Helping founders find community and connections
Offers entrepreneurial education, mentorship, funding opportunities, and support for students to develop ideas, validate technologies, and launch startups, including access to industry partnerships, intellectual property guidance, and incubation resources.
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Provides a hands-on, supportive environment to help teams refine business ideas, develop roadmaps, solve problems, and build pitches, preparing them to apply for top accelerators or raise early-stage funding. No fees, equity, or industry restrictions.
Learn more →Offers hands-on learning and experiential events to develop entrepreneurial mindsets in students, featuring workshops led by regional partners and experienced entrepreneurs on topics like innovation, intellectual property, and startup development.
Learn more →Suite of student entrepreneur support at UC Davis: Entrepreneurship in Residence (milestone-based support track with early funding access), daily programming events (VCs @ UCD, Startup Speaker Series, Pitches & Popcorn), and hands-on courses including ENG 108 'Launching a Company' and 'Introduction to Entrepreneurship.' Features a Certificate in Entrepreneurship for undergrads. Cultural Connections initiatives include Build Black, ElevateHer, Accessible Startups, and InnovAmigis for underserved founders.
Learn more →Entrepreneurship and business training for international partner companies and researchers entering the U.S. market. Programs range from a few days to 2 weeks, including customer validation, business modeling, and mentorship. Includes the Global Entrepreneur Accelerator (GEA) for startups seeking to establish U.S. market presence. Partners with Japan, Korea, and other international ecosystems.
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Learn more →\- Guides entrepreneurs through idea generation, validation, development, and business launch in a structured 14-week format. \- Helps founders refine and strengthen their pitch, progressing from initial workshopping to public presentations. \- Empowers founders with expert insights, peer learning, accountability, and actionable growth strategies in a four-week, theme-based format. \- Offers free, weekly interactive workshops for students, members, and the community to learn, collaborate, and create. \- Provides a one-week experience for high school and college students to test startup ideas and validate customer problems. \- Facilitates community collaboration to solve business challenges, launch ventures, and gain practical experience over eight weeks. \- Connects entrepreneurs with peers, tools, and resources to gain new perspectives in a free, supportive environment.
Learn more →Multi-quarter experiential program where student teams collaborate with industry, society, and government leaders on real-world challenges. Four tracks: i4I (Industry), i4S (Society), i4G (Government), and i4NS (National Security). Builds entrepreneurial problem-solving skills through applied project work.
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Learn more →A program combining business training with access to microgrants for underserved entrepreneurs in the Los Angeles area.
Learn more →An 8-month online certificate program guiding creative and social entrepreneurs through clarifying, testing, and launching sustainable business ideas, with hands-on learning, mentoring, and practical tools for business development, organization, communication, and financial management.
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