Ideation
Ideation is the critical phase where entrepreneurs generate and refine creative concepts for potential business ventures. It involves brainstorming, identifying market needs or problems, and conceptualizing innovative solutions. During this phase, entrepreneurs explore various ideas, consider their feasibility, and assess the market dynamics to pinpoint opportunities. It shapes the unique value proposition that will distinguish the business in the competitive landscape.
Nucleate Bay Area
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 business students with a…
Berkeley Venture Capital
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’ ingenuity in…
Free Ventures Fellowship
A comprehensive and engaging program designed specifically for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds within the technology & entrepreneurship spaces. Our aim is to provide these students with direct exposure…
SkyDeck ACE Intern Program
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 through SkyDeck’s intern fair have…
Berkeley Discovery
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 Initiative…
Master of Engineering program
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 skills.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council
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.
Berkeley Changemaker®
Berkeley Changemaker™ is a program that codifies an essential part of what UC Berkeley has always stood for and provides a galvanizing narrative that our whole campus is rallying behind,…
Decode
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 501(c)(3), our mission is to…