Business & strategy
Programme
MSc Entrepreneurship, Technology and Startup Management
Practical information
Type of programme
Full time
Duration
1 or 2 years
Tuition fees
35 000€ for the 1-year MSc / 47 000€ for the 2-year MSc
Location
Berkeley (USA), Sophia Antipolis (France)
Language
English
Start date(s)
August
Admission level
High school + 3 years of study, Bachelor degree
Degree
Master degree
Programme overview
We are currently witnessing an innovation boom surounding AI. This can be illustrated by the fact that Nvidia market capitalisation has tripled in about one year to become the wolrd most valuated company. Such an innovation hype is not unprecedented, it has happened before with TV, the Internet, smartphones and will happen again in the future. We believe that deep-tech fields such as AI/ augmented intelligence, AR/VR, biotechnology, blockchain, cybersecurity, energy storage, genomics, IOT, nanotechnology, robotics and space exploration, to name a few, will revolutionize our lives in the coming decades.
These booming markets will therefore open countless opportunities for entrepreneurs. However, launching and managing a technology startup does have some specificities. One of the best places in the world to learn how to do this is Silicon Valley. According to CB insights, out of the 1219 unicorns worldwide as of November 2023, more than half are in technology. Six hundred and sixty ones were born in the USA and, of those, about half in Silicon Valley. This is close to twice the number of unicorns than in all of Europe in an area of just 150 square kilometres. That gives an indication of the outstanding ability of this part of the world to manage technology innovation. UC Berkeley lies within this stellar ecosystem and - with 22 Nobel laureates – it is one of the finest institutions in the world. University of California, Berkeley Ranked #1 in the World for start-up creation in the latest Pitchbook rankings. Students will be privileged to follow courses on the Berkeley campus itself with The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology and share classes with some UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students.
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the premiere institution on the UC Berkeley
campus for the study and practice of technology-centric entrepreneurship and innovation.
UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
UC Berkeley lies within this stellar ecosystem and - with 22 Nobel laureates – it is one of the finest institutions in the world. Students will be privileged to follow courses on the Berkeley campus itself with The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology and share classes with some UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students.
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the premiere institution on the UC Berkeley campus for the study and practice of technology-centric entrepreneurship and innovation.
The programme in videos
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Students choosing this programme will benefit from:
- Studying for one semester at the heart of the most innovative ecosystem in the world: Silicon Valley and studying the second semester in one the leading technopoles in Europe : Sophia-Antipolis.
- Many classes will include interactions with outstanding founders of fast-growing technology companies at various stages of development
- There will be plenty of opportunities to learn about the latest deep-tech trends.
- Following a robust academic programme which covers the latest innovations and technology trend
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Students will acquire the following skills:
- Develop your ability to build from scratch and manage a technology startup.
- Learn to work in teams with scientists and engineers: students following this programme will have the chance to interact both with engineering students on the Berkeley campus
- Analyse a “technology push” new venture idea from multiple perspectives in order to give it the best chance to succeed.
- Master the specific skills required to transform a technological invention into a commercially viable product through rapid prototyping and quick market interactions.
Courses
At the end of their courses students will have the chance to edit either a business plan if they want to launch their company or a dissertation. This important final piece of their studies will represent a real opportunity to blend their newly acquired learnings with their upcoming career.
Students will also have the chance to validate their professional experience either through launching their own startups or by doing a four to six months internship in the startup ecosystem.
Programme co-directors:
Nicolas Servel, SKEMA Business School
David Law, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UC Berkeley
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Financing
2025/2026
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