Startup accelerator at Carnegie Mellon University
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
^ "Press Release: Succession of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Carnegie Mellon University" . www.cmu.edu .
^ 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 .
^ Doughty, Nate (June 16, 2022). "Carnegie Mellon University names 12 startups to its prestigious VentureBridge summer cohort" . The Business Journals . Retrieved January 2, 2023 .
^ Lindstrom, Natasha (October 25, 2016). "Shrewd venture capitalist makes $31M bet on Carnegie Mellon" . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 2, 2023 .
^ "Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Open for Business - News - Carnegie Mellon University" . www.cmu.edu . October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2023 .
^ Spencer, Malia (July 27, 2012). "Dave Mawhinney settles into new role as CMU entrepreneurship director" . Pittsburgh Business Times . Retrieved January 2, 2023 .
^ Heater, Brian (June 28, 2021). "How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh" . TechCrunch . Retrieved January 2, 2023 .
^ Barnes, Johnathan (October 17, 2022). "Mach9 Robotics Aiming at Infrastructure" . Geo Week News . Retrieved January 2, 2023 .