UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator
“My experience at the Venture Accelerator was an incredible journey of growth, learning, and self-discovery.”
Sagar Pande (FEMBA ’25)
“The Venture Accelerator gave me the courage to take entrepreneurial leap after leap. Without their amazing presence on UCLA, most of my entrepreneurial ideas would have remained such: just ideas.”
Hawkins Golden
FEMBA ('23)
What We Do
- Focused on funding, legal and marketing workshops
- Access to professional service providers
- Eligible for software credits
- Access to co-working space
- Application live from mid-April through late May; program runs from July to August
ALL RESOURCES FROM THE ACTIVATE PROGRAM, PLUS:
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Advisory sessions with the Accelerator advisory staff
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Specific mentor pairings based on goals for the program
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Presentation skills coaching
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Proof-of-concept grants
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Application live in September through mid-October; program runs from January to June
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Available to all Activate and Accelerate participants, as well as Business Creation Option companies
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Presentation skills coaching
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Advisory sessions with the Accelerator advisory staff
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Connections to the Anderson Alumni Network
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Opportunity to present at our culminating Showcase event attended by early-stage investors and entrepreneurs, UCLA alumni, faculty and staff, as well as media representatives
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Application live in August; program runs from September to October
Program Stats
85
Accelerate companies
171
Activate companies
104
Showcase companies
61%
underrepresented founders
212
program mentors
160
female founders
Accelerate Cohorts Results / Impact
296
companies total
$36M
in received awards
$146M
in sales revenue
$302M
in funding raised
9
acquisitions
1,300+
jobs created