Carnegie Mellon University
Overview
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university known for its world-class, interdisciplinary programs in areas such as arts, business, computing, engineering, humanities, policy, and science. CMU challenges the curious and passionate to deliver work that matters. The university's Investment Office manages the university's long-term financial resources, work that matters to provide financial support in perpetuity for the university's research and education mission. Through disciplined investment process, we strive to maximize long-term expected returns for the investment portfolio within acceptable levels of risk. CMU's long-term financial resources comprise a diversified portfolio invested globally across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, natural resources, public equity and fixed income.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| RoboForce | Mar 2026 | Series A | Co-investor |
| BlastPoint | Feb 2026 | Series A | Co-investor |
| NovoLINC | Jan 2026 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Pipe Force AI | Dec 2025 | Seed | Co-investor |
| BlastPoint | Oct 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
Key People
Foo Conner
Founder-in-Residence
Jonathan Minden
Founder Impact Proteomics At Impact Proteomics And
Josiah Shuman
Founder Of The CMU Forge Club
Michael J Poljak
Founder Acting Director Of Student Success Persistence
Patricia Rote
Co-Founder, Robotics Industry Program Director
Vania Ashoorian
Co-Founder President Of Women In STEM Club
Tris Jahanian
Partner To The President
Elizabeth Clark
Managing Director, Materials Characterization Facility
Erik Ogren
Managing Director Of Investments
Jt Thomas
Managing Director
Kevin Edwards
Managing Director Of Investments
Miles Dieffenbach
Managing Director Of Investments
Norman Gottron
Managing Director, AI Institute For Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM)
Shivang Gupta
Managing Director - PLUS
Elaine Gombos
Student Partner For Eberly Center For Teaching Excellence Educational Innovation
Hal Turner
OLI Partner And Community Manager, Simon Initiative
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.