Welcome back to campus and happy start of the school year! A special thanks to everyone who came by at EAF and we’re excited to see you all in person! To kick off the year, we have several exciting opportunities to kick off your entrepreneurial journey!
Upcoming Events
WEEKLY NIGHTS KICKOFF
Tuesday, September 28th from 7pm-8pm | Covel Commons, West Coast Meeting Room
We’re so excited to have everyone back in person for our first event of the year! Join us this week at Covel Commons to hang with some fellow classmates, learn about Bruin Entrepreneurs (BE), and hear from our very own UCLA student founders: Lance Ding of Penzils, Vince Morales of Cure N Go, Cody Swain of Alice, Helen Lee and Rachel Lee of Prism, and Riley Rojas of Aptitud and Izzy & Riley!
Reminder that prospective board members are required to attend one of the two Weekly Nights before applications close. Keep scrolling to learn how to join our board!
1000 PITCHES
Everyday, Weeks 2-4 | Find Us @ Bruinwalk!
1000 Pitches is back for Fall Quarter 2021! In exchange for a pitch, you will get FREE merchandise from our booths! All of the pitches submitted will be reviewed, and the top 8 pitches will be chosen to pitch in front of VCs and CEOs at our final Demo Day event — an amazing opportunity to help grow your idea!
BOARD APPLICATIONS
Interested in joining UCLA’s Bruin Entrepreneurs Board? Applications are open!
Join us for at least one Weekly Nights and the Meet the Board event in order to apply! You’ll have the chance to learn more and ask questions about what we do and who we are. This is a great opportunity to get hands on experience and meet some amazing people!
Opportunities & Events
Get a head start on some new opportunities and resources to boost your experiences as an entrepreneur!
INTERNSHIP/USER TESTING OPPORTUNITY AT OORES
Interested in gaining hands-on experience in entrepreneurship by testing a startup’s early-stage product? Oores develops a community helping undergraduates match and network with different students within their university and establish new connections.
Already testing communities in Stanford University, University of Virginia, and more, Oores is looking for UCLA students of any major and year to download their application, test their product with friends, and tell the founding team what works, and what doesn’t. You will gain new connections, access to internship opportunities, a free PRO account for a year, and on top of all the perks: free pizza! Oores is an invite-only community, everyone receiving this brief is considered an invitee. Please use your student emails and mention “Bruin Entrepreneurs” as a referral when signing up. They are also looking for Marketing/Growth B2C Interns, as well as Software Engineering (Backend or iOS) Interns.
To apply for either opportunity, please contact Lusine (lusine@oores.app) for more information!
GRID110 AND SLAUSON&CO FAMILY & FRIENDS PROGRAM
Are you looking to build community and make connections as a small business owner or entrepreneur? Grid110 and Slauson&Co. are launching their first Friends & family program this Winter 2022 with an opportunity for a $20,000 cash grant for selected entrepreneurs!
Friends & Family is a 12-week program that helps emerging entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses and prepare to raise capital. The goal with this program is to demystify fundraising and give founders personalized guidance on becoming a category-defining company. Entrepreneurs selected for Friends & Family will receive a $20,000 cash grant with an opportunity to be awarded more during the program to help offset startup costs and serve as their “Friends & Family” round. Applications close on October 8.
JAXON LANE INTERNSHIPS
Jaxon Lane, Nick Jonas’ favorite skincare brand, is hiring interns for paid marketing roles!
Jaxon Lane is a California-based skincare brand. Launched in 2018 by husband and wife duo, Alex and Jen, our mission is to create skincare so great that men would stop stealing skincare from their partners. Our singular obsession is creating the best products in each skincare category, bar none.
But don’t take our word for it. The proof is in the pudding!
Our products are a celebrity favorite, and loved by guys like Nick Jonas, Diddy, and Justin Theroux. Nick Jonas calls Jaxon Lane one of the 10 things he can’t live without,
and uses it with Priyanka Chopra on date night.
Since 2019, Jaxon Lane has won multiple awards, including Esquire, Men’s Health Magazine, and Brides Beauty Awards. You can find Jaxon Lane at the best of the best retailers like Saks, Bloomingdale’s, Mr. Porter, and Neiman Marcus.
Interns work directly with the Founders (Ex-Deloitte & Google), and have the opportunity to see and contribute to a fast-growing consumer products startup.
Bonus perk: free skincare!
WATERTOWER VENTURES
Watertower Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund based in LA that invests in companies in the technology, consumer internet, digital media, and e-commerce industries. The Watertower Ventureship Scholars Program offers candidates a unique opportunity to learn the business and workings of the VC industry, review investment opportunities as well as assist with the existing portfolio. They are seeking talented people for their next Ventureship cohort who might not otherwise have an opportunity to get a start in the venture capital industry. Please send interest and resume to Idan Levy (mailto:idan@watertowerventures.com).
Note: No previous venture or finance experience is required.