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Startup programs in California.

14 schools, 59 entrepreneurship programs, and 0 student ventures across California — 26 with direct funding indexed.

California schools, side by side

School, flagship program, funding, and whether a venture fund is indexed. A blank funding cell is unknown, not zero.

California schools compared from directory fields
School	Flagship program	Funding	Venture fund
San Diego State University	Social Venture Challenge	$15,000	No
Santa Clara University	Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Direct funding available	Yes
Stanford University	Stanford Technology Ventures Program	Direct funding available	No
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley Haas Student Seed Fund	$5,000	No
University of California, Davis	Big Bang! Business Competition	$25,000	No
University of California, Irvine	ANTrepreneur Center	Direct funding available	No
University of California, Los Angeles	Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation	No direct cash prizes indexed	No
University of California, San Diego	StartR Accelerators	Direct funding available	No
University of California, Santa Barbara	New Venture Program and Competition	$40,000	No
University of Southern California	Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies	Direct funding available	No
California Institute of Technology	Bill Gross Prize for Entrepreneurship	$30,000	No
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Innovation Quest	$15,000	No
Loyola Marymount University	Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship	Direct funding available	No
San José State University	SpartUp: Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship	Direct funding available	No

Schools

Programs

Startups

Pitch competitions

Ranked from $10,000 to $40,000

#	Program	School	Type	Max funding	Equity
1	New Venture Program and Competition University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara	Pitch Competition	$40,000	Equity varies
2	Bill Gross Prize for Entrepreneurship California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology	Pitch Competition	$30,000	Equity varies
3	Big Bang! Business Competition University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis	Pitch Competition	$25,000	Equity varies
4	Innovation Quest California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Pitch Competition	$15,000	Equity varies
5	Social Venture Challenge San Diego State University	San Diego State University	Pitch Competition	$15,000	Equity varies
6	Timothy D. Ryan Summer Entrepreneurship Program California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology	Founder Grant	$10,000	Equity varies
7	Berkeley Haas Student Seed Fund University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley	Other	$5,000	No equity
8	Lavin Seed Fund San Diego State University	San Diego State University	Founder Grant	$5,000	No equity