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SPARK 2025 CMU's Annual Largest Student Startup Job Fair

Join us for CMU SPARK 2025!

A high-energy evening where startups founded by CMU alumni deliver rapid-fire lightning tech talks about what they’re building and the roles they’re hiring for. The evening kicks off with a special keynote, flows into tech talks, and wraps up with a networking mixer.

​From robotics and AI infrastructure to intelligent agents, productivity tools, cleantech innovations, and breakthrough medical devices, these startups are taking on some of today’s boldest challenges. They’re hiring hardware engineers, software engineers, designers, storytellers, and business minds.

​With 500+ students expected, CMU SPARK is the university’s largest startup job fair, bringing the entire CMU community together for one powerful evening of insights, access, and opportunities.

​Build the future with CMU startups.

​Come spark what’s next.


Agenda

Venue: McConomy Auditorium, CUC

​5:00 PM: Event Check-in

​​5:30 - 6:00 PM: Keynote Speaker

​​6:00 - 7:00 PM: Startup Hiring Tech Talks

​​Venue: Connan Room, Wean Commons, Kirr Commons, CUC

​​7:00 - 9:00 PM: Networking Mixer & Startup Tabling

Troy Demmer

Keynote Speaker - Troy Demmer

We’re thrilled to welcome Troy Demmer — Co-Founder and President, Gecko Robotics, Inc. — as the Keynote speaker for our Carnegie Mellon University SPARK 2025 CMU's Annual Largest Student Startup Job Fair.