NEWS & EVENTS
Below is a selection of recent events and news from CIED and the UCSC startups we support.
To get access to our news and events in real time, please join CruzX.
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ZENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH TOBY COREY
April 6, 2023 5pm
COO of CruzFoam, Co-Founder of GetVirtual, and 11 year Stanford Entrepreneurship Lecturer will be facilitating a discussion around startups, entrepreneurship and life! Join Toby for some interesting discussion topis such as
Tapping into your True Self
The Magic of Intellectual Curiousity
And how to set that all in motion.
Register here:
https://forms.gle/t44mqA6iB9CDWKqN9
So that we know you will be coming.
BLACKSTONE LAUNCHPAD FELLOWSHIP
Open until April 2, 2023
Ready to spend your summer focused on your startup? The Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship provides eight weeks of programming and a $5,000 prize to help fast track your startup's launch and/or growth this summer.
Apply by April 2nd, 9pm PT at https://bit.ly/BLPSU23.
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ECO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COSTA RICA
July 12, 2025
CIED is excited to share an opportunity to earn UC credit while studying abroad in Costa Rica this summer through the UCSC Global Seminar: Eco-Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica.
This program is facilitated through UC Santa Cruz Global Learning and open to all eligible undergraduate students from related majors.
Program Dates: July 30 - September 1, 2023
Location: West coast of Costa Rica
Courses:
Crown 92: Social Entrepreneurship (fulfills PE-H GE) (5 units)
CRWN 94: Environmental Entrepreneurship Applications (fulfills PR-S GE) (5 units)
CROWN 100 OFFERING WINTER 2023
July 12, 2025
CIED is excited to be offering Crown 100: Fundamentals of Starting and Scaling an Organization, for the first time this upcoming Winter 2023 quarter.
This class is the Core of our I&E Certificate. Sign up and be a part of the first cohort in our CIED's newest program.
January 15, 2025
The startup world is full of stories of entrepreneurs who have worked hard, pivoted multiple times, and finally found success. One such story is that of Forward, a startup team that recently got admitted into Y Combinator, the world's top startup accelerator.
January 15, 2025
The PinPoint startup team was selected among the most investment-worthy startups in the UC system and is going to pitch their venture to investors at Born in California.
January 15, 2025
Do you have an idea for a new tech startup or social venture and want to pitch it online to win cash prizes, mentorship and exposure at the national level? Apply for the Blackstone Launchpad Ideas Competition by October 30!
SANTA CRUZ LAUNCHPAD 2022
June 1, 2022
Santa Cruz Launchpad 2022: a networking, job fair, and pitch competition event open to the public! $40,000 in cash prizes available for student pitch contest competitors.
CELEBRATING SPRING 2022 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS
May 5, 2022
Many great student organized events happening at UCSC starting with a talk by Toby Corey, the Lean Startup Bootcamp, SlugTank Competition, Rick Vargas and Entrepreneurial Day.
APPLE MARKETING STRATEGIES REVEALED
May 5, 2022
Have you ever wondered about how Apple approaches marketing? Come to our UCSC Guest Speaker lecture with Rick Vargas tomorrow. It's free and open to the public.
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STEVE BLANK TO SPEAK AT UCSC'S ENTREPRENEURIAL DAY
May 21, 2022
Join us for the first annual Entrepreneurial Day at UCSC! This two-part event will kick off with a fireside chat with Steve Blank, the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, discussing what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE THE INNOVATION FRONTIERS CONFERENCE
October 24-28, 2022
Registration is open for this year's "Innovation Frontiers" conference, hosted by the Society for Health Care Innovation, along with the Center for Applied Values and Ethics in Advancing Technologies (CAVEAT) at UCSC, Crown College. This is a free conference, open to all, but you must register via LinkedIn.
Join us from 11 am - 1 pm Pacific time each day from October 24 - 28 to explore the unintended consequences of #medicaldevice #innovation. Topics will include #blockchain, #ai and #quantumtechnologies, #nanotechnology, #braincomputerinterface technology, and #biolab advances in #genethics.
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January 15, 2025
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NEWS & EVENTS
Below is a selection of recent events and news from CIED and the UCSC startups we support.
To get access to our news and events in real time, please join CruzX.
.png)
ECO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COSTA RICA
CIED is excited to share an opportunity to earn UC credit while studying abroad in Costa Rica this summer through the UCSC Global Seminar: Eco-Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica.
This program is facilitated through UC Santa Cruz Global Learning and open to all eligible undergraduate students from related majors.
Program Dates: July 30 - September 1, 2023
Location: West coast of Costa Rica
Courses:
Crown 92: Social Entrepreneurship (fulfills PE-H GE) (5 units)
CRWN 94: Environmental Entrepreneurship Applications (fulfills PR-S GE) (5 units)
CROWN 100 OFFERING WINTER 2023
CIED is excited to be offering Crown 100: Fundamentals of Starting and Scaling an Organization, for the first time this upcoming Winter 2023 quarter.
This class is the Core of our I&E Certificate. Sign up and be a part of the first cohort in our CIED's newest program.
The startup world is full of stories of entrepreneurs who have worked hard, pivoted multiple times, and finally found success. One such story is that of Forward, a startup team that recently got admitted into Y Combinator, the world's top startup accelerator.
The PinPoint startup team was selected among the most investment-worthy startups in the UC system and is going to pitch their venture to investors at Born in California.
Do you have an idea for a new tech startup or social venture and want to pitch it online to win cash prizes, mentorship and exposure at the national level? Apply for the Blackstone Launchpad Ideas Competition by October 30!
SANTA CRUZ LAUNCHPAD 2022
Santa Cruz Launchpad 2022: a networking, job fair, and pitch competition event open to the public! $40,000 in cash prizes available for student pitch contest competitors.
CELEBRATING SPRING 2022 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS
Many great student organized events happening at UCSC starting with a talk by Toby Corey, the Lean Startup Bootcamp, SlugTank Competition, Rick Vargas and Entrepreneurial Day.
APPLE MARKETING STRATEGIES REVEALED
Have you ever wondered about how Apple approaches marketing? Come to our UCSC Guest Speaker lecture with Rick Vargas tomorrow. It's free and open to the public.
.jpg)
STEVE BLANK TO SPEAK AT UCSC'S ENTREPRENEURIAL DAY
Join us for the first annual Entrepreneurial Day at UCSC! This two-part event will kick off with a fireside chat with Steve Blank, the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, discussing what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE THE INNOVATION FRONTIERS CONFERENCE
Registration is open for this year's "Innovation Frontiers" conference, hosted by the Society for Health Care Innovation, along with the Center for Applied Values and Ethics in Advancing Technologies (CAVEAT) at UCSC, Crown College. This is a free conference, open to all, but you must register via LinkedIn.
Join us from 11 am - 1 pm Pacific time each day from October 24 - 28 to explore the unintended consequences of #medicaldevice #innovation. Topics will include #blockchain, #ai and #quantumtechnologies, #nanotechnology, #braincomputerinterface technology, and #biolab advances in #genethics.