SCET Partner VŠE Prague Celebrates MBA Graduation with Ken Singer

By Indra Deshmukh / June 26, 2025 / Comments Off on SCET Partner VŠE Prague Celebrates MBA Graduation with Ken Singer

“Exactly 632,940 minutes have passed since I welcomed you with the words, ‘You are at the start.’ Now it is time to say, ‘You are at the finish line.’” Academic director Ota Novotný’s fittingly data-driven speech honored a new batch of graduates from the MBA program in Data & Analytics for Business Management at the…

SCET alumni land $2M with recommerce software startup Sotira

By Indra Deshmukh / February 10, 2025 / Comments Off on SCET alumni land $2M with recommerce software startup Sotira

Solving swimming: Aqua AI founder Peyton McQueen makes waves

By Indra Deshmukh / October 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Solving swimming: Aqua AI founder Peyton McQueen makes waves

Collider Cup XIV finalist Peyton McQueen first got the idea for her groundbreaking product, Aqua AI, from a podcast. “Someone described Cal [as] having perfected the ‘formula’, referring to the way in which training is given to swimmers,” McQueen explained. “This immediately opened my eyes to how almost every aspect of swimming is dictated by…

Renewed Plaksha University partnership expands BMoE through revamped curriculum

By Indra Deshmukh / October 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Renewed Plaksha University partnership expands BMoE through revamped curriculum

SCET has renewed their partnership with Plaksha University, a technology university in the Chandigarh area of India. The newest agreement strengthens a partnership of over three years between SCET and Plaksha which developed an academic minor in technology entrepreneurship and design and delivery of the entrepreneurship curriculum for the Technology Leaders Fellowship Program (TLF). Since…

Q&A: Team Playvision builds a bright future for sports tech

By Indra Deshmukh / August 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Q&A: Team Playvision builds a bright future for sports tech

After winning Collider Cup XIV last May, Playvision founders Ender Aguilar, Anish Gupta and Mark Zogby are envisioning the next steps for their company. Their product, which uses computer vision to track and compile data for football sports plays, is gathering interest as the field of sports technology gains momentum. The team found each other…

Christyna Serrano talks sports tech and education in the wake of Collider Cup success

By Indra Deshmukh / July 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Christyna Serrano talks sports tech and education in the wake of Collider Cup success

This year, sports technology has taken UC Berkeley by storm. Three out of the five winning teams at SCET’s entrepreneurship showcase, Collider Cup XIV, came from the “Sports Tech and the Entrepreneurship of Sports” course last semester. Playvision, whose technology analyzes football plays for athlete training, took home the overall first prize, while Aqua AI,…

Spring 2024 Alumni Dive Into Exciting Futures

By Indra Deshmukh / July 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Spring 2024 Alumni Dive Into Exciting Futures

This spring, a fresh cohort of SCET students graduated from UC Berkeley, already forging new paths into the entrepreneurial world. Part of these learners’ impressive backgrounds was forged with the help of knowledge and collaboration from SCET’s course, ENGIN 183 Product Management. Instructed by AI product leader Derek Chan, Product Management involves giving students hands-on…

Meet Our Spring 2024 Course Coordinators

By Indra Deshmukh / June 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Meet Our Spring 2024 Course Coordinators

Developing entrepreneurship skills isn’t about flipping through a textbook – it requires immersive, hands-on learning. The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship has been designed by SCET to do just that. Through a series of interdisciplinary courses that combine theory and business models with real-world tests and activities, the Berkeley Method brings people and ideas together. With…

SCET’s Alt:Meat Lab Receives $800K Grant from Open Philanthropy

By Indra Deshmukh / June 5, 2024 / Comments Off on SCET’s Alt:Meat Lab Receives $800K Grant from Open Philanthropy

The UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) received a grant of $800K from Open Philanthropy this spring. The grant supports programs offered under SCET’s Alternative Meats Lab (Alt:Meat Lab), through which student researchers explore new solutions in sustainable food production. Building on previous grants awarded in 2019 and 2022, this two-year funding…

Announcing the winners for Collider Cup XIV!

By Indra Deshmukh / May 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Announcing the winners for Collider Cup XIV!

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley hosted Collider Cup XIV on May 6, 2024. The biannual competition showcased innovative student projects, from AI neurotech to cybersecurity, developed through SCET courses. 1st place and At-Large Bid winner – Playvision Using technology to expand the effectiveness of sports training, Playvision’s Cup-winning innovation…