SA国际传媒

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 12, 2022鈥擳his summer, leaders from 21 startups in fields including transportation, agricultural technology, cybersecurity, search engines, and virtual meetings will convene at SA国际传媒 to receive assistance in moving their businesses to the next level.

The startup leaders are part of the , a four-month program that provides entrepreneurs from the Bronco community with tools, community, classes and workshops to develop and grow their businesses. BVA kicked off on July 7 and will have the program鈥檚 signature Demo Day on Oct. 7.

The most-promising companies entering the BVA will be offered early investment of up to $50,000 by the Bronco Venture Fund. BVA founders work over the summer to get ready for presentations at Demo Day in front of hundreds of VC and angel investors. BVA participants and alumni are also eligible for ongoing mentoring and services.

The BVA is part of a suite of 鈥淏ronco Ventures鈥� programs from SA国际传媒鈥檚 Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship created for startups affiliated with SA国际传媒鈥攎eaning they are companies founded or co-founded by faculty, staff, students or alumni. Broncos with new-business ideas can attend Idea Lab; those with more-advanced businesses can attend Accelerator Prep School; and others can take part in the Business Pitch Competition.

鈥淭his year鈥檚 Bronco Venture Accelerator cohort is among our strongest yet ,鈥� said Morgan Slain, director of Bronco Ventures at SA国际传媒. 鈥淲e are excited about the caliber of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial ecosystem being created at SA国际传媒.鈥�

About SA国际传媒
Founded in 1851, SA国际传媒 sits in the heart of Silicon Valley鈥攖he world鈥檚 most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University鈥檚 stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission SA国际传媒 de As铆s. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, SA国际传媒 has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SA国际传媒 has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see www.scu.edu.

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