Former name | Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship[1] |
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Type | Private |
Location |
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United States
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Website | Official website |
The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship is a startup incubatoratCarnegie Mellon University.[2][3]
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.[4] The centre opened on October 25, 2016.[5]
Dave Mawhinney became the executive director of the center which was a continuation of his role at the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship.[6] Companies associated with the center include Duolingo and Mach9 Robotics.[7][8]