Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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The Beall Center at the Paul Merage School of Business is UC Irvine's innovation and entrepreneurship center. Its page says it offers hands-on experience in launching and growing ventures and runs the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition.
Also known as: Beall Center
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.
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Funding range
Not listed
Equity
Varies by investment
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-10-08
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Application and Timing
The center page presents the New Venture Competition as an annual seven-month cycle and says mentors guide student teams from February to May.
Participants
The center page describes programs for UC Irvine students, staff, researchers, and community participants, including an undergraduate minor open beyond a single major and a certificate limited to specified business majors.
Funding and Equity
Prize money is described on the competition page, not as a separate center grant. The center homepage says teams compete for $100,000 in cash prizes. Whether the center takes equity is not stated.
Recent Activity
The center page was live on October 8, 2026, and points to the current Stella Zhang New Venture Competition.
Known Startups or Winners
Named 2026 winners are recorded on the competition page, not on the center homepage.
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Verification Gaps
The homepage prize figure ($100,000) is lower than the competition page's "over $100,000" wording and published per-track schedule.
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News articles and official sources documenting Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of California, Irvine.
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Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Beall Center page describes the center, the undergraduate minor, the undergraduate certificate, and the Stella
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