McGinnis Venture Competition
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship (Carnegie Mellon University)COMPETITIONUNIVERSITYEquity-Free
Students & alumni
Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Rolling
Bootstrap Score
8/10
Complexity
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About This Opportunity
The McGinnis Venture Competition is Carnegie Mellon University's flagship student startup competition, run by the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship with a total prize package of $375,000 in 2026. The grand-prize winner receives a $50,000 cash investment plus AWS credits, and a new $50,000 Morgenthaler Prize was added in 2026. It is open to CMU student and recent-alumni founders.
Geographic Coverage
PA
Links & Resources
Funder Websitehttps://www.cmu.edu/swartz-center-for-entrepreneur...
Source & freshness
Last verified: 7/21/2026
Primary source: Official source page
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