McGinnis Venture Competition & Social Enterprise Prize Final Round Celebration
Help cheer the final round teams to victory by attending our in person event.
The McGinnis Venture Competition, a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University's community of student entrepreneurs, brings together Carnegie Mellon's best and brightest student entrepreneurs to compete for over $125K in investments.
The Swartz Center Social Enterprise Prize is a track within the McGinnis Venture Competition that is designed to empower students to develop entrepreneurial solutions for social and environmental challenges.
Hear opening remarks by Mayor Corey O'Connor, County Executive Sara Innamorato and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick.
***Want a chance to win a pair of AirPods? Register & attend the Final Round Team Pitches in person where three pairs of Airpods will be raffled off at the event by Dentons. You must be present to win!***
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
2:00 p.m. Final Round Team Presentations
5:00 p.m. Award Ceremony & Networking Reception
Final Round Team Pitches
McConomy Auditorium
Carnegie Mellon University
Jared L. Cohon University Center
5000 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Award Ceremony & Networking Reception
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper Quad
, 3rd Level
4765 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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View the final round schedule and final round teams.
The McGinnis Venture Competition is made possible by a generous endowment from Gerald E. McGinnis, founder of Respironics.
Thank you to our networking reception sponsor Dentons.