Events

Trista Bridges is a sustainable business expert who's passionate about changing business for good. Strongly believing that sustainable business = smart business, she co-founded Read the Air (https://www.readtheair.jp/) to shift mindsets, business strategies, and ways of working towards business models that put sustainability at the core. She works with companies of all sizes on this…

Learn how Vivian Qu turned her Big Idea, ViaeX Technologies, into a seed funded Bay Area start-up (recently acquired) with a mission to deliver performance, sustainable materials that can simultaneously reduce pressure on our natural resources and make the world a better place for future generations. Following this, Big Ideas advisors will provide an overview…

Shely Aronov is the CEO and co-founder of InnerPlant, an early-stage company pioneering the development of living plant sensors. She was born in Israel and graduated from Tel Aviv University before receiving an MBA from Stanford. Shely is a repeat entrepreneur having founded a clean-label hummus brand and led a $320M World Bank-funded project to…

Hosted by Big Ideas, Haas Entrepreneurship, Bakar Bioenguinity Hub, Entrepreneurs@Berkeley, Berkeley Venture Capital, and Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association, Innovators@Cal is an exciting opportunity to hear from and collaborate with groundbreaking entrepreneurs at UC Berkeley. Kicking off the event will be keynote speaker David Breslauer, a UC Berkeley alum and the Co-founder and CTO of Bolt Threads…

Announcing our 2022 Fall Pitch Night hosted by HVCC x BEA. We have a star lineup of founders and judges. You can sign up here (https://cglink.me/2dx/r1897378). This is our final Pitch Night of the year - don't miss out on the fun!!

Alex Budak is a Berkeley Haas professional faculty member, a social entrepreneur, and the author of the forthcoming book, “Becoming a Changemaker”. He believes everyone has the potential to lead positive change, and he dedicates his life to helping people from all walks of life become changemakers.

Thank you for your interest in the Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center Venture Grant Program. The first year pilot will run from Feb 2023 to Jan 2024. This program is open to teams of 2-4 UC Berkeley faculty, PhD students, postdocs, and other graduate students, including business and engineering.

Join us at UC Berkeley's 4th annual showcase for student makers. Techfair is a conference focused on bringing together student makers – students who are creating innovative, disruptive solutions to real-world problems – and connecting them with VCs and our industry sponsors. Free boba and merch will be available to attendees.

C2M’s Annual Climate Tech Summit, bringing together students, faculty, startup CEOs, and industry professionals at Haas.

Innovate@Berkeley is coming back for the 5th time with a host of events: startup expo, founder/VC panels, and a pitch competition. We are attracting startups all across Silicon Valley and investors from Battery Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Lightspeed Ventures. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from founders and venture capitalists,…

Health Engine is UC Berkeley's student-run healthcare startup accelerator. We are excited to host our third cohort's Demo Day. The event will feature a keynote speaker, pitches from the cohort's 8 startups, and networking rooms for introductions. Past demo days have resulted in myriad connections between startups and investors. While we especially welcome prospective investors…

Calling all climate entrepreneurs! The MIT Climate & Energy Prize is hosting an info-session to go over competition details and timelines.

Join the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and our Berkeley Master of Design (MDes) program for the Winter 2022 Design Showcase—a three-day symposium of presentations and student projects, highlighting the work and accomplishments of our students.

The Collider Cup is SCET’s all-star showcase of the best student teams from this Fall 2022 semester. We look forward to welcoming you to our showcase event live, and in-person. Come watch teams pitch to a panel of angel investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize, the Collider Cup!

LAUNCH’s DEMO DAY is back in person this year! Join us to watch our top startups present their pitch to win prizes of up to $50k. They have made great progress (and pivots) through the program and are thrilled to present to colleagues, industry professionals, potential investors, and more. The list of our finalists will…

The women and female-identifying MEng and Fung Fellow alumni are making their mark in the world of innovation and technology. Join us as we celebrate their achievements and highlight stories of women and female-identifying Fung Institute alumni and industry partners. Our panelists will share insights and lessons learned from their industry experience and provide advice…

On Monday, January 30, the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity will kick off its CyberMētis Speaker Series with a seminar featuring Davis Hake, Co-Founder and Vice President of Communications at Resilience, a cyber insurance company.

Curious about applying design and innovation principles to solve real-world problems? Interested in health or conservation? Looking for a place to work with individuals from different majors and apply your skills? Want to make an impact in real communities? Come learn more about UC Berkeley's Fung Fellowship from staff and current Fung Fellows at our…

Curious about applying design and innovation principles to solve real-world problems? Interested in health or conservation? Looking for a place to work with individuals from different majors and apply your skills? Want to make an impact in real communities? Come learn more about UC Berkeley's Fung Fellowship from staff and current Fung Fellows at our…

C2M is now accepting climate tech applications — low-carbon energy, green chemistry, food, and water technologies covering both mitigation and adaptation — for its 2023 cohort. For those technologies selected, C2M will hand-pick interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley grad students to help entrepreneurs identify the most viable initial markets, prospective customers and partners, funding sources,…

Join the European Innovation Academy for a once in a life-time summer abroad experience in Spain and Portugal. Earn the SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology the fastest way possible! You will learn from venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, executives from Silicon Valley companies while building your own startup with like-minded students from around the world.…

We are pleased to announce a free-to-attend Spring Tech Networking Event on Tuesday, February 7 from 2-4pm on the UC Berkeley campus! Registration will close Tuesday, January 31st but there is a chance we will hit capacity sooner so if you plan to attend please RSVP soon! Please contact Julie McShane (jmcshane@berkeley.edu) from the Master…

Named by Forbes as a top accelerator, Berkeley SkyDeck invites you to tune in for our Batch 15 Virtual Global Innovation Showcase. This event allows investors, founders, and SkyDeck advisors and mentors to observe and connect with SkyDeck’s current Innovation Partner Program (IPP) startups.

Join Cradle to Commerce’s informational webinar on Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 9 - 10:30 am PST to learn about how we support inventors, researchers, academics, small businesses, start ups, and entrepreneurs bring groundbreaking climate tech to commercialization.

UC Berkeley's Master of Engineering program is now accepting capstone project proposals for the next academic year (2023-24). Every year, Berkeley MEng teams partner with industry leaders to pilot new initiatives, improve existing products, and develop data-driven business strategy. Join us Thursday, February 16 from 12:15-1 pm PST for a webinar and get help crafting…