Catherine Li

Want to work on disruptive technologies? Make your big ideas come to life through Samsung’s UVENTURE Program!

By Catherine Li / January 18, 2019 / Comments Off on Want to work on disruptive technologies? Make your big ideas come to life through Samsung’s UVENTURE Program!

Samsung UVENTURE Office Hours: Learn firsthand about Samsung’s UVENTURE Program or get guidance on drafting your proposal. RSVP for the event on Facebook here. More details below: Date: Thursday, January 24th Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (2227 Piedmont Ave) UVENTURE Program Do you have lots of ideas?…

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We’re hiring! Looking for students passionate about data and blockchain

By Catherine Li / January 17, 2019 / Comments Off on We’re hiring! Looking for students passionate about data and blockchain

Current openings for UC Berkeley students to join the Data-X and Blockchain Lab at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) for AI, Blockchain, and Data projects: 3 technical lead Data / AI positions (paid) 2 technical lead Blockchain positions (paid) 2 self-directed undergrad research students (unpaid) The Data-X and Blockchain Lab at SCET supports a collection of student and faculty-led projects…

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Blockchain arrives on college campuses

By Catherine Li / September 18, 2018 / Comments Off on Blockchain arrives on college campuses

The University of California, Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) is one of the first institutions to offer university courses on blockchain technology. Specifically, SCET’s Blockchain Lab facilitates collaboration between new ventures, industry scholars, and academics to evaluate, validate, and execute innovative blockchain projects. “Academics feel a lot of pressure to maintain their…

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“Geek Girl Rising” Author Moderates Panel on Diversity at Engineering Leadership Program – Join us for the Livestream

By Catherine Li / May 16, 2018 / Comments Off on “Geek Girl Rising” Author Moderates Panel on Diversity at Engineering Leadership Program – Join us for the Livestream

Increasing representation is not a “women’s issue” or a “person of color’s issue.” It is a human issue and a business issue. Recent data show that minorities, women and other marginalized groups account for just a tiny fraction of today’s tech workforce. Despite efforts over the past few years to increase diversity, most companies have made…

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UC Berkeley tops 2017 PitchBook Report

By Catherine Li / October 23, 2017 / Comments Off on UC Berkeley tops 2017 PitchBook Report

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the University of California Berkeley, is known for its extremely rigorous courses that encourage students to reach their full potential. This, along with a vast entrepreneurship network, is why UC Berkeley has topped PitchBook’s ranking list for entrepreneur count for three years in a row. PitchBook’s Annual Top…

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The Open Entrepreneurship Initiative team visits SCET at the Global Venture Lab in August, 2017. From left to right: Anne Kathrine Holm Eriksen, ITU; Maija Strala, AU; Sune Nordentoft Lauritsen, DTU; Anne Sofie Dahlmann Breindahl, AU; Peter Rasmussen, AAU; Julie Seung Hee Rømer, DTU; Jes Broeng, DTU (not pictured)

SCET’s new partnership brings Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship to Denmark

By Catherine Li / August 24, 2017 / Comments Off on SCET’s new partnership brings Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship to Denmark

SCET is supporting the Technical University of Denmark’s new Open Entrepreneurship Initiative to help bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and researchers in Denmark with the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE), a hands-on approach to learning entrepreneurship that emphasizes understanding the mindset and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at…

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