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. Imagine a...

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...

By Fred Grier Meet Andy Kieatiwong, UC San Diego alumni and CEO of Additive Rocket Corporation (ARC), which plans to reinvent the modern-day rocket engine utilizing 3D metal printing. ARC aims to produce low-cost rocket engines, creating more accessible space exploration for both the public and...

By Fred Grier A little over four years ago, Suman Kanuganti and Amy Bernal were finishing up their MBA program at the University of California San Diego, Rady School of Management. Needing a few more units towards earning his degree, Kanuganti participated in the Rady StartR program, a nonprofit...

By Fred Grier Meet Edward Muallem and Yaniv Shemesh, two UC San Diego juniors who have launched a beverage company to create a premium healthy energy drink. Muallem, a biology major, joined forces with Shemesh, an economics student, to launch Mi Mate, an authentic organic yerba mate. Their...