Berkeley StEP Showcase Day Fall 2026 Cohort

Berkeley StEP Showcase Day, Fall 2026 Berkeley StEP Showcase Day is the finale of our 10-week incubator. This fall's student founder teams take the stage to pitch the ventures they have built and validated over the semester, in front of a panel of judges and a room of investors, mentors, and fellow students. Berkeley StEP is a hands-on incubator that helps early-stage founders go from idea to traction through customer discovery, MVP development, and real-world validation. StEP alumni teams have gone on to make real impact and have collectively raised $22.5M. Alumni include Dispatch Goods, which closed a $7M Series A. What to expect: Live pitches from the Fall 2026 cohort, followed by judge Q&A $6K in prizes awarded on stage Time to meet the founders, judges, and mentors afterward This cohort is building across [sectors, e.g. AI, biotech, healthtech, climate, edtech, consumer]. Come see what the next generation of Berkeley founders has been working on. Meet our judging panel: David Bloom (The House Fund), Bryce Gilleland (Cal Innovation Fund), Carly Anderson (Timescale VC), and Vikram Venkat (Cota Capital). This event is sponsored by our wonderful partners at Swift Ventures and O'Melveny. Who should come: Investors and angels, startup operators, mentors and alumni, Berkeley students thinking about starting something, and anyone who likes watching founders pitch.