Cal NERDS has created a weekend Intro to Python coding boot camp for STEM college students and graduate students with no coding experience. This is a beginners workshop, no coding experience needed. Python, while recently becoming the most popular programming language in industry, is widely considered to be the easiest programming language to learn! It…

Featuring Berkeley Haas Alumni: ALOKEE (Matthew Parker EMBA 23') and CHASER (Josh Martow, MBA 23') AND celebrity guest panelist Pete Vlastelica (MBA 2006). B-School Disrupt is happening in San Francisco this fall and we are excited to gather the B-School alumni community around this all-star event! Join fellow Stanford GSB, Wharton Venture Lab, Harvard Innovation Labs, HBS Rock…

Join David Whorton, founder of The Tugboat Institute for an Obert C. Tanner Lecture on Underappreciated Evergreen Companies: Capitalism at Its Best. In David’s lecture, he will share his learning journey, briefly discuss the current state of venture capital and private equity and their playbooks, and outline the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned in creating…

Kicking off the 2023-34 Speaker series is Marco Lobba, CEO and Co-Founder of Catena Biosciences. Catena is a revolutionary life sciences company that is developing a novel protein conjugation technology that can be applied to new therapies and treatments for cancer, vaccines, and autoimmune disorders. Stick around after this inspiring talk and learn more about…

The first step to creating your Big Idea is to accurately identify and articulate the problem you are trying to solve. On October 3rd, we will be joined by Jill Finlayson, Managing Director of the CITRIS Innovation Hub who will share how to gain insights into the problem you are working to solve using Systems…

This second session of the Speaker Series features Diondraya Taylor, Founder of Mindset & Milestones, a new type of social enterprise that is equipping the next generation of young women with the entrepreneurial skills and mindsets they need to bring their ideas to life. Stick around after this inspiring talk and learn more about the…

Receive guidance and feedback on how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal. Big Ideas advisors will walk you through every element that is required in your 3-page pre-proposal submission, as well as examples and best practices from past Big Ideas pre-proposals.

Join this informational webinar to learn about: -How the competition works -What prizes you could win -How to find ideas around energy technologies -Changes to the 2024 competition structure -Ask questions about getting started in January 2024.

Need advice on entrepreneurial careers? Want to talk about your new business idea? Have questions about starting a business? The Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program is pleased to welcome 5 mentors this upcoming week: Alex Trombetta, Scott Kucirek, Steven Horowitz, Ben Adler, and Stephan Thomas. Alex Trombetta - Principal, Initiate Studios Scott Kucirek - CEO and Managing Partner, Ocho Candy…

Learn more about intellectual property and licensing in a university setting. We will go over different forms of intellectual property and how to protect each one, delve into inventions and patents in more detail, and discuss licensing. Speaker: Laleh Shayesteh, Director of Intellectual Property & Administration, IPIRA Office of Technology Licensing

Customer Discovery goes beyond interviewing potential customers. Customer discovery is essential for not only understanding the needs of the community you wish to impact, but also to understand how to best bring the solution to them. Join us on Oct 25th, where Program Director of the NSF Bay Area I-Corps Node, Dave Weiner, will share…

Join us to explore opportunities and mechanisms in working with industry sponsors of research. We’ll cover a spectrum from identifying industry partners to pitching your research projects and capabilities, to contracts, to publications, reports and intellectual property. We’ll also cover exchanges of information, data, software, and materials. Bring your questions! Most of our time will…

Join us for a dynamic networking event designed for Berkeley's bright minds ready to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey and match with a potential co-founder!This event is open to anyone affiliated with a UC Berkeley degree program.

Have questions about starting a business? Want to talk about your new business idea? Need advice on entrepreneurial careers? You may sign up for one 20-minute conversation per week with one of our mentors. You will be notified if there are any modifications to your appointment; otherwise, you are confirmed for your appointment once you register…

Tech Futures’ Group SBIR/STTR Business Advisor Chuck Eason and City of Berkeley Small Business Expert Vincent McCoy will explain what grants are available to support business growth, how to find them, and what a business can do to make its application competitive. You'll also meet UC Berkeley Industry Alliances Office Director Eric Giegerich and Associate…

Prepare to embark on an exhilarating journey at the Berkeley Blockchain Summit—a symphony of innovation, knowledge, and Web3 enlightenment! Secure your front-row seat to a day of exhilarating knowledge sharing, epic networking, and a relentless pursuit of the future. Reserve your spot NOW and join the excitement!

 This lecture will go over the evolution of decentralized exchange design from its early beginnings to its most promising future directions, focusing on a case study of the most popular decentralized exchange, Uniswap.   Bio: Dan Robinson is a General Partner and the Head of Research at Paradigm, focused on crypto investments and research into open-source…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing. As it does, the ability to prove humanness or differentiate between human- and AI-generated content online will be an essential and likely inevitable tool for empowering individuals in this new chapter of human history. While there are various approaches to how a proof of personhood (PoP) might end up being implemented, it is crucial…

Innovators@Cal is an annual flagship entrepreneurship event on the UC Berkeley campus, designed to mobilize students from across disciplines who are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. This year’s keynote speaker will be Komal Ahmad, Founder & CEO of Copia. Copia is a venture-backed logistics technology platform for food waste management. To date Copia has recovered 6.5M+ tons…

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 independent and entrepreneurial students to explore the challenges and excitement of working in a close-knit startup environment. The Startup Fair is an excellent…

How do you tell the story of your social impact venture? We will be joined by Anne Cocquyt, the founder of The GUILD, an education hub for female founders and investors. As a fractional COO, Anne helps entrepreneurs craft their stories to raise early-stage funding (up to $10M) for their startups and non profit organizations. Anne will lead…

The final Speaker Series event features Andy Zhao, Co-Founder & CTO of Limelight Steel and 2021 Big Ideas winner. Limelight Steel, a venture-backed startup, is eliminating fossil fuels from steelmaking by providing clean industrial heat specifically tuned for iron ore, resulting in 40% less energy and zero emissions. Stick around after this inspiring talk and…

Are you a UC Berkeley student looking for a Spring internship? Look no further! Berkeley SkyDeck is hosting a Virtual Spring Intern Fair! 60+ SkyDeck startups developing solutions for the future in the realms of AI, enterprise software, robotics, health, bioscience, and consumer solutions are looking for motivated and qualified Cal students to join their…

Join us as we showcase our top startups in the final round to win non-dilutive funding with up to $50K in prizes being awarded. Visit UCLAUNCH.COM for more information!