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The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the premiere institution on the UC Berkeley Go Bears!

Working on the leading edge of technology means new ideas, inspirations and opportunities are ever-present. The curriculum, labs and ecosystem at the SCET is designed to give you the entrepreneurial skills and resources you need be a more effective engineer and make your mark on the industry. Follow our newsletter to hear about events and what's new at the center: http://bit.ly/2dVLLLR

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06/19/2026

"2026 is the year of the jerk".

Ken Singer, Cal grad and Managing Director of UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, used “jerk”, a physics term and word play. to describe the high rate of acceleration change—or "jolt"—caused by AI.

In his Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series talk, "Shift" Happens….Innovating in the Era of Generative Disruption, Singer shared engaging stories of companies that capitalized on change, including Uber, TikTok, Shopify, AirBnB, Zoom, and Open AI. He also used the metaphor of sexual reproduction to emphasize the critical importance of diversity in innovation teams.

Watch and learn how to capitalize on this generative shif: https://na2.hubs.ly/H06bqgd0

Learn more about the Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series: Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series (https://na2.hubs.ly/H06bqGQ0)

06/10/2026

SportsTech is an experiential Berkeley SCET course taught by Christyna Serrano and Peter Evans, where students form startup teams and develop MVPs throughout the spring semester.

Students move through ideation, validation, and prototyping, with the course culminating in Demo Day, where teams pitch their ideas to industry experts and receive feedback.

This year’s Demo Day judges included:
Jenny Simon-O’Neill, Cal Co-Athletic Director
Zaza Pachulia, Warriors 2x NBA Champion and Investments Liaison
Darren Cooke, Berkeley’s Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer
Mike Wu, Founder and CEO of Hooper, an a16z-backed company

SCET SportsTech and Demo Day take place every spring semester. Join us to explore entrepreneurship, emerging opportunities in sports, and hands-on venture building: https://na2.hubs.ly/H061D_n0

06/09/2026

“It doesn't matter who you work for — it just matters what you do.” — Pat Lee

Two Cal grads, now both at NVIDIA, returned to Berkeley for a candid conversation. Pat Lee, Vice President of Strategic Enterprise Partnerships and Sr. Product Leader, Prerana Gambhir joined the Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series. The talk, hosted by the UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - SCET featured lessons on leadership, career growth, and navigating the tech industry.

Pat's advice was refreshingly simple: stay curious, stay adaptable, and invest in people. He encouraged students to focus less on titles and rigid career paths, and more on solving problems, asking good questions, and building strong connections with people around them. Reflecting on NVIDIA’s culture, he spoke about the value of active listening, collaboration, and embracing failure as part of learning and growth.

Lee also encouraged students to think long-term when making career decisions, stay close to emerging industries and opportunities, and pursue work they are genuinely interested in rather than simply chasing prestige or expectations. Gambhir added a finer point on why that matters now: AI isn't just another wave — it's absorbing every wave that came before it. Across the talk, one of the clearest themes was that meaningful careers are built through initiative, resilience, and a willingness to keep reinventing yourself. What's the best career advice you've ever gotten?

Watch the full conversation: https://na2.hubs.ly/H061Fcp0

Learn more about the Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series:
https://na2.hubs.ly/H061Dtn0

06/04/2026

Congratulations to SCET Advisory Board Member Charles Huang on receiving the Berkeley Founder’s Award.

Charles has spent his career turning bold ideas into transformative ventures, demonstrating the power of entrepreneurship to create lasting impact. Beyond his achievements as a founder, he has remained deeply committed to supporting the next generation of innovators.

At SCET, we are grateful for Charles’s guidance, mentorship, and belief that entrepreneurship can solve meaningful challenges. His journey reflects the curiosity, resilience, and creativity we strive to cultivate in our students and founders every day.

Congratulations, Charles, on this well-deserved honor.

https://awards.berkeley.edu/achievement-awards/berkeley-founders

06/02/2026

"Trees don't grow roots the night of a storm." This is just one piece of wisdom our class received this semester from Dr. Sood, leading expert on resilience and wellbeing and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing.

