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Venture Fellows

Accelerating the campus entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Venture Fellows Program supports UC San Diego laboratory innovators and early-stage founders to evaluate the commercialization potential of new technology and to validate the potential of new ventures.

To date, 148 students from 12 disciplines have participated in 39 projects.

CTGT Venture Fellows Trevor, Eirik, Cyril

Eligibility

Founders: Graduate students, alumni, and faculty with commercially promising science or technology.

Student Venture Fellows: Students from any discipline. Graduate students are favored, but undergraduates are often selected. Recent graduates can also be considered.

Project Objectives

Under the guidance of Center Senior Staff and a seasoned Mentor, the Founder(s) and Student Venture Fellows collaboratively address the following, as applicable:

  • Deep market research
  • Competitive analysis
  • Customer discovery
  • FDA assessment
  • Drafting SBIR commercialization plans
  • Craft pro forma financials (for more advanced startups)

Each project culminates in a presentation of the consolidated findings by the Student Fellows to the Founders, Mentor, and Staff/Instructor.

Timing and Commitment

Venture Fellows

New projects are launched quarterly.

Projects can range from 10-12 weeks and require:

• A one-hour weekly virtual meeting
• Founder’s active participation for 1-2 hours per week
• Student Fellows commitment of 6-8 hours per week

 

Students Interested – fill out this form
Faculty and Founders – fill out this form

What people are saying

“Venture Fellows gave us an opportunity to broaden our team. The program brought new ideas and has been invaluable!” – Fiza Singh, MD, Co-Founder, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego Medical Center
“As a Founder, the Venture Fellows program offered a unique opportunity to collaborate with a cross-functional team (many with clinical experience) to map customer workflows, gain the voice of the customer, and drive insights that bridge innovation with patient impact was a priceless experience we can't recommend enough!” – Jarrett Southern, Co-Founder of VitalVis, Rady MBA ‘24