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[May 12th] CMU Builder Demo Night & Founder Mixer at Foundation Capital (ft. Powell St)
Hosted by CMU T&E and Foundation Capital, we are excited to host an evening for founders + builders. Check out what the CMU alum community is working on!
There will be mixer hours + food provided :)
Thank you to:
Foundation Capital for providing their offices as venue
CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship for organizing
A network dedicated to connecting the Carnegie Mellon community, fostering an entrepreneurial culture, and empowering alumni to build and scale impactful ventures.
VentureBridge for sponsoring food
Part of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, is CMU's flagship pre-seed accelerator fund for full-time CMU founders seeking to move to venture scale. Since 2018, the portfolio is now collectively valued at over $1 billion.
Who It’s For
Founders, engineers, designers, and operators building something new, with a focus on CMU alumni. +1s welcome!
Format
5:30–6:00 — Arrivals, snacks, quick intros
6:00–8:00 — Demos and Panels
8:00–9:00 — Social + dinner
Ground Rules
Format is lightning talks (5-8 minutes, Q&A after)
Audience is mostly other builders/founders so we advise against heavy pitching
Each talk should have a clear title/subject so people can come away having learned or discussed something interesting
Ensure you are clear about your asks for the audience
Be kind and respectful :)
Location
The Foundation Capital team is graciously hosting us at their office in Rincon Hill.