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What is the ANTrepreneur Center?
With a mission to help UCI students explore the process of entrepreneurship, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center serves as a hub where student entrepreneurs, or “ANTrepreneurs,” can develop the skills necessary to start, operate, or grow their own businesses. Since its establishment in 2014, the ANTrepreneur Center has offered access to resources, events, programs, and services to foster innovative thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit in UCI’s student body.
Come to our events or just walk in to say hi!
Experience Entrepreneurship
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.
One-on-One Support
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.
Check out our latest blogs, interviews, and announcemtns.
Empowering Entrepreneurial Potential: The Value of the UCI ANTrepreneur Center’s Partnership with Blackstone LaunchPad
Since 2014, the UCI ANTrepreneur Center has partnered with Blackstone LaunchPad to create new opportunities for student entrepreneurs and offer them access to a wider array of resources and services. Learn more about this partnership here.
Meet the ANTrepreneur Center External Committee: Tom Andriola
In this interview, Ryan Foland, Director of the UCI ANTrepreneur Center, sits down with ANTrepreneur Center External Committee (ACE) member Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Data & Chief Digital Officer at UC Irvine.
Meet the ANTrepreneur Center External Committee: Quan Nguyen
In this interview, Ryan Foland, Director of the UCI ANTrepreneur Center, sits down with ANTrepreneur Center External Committee (ACE) member Quan Nguyen, Patent Attorney and Partner at Nguyen Tarbet LLC.
Where is the ANTrepreneur Center?
We are located in the Banning House, next to Undergraduate Undeclared and Disability Services