Pittsburgh City Spotlight
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CMU’s president discusses how Pittsburgh is building — and retaining — high-tech startups
For a brief moment, earlier this week, it seemed as though Pittsburgh might be the center of the tech universe. Just as Carnegie Mellon alum Duolingo was announcing its IPO. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey were in town, as Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to the City of Bridges to talk infrastructure.…
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How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh
The math is simple: Great research universities beget great startups. Pittsburgh certainly has little want for the former, with two world-class research schools — Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh – located in the city. The latter historically presented a challenge for Pittsburgh, as local startups often left for the greener (in the…
VCs discuss the opportunities — and challenges — in Pittsburgh’s startup ecosystem
“What we need is more capital — angel funds, venture funds so that entrepreneurs have a variety of funding sources to go to locally.”
We’re about a week away from TechCrunch Spotlight: Pittsburgh, and one of the uniquely-TechCrunch things we do at events is a pitch-off. Be it the big Disrupt Battlefield, or the…
Karin Tsai, director of engineering at Duolingo, will be speaking at TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh on June 29
TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh is getting closer, with impressive featured speakers including Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian and Mayor Bill Peduto. However, we’ve saved the best for last: Our…
Mayor Bill Peduto will be speaking at TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh on June 29
Last week we announced that Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian will be speaking at our upcoming City Spotlight: Pittsburgh event. Today, we’re excited to announce another big guest: Mayor…
We’re getting closer to putting our spotlight on Pittsburgh, and there’s quite a bit going on behind the scenes. We’ve been spending a ton of time chatting with folks who are…
Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian is speaking at TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh
TechCrunch is thrilled to announce Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian is speaking at our Pittsburgh event on June 29. You can register here. It’s free to participate and hear…
