This experiential course prepares technical, business-minded, and policy-oriented students to build and plan the implementation of a product, startup, or policy innovation from scratch. Students work in an interdisciplinary team to develop novel products and solutions to address existing problems in the realm of democracy and technology. For example, engineering students may leverage technical skills to help translate ideas into products, while political science students may leverage their po...| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
← Home 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…| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
Baptiste Vanpoperinghe and Amaury Grange first joined the SCET community in the fall of 2024 after participating in the Entrepreneurship, Technology & Startup Management Program. Fast forward to today, they are the founders of Pilea, a platform using AI to detect and fix subtle UX and design flaws on e-commerce websites, helping brands boost conversions… The post Inside Pilea: A Conversation with Founders Baptiste Vanpoperinghe and Amaury Grange appeared first on UC Berkeley Sutardja Center.| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
From experimenting with high-protein recipes in his kitchen back in high school to signing with major nutrition companies this year, Adi Banerjee (Neuroscience and Nutrition ’28) has always been pushing for progress with his protein bar startup Posana. Earlier this year, Posana was verified by UC Berkeley as meeting their Food and Beverage Choices Policy… The post Posana founder Aditya Banerjee is making protein exciting for students appeared first on UC Berkeley Sutardja Center.| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
With years of business education and practical startup experience under his belt, project manager Samuel Nagy was uncertain about what the Startup Semester at UC Berkeley might offer him. Last fall, he was successfully pursuing a masters’ in Data and Analytics at the Prague University of Economics and Business and working for local data governance… The post Samuel Nagy: Revitalizing a career with Startup Semester experience appeared first on UC Berkeley Sutardja Center.| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
This fall, SCET will offer a new Challenge Lab, ENGIN 183C-001: Regenerative Ventures: Build Innovations for a Better Future, taught by Rana Kanaan, founder of Makai Labs and seasoned technology product leader with over two decades of experience scaling innovations from zero to billion-dollar businesses. This course aims to present students with an opportunity to… The post Building A Better Society through Regenerative Ventures: A Conversation with Instructor Rana Kanaan appeared first on U...| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
For the first time this fall, SCET will be offering a new course: ENGIN 183/283-006: Advanced Product Management: Strategy, Scale, and AI. The course will be taught by Laura Teclemariam, who is a product management executive and currently works as the senior director of product management at LinkedIn. As AI innovation and platform disruption continue… The post Product Leadership in the AI Era: A Conversation with Instructor Laura Teclemariam appeared first on UC Berkeley Sutardja Center.| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
With its revolutionary platform that equips first responders with comprehensive real-time insights during disaster scenarios, it’s no wonder that RescueSight was voted the “Most Innovative Technology” at Collider Cup XV. Co-founders and best friends Alper Gel (‘26 Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences / Bioengineering) and Charlie McDonald (‘26 Applied Math / Computer Science) have been… The post RescueSight: Student Founders Aid Disaster Relief with Visionary Tech appeared...| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
“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… The post SCET Partner VŠE Prague Celebrates MBA Graduation with Ken Singer appeared first on UC Berkeley Sutardja Center.| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
Aravind Srinivas is the CEO and co-founder of Perplexity, a rapidly-growing startup redefining how we consume and synthesize information through AI. As a Berkeley PhD, surrounded by world-class labs and collaborators, he began shaping the vision that would become Perplexity: a smarter, more intuitive way to interact with information. When Aravind first arrived at UC…| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
SCET is UC Berkeley’s premier hub for innovation and entrepreneurship education. Established in 2005 within the College of Engineering, SCET equips students, professionals, and global partners with the essential skills and mindset needed to innovate, commercialize technology, and lead in the global economy. What We Do SCET helps students adopt an entrepreneurial mindset by providing…| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley proudly hosted Collider Cup XVI on May 8, 2025. Hosted by student emcees Benecia Jude Jose (’25 Public Health and Data Science) and Anika Kesavalu (’26 Data Science and Business Administration), the biannual event brought together Berkeley’s brightest innovators, presenting startup solutions across AI,…| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
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…| UC Berkeley Sutardja Center
