
Enterprising Trojan empowers student entrepreneurs
COMMENCEMENT: Graduating USC Viterbi senior Sarah Hakim helped create Trojan Marketplace, a student-run market featuring exclusively Trojan-owned small businesses.
COMMENCEMENT: Graduating USC Viterbi senior Sarah Hakim helped create Trojan Marketplace, a student-run market featuring exclusively Trojan-owned small businesses.
TITLE IX: “Sports gave me the confidence to question barriers that are out there and think about ways to overcome them,” says USC Marshall Professor Jill Kickul.
Ursa Major, a company with 13 USC Viterbi alumni, seeks to democratize access to space.
Oliver Laryea — one of more than 2,000 students who start at USC this month — is ready to take advantage of everything the university has to offer, from academics to connections only the Trojan Family can provide.
A computer science and economics duo has created a software company that streamlines the process.
Many people don’t even know what an NFT is (it’s a “non-fungible token”) or how to buy one. This Trojan startup aims to take care of that.
Zac Coughlin, who earned his bachelor’s degree in communication in 2021 at USC Annenberg, has gone on to become one of the few Black bakers in Los Angeles.
Student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas with funding and other support on the line.
An architect-turned-woodworker draws inspiration from the natural world.
Along with seven other collaborating research universities, USC Viterbi will help cultivate deep technology businesses in the western U.S.
Bruins and Trojans can all get along when it comes to creating a livable urban future.
Entrepreneur and investment expert Jay Goss made a career out of betting big on disruption and health innovation.
After a Trojan tenure that mixed biology and entrepreneurship, Saud Siddiqui helped develop the educational software SketchyMedical.
A kernel of inspiration and a serious love of puffed snacks led USC alum Matt Bercovitz to become the popcorn king of Chicago.
The Student Capital DAO, created by USC Viterbi students, will provide participants with milestone dependent micro-grants — small cash sums each time an agreed-upon milestone is reached.
The rival universities are uniting for Hack for Hope and pursuing innovative solutions to the pandemic’s unprecedented economic disruption.
USC Iovine and Young Hall brings together students pursuing a combination of design, technology and business.
Wellsayer, an app developed by an entrepreneurial USC Gould student, focuses on well-being by helping users schedule and manage relationships.
The USC Marshall grad brings venture capital know-how to female entrepreneurs to grow their potential.
The center launched in 2015 to help startups reach the next level of success.
Co-owner’s experience in Bridges to Business program helps her spread the word on Mesoamerican fare at Milpa Grille.
Whether you’re looking for an iced latte, tasty bite or a fast way to get across campus, USC Village’s Trojan-owned business have you covered.
The USC Alumni Entrepreneurs Network offers social, educational and career-oriented events for enterprising Trojans.
USC experts explain what’s behind the sweeping switch from brick-and-mortars to online-only brands.