Collider Cup - UC Berkeley Sutardja Center

About Collider Cup

The Collider Cup is SCET's all-star showcase of the best student teams each semester. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize, the Collider Cup!

Every semester we partner with an investment fund/angel investors who offer our students an opportunity for potential funding of their startup/student venture.

We also preview SCET's classes for the next semester and provide more information on our Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology. Students can learn more about our classes and on how to become involved at SCET and our programs.

Group photo of Collider Cup teams, judges, and staff

Schedule

May 9, 2025 (Friday)

Location: TBD

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Startup Expo - Be the judge, to send the best SCET Startup team to an interview with PearVC and Alchemist Accelerator!
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Student venture pitches
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Networking and light refreshments served

Who Should Attend

Everyone who is interested to learn more about SCET should attend - whether you want to take SCET classes in future or meet professors and industry professionals! Be sure to RSVP to join us.

PRE-COLLIDER CUP EVENT

At Large Bid

At Large Bid: Collider Cup Pre-event
May 7, 3-4 p.m.
SCET Offices

At the At Large Bid, second-place teams from each class compete for a chance to pitch at the Collider Cup.

No RSVP needed – Join us on May 7 at SCET offices to help choose the At Large Bid winner! Guests in attendance will have the opportunity to engage with the startup teams, ask questions, and vote for their favorite team to pitch at the Collider Cup.

How are teams chosen?

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How does voting work?

When is it?

1 P.M. AT COLLIDER CUP ON May 9th

SCET Startup Expo

The SCET Startup Expo application is now open! To be eligible one team member has to have completed 1 SCET course by the end of Fall 2024 and you cannot be currently working on the project in a Spring 2025 course. Current students and alumni are eligible to participate. Selected teams will receive 1-1 mentorship from The House Fund prior to the expo.

Who: Any startup who has at least 1 team member who has completed at least 1 SCET course prior to Spring 2025.
What: Showcase your start-up venture at the expo to students, administrators, instructors and industry guests. Attendees will cast their vote for the best SCET expo team.
When: Prior to the Collider Cup on May 9th 1-2 p.m.
How: Apply here by April 1st.
PRIZES:
- An interview with Pear VC for the chance to receive $25,000 Uncapped SAFE investment
- An interview with alchemist accelerator,
- Trifecta of Tech Crunch Disrupt Tickets*
  - TechCrunch Sessions AI (Berkeley)
  - TechCrunch All Stage (Boston)
  - Tech Crunch Disrupt (San Francisco)

*Note winners are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. SCET's prize is tickets only.

Learn more about the past SCET Startup Expo Teams:

The SCET Startup Expo features innovative SCET startup teams that have participated in SCET courses and programs. Join us at 1 p.m. at Banatao Auditorium before the Collider Cup pitch event to interact with alumni teams and learn more about their startup ventures.

PAIP

Website: paip.me
Members: Isabel Moreno, Frederik Stihler
Our team combines a unique multidisciplinary background, with expertise in law, business, mathematics, and data science. Having worked in hyper-growth startups, consulting, and insurance, we have a deep understanding of the challenges and pain points involved in PowerPoint slide creation. Equipped to scale AI solutions, we’re building the technology to seamlessly turn sketches into professional presentations, saving time and unlocking creativity for individuals and teams alike.

CODE BLUE AI

Website: https://code-blue.ai
Members: Ashmita Kumar, Ericka Corral
1 in 4 people are expected to experience a stroke in their lifetimes, yet over 60% of people can't identify the major signs. Partnered with UCSF Health and backed by Big Ideas at Berkeley, UC LAUNCH, SkyDeck Pad-13, and Berkeley Haas, our solution integrates into any device equipped with a microphone and camera, passively monitoring for signs of stroke. On detection, we automatically notify EMS to get people help before the damage becomes long-term or fatal.

Common AR

Website: commonar.com
Members: Rohan Vaidya， Akhil Sachdev
CommonAR is building AR-powered networking tools that allow you to see who's around you and what you have in common. We offer general-purpose tools for conference attendees and specialized tools for sales agents at booths trying to generate leads. The team, Rohan (CEO) and Akhil (CTO), are best friends who met in high school, studied CS at Berkeley together, and interned at Rivian together (where they were also roommates).

Theta Wave AI

Website: https://thetawave.ai
Members: Wenxuan Li, Ziqiu Zhong
Peter (Wenxuan) started as a CS student at UC Berkeley but dropped out after his freshman year to chase a bigger dream: building ThetaWave with Elena (Ziqiu). His track record speaks for itself—Gold in the Physics Olympiad, conducting AI research at Tencent at just 17, and having his project spotlighted by China’s largest newspaper. At ThetaWave AI, we’re tackling a problem every student can relate to: boring, overwhelming academic materials. Our solution? Transforming what you hate to study into content you’ll love. ThetaWave turns dry textbooks and lecture recordings into beautiful notes, engaging podcasts, interactive quizzes, flashcards, and mind maps—all designed to help college students learn faster and better. We’ve already raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator China, and our traction speaks volumes. With 200% weekly growth and over 2,000 active users, we’re proving that students are hungry for smarter, more enjoyable ways to learn. Now, we’re ready to scale and take this revolution to the next level. Will you join us?

Playvision

Website: playvision.io
Members: Anish Gupta, Marc Zoghby, Greg Kopanezos, Pulak Dugar
PlayVision is an automated game-film analysis tool that leverages computer vision to produce advanced analytics in sports. With our backgrounds as scouts for both Cal Football and Cal Basketball, we’ve seen firsthand the inconsistencies and tediousness of scouting and recruiting, and our tracking tools will help pave the way for a better, more efficient future. Our goal is simple: to create a platform that enhances player recruiting and draft profiles, and helps coaches and scouts take their teams and themselves to the highest level.