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Major Upcoming Events & Opportunities for the Swartz Center & CMU T&E
CONNECTS
Our CONNECTS seminar series enhances the experiential education of any individual interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Tailored mainly for students to help take their ideas from conception to commercialization, the seminars run throughout the academic year. Teams looking for talent and talent looking for teams can CONNECT at these events.
February 7-9, 2025
6:00 PM | ET
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Learn how to think, work and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours. Techstars Startup Weekend is an exciting and immersive foray into the world of startups. Over an action-packed three days, you’ll meet fellow builders, mentors, investors, co-founders and sponsors to show you how to get more done faster-- and, maybe even start that Business.
We welcome anyone in the Pittsburgh region: students, passionate problem-solvers, aspiring entrepreneurs and more to join us for a fun, insightful and transformative experience to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey.
Inside the Mind of an Early-Stage VC
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
4:00 - 5:00 PM | ET
Swartz Center, Tepper Quad, 3rd Fl, 4765 Forbes Avenue, Pgh, PA 15213
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
6:00 - 7:00 PM | ET
CMU, Baker Hall, Room A60G
T&E Boston: VentureBridge Info Session & Pitch Practice
Thursday, February 13, 2025
6-8:30 PM EST
Sense, 485 Mass Ave, #3, Cambridge, MA
Discover how VentureBridge, CMU’s premier startup accelerator, supports alumni founders with seed funding, mentorship and a powerful network. This session includes an overview of the program, details about the 2025 application cycle and a pitch practice session.
Interested in pitching? Let us know to reserve a spot!
February 18, 2025
1-2:30 PM | ET
CMU Scott Hall, Bosch Spark Conference Room
Join the Scott Institute’s Entrepreneurial Student Lunch Series with James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow Ruben Quesada Alvarado, co-founder of Sabana, an AI-powered data management platform designed to streamline communication and collaboration for architects and design engineers.
This series inspires students, faculty and staff to explore clean tech and climate tech entrepreneurship opportunities. Lunch will be provided, but space is limited.
Applications Open for the VentureBridge 2025 Accelerator!
Are you a CMU alumni working on a startup? Apply to the CMU VentureBridge 2025 accelerator in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and New York for funding, 1:1 support, founder roundtables, weekly talks with VCs and introductions to mentors and advisors.
Attend an information session on March 3, 2025.

Swartz Center Patron Office Hours
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Legal Services Weekly Office Hours with Matt Kirmayer
Mondays 1:00-3:00 PM ET (10-12 PT)
To sign up for a 30 minute session with Matt, please contact Sean Mawhinney by the Thursday prior to your desired appointment. If you need to schedule an office hour outside of these regular hours, please contact Daria Stokes.