Evening of Entrepreneurship

Inside the event

Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley invites you to an Evening of Entrepreneurship. Join us on Wednesday, November 4th at 4:00 PM as Sheryl Root and the Integrated Innovation Institute host a showcase of breakthrough ideas and forward-thinking strategies designed to keep innovation thriving in every sector. This event brings together startup founders, industry leaders, investors, faculty, alumni, students, and mentors for an evening of networking, discovery, and celebration. Explore interactive startup exhibitions featuring student-led ventures and alumni founders. Guests will engage directly with innovators, and connect with the dynamic CMU-SV community. Enjoy curated hors d’oeuvres and refreshments as we showcase breakthrough ideas and strategies shaping the future of innovation. Stay tuned! We’ll be spotlighting this year’s student-led ventures as we get closer to the event. Learn about our alumni presenters: Michael Vandi "Mortgage has waited a long time for technology that truly fits the way lenders work. We're here to build it." Vandi (CEO, CMU M.Sc. MSSM '23) is helping modernize the mortgage process. Addy AI helps mortgage pros close more loans by automating manual tasks for loan officers. Brian Liu "I’ve always believed that the most powerful tools are the ones that quietly change lives- not with noise, but with precision." Liu (CTO, CMU M.Sc. MSSM '21) is building the next generation of human-centered AI ecosystem that learns, adapts, and evolves, empowering education to become a lifelong journey of connection, curiosity, and empathy. Surbhi Bhatnagar "The future isn't just about building fast, it's about building right, with fully preserved context." Bhatnagar (CTO, CMU M.Sc. ECE '17) and Evelyn Zoubi (CEO) are solving a problem they know firsthand: context fragmentation at enterprises in the age of AI. Una AI preserves critical product context as enterprises ship 5x faster with AI coding tools.