A nexus for entrepreneurship education and research— and a springboard for entrepreneurial initiatives at UC Davis.
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business development fellows
companies launched or supported
entrepreneurship academies
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90 million
Funding Raised by Instituteaffiliated Startups
“We bring entrepreneurs from around the world together with angel investors, venture capitalists and startup experts to help build the networks to push breakthrough technology and trailblazing concepts from lab to market.” — Andrew Hargadon
GIFT
UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Established with $5 million gift from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mike Childs and his wife, Renée, both UC Davis alumni.
Sustainable AgTech Innovation Center Established in 2012 with $1 million i6 Challenge Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, the center’s programs accelerate ventures that promote sustainability in agriculture.
Sustainable AgTech Innovation Center
BIG BANG!
UC DAVIS BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION TM
Big Bang! Business Plan Competition Now in its 13th year, UC Davis’ MBA-student run business plan competition brings teams of entrepreneurs together to develop and test their business vision and plans. Sponsored by corporations, veteran entrepreneurs, alumni and the venture capital community.
innovation networks
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Professor of Technology Management Charles J. Soderquist Chair in Entrepreneurship Director, Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship UC Davis Graduate School of Management
A new Food, Ag and Health Entrepreneurship Academy in October 2013 will help entrepreneurs identify market needs and opportunities, and create agriculture “food chain” clusters of innovation. S t r a t e g i c i n i t i a t i v e s 2 0 0 9 – 2 013
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