The UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore. Through academic programs, student organizations, research and events, there are plenty of ways for students to immerse themselves in the I&E community at UC Berkeley.
Humans of Haas: Elianna Peng
Elianna Peng is a sophomore from Anaheim, California, studying mechanical engineering and business in the Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology Program (M.E.T.) at Haas. On campus, she is a member of Berkeley ABA and Enactus. Outside of her professional interests, she enjoys learning about film and psychology, playing sports, and visiting new eateries with friends.
How to launch a start-up while you’re still in college
M.E.T. 2023 students Pedro Pachuca, James Li, and Mason Freeny are the co-founders of SportVue, a start-up aimed at revolutionizing the way sport players train.
Humans of Haas: Manav Rathod
Manav Rathod is a junior studying EECS and Business in the Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology Program (MET) program planning to graduate in Spring 2021. He is originally from Okemos, Michigan. On campus, Manav is involved in the MET student board, the Metrobot Project, and the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR), as well as serving as a staff member for various computer science classes. Outside of his various professional interests, Manav enjoys reading non-fiction books about tech, learning about human psychology and philosophy, education, leadership, playing board games, and going on walks around campus with his friends.
Announcing New Berkeley M.E.T. Faculty Director, Saikat Chaudhuri
The M.E.T. team is thrilled to announce Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri as the inaugural Faculty Director for the M.E.T. Program, after an extensive international search conducted by a committee with faculty and administrators from the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business.
2019-2020 Program Highlights
Year in review
Entrepreneurial Fellows Program
The M.E.T. Entrepreneurial Fellows Program is a pilot program envisioned by the M.E.T. community and made possible by generous support from the M.E.T. Advisory Board. Each student selected will receive a grant of $2000/month ($6000 total) for 10-12 weeks of full-time work with an affiliated startup between June and August.
M.E.T. Spring 2020 Programming
We’ve got a full calendar of events this semester. Registration is required for each event.
The Fast Track to Being a CEO-Engineer
Shubham Banerjee is a typical teenager—playing football, losing himself in video games, doing homework—except when it comes to his career ambitions. The high school senior says he’s known for several years that he wants to found and lead a company, to be a “legendary CEO.” The founding part should come easy: At age 13, Banerjee … Continue Reading »
Inaugural class of M.E.T. students prepare to study business and engineering
Growing up in the Silicon Valley, Arvind Sridhar says he always had the feeling that he could change the world. In high school he pursued research in biomedical engineering and worked on tissue regeneration projects for organ replacement, using high-level computer code and programs to analyze his tissue data. On top of that, Sridhar founded … Continue Reading »