By Tanvi Bajaj
College students who have stayed in double or triple rooms all agree that one of the biggest, most unavoidable challenges of having a roommate is waking up to the sound of their alarm.
Yohann Samarasinghe is no exception. As a heavy sleeper, yet early riser in a triple room,...
By Tanvi Bajaj
When you do a Google search, chances are that, you never even look past the first five listings. In fact, studies have shown that 67% of all clicks on search engine result pages go exclusively to the first five links; while 95% of average users don’t go beyond the first...
By Tanvi Bajaj
With the massive amount of information streaming over the internet, radio and TV, many people can feel overwhelmed by their news feeds and at times, skeptical about whether what they are reading is "fake news."
Dev Sharma, a UC San Diego alumnus, may have a solution. In early...
By Tanvi Bajaj
While bonding over their love for golf, Ivan Walls and Broderick “Brody” Higby (UC San Diego ‘19), noticed that many tools targeted advanced athletes, but barely any existed for those just looking to get into the sport. Inspired, they began developing GolfAI, an app that...
By Fred Grier
Meet Arnel Guiang, a mobile application entrepreneur and UC San Diego alumnus who aims to help today’s super commuters gain back their time.
If you live anywhere in Southern California you know the nightmare of bumper-to-bumper gridlock traffic during rush hour....
By Fred Grier
Meet Shiv Shukla, a UC San Diego clinical researcher-turned-entrepreneur who aims to disrupt the chronic pain epidemic through his MedTech startup.
The start of his journey began at the grassroots level, working as a clinical researcher at the VA San Diego Healthcare System,...
By Fred Grier
Startup accelerators have become a prominent feature in the tech landscape in recent years, with more and more programs popping up every year. They play an important role in the startup ecosystem, fostering innovation and industry disruptors. San Diego offers a wide variety of...
By Sandy Athniel & Fred Grier
Year Founded: 2013
Players: Matt Ellis
Headcount: About 60 team members
Funds raised: $30 million
In this first-ever collaboration between the AzTech and TritonTech series, we chatted with Measurabl founder & CEO Matt Ellis, an alumnus of both...
By Fred Grier
Meet Nicholas Halverson, a UC San Diego alum and CEO of Occuspace. Moving from a small town in Florida to attend college, the big city was quite a shock for him - including SoCal’s problematic parking and long lines. After realizing this crowded annoyance was a shared problem...
By Fred Grier
Meet Debbie Chen, an imaging data scientist-turned-entrepreneur who is developing a personalized hydration monitor for athletes to reach and maintain peak performance.
Through her thesis work, Chen spotted a unique opportunity to extend beyond academia and move closer to making...
