Spaces and tools
Three rooms on the first floor of Bainer Hall, from an open front door to a prototyping lab.
Bainer Hall 1503: Main Center
The front door of the Student Startup Center. Drop in without a plan, idea, or appointment. Where cohorts meet, ENG 9 runs, and team breakouts happen. Also houses the VR lab.
Bainer Hall 1122: Team Coworking
Dedicated desks and collaborative workspaces for teams that need room to sprint. Open breakout tables, rolling whiteboards, and high-speed tech.
1124 Bainer & ESDC: Rapid Prototyping
Rapid physical prototyping studio with 3D printers, a laser cutter, electronics soldering and testing benches.
Partner Programs & Collaborations
The SSC works closely with leading innovation centers across UC Davis to connect students with specialized competitions, venture grants, and research studios.
Big Bang! & Little Bang!
Annual campus-wide business competition run by the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GSM), alongside its Entrepreneurship Academies and Business Development Fellows.
AI Studio & CITRIS Foundry
Applied AI research cohorts, edge compute hardware access, faculty seed funding, and cross-campus UC incubator networks.
Aggie Square & DRIVE Incubators
START programs, STAIR/ACE commercialization grants, Aggie Square health innovation hub, and intellectual property licensing.