The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University is a system of programs and activities that offers a unique path of entrepreneurship education, engagement, collaboration and opportunity—for a truly transformative learning experience. Thanks to a gift by alumnus and entrepreneur James R. Swartz, the Swartz Center builds upon CMU's history in entrepreneurship excellence.
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Congratulations Sankalp Arora Geetesh Dubey Daniel Maturana Gather AI! 🔥
We’re thrilled to be recognized as a winner of the 2024 Top Tech Startup Awards by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive for the impact Gather AI is making to address supply chain challenges with computer vision and data insights. Our most recent innovation is a world first: unlocking the power of computer vision in cold and freezer environments: https://lnkd.in/gQqxQi_M #SupplyChain #AI #Logistics
📢 Don't miss the CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship holiday mixers in Pittsburgh this evening and in NYC on 12/19! 🎉🎄 RSVP for Pittsburgh - https://lu.ma/w11v4jjs RSVP for NYC - https://lu.ma/jmmely4v
We're super excited about today's Weekly Bulletin, featuring some awesome news for Jim Swartz, Accel! He is truly an inspiration to all of us. Take a look at today's edition to read all about this and more great CMU startup news here! https://lnkd.in/e2ssETiw #Jolt #JimSwartz #cmualumni #cmufounders
Thank you Meredith Meyer Grelli! We are thrilled to include this awesome opportunity with CMU alumni Bart and Barb O'Brien as part of the January Entrepreneurship Trek! #SVTrek2025
Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurship Initiatives, School of Computer Science; Director of Project Olympus; Faculty, Tepper School, Carnegie Mellon University; EIR at Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship; OVPR Fellow
We're taking the Family Business Leadership Speakers Series on the Road! Join us in San Francisco on January 8 for wine and entrepreneurial lessons learned courtesy of alum Bart and Barb O'Brien. https://lnkd.in/eGkzYw5s Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Family Business Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University Janice French Laken Eddy Jonathan Stern Steve Schultz Dave Mawhinney Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou A huge thank you to George Tong James Minor Helen Hanna Casey Swank Construction Company Howard Hanna Real Estate Services for your support, which makes the Family Business Initiative possible!
Thank you Matt Spettel trainwell for sharing your journey with the 2024-26 and past Swartz Fellows and Innovation Scholars yesterday! You truly inspired us discussing everything from snagging a rockstar mentor while an Innovation Scholar, fundraising stories, selecting the right team, customer discovery, passion, working on your startup while on campus, and building a lasting partnership with your longtime friend Gabe Madonna! ✨️ We held our last Proseminar in Entrepreneurial Leadership session for the semester, along with a special lunch, and your talk was a perfect way to wrap up the year! 👊 #InnovationScholar #trainwell #cmufounder #cmualumni
In today's Weekly Bulletin, we're celebrating lots of CMU startup wins, including Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering alum and James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow Kwaku Jyamfi Farm to Flame Energy Inc.! Kwaku won $50K at Pharrell's Black Ambition Demo Day! Congrats Kwaku on all of your successes! 🤜🤛🎉 Read about this and more news in today's edition https://lnkd.in/eK-2vzb6 #cmufounders #cmustartups #farmtoflameenergy #SwartzFellow
Thank you Glen Wise for taking the time to share your journey as a CMU Innovation Scholar alum to co-founding Cinder with our James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellows and Innovation Scholars today! 👊✨👏 Invaluable advice shared: -Talk often about company values with your team; make sure there's alignment. -Equity conversations are an art. -When figuring out your startup, bring passion and figure out where you want to spend your time. -Really understand the problem you're solving. -Your network matters! #InnovationScholars #SwartzFellows #cmualumnifounders #SwartzCenter
In today's Weekly Bulletin, we're reminding all CMU students interested in registering for the 2025 McGinnis Venture Competition to do so by the Jan 14, Round 1 deadline. 📢 If you would like a coach to assist you, you MUST REGISTER by December 3. We've got some teams registered, so get your team together and apply now! ✨ Find out more about how to apply and see the latest startup news in today's bulletin here! https://lnkd.in/eSdD62YP
Congratulations to alumni Innovation Commercialization Fellow Renuka Hyderkhan, Ph.D.!
Huge congratulations are in order for past Innovation Commercialization Fellow Renuka Hyderkhan, Ph.D. and her team at SeaLion Energy on being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to be one of the projects funded for this initiative! SeaLion Energy, a spin-off from the CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, has been selected by ARPA-E's ARPA-E CIRCULAR program to drive innovation in EV battery technology! The project seeks to extend the lives of EV batteries, reduce waste, and make electric vehicles more accessible. https://lnkd.in/eGfDH_yU
Hey folks! Join us for the Social Enterprise Prize & HULT Prize Info Session at the Swartz Center on Thursday, November 21 at 12:30PM EST! Learn about the Social Enterprise Prize and the HULT Prize at this "in-person" session. Register here! https://lu.ma/6luncz0u