UC LAUNCH ACCELERATOR DEMO DAY

UC LAUNCH F26 DEMO DAY

UC LAUNCH is the University of California's premier startup accelerator. On Dec 1st, our top UC founders take the stage to pitch for up to $50,000+ in prizes. Date Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Time 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM PT Location Spieker Forum, 6th Floor, Chou Hall Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley 2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Register early to reserve your spot, space is limited.

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Why This Room Matters Since 2015, UC LAUNCH has helped more than 290+ University of California startups LAUNCH! Our alumni have: Raised $2.5B+ in funding Sent 16+ teams on to Y Combinator Been acquired 15+ times Built three unicorns Alumni include founders of Xendit, Oishii, WeTravel, AtoB, RocketReach, Vested, Codi, Byte Foods, and CruzFoam. And we’ve done it all while taking zero equity, ever. Founders keep 100% of their company.

Demo Day Highlights 🚀 20+ of the most promising UC Founders will pitch on stage 🏆 Up to $50,000 in prizes for the finalists 🎉 $1,000 Audience Choice Award, you get to vote! 🤝 Networking with founders, investors, CEO's, industry experts, and UC Berkeley students.

Agenda Overview 9:30 AM | Registration & Check-in (coffee & breakfast) 10:00 AM | Finalist Pitches, $50K+ Awards, VIP Judges 12:30 PM | Startup Expo & Networking (lunch provided)

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS!

We are deeply grateful to our incredible sponsors for their continued support of the UC LAUNCH Startup Accelerator. Your partnership helps us remain a zero-equity accelerator, empowering UC founders to build, grow, and scale their ventures while retaining ownership of what they create. Together, we're helping the next generation of entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into real-world impact.

Swift Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, Dorsey & Whitney LLC, Western Alliance Bank, Underdog Labs, Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft for Startups, Carta, TriNet, New Vision Holdings LLC, Sugi Widjaja Family, and resources from industry-defining AI Infrastructure and data partners.