CMU T&E - Updates for July 2025
New Website & Jobs Board, Celebrating Dave Mawhinney, Manus AI Event, Pittsburgh Mixer, and Founder Spotlights!
Hey Tartans,
Hope you're staying cool — just saw on Twitter that OpenAI’s new internal model got an IMO gold so I’m preparing for a hot AI summer ☀️
🍻 T&E Pittsburgh | Summer Mixer with CMU T&E x GEC
📅 Friday, July 25
🕠 5:30 – 7:00 PM EDT
📍 East End Brewing Company, 147 Julius St, Pittsburgh, PA
Connect and unwind at a casual mixer organized in partnership with the Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC). Join fellow CMU students, alumni, founders, and investors in Pittsburgh for an evening of great conversations and new connections.
Contact Steven Guo (stevenguo@cmu.edu) or Jennifer Evans (jennifee@andrew.cmu.edu) with any questions.
🌉 T&E Bay Area | PMs & Founders: Exploring Manus in Research & Productivity
📅 Sunday, July 27
🕑 2:00 – 8:00 PM PDT
📍 Digital Garage US, Inc., 717 Market St #100, San Francisco, CA
Join Manus Fellows Kevin Fang and Ellen Liu alongside EntreConnect, Product@CMU, Qlay, and Digital Garage for an immersive afternoon exploring Manus AI—turning your ideas into action through autonomous task execution.
Teams will work hands-on with Manus AI, followed by presentations judged by industry experts, with exciting prizes and networking to cap off the event.
Perfect for PMs, founders, and innovators!
🔑 Pittsburgh Unlocked: Community + Pitch + Happy Hour
📅 Friday, August 8
🕒 3:00 – 7:00 PM EDT
📍 CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad
Don't miss this dynamic event featuring panel discussions, a startup pitch competition with a Dell laptop prize, and ample networking opportunities. Applications for founders to pitch close on July 25—secure your spot now!
🔦 Founder Spotlight: VentureBridge '25
Get inspired by the latest VentureBridge cohort founders making waves in the Founder Spotlight Series:
Check out their stories and keep an eye out for more features, done by our very own Steven Guo!
🖥️ Our New Website and Jobs Board Are Live!
We’ve officially launched our revamped CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship website! Featuring an upgraded Jobs Board where you can post or discover exciting new roles across the CMU startup and entrepreneurship community.
Featured Roles:
Gray Swan AI | Software Engineer (Full-stack) – Pittsburgh, PA
Trainwell | Senior Software Engineer (iOS/watchOS) – Remote
Apply: Link | Contact: Matt Spettel
Replo | Software Engineer (Full-Stack) – Bay Area (Apply)
Apply: Link | Contact: Kevin Fang
🙌 Thank You, Dave Mawhinney!
Dave Mawhinney, Founding Executive Director of the CMU Swartz Center, returned to faculty on June 30th after nearly a decade of visionary leadership.
From our Sachi Shah:
CMU's Entrepreneurship ecosystem simply wouldn’t be what it is today without the relentless vision and leadership Dave Mawhinney. He believed in building real things, pushing students to think bigger, and opened doors far beyond the classroom. I can confidently say he changed the trajectory of almost everyone who's worked with him, for the better.
There’s truly no one like him, and his absence will be deeply felt. Thank you, Dave, for everything you’ve built, stood for, and fought for. You’ve left a lasting legacy. Now we just have to finish what you started 💥 (Steven Guo, Kevin Fang, Miranda Nover)
Thank you for everything, Dave. "May the Swartz be with you!" 👊
👩🚀 EchoHer Events for Women & Non-Binary Founders
EchoHer is part of the CMU Project Olympus Incubator Program.
🚀 Startup Ecosystem Series (Part 2): Lessons From the Inside
📅 Sunday, July 20 | 🕔 5:00 – 6:30 PM PDT |📍 Virtual (Zoom)
Hear directly from women founders who’ve completed top programs like YC, Techstars, and SkyDeck. They'll share surprises, lessons learned, and how they made their program choices.
🎟️ If you attended part 1, tickets apply for both sessions. Recordings available for registered attendees.
Interested in becoming a contributing member? Join here to access this and future workshops free.
🎤 EchoHer Pitch — Applications Now Open!
📅 Friday, August 8 | 🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT | 📍 Virtual (Zoom)
Join EchoHer Pitch, featuring five innovative women-led startups delivering rapid-fire pitches and receiving live feedback from guest investor Flora Li (Alpha Square Group). Audience participation encouraged!
🎯 5 startups · 3-minute pitch + 3-minute feedback each.
💬 Audience Q&A and networking opportunities.
See you soon,
—The CMU T&E Team