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Santa Cruz Launchpad 2026 Student Startup Competition & Job Fair

Name: Santa Cruz Launchpad 2026 Student Startup Competition & Job Fair
Start: 2026-05-13T12:00:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-05-13T16:00:00.000-07:00
Location: The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center

UCSC Startup Club

The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center

Santa Cruz, California

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About Event

Have an idea? See a problem? Want to build a business? Want to see what students are building?

Join us for the 10th Annual Santa Cruz Launchpad

https://www.santacruzworks.org/sclaunchpad

Competition Deadlines:

• April 8: Wednesday at 11:59pm - Applications due

• April 18: Saturday at 12-3pm - In-person Pitch Workshop (Required for participation)

• May 11: Monday at 11:59pm - Final pitch decks submitted

Competition Timeline

• April 13: 25 teams (20 College and 5 high school teams) will be selected from the applicant pool to move on to semi-finals announced.

• April 18: Pitch Workshop - Attendance is required. Workshop is at UCSC.

• April 22: 14 Teams (12 College and 2 High School) will be selected to move on to Finals.

• Apr 23 - May 11: Work with Mentors on Pitch Decks - All 14 finalists will receive two weeks of coaching on their pitches with experienced mentors in their field.

• May 13: Wednesday at 12-4pm Launchpad Startup Competition at Cocoanut Grove.

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