Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship explained
| Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship |
| Former Name: | Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship[1] |
| Type: | Private |
| City: | Pittsburgh |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Country: | United States |
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Press Release: Succession of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Carnegie Mellon University . www.cmu.edu . en.
- Web site: Why life sciences and big exits got the spotlight at CMU's 25th Project Olympus Show & Tell. Burkholder. Sophie. April 11, 2022. Technical.ly. January 2, 2023.
- Web site: Carnegie Mellon University names 12 startups to its prestigious VentureBridge summer cohort. Doughty. Nate. June 16, 2022. The Business Journals. January 2, 2023.
- Web site: Shrewd venture capitalist makes $31M bet on Carnegie Mellon. Lindstrom. Natasha. October 25, 2016. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. January 2, 2023.
- Web site: 27 October 2016 . Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship Open for Business - News - Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-09-24 . www.cmu.edu . en.
- Web site: Dave Mawhinney settles into new role as CMU entrepreneurship director. Spencer. Malia. July 27, 2012. Pittsburgh Business Times. January 2, 2023.
- Web site: How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh. Heater. Brian. June 28, 2021. TechCrunch. January 2, 2023.
- Web site: Mach9 Robotics Aiming at Infrastructure. Barnes. Johnathan. October 17, 2022. Geo Week News. January 2, 2023.
