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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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| Carnegie Mellon University Startups Make TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2023 List
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| Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers, the battery-powered shoes that allow you to walk normally, just faster and more easily, has been selected by Time Magazine in the "Outdoors" category for its
Best Inventions of 2023 list.
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| Farm to Flame Energy Wins $150K As Semi-Finalist
In the 2023 UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge
Kwaku Jyamfi, founder and CEO of Farm To Flame Energy was named top semi-finalist in the Sustainability category at the 2023 UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge, winning $150K. The UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge, powered by Innovation Works and funded by the BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, creates cross-sector partnerships to solve some of our community’s most pressing problems.
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Isaiah Rodgers, Founder of Clutch Car Management, Receives $1K Grant from Ascender
In celebration of Hispanice Heritage Month, Ascender provided six mini-grants to Latinx-owned startups and small businesses located in Allegheny County. Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business student and Innovation Scholar Isaiah Rodgers, founder of Clutch Car Management, received a $1K grant.
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| CMU's Matt Spettel Talks About Securing Fundraising Success
Join Ascender on Wednesday, November 8 as Matt Spettel, co-founder of CoPilot, shares the secrets of startup capital-raising success. Matt recently raised $6.5M in Series A funding and will share the twists and turns of securing that game-changing investment.
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| CMU School of Computer Science and IMerit Present:
Manufacturing & Warehouse Robotics Forum - Virtual
Date: November 8, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
Location: Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 4765 Forbes Avenue, 3rd Floor
On behalf of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science and iMerit, join us for the Manufacturing & Warehouse Robotics Forum, which will be held virtually on November 8, hosted by the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship.
Leading robotics companies such as Agility Robotics, Gather AI, iMerit, Nimble AI, Shift Robotics and more will discuss the evolution of robotics and their increasingly important role in manufacturing, warehouse automation, order fulfillment, supply chain management and new industry applications. The Forum will include a mix of executive and tech roundtable sessions and introductions of new robotics.
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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! CMU's celebration is a collaboration with Pitt's Global Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by the Big Idea Center. For questions, contact Matt Katsaros.
Event details:
Monday, Nov 13, 5:00-6:30pm, Virtual
Starting at a Startup
Come hear from a panel of undergraduates, graduate students and young professionals about their experiences with being an intern and working at a startup.
Register
Tuesday, Nov 14, 4:00-7:00pm, Cohen University Center, Rangos
SPARK Job Fair
Interested in working at a startup or emerging company? Come check out these groups that are hiring!
Wednesday, Nov 15, 5:00-6:30pm, Project Olympus (4620 Henry St.)
Design Challenge & Networking
Project Olympus, the CMU Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC) and Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Association (UEA) present a chance to network with other entrepreneurs and participate in a short design challenge where students take their real business ideas and work with others to solve issues they are facing.
Thursday, Nov 15 - 6:00-7:30pm, Duquesne University
PDMA Pitch Competition
Students representing Pitt, CMU, Robert Morris, Chatham and Duquesne will go head-to-head in this year’s PDMA Pitch Competition. Witness the entrepreneurial talent growing within each of these Pittsburgh universities as students showcase their big ideas to a panel of judges.
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| Apply for the 2024 CSL Project Course by
November 3, 2024 (deadline extended)
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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 11/2
REGISTER
Start Smart Law: How to Form Your Startup Company Part 2 Workshop
(David Lehman, K&L Gates, Stephanie Dangel, University of Pitt School of Law)
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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
5000 Forbes Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
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