CMU Fact Book, 2017-2018
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Carnegie Mellon’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
A system of programs and activities that offers a unique path of entrepreneurship education, engagement, collaboration and opportunity — for a truly transformative learning experience. Established thanks to a gift by alumnus and entrepreneur James R. Swartz, and upon CMU's history in entrepreneurship excellence.
Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Part of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, is the gateway to entrepreneurship academia across campus. Programs offered: undergraduate courses, graduate courses, graduate degrees, and innovation & entrepreneurship minor.
Outside Resources
University Partners: University of Pittsburgh (via the Institute for Entrepreneurial excellence, and Innovation Practice Institute School of Law),
Duquesne University (via Small Business Development Center), and Chatham University (via Center for Women's Entrepreneurship).
Incubator and Accelerator Workspaces: innovation works, Iphalab, Ascender, Idea Foundry, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Mill 19
Venture Capital and Angle Groups: 99 Tartan, Accel, Adam Capital Management Venture Capital, PNC Riverarch Capital,...
Local Non-Profit Entrepreneurship Groups: Pittsburgh Entrepreneurs’ Forum, Pittsburgh Technology Council, and TE Pittsburgh
One local startup a language learning app, Duolingo, was founded by a CMU professor, and heavily funded by the private sector was recently valued at over $1b, making it a “unicorn.” A unicorn is a startup company valued at over $1b.