Fall 2026 UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Mixer

📍 Location: Jarvis Auditorium @ Grimes Engineering Center 🎤 1-Minute Startup Pitches: Students can sign up to pitch on the main stage in Jarvis Auditorium. Pitch sign-ups close September 11. 🍕 Food: Pizza and light refreshments will be provided. ✨ Open to all UC Berkeley students, alumni, and friends. We can't wait to see you there! RSVP is required as space is limited. - 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Check-in 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM 1-Minute Pitch Session @ Jarvis Auditorium 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pizza & Open Networking - About UC Berkeley SCET (Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology) SCET is UC Berkeley's premier hub for innovation and entrepreneurship education. Our mission is to empower innovators to positively change the world. 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. https://scet.berkeley.edu/ About Big Ideas Contest Big Ideas is an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of students who have “big ideas.” Since its founding in 2006, Big Ideas has inspired innovative and high-impact student-led projects aimed at solving problems that matter to this generation. https://bigideascontest.org/ About Berkeley Changemaker(R) Berkeley Changemaker® goes beyond a simple focus of skills or curricular skills. Its 65+ academically-rigorous undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, offered by departments across campus, have a clear and consistent focus on our core pillars of critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Students are exposed to our brightest and best faculty and alumni from across the campus, including Nobel Prize and Distinguished Teaching Award winners. https://changemaker.berkeley.edu/ About Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program (BHEP) UC Berkeley Haas supports founders who question the status quo, solve urgent problems, and create companies that move industries forward. With the Bay Area’s vast ecosystem at our doorstep and a proven methodology that turns ideas into funded ventures, we’re training the next generation of entrepreneurs who build with purpose. https://haas.berkeley.edu/entrepreneurship-program/ About City of Berkeley The Office of Economic Development helps businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and community organizations access services, feel welcome in Berkeley, and thrive. Businesses can get direct assistance and advice from staff, access resources about starting a business, or get connected with other local organizations for industry- or location-specific support. https://berkeleyca.gov/doing-business/operating-berkeley/business-assistance About Berkeley Startup Cluster The Berkeley Startup Cluster was formed to help make Berkeley more attractive to startups that wish to locate our city, especially those spinning out of UC Berkeley and the Berkeley Lab.  We also help the local economy benefit from the corresponding jobs, creativity and investment that ensue. https://berkeleystartupcluster.com/ This event is sponsored by Pepsi