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Bakar Labs programs that fund and train Berkeley faculty, students and postdocs to turn research into ventures, including the Bakar Fellows Program.
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Connect with students, alumni, faculty, and staff to advance your career, find mentors, join startups, and attend exclusive events.
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Campus-wide academic program of 65+ courses, open to all students, that builds changemaking skills and offers a certificate of completion.
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At UC Berkeley, students are encouraged to develop their passions through a journey of discovery that deepens their learning, betters the world, and launches their future. The Berkeley Discovery…
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The Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) is an umbrella organization for entrepreneurs in the Haas School of Business that aims to connect students with networks, alumni and resources. BEA…
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At the eHub, our mission is to make entrepreneurship easier and more accessible. As the gateway to the Berkeley innovation ecosystem, we offer resource navigation services, entrepreneurship practice…
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Courses, mentoring hours, $5,000 seed grants, accelerators and competitions that help Haas and UC Berkeley students launch new ventures.
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Undergraduate dual-degree program pairing a Haas business degree with a Berkeley engineering degree, with entrepreneurship training and mentors.
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The Master of Design (MDes) is a professional graduate program in design for emerging technologies that emphasizes critical design and social practice to address the new realities of emerging…
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To foster entrepreneurship among UC Berkeley’s postdocs and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities. We connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, resources, and…
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Ten-week startup incubator that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills to form founding teams and launch their ideas.
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Berkeley Venture Capital is a student-run organization that aims to develop students' interest in venture capital and startup activity on campus. We felt the need to address Berkeley students'…
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Year-long social innovation contest and accelerator giving interdisciplinary UC Berkeley student teams training, mentoring and funding.
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Part of the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub’s Campus Programs, the Berkeley BioEnginuity Impact Grant provides two years of support to doctoral students working in STEM fields with an emphasis on…
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At the Biology Scholars Program, we work side-by-side with students to access their untapped talent and create their academic and career blueprints.
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Build the Future is a student-run hub for startups on campus. We started out as a DeCal in 2017 that brings in a guest founder every week. We have since expanded to events and community-building for…
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Cal Hacks is a nonprofit organization composed of students passionate about fostering a culture of hacking, entrepreneurship, and social good via the empowerment of technology. Our mission is to…
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The Career Center is dedicated to advancing equity and access to career resources for every student and recent alumnus of UC Berkeley. We engage with students on their journey to reflect, discover…
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Four-campus UC research center whose CITRIS Foundry incubates deep tech ventures and whose Invention Lab and Marvell NanoLab support prototyping.
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Cleantech to Market (C2M)–the First Cleantech Accelerator–is a partnership between graduate students, startups, and industry professionals to help accelerate the commercialization of leading cleantech…
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The Collider Cup is SCET's all-star showcase of the best student teams each semester. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize…
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Cradle to Commerce (C2C), funded by the Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, is an unprecedented public-private incubator built to accelerate climate technology and equitable…
Ideation · Early formation · Accelerate
DECODE is the largest technology, innovation and entrepreneurship community jointly hosted with UC Berkeley and Stanford student organizations, alumni networks, and entrepreneurship centers. As a…
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Berkeley Haas lab combining education and research to bring deep tech to market, with hands-on interdisciplinary projects and Demo Days.
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The Berkeley Engineering Design Scholar Program is a 10-week summer research program open to all continuing UC Berkeley undergraduates in the College of Engineering or with relevant experience in…
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The Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech (EDGE in Tech) Initiative at the University is focused on improving participation, persistence, and advancement in STEM and entrepreneurship by women…
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A comprehensive and engaging program designed specifically for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds within the technology & entrepreneurship spaces. Our aim is to…
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The Fung Fellowship at UC Berkeley is an undergraduate program shaping the next generation of health, conservation, and technology leaders for a better world. The fellowship is an entrepreneurship and…
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The Garwood Center offers customized forums within an Open Innovation network that engages across industries to expand markets. Our process builds on cutting-edge research to facilitate the formation…
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The Haas Venture Fellows is a select group of Berkeley MBA, EWMBA & EMBA students that receive hands-on experience in the venture capital industry and foster strong relationships between the venture…
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In response to the structural impediments that have led to growing wealth and opportunity gaps observed among minoritized groups in the U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem, the…
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Over 80 leaders spanning the campus meet monthly as the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Council with the goal of knitting our I&E ecosystem together.
