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James R. Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

Supports Carnegie Mellon students, faculty, and alumni building startups through micro-grants and incubator programming.

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Total grants2
About

The James R. Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University is a university-based entrepreneurship center created in June 2015 from a $31 million gift from CMU alumnus James R. Swartz, a founding partner of Accel. It reports to the CMU provost and supports students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are building startups, while folding in earlier CMU entrepreneurship initiatives.

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Programs & grants under this funder
Project Olympus

Supports Carnegie Mellon affiliated founders through an incubator route from idea to launch readiness.

Spark Grants

Offers micro-grants for Carnegie Mellon student founders in customer discovery and minimum viable product development.

1 grant
Spark Grants
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Tartan Entrepreneurs Fund

Funds Pittsburgh-based CMU alumni and faculty founders building high-growth startups with non-dilutive capital and mentorship.

1 grant
Tartan Entrepreneurs Fund
Closed
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Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.cmu.edu