CONGRATULATIONS to the
Winners of the 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition
Grand Prize:
Calcula Technologies
| IT & Web: Kloudless, Inc. |
Products & Services: Back to the Roots |
Life Sciences: Calcula Technologies |
Energy & Cleantech: HARBO Technologies |
People's Choice: Back to the Roots
Elevator Pitch: Nanoly
Click here for the Finals video on YouTube
Click here to read more about the winners and the event
Click here to see photos of the event
Traverie wins Second Place in California Dreamin'
posted on May 9, 2012
Traverie, a travel discovery startup and a finalist in the UC Berkeley Startup Competition, won Second Place in Chapman University's inaugural California Dreamin' Business Plan Competition, winning $25,000. Read more.
Read About the 2012 Semi-Finalists
posted on February 29, 2012
This year’s 38 semi-finalist teams are off to a great start. Find out more about them here (PDF). Read more.
Brooks Kincaid Profiled
posted on February 29, 2012
Haas Achieves profiles Brooks Kincaid, whose Imprint Energy venture won 1st Place, Energy Track & People's Choice Award in Bplan 2011. Read more.
Bplan Semi-Finalists Announced
posted on February 10, 2012
The level of competition in this year’s executive summary round was fierce; only 38 teams out of 150+ teams were selected to continue. We are excited by these promising ventures and wish them all the best this spring as they build their business!
IT & Web Sponsored by DCM
Better Cater (link to company website)
ConcertCrowd
GradeFund
Intellievents
Kloudless, Inc.
Mashlytics
Memeja
Pix-Score
SpeakUp
Traverie
Life Sciences Sponsored by Claremont Creek Ventures
Alpha1Rx
Biomarque
Calcula Technologies
EvolveMol
Hemova Port
Michael Conboy
Nanoly
Portable Urine Analyzer UA10
QuickStitch
Energy
Adaptation Energy
Aurinko
CalSolAgua
Claro Energy
HARBO Technologies
myLinkx
S2E Energy
Solar-Pon
Wifinity
Products & Services
Back to the Roots
CarClick
Dorian Walder
Fresh Picks
Greenhouse Salads
MD Local
Modify Watches
Nature's Cradle
ResolutionTube
Yaygo: reliable personal transit
Upcoming event:
Secrets to the Successful Business Pitch: Tips from VCs and Angels
posted on February 7, 2012 - event on February 28, 2012
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Morgenthaler Ventures will lead a session designed to illustrate what is required to make a successful pitch to venture capitalists and angel investors.
A diverse panel of early-stage investors will give you their perspective on what they really need to see in a pitch in order to fund your company. There will be a brief presentation on the essential elements of an investor pitch, and then the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. We promise you will come away with a different perspective on VCs and angels, and get a better understanding of how to deal with the process before, during, and after the pitch. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:30-8:30pm, Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business Read more.
Upcoming event - Financial Modeling/Management
posted on December 15, 2011 - event on February 15, 2012
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: whether you are new to financial modeling, or a seasoned numbers cruncher, you will want to come hear how to create financials that will impress your future investors. You will learn what is necessary and what not to do when creating the financial model that will accompany your business plan and use to obtain capital. This workshop will provide you with what you need to know about the financial side of a business plan and starting a company. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:30-8:30pm, Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business Read more.
Haas startup TubeMogul wins Award
posted on November 29, 2011
Bplan 2007 First Place Winner TubeMogul is named the seventh fastest growing private company in the Bay Area. Read more.
Cross-Functional Collaboration for the Greatest Impact
posted on November 22, 2011 - event on December 5, 2011
Entrepreneurs need to consider several factors as they build the team that will support their new venture, including which skill sets will be most critical for success and how to find partners with those skill sets. Where does the entrepreneur find an engineer, a designer, a coder, a master marketer, or a subject matter expert? How does she lead them to all work together towards the same end goal? Whether the impact your enterprise seeks is social or purely financial, building a strong team with a diverse skill-set is critical to planning, fundraising, and execution. Read more.
Turning Your Idea Into a Business - Business Modeling for Entrepreneurs
posted on November 22, 2011 - event on December 6, 2011
Do entrepreneurs still create business plans? How soon should I develop a pitch deck? This session will explore these questions and provide practical insight into how to create a winning business model, as well as provide a VC's perspective on business planning. If you are planning to enter Bplan: The UC Berkeley Startup Competition and/or the Global Social Venture Competition, this is a session you should not miss.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm in the Wells Fargo Room Read more.
