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Meet 50 Young Entrepreneurs Aiming to Change the World

September 25, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Our MEng alumni are changing the world! From hundreds of nominations, both Ava (Thibault Duchemin) and Dray Technologies (Anthony Sutardja) made Inc.’s list of 50 global entrepreneurs under 25. Congrats! The finalists were chosen after being evaluated on the feasibility of the company’s vision. Additionally, a new criterion this year was that each company on the… Read More »

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3rd Annual Crowdfunding Symposium

September 23, 2015 by CoE admin 1 Comment

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This past weekend, CrowdBerkeley hosted the ​3rd ​annual ​academic ​symposium ​on ​crowdfunding ​​to take ​a ​global ​look ​at ​the ​developing ​phenomena ​of ​social ​finance ​for ​SMEs ​and ​Innovation ​ ​- ​whether ​strictly ​“crowdfunding” ​or ​more ​broadly ​the ​application ​of ​social ​finance ​mechanisms ​including ​Peer-to-Peer ​lending, ​Peer-to-Business ​lending, ​and ​all ​other ​forms ​of ​crowdfunding ​and ​crowdfund ​investing. ​Since ​the ​2013 ​conference, ​the ​number ​of ​platforms ​has ​more ​than ​doubled, ​and ​despite ​significant ​delays ​in ​enacting ​rules ​to ​allow ​equity ​crowdfunding ​in ​the ​United ​States, ​many ​nations ​have ​adopted ​laws ​and ​rules ​to ​allow ​crowdfunding. There ​has ​also ​been ​significant ​interest ​from ​NGOs, ​Foundations, ​Philanthropic ​groups, ​universities, ​and ​other ​groups ​in ​the ​application ​of ​crowdfunding ​mechanisms ​to ​solve ​both ​complex ​global ​challenges ​as ​well ​as ​fund ​hyper-local ​programs. These are the articles that were presented at the symposium: CrowdBerkeley – Databases and Tools for the Study of Crowdfunding Adverse Selection on Maturity Equity Crowdfunding, Information Asymmetry, and the Rise of Online Syndication Peer to Peer Rental Markets in the Sharing Economy Bias and Reciprocity in… Read More »

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Smart Seat wins two awards at TOM Bay Area Makeathon

September 16, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Over the weekend two MEng alums, Oscar Segovia and Yakshu Madaan, participated in the Tikkum Olam Makers Bay Area Makeathon. In just 72 hours their team, “Team Smart Ass,” created a Smart Seat to help alleviate the development of pressure sores, a problem that patients confined to a wheelchair are often faced with. Huge congratulations to… Read More »

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Take a Deep Breath, Then Check Your Smartphone

September 4, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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The stethoscope, that iconic tool of doctors, has been upgraded several times since it was invented two centuries ago. Eko Devices, a start-up led by three recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley, is betting that it is time for another innovative overhaul. Last Friday, the fledgling company received approval from the Food and Drug… Read More »

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President Obama Hosts First-Ever White House Demo Day

August 4, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Today, President Obama will host the first-ever White House Demo Day focused on inclusive entrepreneurship, welcoming startup founders from diverse walks of life and from across the country to showcase their innovations. The President will also announce new public- and private-sector commitments that promise to provide more Americans with the opportunity to pursue their bold,… Read More »

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