Kairos Society

The Bay Area is filled with successful startups created by campus alumni — TubeMogul, Caviar and Indiegogo, to name a few — but until recently, aspiring UC Berkeley entrepreneurs did not have access to funding allocated specifically for them.

More than 100 Berkeley entrepreneurs gathered in Downtown Berkeley to participate in Startup Weekend, a student-run 54-hour event where entrepreneurs pitch ideas to peers and venture capitalist judges.

UC Berkeley entrepreneurs were well-represented at the recent Kairos Society 2013 Global Summit, an international gathering at the New York Stock Exchange where the most talented student entrepreneurs engaged with business leaders to tackle challenges ranging from world health to 3D printing.