Learn about Marketing for Early Stage Startups
posted on November 15, 2011 - event on November 30, 2011
RESCHEDULED: This session will feature Patrick Crane, a 16-year marketing veteran who has led marketing efforts at such notable companies as LinkedIn, Yahoo! and Vodafone. Patrick’s talk will help participants understand your identity and brand as start-up, both externally and within your own workforce. Tuesday, November 30, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm in the Wells Fargo Room at the Haas School of Business. Read more.
Energy Entrepreneurs Mixer, hosted by BERC, Bplan and GSVC
posted on November 18, 2011 - event on November 21, 2011
Date: Monday, November 21, 2011
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Energy Institute @ Haas (2547 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, 94270)
To facilitate the creation of the next generation of Berkeley startup companies, the Energy Entrepreneurs Mixer will bring together innovative science/engineering researchers with motivated students from business, law, and policy. Activities during the mixer include a presentation of technologies by researchers, small group work to discuss the technologies in more depth, and finally an open mixer allowing everyone to meet and mingle over drinks and appetizers.
Once the ideas start flying, we encourage like-minded students to team up and test their ideas in Bplan, GSVC, and other startup competitions and to eventually create Berkeley's breakthrough companies of the future!
Bplan and GSVC Mixer with the Information School
posted on November 9, 2011 - event on November 14, 2011
Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: South Hall, Room 107 (between Wheeler Hall and Sather Tower)
Calling all entrepreneurs! Looking for a partner to start a business? Trying to find potential teammates for the Bplan and GSVC Competitions?
This mixer is an excellent opportunity to network with other entrepreneurial-minded students from the Information Management and Systems Program at UC Berkeley. The I School program inspires scholars seeking to shape the evolving relationship between people and information around the world.
During the event, you will have the opportunity to discuss your business ideas, learn about current projects, expand your entrepreneurial network and meet potential teammates for the Competitions. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Bplan and GSVC IT and Web Mixer, sponsored by DCM
posted on November 9, 2011 - event on November 16, 2011
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Wozniak Lounge (Soda Hall - corner of Hearst and LeRoy)
Calling all entrepreneurs! Looking for an engineering partner to start a business? Trying to find potential teammates for the Bplan and GSVC Competitions? This mixer is an excellent opportunity to network with other entrepreneurial-minded students from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Programs at UC Berkeley. During the event, you will hear from past UC Berkeley entrepreneurs as well as have the opportunity to discuss your business ideas, learn about current projects, expand your entrepreneurial network and meet potential teammates for the Competitions. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Learn about Legal and IP Issues
October 19, 2011
Attend this session to gain a valuable understanding of how these most important legal concepts are applied in the business context, and you may avoid many of the common intellectual property pitfalls that trouble startup ventures. Read more.
Come to the Launch of the 2012 Bplan!
September 29, 2011
Please join us for the first workshop of the 2011-2012 Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series and launch of this year's Competition. Hear from 2011 Bplan Energy Track winner Imprint Energy and other other entrepreneurs. Read more.
Get Involved with the 2012 Bplan!
August 29, 2011
Do you have a passion for kick-starting entrepreneurs? Networking with the Valley? Gaining leadership and marketing experience? If so, joining the Exec Team for the 2012 Business Plan Competition may be for you! Please join us for an informational session about the UC Berkeley Startup Competition (Bplan). Meet Executive Committee members, learn about opportunities to get involved in the 2012 Competition, and enjoy pizza on us! Open to all FT and PT students!
Date, time and location:
Thursday September 8
12:30-1:30pm
C220, Haas School of Business
Imprint Energy wins in Barcelona
June 23, 2011
Bplan Winner Imprint Energy wins First Place at the Global Entrepreneurship Competition in Barcelona. Read more.
