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Blackstone LaunchPad by StartupTree Ideas Competition

🌄Program Overview  The LaunchPad Ideas Competition is designed to provide students with early-stage ideas to compete for cash prizes! More importantly, participating students will gain access to the LaunchPad program on their campus, to get the support on their entrepreneurship journey and skill-building. This signature program supports LaunchPad’s goal in de-risking entrepreneurship, broadening accessibility, and diversifying engagement with a focus…

AWS US University Startup Competition

Enter your startup into the AWS US University Startup Competition for the opportunity to win an equity-free cash prize to help fund your venture! The top 10 finalists will pitch their startups to a panel of investors and AWS Startups Team members at a virtual event, and three winners will be chosen for up to…

Startup UCLA 2021 Summer Accelerator Demo Day

Join us in celebrating the 10th Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day! About this event After 10 weeks of intense preparation, Startup UCLA’s 2021 Summer Accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to Los Angeles and the surrounding community. Don’t miss your chance to see UCLA entrepreneurs pitch their latest innovations at the 10th annual…

Summer Speaker Series: Blake Johnson and Scott Cohen

Startup UCLA Summer Speaker Series presents a virtual fireside chat with Blake Johnson and Scott Cohen, co-founders of Byte! About this event Startup UCLA presents a virtual speaker series event for the 2021 Summer Accelerator. Join Robert Jadon, Director of Summer Accelerator and co-founder of Startup UCLA, as he chats with Blake Johnson and Scott…

Summer Speaker Series: Kwanza Jones

Startup UCLA Summer Speaker Series presents a virtual fireside chat with Kwanza Jones, CEO of SUPERCHARGED! About this event Startup UCLA presents a virtual speaker series event for the 2021 Summer Accelerator. Join Robert Jadon, Director of Summer Accelerator and co-founder of Startup UCLA, as he chats with Kwanza Jones. Kwanza is the co-founder and…

Summer Speaker Series: John Tabis

Startup UCLA Summer Speaker Series presents a virtual fireside chat with John Tabis, founder of The Bouqs Company! About this event Startup UCLA presents a virtual speaker series event for the 2021 Summer Accelerator. Join Robert Jadon, Director of Summer Accelerator and co-founder of Startup UCLA, as he chats with John Tabis. A proven brand…

Summer Speaker Series: Jamika Martin

Startup UCLA Summer Speaker Series presents a virtual fireside chat with Jamika Martin, founder of ROSEN Skincare! About this event Startup UCLA presents a virtual speaker series event for the 2021 Summer Accelerator. Join Robert Jadon, Director of Summer Accelerator and co-founder of Startup UCLA, as he chats with Jamika Martin. Jamika Martin is the…

Summer Speaker Series: Michael Greenberg

Startup UCLA Summer Speaker Series presents a virtual fireside chat with Michael Greenberg, founder of Retina.AI! About this event Startup UCLA presents a virtual speaker series event for the 2021 Summer Accelerator. Join Robert Jadon, Director of Summer Accelerator and co-founder of Startup UCLA, as he chats with Michael Greenberg. Michael Greenberg is the founder…

Startup UCLA: Undergraduate Student Pitch Presentations

Please join Startup UCLA in celebrating UCLA undergraduate students who are creating for-profit, non-profit, and social enterprises. Students will pitch their latest innovations and share the importance of being research-driven to inform and shape the development of their business. Professor Tim Groeling, UCLA Department of Communication and co-founder of Startup UCLA will moderate the virtual…

Social Entrepreneurship 101

Interested in social entrepreneurship? Have an idea for a social venture? Want to work in social impact? This event is for you. Learn from a panel of seasoned experts about their social impact work and journeys to success, then join a series of short small group mentoring sessions with each panelist where you can ask…