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Major Upcoming Events & Opportunities for the Swartz Center & CMU T&E
Open Coffee - AI Edition
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
8:00-9:30 AM ET
Tepper School of Business 4765 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (PNC Foundation Room, 2nd Floor)
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Join Open Coffee - AI Edition and meet leading founders, researchers, and teams building with AI, and more than 30 investors from across the country in town for CMU AI Venture Studio Investor Day.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
Tepper School of Business, 4765 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (PNC Foundation Room, 2nd Floor)
Come see twenty four companies pitch and network with 25+ investors at the AI Venture Studio Demo Day, held after Open Coffee: AI Edition!
Drop in investor slots available if raising $ available.
CMU T&E x DraperU Dinner in Pittsburgh
Friday, May 2, 2025
5:30-7:00 PM EST
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Calling fellow Pittsburghers who are aspiring entrepreneurs, engineers and folks interested in venture capital! DraperU, in partnership with CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship, is hosting an intimate dinner and mixer to provide an opportunity to share more details about DraperU's upcoming summer residential fellowship programs for engineers, deeptech founders and those interested in a career in venture capital.
Multimodal AI, Vector DB and Agentic AI (San Francisco)
May 13, 2025
6:00 PM PDT
Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission St, San Francisco
Space is limited. Register now!
Moon x CMU Founders Meetup & Pitch Event (Palo Alto)
May 15, 2025
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Moon Creative Lab, Inc., 660 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
Join a networking and pitch event with members of the CMU network. Hear from students, alumni and other founders within CMU as they pitch their innovative business ideas to an audience including VCs, investors, leaders and peers.
Hosted by Moon and CMU VentureBridge and Alumni Association San Francisco Bay Area Network, this event is an exclusive opportunity to learn about up-and-coming businesses and meet founders and other innovators from CMU San Francisco Bay Area Network.
Space is limited. Register now!
2025 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Kick-off
Thursday, May 29, 2025
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. EST
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C., 625 Liberty Avenue - 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Step into summer with Dentons! Join us for an unforgettable evening of camaraderie, connection and celebration amidst the vibrant pulse of Pittsburgh's innovation and entrepreneurship scene.
Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and engaging conversations as we gather to reconnect with old friends, forge new alliances and immerse ourselves in the dynamic spirit of innovation.
Monday, June 2, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
New York, New York - Register to See Address
Join us on June 2nd during NY Tech Week for the CMU VentureBridge 2025 Demo Day to watch pitch presentations from the current cohort and select VentureBridge alumni in the portfolio, followed by a reception.
This event is open to investors and VIPs only.
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 and cc Sean Mawhinney.
Thank you to our Swartz Center Patrons
