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TartanXA Carnegie Mellon community dinner

CMU Founder × Investor Connect

Tartans backing Tartans.

  • Wednesday, October 28
  • 6:00 – 9:00 PM
  • San Francisco
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Jennifer Li
Jennifer LiGeneral PartnerAndreessen Horowitz
Jon Chu
Jon ChuPartnerKhosla Ventures
Aatish Nayak
Aatish NayakPartnerKleiner Perkins
Kahini Shah
Kahini ShahPartnerObvious Ventures
Matt Humphrey
Matt HumphreyManaging PartnerQuiet Capital
Michael Donohue
Michael DonohueGeneral PartnerPlaid Matrix Fund
Mar Hershenson
Mar HershensonFounding Managing PartnerPear VC
Stuti Pandey
Stuti PandeyPartnerPantera Capital
Shomik Ghosh
Shomik GhoshPartnerSierra Ventures
Ben Gorman
Ben GormanPrincipalF-Prime Capital

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Wednesday, October 28, 6 PMSan Francisco

CMU has world-class builders. Too many build alone.

Tartan founders are building hard things. Tartan investors want to back them. We're putting them in the same room.

Meet the top CMU founders building right now, and the investors who back Tartans first. This is about building real relationships, not pitching.

On stage

Two panels

Panel 1 · 7:00 PM

What VCs actually bet on

Panel 2 · 7:20 PM

The Tartan advantage

The evening

  1. Drinks
  2. Dinner and introductions
  3. Panel: What VCs actually bet on
  4. Panel: The Tartan advantage
  5. Open conversation

What to expect

  • A small, intimate room of 30 Tartans
  • Curated intros to top CMU founders and investors
  • Straight talk on fundraising and building
  • Dinner and drinks

Find your tribe

Twenty founder seats, open to CMU alumni and students building a company. Every application is read personally.

Apply for a seat