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Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
Startup accelerator at Carnegie Mellon University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is a startup incubator at Carnegie Mellon University.[2][3]
The center currently operates flagship programs such as VentureBridge and Project Olympus, which provide acceleration, mentorship, and resources to Carnegie Mellon students and alumni building startups.[4]
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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.[5] The centre opened on October 25, 2016.[6]
Dave Mawhinney became the executive director of the center which was a continuation of his role at the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship.[7] Companies associated with the center include Duolingo and Mach9 Robotics.[8][9]
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