• student teams become real startups

      We provide the tools, focus, and community necessary to aggressively grow and master your business

       

      Demo Day 2021: April 29, 2021

    • why plasma?

      We work side-by-side with entrepreneurs in the areas most critical to the success of their new ventures. PLASMA provides early-stage companies with seed capital, an extensive mentor network, exclusive access to industry leaders, and a rich entrepreneurial work environment through a twelve-week cohort accelerator.

      ✔ 12 week program. Limited to 10 teams.

      $10k in grants available at Demo Day!

       

      Strong bias towards teams with UCD undergraduate founders pursuing scalable ventures.

      ✔ We provide all the tools needed to succeed

      Private events allow for teams to collaborate and breakdown barriers to growth

      • Up to $1k seed funding per team
      • Weekly cohort dinners
      • Private office hours
      • Server space and design software
      • 24/7 SSC workspace & tool access
      • Final Pitch Demo Day

      ✔ Network with top mentors in your industry

      Networking events with leading mentors from Silicon Valley and Sacramento.

       

      We connect teams to all resources available in the Davis Entrepreneur Network.

       

       

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    • Meet the Team

      Our directors

      Aaron Anderson LinkedIn

      Aaron Anderson

      Director, Student Startup Center

      Principal, Impact VC

      Dawn Strickland LinkedIn

      Dawn Strikland

      Administrator, Student Startup Center

      Liz Tang LinkedIn

      Liz Tang

      Director, UC Davis Student Startup Center

       

      Mat Magno LinkedIn

      Mathew Magno

      CEO, JAPA

    • Liz Tang LinkedIn

      Tanvir Kaur

      Student Director

       

      Aaron Anderson LinkedIn

      Sumit Basra

      Technical Manager

    • Our mentors

      Erik Adcock

      Early State Practice, Silicon Valley Bank

      Ben Brasher

      Managing Partner, Blacktop Capital

      Ashley Chang

      Product Manager,
      Collective Health

      Anisha Chopra

      Operations Manager,
      Chief

      Ann Cocquyt LinkedIn

      Ann Cocquyt

      Founder & CEO,
      The GUILD

      Jack Crawford

      Partner,
      Impact Venture Capital

      Sabya Das

      Partner, Moneta Ventures

      Michael Davis LinkedIn

      Michael Davis

      Founder & CEO,
      peekEdge

      Marjorie Evashenk

      CEO,
      Kazen Networks

      Skip Fleshman

      Partner,
      Asset Management Ventures

      Barton Goldenberg

      President & Founder,
      ISM, Inc.

      Aashna Kircher

      Director, Develop to Perform Product, Workday

      Mariah Lichtenstern

      Founding Partner, DiverseCity Ventures

      Margaret MacKenzie

      Partnership Builder, FourthWave.io

      Ken Murray

      Attorney, Founder,
      Murray Tech Law

      Vaibhav LinkedIn

      Vaibhav Nadgauda

      Managing Partner,
      Moneta Ventures

      Ken Ouimet

      CEO & Founder,
      Engage3

      Wayne Pan

      VP Product & Engineering,
      Pared

      John Peters

      Chairman, Sacramento Angels

      Mark Peterson

      Principal Attorney, MEP Law Corp

      Craig Pritsky

      Senior Area Sales Manager, Invuity

      Dara LinkedIn

      Dara Resvanipour

      Portfolio Manager

      David Richardson

      Partner, DLA Piper LLP

      Jeremy Schreiber

      Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

      John Selep LinkedIn

      John Selep

      Founder,

      AgTech Innovation Partners

      Ben Wang LinkedIn

      Ben Wang

      Founder,
      Nevap, Inc.

      Derek Waterman

      Founder & CEO, Aermetric

      Hash Zahed

      Attorney, Founder,
      SPZ Legal

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