UC Santa Cruz is the perfect place to scout for the next big startup. As a scout, you'll have the exciting opportunity to identify and invest in the next big innovation, support the local startup ecosystem, and connect with other like-minded startup enthusiasts.
Showing your skills in picking successful startups and advising founders is the surest way to build your reputation and secure a venture capital role.
Explore →Your community, region, or group thrives when its founders are given the chance to succeed before going back and reinvesting in their comunities.
Explore →Earn a share in startups you scout without the funds to invest directly just like a VC partner.
Explore →As a podcaster, community manager, or event organiser you have a front-row seat to interesting startups which you can monetise by helping them fundraise.
Explore →By identifying under-represented founders you're level the playing field for anyone to success based on merit independent from their social or ethnic background.
Explore →Help your friends who are neck-deep in their startups get the funding they need to succeed.
Explore →Stay ahead of the curve and get dealflow opportunities from the most promising startups, innovations, and individuals coming out of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Make your move and invest in the future!
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