Acccelerating Ventures' Growth
UC Ventures was born to help young venture leaders innovate and grow by providing workspaces, mentorship, education and access to investors for sole entrepreneurs.
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Our story
Started in 2006, Reborn in 2018
Started back when Universitas Ciputra was founded in 2006, the entire university was meant to become an incubator for SMEs and Start-Up founders. Internal incubator center was also developed under Mrs. Suryani Halim leadership. In 2018, incubator center was handed down to School of Entrepreneurship and Humanities under Mr. David Boy Tonara, Ms. Lenny Gunawan, Ms. Febe Yuanita, and now Mr. Rizki Candra Kusuma. New incubator center focus on accelerating ventures’ grwoth, specifically for selected curated team from students and alumni.
– Rizki Candra Kusuma, UC Ventures Section Head
Our Vision
To become the best University-based Scalable Business Incubator in Indonesia, providing the best ecosystem that focus on creating and empowering world-class entrepreneur with entrepreneurial competencies that provides value and positive impact on the nation.
Our Mission
- Creating world class business owners with outstanding entrepreneurial mindset based on 7 Entrepreneurial competencies of Universitas Ciputra Surabaya and Venture’s Readiness Level.
- Empowering Positive Social Impact based on 17 Social Development Goals.
- Selection Process
Ventures' Readiness Level
- Creativity
- Invention
- Innovation
- Iteration
Emphatize & define
Creativity
- Beginner
ideate & prototype
Invention
- Intermediete
market test
Innovation
- Intermediete
scale up
Iteration
- Advance
Industry Landscape
We provide mentorship and other services to all tenants in this following industries.
Digital Technology
Connected, Innovative, Transformative, Ubiquitous, Evolving.
Culinary business
Delectable, Gastronomic, Entrepreneurial, Culinary Adventure.
human resources
Strategic, People-oriented, Organizational, Talent Management.
retail business
Dynamic, Consumer-driven, Merchandising, Customer Experience.
fashion & accessories
Trendsetting, Creative, Expressive, Style-conscious, Ever-evolving.
services
Customized, Professional, Customer-centric, Efficient, Solutions-oriented.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
UC Ventures is a scalable business incubator based in Universitas Ciputra Surabaya. We aim to help young business founders develop their product, and launch their business in a quick but calculated pace.
Any kind of businesses that at least one of its founder is UC People. It can be students, alumnus, lecturers, or even staffs. Those who wants to join UC Ventures should pass our selection process which include but not limited to the scalability of the business idea, team composition, and team commitment.
Some benefits you can have by joining UC Ventures are free to use coworking space with Aircon and Hi-speed internet, access to all of our network of mentors, and opportunity to present your business to our network of investors.
After graduating from our incubation program, you will be part of our community. you will be able to use all the benefits you get from the program, plus access to our network of highly performed businesses. Trust me, you’ll learn a lot from them 🙂
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