Welcome to a multiday celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier tech from Sept. 14-18, 2026 at CMU. Brought to you by the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and cross-campus partners.
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Events
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Build18 Hackathon Kickoff
By Adam Kablawi
Singleton Room - Roberts Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
For Students
HackCMU 2026: Midnight Express
By ACM@CMU
Simmons Auditorium
For Students
Startup & Entrepreneurship Visa Pathways
By Zivya Sutton & Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Squirrel Hill North
For Founders
For Students
Waitlist
+105
Making Space: IDeATe's Approach to Risk, Failure, and Creative Collaboration
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Robin Mitchell & Jillian Conrad
Squirrel Hill North
Deep Tech Venture Ready Alumni VC Mixer
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship & Nhi Le
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
For Investors
For PhDs/PostDocs
For Researchers/Faculty
Speed Dating with VC's
By ScottyLabs & Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
For Founders
For Investors
Breakfast with Hyde Park Venture Partners
By Caroline McManus, Allison Lechnir, Carlos Covarrubias, Sarah Longo & 3 others
The Porch
Waitlist
CMU Lab to Market
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Simmons Auditorium
Featured Event
For Investors
For PhDs/PostDocs
For Researchers/Faculty
+337
Samsung Next Office Hours
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Helen Lin, Miguel Cruz & Diane Choi
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
For Founders
Office Hours
Uncanny Valley Fest Pittsburgh: AI Filmmaking Hackathon
By Koyal AI & Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
For Industry Partners
For Students
+7
The First Steps Toward Commercialization: IP and Funding
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship & Pitt's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Mellon Institute
For Industry Partners
For Investors
For PhDs/PostDocs
For Researchers/Faculty
Researcher to Founder: Building from -1 to 0
By South Park Commons, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship & Dylan Itzikowitz
Squirrel Hill North
For Founders
For Investors
For PhDs/PostDocs
For Researchers/Faculty
For Students
Office Hours with Montauk Capital
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship & Elisabeth Iszauk
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
For Founders
For Students
Office Hours
Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Engine Kickoff
By Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) & Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
Squirrel Hill North
For Industry Partners
For Investors
For Researchers/Faculty
+77
Uncanny Valley Fest Pittsburgh: Final Film Showcase
By Koyal AI & Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
McConomy Auditorium
For Industry Partners
For Students
+6
PearX Info Session & AMA with Harris Stolzenberg, Pear Partner & Former Founder
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship & Harris Stolzenberg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
For PhDs/PostDocs
For Researchers/Faculty
For Students
+38
Bio+Health Summit
By Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance (PLSA)
North Oakland
For Founders
For Industry Partners
For Investors
For Researchers/Faculty
Office Hours with Foothill Ventures (AI/Frontier Tech Investor)
By Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Phoebe Fan, Theresa Dai, Max Poelnitz & 1 other
