Hart Institute for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Hart Institute for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HI-TIE) is the make side of the Cox Innovation Triad — a 2019 co-venture between SMU Cox School of Business and the Lyle School of Engineering, funded by Linda Wertheimer Hart '65 and Mitch Hart.

• Founded: 2019
• Partners: SMU Cox + SMU Lyle School of Engineering
• Focus: Engineering-business collaboration to build marketable tech products and business plans
• Phone: 214-768-3050

1. Hart Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award — Annual business plan competition with startup funding for winners
2. Entrepreneur-in-Residence — Seasoned entrepreneurs mentor Cox and Lyle students/faculty
3. Graduate Fellowships — Full-tuition scholarships + prototype funding (e.g., MS in Engineering Entrepreneurship)
4. Faculty Fellows — Research and commercialization support
5. Hart Technology Transfer Fund — Concept-to-prototype pipeline for students and faculty

Students develop tech prototypes and business plans through HI-TIE, then pitch innovations to smu-spears-institute for investment and smu-spears-launch acceleration.

• smu-caruth-institute — Entrepreneurship curriculum and mindset
• smu-cox-innovation-triad — Parent ecosystem framework