The Basement LaunchPad
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University of California, San Diego
The Basement LaunchPad
The Basement LaunchPad is for UC San Diego students with a startup, small business, or social innovation idea. The page lists a tailored curriculum, an assigned mentor, coworking, subject-matter experts, priority use of the prototyping lab, curated funding sources, proof-of-concept prototyping funds subject to availability, makerspace access, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization startup toolkit. Undergraduate students can receive AIP 197 credit, and the program is approved for the co-curricular record.
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The Basement LaunchPad is for UC San Diego students with a startup, small business, or social innovation idea. The page lists a tailored curriculum, an assigned mentor, coworking, subject-matter experts, priority use of the prototyping lab, curated funding sources, proof-of-concept prototyping funds subject to availability, makerspace access, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization startup toolkit. Undergraduate students can receive AIP 197 credit, and the program is approved for the co-curricular record.
Claims Supported
Proof-of-concept prototyping funds are offered subject to availability. The amount and whether any equity is required are not stated.
Evidence Limits
Point-in-time notes from official pages observed on 2026-10-08. Deadlines, prize amounts, and eligibility can change. This record is not a school-verified or director-verified listing.