CEO & Co-Founder at The Honest Company
Connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene
Welcome to Startup UCLA
Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus; to connect students with alumni who are successful in the startup world and with the rapidly growing Southern California startup community; to give students opportunities to learn the basics of startup thinking; and to provide a community in which students can develop and launch their early-stage ideas.
Recent News
The first annual UCLA Engineering Student Entrepreneur Venture Competition is coming to a conclusion! The top 6 teams have been selected, and will pitch their business idea to a panel of judges comprised of venture capitalists and industry representative. Are you thinking of starting your own company? Then come to this event to: · Learn [...]
Be part of LA’s first-ever civic hackathon June 1-2. Register at http://bit.ly/hack4la. Teams will compete in a 2-day coding competition to win cash and tech prizes totaling more than $10,000! Developer mentors and judges from AT&T, Google, Scopely, Factual, and ESRI will support coders during the weekend and determine the winners. Teams can choose to [...]
What We Offer
A space where students interested in startup thinking, share ideas & hang out.
Events, including guest speakers from LA's vibrant digital startup scene.
A summer accelerator program, where teams develop ideas into prototypes and business plans
Advisory Board
Brian Lee
Dr. Michael J. Burry
UCLA alumni and CEO, Scion Capital Group. Our earliest outside donor!
Josh Neumann
Pacific Capital
Mitra Best
U.S. Innovation Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nick Davis
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Richard Wolpert
Co-Founder, Amplify.LA, Venture Advisor, Accel Partners
Ronny Conway
Andreessen Horowitz
T. Hale Boggs
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Steering Committee
Andy Atkeson
Professor of Economics
Brendan Rauw
Associate Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship
Charles Corbett
Professor, Anderson School of Management
Dwight Streit
Director, Institute of Technology Advancement
Elaine K. Hagan
Executive Director, Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Jim Stigler
(Chair & Co-Founder) Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean, Division of Social Sciences
Louis Gomez
Professor of Education
M. Alex O. Vasilescu
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Megan Kissinger
Assistant Vice Chancellor of College Development
Peter Evans
Associate Director of Development, Social Sciences
Robert Jadon
Entrepreneur and Investor, Director of Startup UCLA Accelerator
Tim Groeling
(Co-Founder) Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Studies
William Ouchi
Distinguished Professor, Sanford and Betty Sigoloff Chair in Corporate Renewal, Distinguished Professor of Management and Organization
Follow Us: