LIVE EVENT
GCN Investor Conference in Newport Beach, CA
OCT 15 · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
LIVE EVENT
A private research university with an exceptionally active alumni network and strong media, gaming, and enterprise output.
The University of Southern California combines engineering through the Viterbi School with one of the world's leading film and media schools, an unusual pairing that shows in its founder output.
The USC alumni network — the Trojan Family — is among the most commercially active of any university, and functions as a genuine business advantage for graduates.
Entrepreneurship centres on the Greif Center at USC Marshall and the Viterbi Startup Garage for technical ventures. USC's location in Los Angeles gives founders access to media, entertainment, gaming, and increasingly enterprise software markets.
The university's alumni density across LA industry means warm introductions are unusually accessible.
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff is a USC graduate. Riot Games was founded by USC alumni Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill. The university's broader output is concentrated in gaming, media technology, and enterprise software.
The Los Angeles investor base — Upfront Ventures, Mucker Capital, Crosscut, and a large angel community — is highly accessible to USC founders, with alumni well represented among the region's investors.
GCN’s global network includes millions of startups and founders and a broad community of investors, creating opportunities to discover potential connections across university communities.
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