Tartan Entrepreneurs Fund
Funds Pittsburgh-based CMU alumni and faculty founders building high-growth startups with $100,000 in non-dilutive grant funding over two years.
The Tartan Entrepreneurs Fund is a grant program administered by the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University. It operates as a standalone fund — not under a federal or state scheme — and is one of several CMU Swartz Center funding instruments for CMU-affiliated founders. The fund provides $100,000 in funding disbursed over two years, along with mentorship, guidance, an…
Sector-agnostic; any high-growth startup with unicorn potential founded by CMU alumni or faculty based in Pittsburgh.
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