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UCLA Ventures
AcceleratorLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
UCLA Ventures aims to help UCLA-affiliated innovators move from idea to market across all development stages through startup creation, funding, education, and community support. Its programs include Startup in a Box, Bruin Founders (a mentor-in-residence initiative), Pitch Gym, a philanthropic membership community, and entrepreneurial ecosystem events. The Bruin Founders program pairs seasoned entrepreneurs with the next generation of UCLA founders, with particular emphasis on supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs across the broader community of UCLA alumni, faculty, and friends.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 26, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & curated
Program Director for UCLA Ventures with a venture background and prior role as Technology Scouting Manager for the TDG-Starburst SCALE initiative. She previously worked as a Program Manager at Springboard Enterprises and was a Scholar in Residence at Zane Venture Fund, and holds BS degrees in International Business and Marketing from the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
UCLA Ventures Executive Advisor and UCLA alumnus serving as Principal at Jeffrey Y. Suto, PC.
UCLA Ventures Executive Advisor and UCLA alumnus serving as Chief Legal Officer at Carbon.
UCLA Ventures Executive Advisor and UCLA alumnus serving as General Partner at Eleven Ventures.
Mariah Roman Lichtenstern, a foster-care–raised Managing Director of Founder Institute Sacramento, advocates modernizing accredited investor rules and creates family‑forward, child‑friendly startup programs blending storytelling with finance.
What they invest in
from 1 of 3 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×1
HQs:United States×2
Portfolio companies · 3 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like
Los Angeles medical device company building transcranial Doppler ultrasound systems to measure, diagnose and track brain health.
HealthtechLos Angleles, US
Leo Petrossian(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Hattendorf(Executive Officer)in
BoardYuri Pikover(Director)Roy Doumani(Director)Kenneth Baker(Director)Stan Rowe(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonARHW HoldingsReimagined Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Frequently asked questions
- What stage does UCLA Ventures invest at?
- UCLA Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does UCLA Ventures focus on?
- UCLA Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is UCLA Ventures located?
- UCLA Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Who does UCLA Ventures co-invest with?
- UCLA Ventures most often shares deals with Array Ventures Management Llc, Lotux Ventures, New Stack Ventures, among 22 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelUCLA Ventures MODULE 6 FederalFunding Compliance Export Controls, CUI&CFIU
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UCLA Ventures SBIR STTR Web Series MODULE 5: Legal Issues and Company Formation
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UCLA Ventures SBIR STTR Web Series MODULE 2 Strategy 101: Topic Selection, Budgets, Path to Product
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UCLA Ventures SBIR STTR Web Series MODULE 1 - What SBIR/STTR Actually Funds
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UCLA Ventures SBIR STTR Web Series MODULE 4 Commercialization Strategy: Tech-to-Market Positioning
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LABEST Bioscience 2026 - TORL Biotherapeutics: A New Model
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