Moon x CMU Founders Meetup & Pitch Event
Please join us for a networking and pitch event with members of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) network. Hear from students, alumni, and other founders within CMU as they pitch their innovative business ideas to an audience including VCs, investors, leaders, and peers.
Hosted by Moon and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) VentureBridge and Alumni Association San Francisco Bay Area Network, this event is an exclusive opportunity to learn about up-and-coming businesses and meet founders and other innovators from CMU San Francisco Bay Area Network.
Space is limited, so register now!
Interested in pitching your startup?
If you are a founder in the CMU network (alumni, student, staff, or faculty) and would like to pitch your startup, please submit an application here. Applications must be submitted by 6:00 p.m. PT on May 1. Invitations to present will be sent via email by the end of business day (PT) on May 9.
Startups from all sectors are welcome, with special consideration given to those in AI, Healthcare, Sustainability, Family Wealth & Wellbeing, or Re-/up-skilling.
*Please register for the event on Luma in addition to submitting the pitch application.
Host organizations
Moon Creative Lab is a human-centered venture studio that powers the creation of new businesses. We help individuals, startups, and corporations unleash their creativity and transform bold ideas into new ventures that address real human needs and will have an exponential impact on the world. We do this by bringing together the best talent in design, engineering, product and more to create new ventures from zero to launch.
CMU VentureBridge (VB), an initiative of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, is a pre-seed fund and accelerator backing some of the world’s most promising early-stage startups. With a rapidly growing portfolio valued at over half a billion dollars, each year CMU VB invests in select startups (SAFE) and supports countless others across the globe through resources like cloud credits, legal support, and banking partnerships.
CMU Alumni Association San Francisco Bay Area Network, one of CMU's largest regional networks, boasts a collection of over 10,500 alumni, parents, and friends. Tartans from Santa Clara, San Francisco, Alameda, and San Mateo counties are represented at entrepreneurship events, the Alumni Insights Series, the annual Sharks vs. Penguins NHL game, and happy hours throughout the region. We welcome all alumni and parents to all events!
Partner organization
EchoHer is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women and non-binary founders and funders by increasing their representation and success in entrepreneurship. We foster a supportive ecosystem to drive meaningful change and create impactful opportunities through monthly events, co-working opportunities, curated networking sessions, pitch nights, and insightful panel discussions.