More reasons why we're proud of the startups coming out of CMU! Today's Weekly Bulletin features Damola Idowu & his son Wole, Toyz Electronics, Tepper alumnus Todd Medema & the co-founders of ShopKirana. Read about them here! lnkd.in/eUSNxJB9 Carnegie Mellon University Tepper CMU

Don't miss our next Family Business Initiative talk tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET w/ host Meredith Meyer Grelli! Greg Merrill & Andrew Shantz of UBS discuss how using the Entrepreneurial Operating System propelled their own wealth management business. Register! rb.gy/091zuc

Great hosting Black Tech Nation again for their 2024 Speaker Series event with keynote speaker LaKeisha Landrum Pierre on March 27! #WomensHistoryMonth2024

CMU alumni, staff & faculty! CMU Silicon Valley is hosting an in-person Alumni Student Mixer on 4/11; 4:30-6:30 PM PST! RSVP to connect w/ students & alumni as they transition from grad student to summer internship or FT job opportunities. Find out more & rsvp! rb.gy/z12ym2

Applications are pouring in for the undergraduate Innovation Scholars program! If you're a CMU sophomore interested and passionate about entrepreneurship, don't forget to apply by April 5! pralent.com/c/swartz-cente…

The 2024 McGinnis Venture Competition winners have been announced! Congratulations to all of the participants of this year's event. Find out more about the graduate and undergraduate track winners and prizes here! rb.gy/ygo0jw #2024McGinnisCompetition

Record full house at this year's McGinnis Competition! The graduate team pitches are up. #2024McGinnisCompetition

The #2024McGinnisCompetition is underway! The undergraduate teams have begun to pitch and the judges are in place ready to challenge the teams with questions. $60K investment is on the line! #jerrymcginmis

We're looking forward to the final team pitches, while honoring the legacy of Jerry at the McGinnis Competition starting at 1PM EST today. Thank you Jerry for being a trailblazer, mentor, friend & supporter of our student entrepreneurs and the community. #2024McGinnisCompetition

Join us on Friday, March 22 for an exciting and informative talk with Dr. Christina Chang, partner at Lowercarbon Capital, 'Lab to Climate Venture: Solving Problems That Matter'! Save your spot and register here! bit.ly/3wH2KLP *LUNCH PROVIDED!

In just one week! We're excited for the McGinnis Venture Competition final round celebration on Tuesday, March 19! See the final teams make their final pitches and celebrate the winners at the networking reception. Register here shorturl.at/mnCEL

Are you a CMU alumni working on a startup? Apply to receive funding from CMU VentureBridge - San Francisco, New York, Pittsburgh. Final Deadline: March 29, 2024! Apply here shorturl.at/coCES #VentureBridge

Join the CMU Swartz Center on Wed, March 13! Helen Hanna Casey will lead our next UBS Family Business Leadership Series event. Find out more and register to save your spot! t.ly/Pat0B

Round 2 of the 2024 McGinnis Venture Competition is over, and the final teams have been notified! Help cheer them on to victory. Attend the final round celebration on Tuesday, March 19! Find out more about the final teams & register for the event here! shorturl.at/mnCEL

Congratulations to Carnegie Mellon students Logan Nye, MD, founder of Galen Health, and Deniz Birlikci, founder of ObviousAI, on becoming semifinalists! #SwartzFellows #InnovationScholars

Congrats to the Abridge team!

Congrats to 2022 #SwartzFellows , Saisri Akondi, (CMU MIIPS) & Zilin Zhang, (CMU MRSD), co-founders of D.Sole, who have been invited to pitch at the Rice Business Plan Competition Rice Business! D.Sole is a smart insole for diabetic foot complications prevention & care. #cmustartups

Join us for an in-person talk with Kahini Shah, Principal and Vishal Vasishth, Managing Director, from Obvious Ventures Obvious Ventures on Tuesday, Feb 27! Kahini and Vishal will discuss Early-Stage AI: Fundraising & Trends. Register using the QR code and link below.

Don't miss this week's CONNECTS talks featuring Alfredo Deza, Microsoft, Matt Spettel & John LaGue, CoPilot, & Elijah Wiegmann, SprucePup! Starting with Alredo Deza on 2/20 who will discuss 'Revolutionizing Your Coding Workflow'. Find out more & register! t.ly/M-nGK

Congrats to our CMU team winning 1st place at the VCIC undergrad Mid-Atlantic Reg Finals! Innovation Scholar Pratyay Didwania (far left) & members of Scottie Ventures, CMU's undergrad VC club, go to VCIC Global Finals at UNC-Chapel Hill in April! Carnegie Mellon University Tepper CMU