Welcome to the UC San Diego Entrepreneurship Center

Discover the nexus of a vibrant creative ecosystem, entrepreneurial network and experiential learning. 

The Entrepreneurship Center serves as a nexus for our regional innovation community and UC San Diego's emerging startups. Our mission is to foster a vibrant and diverse environment to cultivate and catalyze the development of these groundbreaking ventures driven by purpose. We advocate for unbounded collaboration with our community as these startups build themselves up on their way to contributing to both local and global social and economic prosperity.

Under the Entrepreneurship Center, university-affiliated startups leverage the Center’s accelerator space and services to tap into essential resources such as management, legal, and financial support, as well as investment opportunities, facilitating their establishment and expansion as successful, impact-driven enterprises.

Members of the community, including investors, entrepreneurs, service providers, incubators, and industry advocacy groups, enjoy direct access to the talent and technologies emanating from one of the world's most innovative universities.

Check Out These Programs and Places on the Floor

Innovating for National Security (i4NS)

Innovating for National Security (i4NS) is a quarter-long program that offers U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leaders an opportunity to collaborate with talented student teams to develop innovative solutions to their most pressing national security problems.

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MAVERiC Studio

Push your boundaries and make your mark in the rapidly evolving world of XR with the MAVERiC Studio. 

Explore Your New World

STUDIO 411

Step into a boutique podcast studio experience for budding storytellers and discover your voice in this exciting medium. 

Discover Your Voice