The Applied Resilience course, created and led by Victoria Howell, brings together students and speakers from a wide range of backgrounds and fields in an effort to explore, build, and practice resilience. This course would not be possible without our continued collaboration with Dr. Sood.

During two sessions this semester, Dr. Sood taught our students about the transformative power of building habits around gratitude and kindness. He discusses consistent practice as key to anchoring oneself during times of turmoil. Through a unique blend of wisdom and science, Dr. Sood shared his philosophy on what it means to be resilient and why resilience matters.

Our class wouldn't be where it is today without Dr. Sood's guidance and partnership, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to learn from him each semester.

https://hubs.li/Q04jH8FM0

05/29/2026

On May 15, we hosted the 2nd annual SCET Certificate Ceremony to honor our incredible Class of 2026. 🐻🎓

It was a day filled with reflection, inspiration, and Berkeley pride.We were thrilled to welcome back SCET Alumna Mallika Luther, who shared powerful insights on how the lessons learned here continue to shape her career. We also heard from our student-nominated speaker, Bobby Harden, who spoke about how SCET fundamentally transformed his Berkeley experience and redefined his future trajectory.

To our graduates: We’ve seen your hard work and creativity firsthand. We can't wait to see how you continue to shine and disrupt the status quo!!

05/28/2026

“In a world where I can send a message across the planet in 100 milliseconds, why does moving money still feel like this?”

Debasish Behera, a founder from SCET’s Startup Semester, is working to make global payments more accessible. After building , which was recently acquired by AVFX Capital, he is now developing a decentralized platform designed to manage bank accounts across global payment systems using stablecoins and modern financial infrastructure.

Read the full article: https://hubs.li/Q04hXdY_0

05/27/2026

“The future battle that you will face is not economic, it’s spiritual.” — Zack Kass

With recent headlines featuring students’ negative response to AI and even the Pope’s input it is especially insightful to hear Zack Kass’s perspective. Cal grad, Zack Kass, former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and author of The Next RenAIssance, joined this semester’s Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series to share his perspective on the future of AI and society.

Drawing from his experience leading go-to-market efforts at OpenAI, Kass emphasized that AI should be understood as infrastructure, not just a product. He pointed to the rapid decline in cost and rise in capability as signals of a major shift, describing a future where AI agents transform how we interact with technology and reduce the need to navigate the internet as we know it.

As computing becomes more ambient, he noted that screen time may become a negative status signal, reflecting a move away from constant device use.

Beyond technology, Kass encouraged students to embrace adaptability and think beyond traditional career paths. In a world shaped by “unmetered intelligence,” he argued that the defining challenge ahead will center on meaning, purpose, and what it means to be human.

Watch the full video: https://hubs.li/Q04hYyyS0

Learn more about the Newton Berkeley Changemaker® Series:
https://hubs.li/Q04hYV-c0

05/21/2026

Recently, at Collider Cup XVIII, SCET proudly presented the 2026 Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award to Ayushi Deokule, recognizing her extraordinary contributions to Berkeley’s innovation and entrepreneurship community.

The award honors the legacy of Anthony DiPrinzio and celebrates students who embody his leadership, energy, and commitment to empowering others.

Read the full article: https://hubs.li/Q04hdhMq0

05/20/2026

Two weeks ago, we wrapped up Global Venture Lab 2026 at SCET, bringing together entrepreneurship educators, innovation leaders, and university partners from around the world to explore how AI is reshaping entrepreneurship education.

Across two days, speakers examined AI agents, ethical AI use, AI-supported learning, market entry tools, assessment, student readiness, and the evolving role of universities in developing entrepreneurial thinkers.

Through peer exchange, workshops, and collaborative dialogue, participants worked toward shared recommended practices for using AI ethically and effectively in the classroom. We’re energized by the ideas, connections, and momentum that came out of GVL, and excited for what this global community builds next.

Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04hd5YL0

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