Startup Positions and Opportunities

GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STARTUPS DURING COVID-19

Differential Ventures, a seed-stage fund out of New York, is announcing a grant program to support early-stage start-ups in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning who are able to use their technology to aid in the global search for a resolution to COVID-19. Companies will be awarded grants in the amount of $10,000-$25,000 to support activities that apply or adapt their existing product to help manage the social impacts of the crisis and/or to help bring this crisis to an end. Find out more and apply.

NSF SBIR/STTR PHASE I AND COVID-19 INNOVATIONS

NSF is now accepting project pitches from small businesses to develop new technologies, products, processes, and services with the potential to impact the nation’s and world’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Find out more and see the NSF request letter.

TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TEAM SEEKS APPLICATION DEVELOPERS

Street Sense is simplifying the street parking experience by providing users with real-time information about the availability of parking spots near their destination. Using a combination of street sensors and an app, Street Sense automatically navigates you to the best spot near your destination.

An ambitious team of Tepper Students is excited to take Street Sense to the next level and are looking for application developers (iOS or Android) to help make the idea a reality. Please contact clegge@tepper.cmu.edu for more information.

Coronavirus: Seeking Android/iOS Developers

In this time of crisis, join a team urgently developing a mobile app to help turn the tide against the virus! Seeking Android/iOS developers for a week-long project that could potentially grow into a long-term opportunity. Through his social enterprise Expii, Carnegie Mellon Math professor Po-Shen Loh (also known for discovering a new way to solve quadratic equations, and for coaching the USA Math Olympiad team to 4 first-place victories) is implementing a novel app which uses math itself to save lives during this epidemic. The team has connections to major players who are leading national/international efforts to address the crisis, and has already attracted top-quality design and engineering talent. The team still seeks two dedicated native app developers.

Interested in learning more? Contact careers@poshenloh.com.
Note: the app itself is unrelated to online education (the main work of Expii), but is financially supported by Expii because the current economic climate has increased demand for online education products.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

One America Works is on a mission to connect the US through work and investment. We've recently been featured on several national publications like the WSJ, BI & Axios who agree with our story. We are looking for a new Director of Development based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Email nathan@oneamericaworks.org to learn more.

Web Design & Marketing Internship Opportunities for CMU Startup

CheerNotes, founded by CMU Tepper School of Business MBA Asha Banks, is rethinking the retail experience and exploring what gifting will look like in the future. The company is seeking individuals who are passionate about diversity, facilitating human connection and/or the amplification of Indie artists. The goal at CheerNotes is to complete the next iteration of its ecommerce platform and to establish brand presence. Learn more about the internship positions.

Don’t see a role that matches your skillset? Send a resume and cover letter detailing your interest in CheerNotes and how you would like to contribute to hello@cheernotes.com. All interviews and decisions will be done on a rolling basis.

SEEKING DARK WEB SOLUTION CONSULTANT

Hikari Labs is a CMU spin-out that has produced the first comprehensive estimation of Dark Web marketplace sizes, category breakdowns and top vendor lists. We are seeking an individual with a strong technical background to work alongside our commercial lead and:

serve as Principal Investigator for our recent SBIR grant award,
train and support beta users (law enforcement analysts) on our software, and
develop product features and roadmap.

This early-phase start-up role presents a high-growth career opportunity right here in Pittsburgh, with flexible work hours. If interested, please reach out to wpscott@hikari.io.

CMU SPINOFF ESTAT ACTUATION SEEKS MECHANICAL AND ROBOTICS ENGINEERS

ESTAT Actuation, maker of ultra light-weight, low-power clutches and actuators, is hiring mechanical and robotics engineers to design, test and implement the next generation of clutches incorporating electroadhesive clutches.

Contact Stuart Diller if interested.

OPTUM STARTUP STUDIO OFFERS FUNDING AND SPACE FOR CMU STARTUPS

The CMU Swartz Center and CMU's Corporate Startup Lab have partnered with the newly launched Optum Startup Studio . Optum is seeking early-stage startups focused in the healthcare Industry with innovative and transformative product offerings in Care Delivery, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telemedicine and Population Management. Optum will invest $50K and provide office space next to Carnegie Mellon University's campus, industry resources and expertise for the startups selected.

If you have a startup in the above categories apply today!

JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH PITTSBURGH STARTUPS

Interested in working for a startup? Apply for job or internship opportunities from startups that are working with Pittsburgh's Innovation Works, AlphaLab or AlphaLab Gear.