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Berkeley's design and making hub in Jacobs Hall, offering a Maker Pass to fabrication facilities, design courses, a certificate and a Master of Design.
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Learn2Launch, the Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, at the University of California, Berkeley(link is external) is an intensive, immersive, and hands-on approach to the study of…
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First stop for Berkeley life science founders: I-Corps, venture grants, an EIR program, startup speed teaming, courses and a JPM showcase.
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The Marvell NanoLab, located in the CITRIS headquarters building, Sutardja Dai Hall , includes more than 15,000 sq feet of Class100 and Class1000 cleanroom. The Marvell NanoLab is a shared research…
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The one-year Master of Engineering (MEng) program at UC Berkeley prepares engineers to take on leadership positions in their chosen industry by merging their understanding of business and technical…
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One-year UC Berkeley-UCSF professional master's where engineers, scientists and clinicians take medical innovations from idea to clinic.
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The Mechanical Engineering Department Student Machine Shop provides engineering students with a well-equipped, safe working environment in which those students can design and manufacture their…
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Drug discovery initiative funding Berkeley researchers' therapeutic ideas and offering screening, medicinal chemistry and industry partnerships.
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Interdisciplinary neurotech hub from Bakar Bio Labs and SCET offering 4-unit Challenge Lab courses, speaker events and student team projects.
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Week-long NSF I-Corps Lean Startup courses that help academic researchers and early founders validate a market for their technology.
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The Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp seeks to train students and professionals in skills essential to innovation in nuclear energy while executing team projects. The program consists of expert-led…
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Our equity-free Activator program supports companies that tackle the biggest challenges in human health (Bio Track) and sustainability (Eco Track). The program connects scientific trainees and…
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IPIRA division that patents and licenses Berkeley inventions, helping researchers launch startups; 300+ startups have come from its licenses.
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OLLIE is an Online Legal Library and Information for Entrepreneurs. This site aims to guide you through the process of getting your business off the ground, legally, and to safely BECOME an…
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A guided, step by step approach to thinking more entrepreneurially as a scholar and, if you choose to go on, understanding how you can fit commercializing your ideas into your career. We have created…
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The Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBE) Program is an integrated, jointly-administered partnership between the Haas School of Business and the Department of Molecular and Cell…
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she256 aims to increase diversity & break down barriers to entry in the blockchain space by broadening the pipeline through increasing accessibility to industry professionals & education specifically…
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Berkeley SkyDeck’s Accelerating Careers in Entrepreneurship (ACE) Intern Program is an entrepreneurship certificate track for students at UC Berkeley interning with SkyDeck startups. Students hired…
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Grants, fellowships, skills sessions and innovation competitions helping Berkeley Public Health students launch community health projects.
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Berkeley Engineering's entrepreneurship education hub: Berkeley Method courses, a certificate, Collider Cup pitch competition and pro programs.
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Berkeley-based venture fund investing at inception in startups founded by Berkeley students, faculty and alumni, with Databricks among its bets.
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The UCB Global Startup Fair offers students a unique opportunity to discover and interact with small tech companies that typically rely on personal connections for hiring. It is a great way for…
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VCIC aims to educate and expose UC Berkeley students to the venture capital process and the investment criteria considered when evaluating a business opportunity. Potential Venture Capitalist…
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Berkeley students can now join 50,000 profiles already on the platform to find co-founders based on interests, skills, location, and more