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USC's undergraduate startup stack runs through the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Marshall, including the New Venture Seed Competition and Blackstone LaunchPad, and through the Viterbi Startup Garage.
This page is compiled from public university and program pages. It has not been claimed or corrected by the school.
Include. USC has a long-running entrepreneurship center, a large campus pitch competition, student coworking, and an equity-free technology incubator.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
4
All currently active
Top direct funding
Direct funding available
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
4
Co Working · Entrepreneurship Center · Pitch Competition
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
4 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
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funding range
- Last activity
- 2025-02-27
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Incubator
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funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Entrepreneurship CenterAlso: Greif Center
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funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Co Working
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funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
The Greif Center says the New Venture Seed Competition has a prize pool of over $150,000. The Viterbi undergraduate admission innovation page says Startup Garage support does not take equity and that intellectual property remains with the team. A single top NVSC award amount is not stated on the pages used here.
Recent Activity
EngageSC's New Venture Seed Competition page documents a cycle with a February 1, 2025 application deadline and later rounds in February and March 2025. That page should be rechecked for the following year's dates.
Known Startups and Winners
The pages reviewed do not name current NVSC winners.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
The next NVSC calendar after the 2025 cycle on EngageSC, the Maseeh prize total where campus pages disagree, and Startup Garage cohort dates.
News & articles
4 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Southern California.
4 sources
Official sources(4)
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Blackstone LaunchPad at USC
Marshall describes Blackstone LaunchPad at the Greif Center as a coworking and mentoring space in the basement of Bridge Hall for students working on startup ideas. The Greif Center page says it is open to all USC students and is aimed at early-stage concepts.
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Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
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Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Lloyd Greif Center at USC Marshall is the school's entrepreneurship center. Its page says the center supports launch and growth with grants, financial prizes, venture capital investment, mentorship, legal resources, and workspace. It also says Marshall offers seven entrepreneurship minors with Annenberg, Viterbi, and the School of Cinematic Arts.
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USC New Venture Seed Competition
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USC New Venture Seed Competition
The Greif Center calls the New Venture Seed Competition the largest entrepreneurship competition on the USC campus, with a prize pool of over $150,000 and a multi-week training series. EngageSC says each team must include a current USC student, a current faculty or staff member, or an alumnus within five years of graduation. Ventures from any industry may apply.
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Viterbi Startup Garage
USC Viterbi's undergraduate innovation page describes the Viterbi Startup Garage residency as a founder-focused incubator with 24/7 workspace, mentorship, and access to USC's network. It says the program is for early-stage, technology-driven startups, does not take equity, and leaves intellectual property with the team. A Marshall page says USC-affiliated teams with hard technologies are encouraged to apply and that the space is in Marina del Rey.
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