons Auditorium, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Avenue
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| CONNECTS/START SMART LAW SEMINARS
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| The CONNECTS/START SMART LAW seminars have ended for the Fall semester and will return in January, 2024.
Can't make a CONNECTS? Watch on our YouTube channel.
Find out more and see the full schedule.
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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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Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center For Entrepreneurship
5000 Forbes Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
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