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What is the ANTrepreneur Center?
As UC Irvine’s primary hub for entrepreneurial education, the center equips undergraduates with the skills, mindset, and resources to launch startups, grow professionally, and lead with purpose. Since its founding in 2014, the ANTrepreneur Center has provided hands-on programs, personalized mentorship, and access to cutting-edge campus resources—transforming students into the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
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AI Innovation Course
The ANTrepreneur Center exists to serve as the home for all UCI ANTrepreneurs. It’s a safe place to bring ideas, meet other students who want to launch their own startups, find funding, connect with mentors, and learn from experts on how to navigate starting and growing a business.
Mentor Office Hours
With one-on-one consultation sessions, the ANTrepreneur Center is especially equipped for helping undergraduates startups. Whether you need help coming up with an idea, or taking your idea to the next level, meeting with our Venture Consultants is the perfect way to start.
The $ide Hustle Challenge
Discover how the $ide Hustle Challenge is turning student side hustles into serious business ventures. Through expert-led workshops, dedicated mentoring, and a final marketplace event, UCI students will be equipped to transform their innovative ideas into tomorrow’s leading brands.
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Building the Right Team: Lessons From Y Combinator (Part 3 of 3)
Building a successful student startup isn’t just about ideas or code—it’s about people. Trust, communication, and shared commitment shape strong teams, clear roles, and healthy culture from day one. Y Combinator shows that long-term success depends less on perfect ideas and more on the team behind them.
Get to Know Ricianne “Chi” Rey, the ANTrepreneur Center’s New Program Lead
In October of 2025, Riccianne “Chi” Rey joined the UC Irvine ANTrepreneur Center as new Program Lead. To welcome and introduce Chi, ANTrepreneur Center Director Ryan Foland sat down with her to learn more about her experience as a founder and what she hopes to accomplish at the Center.
Inside Demo Day: What 300+ Startup Pitches Taught Us
More than 300 pitch conversations. Over 50 judges. One Demo Day designed for learning, not verdicts. This article shares the most common themes from judge feedback at the UC Irvine ANTrepreneur Center’s AI Innovation Course Demo Day to help early-stage founders learn faster and pitch with greater clarity.
Where is the ANTrepreneur Center?
We are located in the Banning House, next to Undergraduate Undeclared and Disability Services