Type of Program (incubator/accelerator): Fellowship
Sector or Industry Focus: Tech/Tech Enabled
Managing Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
Key Leadership: Aleksandar Petkov
Program Length: 12 Weeks
Investment (if any): $25,000
Cost (if any): N/A
Key Benefits for Participants (investment, etc?):
The VentureBridge program is an initiative of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship exclusively focused on helping Carnegie Mellon alumni founders succeed in their entrepreneurial ventures. The program provides seed funding, office space, access to a large network of mentors and innovators, and help with startup growth and future larger scale fundraising rounds.
Benefits
12 Week Summer Programming
$25,000 Investment by Carnegie Mellon
Introductions to angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators. customers, suppliers, and CMU-affiliated companies
Matching with specific mentors
Incubation space in San Francisco, New York, and/or Pittsburgh.
Invitations to attend different workshops and events located in the heart of Silicon Valley, New York, and Pittsburgh.
Cloud Credits through AWS or GCP.
HubSpot for Startups Partner benefits (All-in-one CRM, Sales, Marketing, and Services plans)
Additional Benefits from Retool, Vouch, Rippling, and Brex.
Introductions and opportunities to work with Swartz Center patrons