UC Launch

UC Launch is a Berkeley, California-based zero-equity accelerator for University of California-affiliated founders. It supports early-stage U.S. startups through lean startup curriculum, mentorship, networking and investor-pitch preparation, with broad exposure across software, AI, biotech, health, climate, consumer, fintech, hardware and other sectors. The program is aimed at teams with product-market-fit evidence and less than $1 million in dilutive funding, and awards up to $60K in prize money rather than taking equity.