uea.x
Explore. Experiment. Execute.
uea.x is a program for CMU builders who are working on passion projects and want to take them further. Whether your goal is to turn what you are building into a real startup or use it to land your dream internship, uea.x connects you with direct support to help you get there. Open to all industries, including SaaS, AI research, engineering, design, robotics, and more.
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Applications Due Sunday, Feb. 8th!
Benefits
1-on-1 Mentorship
1-on-1 mentorship that you get to choose from anyone on our list below! Our mentors specialize in a variety of industries — find the right person for project or career advice.
UEA Funding
The chance to apply for funding to keep building and move faster.
Speaker Events
Bi-weekly speaker events featuring people who successfully turned their passion project into startups or tailored their projects to land their dream internship/job.
Community of Builders
Community of builders for support (and free food during build sessions!)
Mentors & Speakers for Startups
Mentors and speakers who turned their passion projects into successful startups
Anir Prativadi
Building automated real estate appraisals with AI → startup in Y Combinator
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AI & Business @ CMU
Zhining Zhao
Building decentralized, automated mining of metals → startup in ZFellows
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CS & Philosophy @ CMU
Pratyay Didwania
Researched automating custom knitwear manufacturing → startup (won CMU VC, 2nd place in McGinnis)
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Business & CS @ CMU
Research @ CMU
Pietro Demicheli
Building automated real estate appraisals with AI → startup in Y Combinator
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AI @ CMU
Krishang Todi
Building AI agents for denial health insurance claims → startup in Y Combinator
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Economics @ CMU
Coleman Isner
AI to help students make college/career decisions → startup​
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CS & Business @ CMU
Mehul Agarwal
Building GenAI for Audio to Video Filmmaking → startup in Y Combinator
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B.S. in CS, M.S. in ML @ CMU
ML @ Blue River Technology
Surya Kukkapalli
Building AI physical therapy recovery agent → startup
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MBA @ CMU
SWE @ Amazon, JPMC
Vivek Isukapalli
Building automated real estate appraisals with AI → startup in Y Combinator
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IS & CS @ CMU
Mentors & Speakers for Dream Jobs
Mentors and speakers who used their passion projects to land their dream jobs
Rucha Kurani
Developed enzyme-based microsensor
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ECE, BME @ CMU
President @ Build18, Research Assistant at BioEng. Labs
Khushi Wadhwa
Built 3D Visualization Agent
Project → dream job
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CS @ CMU
Business Strategy/SWE @ SpaceX, Predicate, C14
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Deepti Aggarwal
GMO avocado with similar farming conditions as tobacco
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Computational Finance & CS @ CMU
Trading @ Morgan Stanley
Roshni Kustagi
Helping small business owners improve their website → dream job​
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IS @ CMU
SWE @ Microsoft, Amazon
Perrin Tong
Built a gamecube controller with hall effect sensors → dream job​
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ECE @ CMU
Engineering @ Apple
Gene Yang
Built AI takeout recommendation system that scrapes financial data; won Best Financial Hack → dream job​
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CS @ CMU
ML @ ScaleAI
Avalon Sueiro
Built AI political campaign analytics → dream job
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Business @ CMU
Growth @ Sway, Expii, Fellow for Kamala for President
Krish Mawalkar
Built strategy consulting startup → dream job
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Statistics & Data Sci. @ CMU
Finance @ JPMC, U.S. Bank, Federal Reserve
Naveen Nathan
NN research → dream job​
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ECE @ CMU​
BS & MS CS @ UIUC
SWE @ Google & Amazon
Lakshmi N Aiyer
Building ASIC Chips → dream job​
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FPGA Engineer @ UBS, Intel and various startups
Raymond Li
Robotics Projects → Engineer at Startup​
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MechE @ Purdue
Tejas Venkatesh
Building platform to connect individuals with neighbourhood merchants to tackle package theft→ dream job​
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IS, HCI @ CMU
AI & TMT Associate @ BCG, PM @ Iris Lunar Rover Mission
Note: this is NOT a COMPLETE list of mentors/speakers, just some features
Building for fun?
Want to use it to land your dream internship?
Want to turn it into a startup?
Join uea.x
Explore. Experiment. Execute.