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| VentureBridge Demo Day
Continues in Silicon Valley on October 3!
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| Join us for the last of the VentureBridge Demo Day 3-city Showcase in Silicon Valley on Tuesday, October 3, 2023! Come watch the VentureBridge '23 startups and select VentureBridge-alumni present their innovations and successes to date. The in-person events will be followed by a reception.
Visit the VB Demo Day page for the schedule.
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|  | ViralMoment CEO Chelsie Hall (center) at Total Retail TECH Startup Challenge
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| VentureBridge Startup ViralMoment Wins TotalRetailTech
Startup Challenge
ViralMoment, co-founded by Carnegie Mellon alumni Chelsie Hall and Sheyda Demooei, is an AI-powered, machine learning-driven, B2B SaaS social intelligence platform specializing in demystifying social video platforms like TikTok. The 2021 VentureBridge company recently won the Startup Challenge at Total Retail TECH held earlier this month.
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The Swartz Center Hosts Virtual Talk with XFund Partner
Brandon Farwell
XFund Partner Brandon Farwell spoke with the current CMU graduate James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows and the newly selected undergraduate Innovation Scholars during their Proseminar in Entrepreneurial Leadership course talk on Friday, September 22, 2023. Brandon shared how XFund selects startups to invest in and provided valuable funding advice to the students. Xfund is an early-stage venture capital firm in California built to back entrepreneurs who think laterally and experiment across disciplines.
Among the students who attended virtually were CMU Qatar students Aisya Aziz (Swartz Fellow), Maria Sultana Mina (Innovation Scholar) and Mukhammadjon Gafurov (Innovation Scholar).
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| WIB Pittsburgh P.O.W.E.R. 2023
The Power of AI in Biotech
Thursday, October 5, 2023
5:30 - 8:30 PM EST
CMU Swartz Center, 4765 Forbes Ave, Tepper Quad, 3rd Fl.
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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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| Apply to the James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial
Fellows Program by October 15!
Are you a CMU graduate student interested in being a part of a network of entrepreneurially-minded students and furthering your startup dreams? Then the James R. Swartz Fellows program may be for you. Applications are open for the 2023-25 James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows cohort.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.
NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. Due to the competitive nature of this program and the limitation of 12-14 slots available, interviews will be based on the strength of the candidate's application and CMU program diversity.
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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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|  10/3
REGISTER
Exploring Eight Types of Entrepreneurship (Laurie Barkman, M&A Advisor/CMU Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship)
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Pitching Innovation to the C-Suite (Melissa Murphy, CMU Tepper School)
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REGISTER
Agile Product Development, Sean Ammirati, Birchmere Ventures
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10/5 (5:00 PM EST)
START SMART LAW: How To Handle Your (and Others') Intellectual Property
REGISTER
(David Lehman, George Dickos and Lauren Murray, K&L Gates, and Reed McManigle, CMU CTTEC)
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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's goal to build trust in society and solve important problems—is at the core of our services. 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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