VC1to1 - Fostering the Culture of Entrepreneurship
The Baskin School of Engineering (BSOE) has started a pilot program chartered to foster the culture of entrepreneurship at BSOE. The new VC1to1 Program will kick-off by facilitating informal conversations between individual members of the Venture Capital community and individual graduate students, post-docs, and faculty members.
Benefits for BSOE Graduate Students, Post-Docs, and Faculty
- Visibility for BSOE research
- Adoption and use of BSOE technology in practical applications
- Increase opportunity for funding and grants
- Enhance understanding of technology transfer process
- Receive mentoring and learn the ropes in the VC world
Benefits for VC
- Access to cutting edge technology at a young engineering school
- Impact and motivate future research and products
- Intellectual and due diligence networking
- Launch financially successful companies
Benefits for BSOE and UC Higher Administration
- Positive visibility for BSOE
- Successful companies created
- Attract great students and faculty to BSOE
- Philanthropy and ROI
Contact for More Information
Sara Isenberg, VC1to1 Program Manager
831-334-0701 (cell)
http://vc1to1.soe.ucsc.edu/
twitter: @vc1to1