2011 Competition News
2011 Competition Winners
Congratulations to the WINNERS of the
13th Annual
UC Berkeley Startup Competition!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Intimal Solutions
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ENERGY: |
PRODUCTS & SERVICES: |
PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER: Imprint Energy
ELEVATOR PITCH WINNER: Inserogen
Finalists
IT & WEB: |
LIFE SCIENCES: |
ENERGY: |
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UM Celebrates Innovation at UC Berkeley in Support of Bplan
April 14, 2011
On Wednesday, April 13th UM San Francisco hosted the second annual “A Benefit for Innovation” dinner at the Clark Kerr campus at UC Berkeley. For the second year in a row, the San Francisco office of the global media and advertising firm partnered with the UC Berkeley Startup Competition (Bplan) and the Lester Center to highlight new media innovation coming out of UC Berkeley and to raise necessary funds to support competing teams. Read more.
Bplan Finalist Presentations Program Booklet is Available
April 13, 2011
The Program Booklet for the 2011 Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony is available [PDF].
Bplan in the News
April 4, 2011
Haas NewsWire covers the Bplan semifinals, with commentary on some interesting entrants. Click here to read the article.
Nick Sturiale on the Bplan Experience and How to Prepare for your VC Meeting
March 17, 2011
Nick Sturiale was the 1st Bplan Winner in 1999! After selling his company Timbre Technologies, he moved into the VC space where he is now a General Partner at JAFCO Ventures. In this video Nick talks about his experience with Bplan and offers advice on how to pitch to a VC.
You Voted! Vator voting adds five new teams to semi-final round
February 28, 2011
New to Bplan are wild-card entries to the semi-final round, voted up from video pitches on vator.tv. Congratulations to the five new teams that moved up: myChef, Lets To-Do This, CheckEt, Solar Fusion and PitchBox.
The new, complete list of semi-finalists is available as a web page or as a PDF.
Semi-Finalist Teams Announced
February 17, 2011
We’re pleased to announce this year’s Semi-Finalist teams! Thirty-two teams (eight teams per track) are moving on to the semi-final round. Read about them here [PDF]
New this year: Wild Card Round - Vote for your favorite team!
February 17, 2011
Due to the huge number of executive summary entries received this year, we are offering teams another chance to make it to the Semi-Final round. 40 runner-up teams were invited to compete for a total of four wild card slots by submitting a video on vator.tv, which will be selected by public vote.
Vote for your favorite team on vator.tv!
Upcoming Entrepreneurial Best Practices Seminars
February 4, 2011
Two Entrepreneurial Best Practices seminars relevant to Bplan are coming up at the Lester Center: On Monday, February 7: How to Build An Ad Based Business, and on Tuesday, February 15: Financial Modeling/Management.
Technology Collaboration Opportunity
January 18, 2011
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) would like to collaborate with business students/entrepreneurs by offering a variety of LLNL technologies that are ripe for evaluation and business development.
Brett Wilson, Former Winner, Talks about Bplan
December 10, 2010
2007 1st Place winner Brett Wilson of TubeMogul, an online video analytics company, speaks about his experience with Bplan in a short video.
Team Matching Speadsheet Live
December 8, 2010
Finalize your teams over the winter break! Click here for a spreadsheet from our mixers to help you find that perfect team.
Bplan Kick-Off
October 5, 2010
The 2011 Bplan Competition kicked off on October 5, 2010 with a presentation [link] from Co-Chairs Brandon Piper and Jonathan Stull.
The event was held in conjunction with the Lester Center’s Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series first session on Opportunity Recognition.
Mixers
October 5, 2010
We will be holding mixer events in November and December to facilitate networking and team-formation. Keep checking back for more information or check out our Twitter or Facebook page for more information.
2010 Competition News
2010 Competition Winners
Announcing the Winners of the 2010 UC Berkeley Startup Competition
April 30, 2010
Congratualations to 12th Annual UC Berkeley Startup Competition Winners!
- Grand Prize: Orpheus Medical
- First Place IT & Web: Bidwave
- First Place Life Sciences: Orpheus Medical
- First Place Products and Services: BrightSense
- People’s Choice Award: BrightSense
- Elevator Pitch Winner: Emiscape
View the official press release here. View the finals on video here.
Announcing the 2010 UC Berkeley Startup Competition Finalists
April 29, 2010
2010 UC Berkeley Startup Competition Finalists:
- Bidwave
- BrightSense
- EkaBelle
- InBaseData
- Magnets-In-Me
- Orpheus Medical
Click here for the finals presentation booklet. Thank you to every team! Each made this year's competition an immeasurable success!