Announcing the winners for Collider Cup XIII!

By Keith McAleer / December 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Announcing the winners for Collider Cup XIII!

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley hosted Collider Cup XIII on December 8, 2023. The competitive venture showcase highlighted a plethora of innovative student projects coming from SCET courses, ranging from algae-based egg replacements to advanced AI compression technologies. 1st place – Nize Teaching is challenging enough without the administrative…

“AI is the New Electricity”: Insights from Dr. Andrew Ng

By Keith McAleer / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off on “AI is the New Electricity”: Insights from Dr. Andrew Ng

AI luminary Andrew Ng recently shared his insights on the future of AI at a Berkeley event titled “How AI Will Change the World (for Good)” hosted by The House Fund with support from the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET). Ng, one of the world’s most respected AI experts, emphasized the transformative potential…

UC Berkeley Disaster Lab Promotes Global Collaboration in Disaster Tech at TC Disrupt

By Keith McAleer / October 5, 2023 / Comments Off on UC Berkeley Disaster Lab Promotes Global Collaboration in Disaster Tech at TC Disrupt

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, the UC Berkeley Disaster Lab hosted a roundtable discussion on “Driving Practical Global Collaboration in Disaster Tech.” The event brought together entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders TC Disrupt attendees to discuss the challenges and opportunities of international collaboration in this critical field. Disaster Lab Director Sukh Singh highlighted the urgent need…

Berkeley and SCET Leaders Comment on Artificial Intelligence during Biden Bay Area Visit

By Keith McAleer / October 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Berkeley and SCET Leaders Comment on Artificial Intelligence during Biden Bay Area Visit

President Joe Biden recently visited the Bay Area to surface a discussion on the evolving nature of AI and its impacts on technology, business, society and national policy. UC Berkeley community members were active in contributing their views to the public discussion. Shomit Ghose, an industry fellow at the UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship…

Redefining Venture Capital: SCET Bootcamp Alumnae Amplifying Female Voices in an 8% VC World

By Keith McAleer / September 11, 2023 /

In the venture capital realm, a mere 8%. That’s the staggeringly low representation of female partners in VC firms. While these numbers are alarming, a group of UC Berkeley alumnae are helping to change the numbers in a historically male-dominated field. This fall, three of these alumni — Daisy Shobhana Garcia, Kaycee Antosiak, and Alexandra…

Champions & Changemakers

By Keith McAleer / August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Champions & Changemakers

Berkeley Talks: Siri creator Adam Cheyer shares secrets of entrepreneurship

By Keith McAleer / July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Berkeley Talks: Siri creator Adam Cheyer shares secrets of entrepreneurship

UC Berkeley’s SCET and Cherwell College Oxford collaborate to enhance entrepreneurship training

By Keith McAleer / June 23, 2023 / Comments Off on UC Berkeley’s SCET and Cherwell College Oxford collaborate to enhance entrepreneurship training

The University of California, Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) is excited to announce a new partnership with Cherwell College Oxford (an educational arm of Oxbridge College), an institution specializing in pre-university education. This collaboration aims to focus on executive and student development and training at both institutions to further enhance their educational…

Uncracked profile: a values-led startup takes on seafood sustainability

By Keith McAleer / June 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Uncracked profile: a values-led startup takes on seafood sustainability

Team Uncracked’s journey from a group of likeminded students to the winner of the Collider Cup XII, Berkeley’s prestigious technology showcase and startup pitch event, is a testament to their shared values. Using what they learned in the SCET course AltMeat: Product Design of Plant-Based Foods (ENGIN 183C-001), they created a plant-based crab meat product…

SCET course coordinators put Berkeley Method into action

By Keith McAleer / May 9, 2023 / Comments Off on SCET course coordinators put Berkeley Method into action

• INNOVATOR PROFILES  Keith McAleer   |   May 10, 2023 Course coordinators Rene Martinez Doehner and Aria Yang facilitating rotating mentorship with student product teams in Product Management course What’s the best way to learn entrepreneurship? Everyone’s journey is different, but to help aspiring entrepreneurs have the best chance of success, SCET utilizes its award-winning pedagogy, the…