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UCLA Anderson Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Founded in 1987.

The Price Center is an internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurial education and research. With a distinguished faculty as its cornerstone, the Center serves as a catalyst in developing transformational courses and programs, while embracing the advantages of its Los Angeles location and UCLA home. We foster a spirit of innovation in individuals, enhance the managerial capacity of organizations, and prepare entrepreneurial leaders who provide significant social and economic value.

10/29/2026

Nearly one week later, we’re still feeling the energy from the 2026 UCLA Draper Innovation Showcase! 💙💛

More than 400 founders, investors, mentors, alumni, students, and UCLA leaders came together to celebrate ten outstanding UCLA-affiliated startups and the innovation emerging across our campus.

Thank you to the Draper family and our incredible community for supporting UCLA entrepreneurs. The Showcase may be over, but these founders are just getting started. More highlights to come!

Startups GoBruins

10/28/2026
10/23/2026

Jesse (B.A. '06), Adam ('09) & Billy ('11) Draper dial the excitement to 11 for the 2026 UCLA Draper Showcase.

10/23/2026

Price Center ED, Elaine Hagan ('91) and Yolanda Gorman (B.A. '78, '83, Ph.D. '93), Interim Assoc. Vice Chancellor of UCLA Alumni & COO of the UCLA Foundation share their support for the entrepreneurs being featured in the 2026 Draper Showcase.

10/22/2026

They’re back!
We’re thrilled to welcome the Draper family back to campus for the 2026 UCLA Draper Showcase.

10/21/2026

For the past several weeks, our Top 10 founders have been hard at work preparing for their moment on stage!

From pitch deck development, financial modeling and fundraising strategy to term sheets, investor storytelling, public speaking and stage presence, our founders have spent countless hours learning from experienced entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts.

Along the way, they’ve received invaluable feedback, refined their pitches, challenged their assumptions and supported one another. And this past week, we brought everyone together for our final rehearsals and a celebration of how far they’ve come!

Now, after weeks of preparation, our Top 10 are ready to take the stage and pitch for investment from the Draper family!

A huge thank you to our incredible mentors, speakers and coaches who have generously shared their time and expertise to help these founders succeed.

Come cheer on our founders, experience the energy of UCLA’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and see innovation in action!

Thursday, October 22 | 5 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management

Register now. Link in bio!

StartupFounders Innovation UCLA

10/11/2026

The Ultimate Showdown!

In this corner… Reed Watne, EMBA ’26, founder of Junto Platforms.

And in the other… Pat O’Brien, FTMBA ’26, founder of NEXT-TFX.

Two UCLA Anderson founders. Two Accelerate alumni. One Draper stage.

They’ve supported each other, challenged each other, and now they’re competing for investment at the 2026 UCLA Draper Innovation Showcase!

Who says entrepreneurship can’t be a contact sport? 😂

See you October 22!

10/08/2026

Meet Emily Dinino (FTMBA ’22), founder of ThermoShade!

ThermoShade’s patented radiative cooling technology is being deployed across public spaces, events, transit, and dairy farms to help keep people and animals safe and productive in extreme heat. ☀️

Emily is one of our 2026 UCLA Draper Innovation Showcase Top 10, and we can’t wait to see her take the stage! 💙💛

October 22 | UCLA Anderson
Come see Emily and the Top 10 pitch live — tickets at the link in bio!

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