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Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Former name
Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship [1]
Type Private
Location, ,
United States
Website Official website

The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is a startup incubator at Carnegie Mellon University. [2] [3]

History

The Swartz Center is named after Jim Swartz, a venture capitalist who graduated from the university and in 2015 donated $31 million towards the creation of the centre. [4] The centre opened on October 25, 2016. [5]

Dave Mawhinney became the executive director of the center which was a continuation of his role at the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship. [6] Companies associated with the center include Duolingo and Mach9 Robotics. [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "Press Release: Succession of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu.
  2. ^ Burkholder, Sophie (April 11, 2022). "Why life sciences and big exits got the spotlight at CMU's 25th Project Olympus Show & Tell". Technical.ly. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Doughty, Nate (June 16, 2022). "Carnegie Mellon University names 12 startups to its prestigious VentureBridge summer cohort". The Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Lindstrom, Natasha (October 25, 2016). "Shrewd venture capitalist makes $31M bet on Carnegie Mellon". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Open for Business - News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Spencer, Malia (July 27, 2012). "Dave Mawhinney settles into new role as CMU entrepreneurship director". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Heater, Brian (June 28, 2021). "How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Barnes, Johnathan (October 17, 2022). "Mach9 Robotics Aiming at Infrastructure". Geo Week News. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Former name
Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship [1]
Type Private
Location, ,
United States
Website Official website

The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is a startup incubator at Carnegie Mellon University. [2] [3]

History

The Swartz Center is named after Jim Swartz, a venture capitalist who graduated from the university and in 2015 donated $31 million towards the creation of the centre. [4] The centre opened on October 25, 2016. [5]

Dave Mawhinney became the executive director of the center which was a continuation of his role at the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship. [6] Companies associated with the center include Duolingo and Mach9 Robotics. [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "Press Release: Succession of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu.
  2. ^ Burkholder, Sophie (April 11, 2022). "Why life sciences and big exits got the spotlight at CMU's 25th Project Olympus Show & Tell". Technical.ly. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Doughty, Nate (June 16, 2022). "Carnegie Mellon University names 12 startups to its prestigious VentureBridge summer cohort". The Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Lindstrom, Natasha (October 25, 2016). "Shrewd venture capitalist makes $31M bet on Carnegie Mellon". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Open for Business - News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Spencer, Malia (July 27, 2012). "Dave Mawhinney settles into new role as CMU entrepreneurship director". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Heater, Brian (June 28, 2021). "How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Barnes, Johnathan (October 17, 2022). "Mach9 Robotics Aiming at Infrastructure". Geo Week News. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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