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 Read more…
“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 Read more…
As this year’s Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) graduates stepped onto the stage to receive their diplomas, they carried with them a hard-earned insight: the injustices they spent years studying weren’t distant or theoretical — they were urgent and unfolding all around them. Their time in the program has prepared Read more…
AgriSolar — a mobile and scalable solar-powered irrigation system designed for smallholder farmers’ accessibility and affordability — took home top honors and the first-ever Biggie trophy in the 12th annual Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day on May 7. The post AgriSolar’s Winning Pitch Earns $20,000 to Fund their Big Read more…
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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 Read more…
From AI-powered research to civic innovation, Collider Cup XVI showcased creative solutions to real-world challenges—meet the teams behind this semester’s top projects. 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 Read more…
2025 UC Berkeley IE SCET Immersion Week 4/9 Earlier this month, a cohort of Data Science and Business graduate students from IE Universityin Spain, arrived at UC Berkeley for a transformative week of innovation, hands-on learning, andSilicon Valley exploration as part of the 2025 Immersion Week. Hosted by UC Berkeley’s Read more…
In mid-April, Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) welcomed a cohort of high school students from across India through the 1M1B (1 Million for 1 Billion) Purpose Academy. A global partner of SCET since 2022, 1M1B aims to empower youth through purpose-driven innovation. Over the course of a Read more…
As an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, Dylan Chiu studied Public Health and Political Economics and earned the SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology. Today, he serves as a Principal at the Berkeley Frontier Fund, where he invests in the next generation of technology startups within the Berkeley network and Read more…