Erupture is an international youth innovation program powered by UC Berkeley’s official accelerator and delivered in Asia in collaboration with CnC Startup Service.
Access x Diversity x Good Karma x Founder First
Support & Resources
- Certified by Berkeley Innovation Center
- Angel investor community based in Silicon Valley
- Founders & Team Matching
- Entrepreneurial Training
- MVP Accelerator
- Access to over $100M in follow-on funding
2025 Erupture Global Hackathon
We Can...
Global Innovation Stage
Entry to the Grand Finals at UC Berkeley
Linking Resources
Mentorship, Training, and Angel Investor Network Support
Youth Innovation Exchange
Building Ecosystems through Youth-Centered Collaboration
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Ecosystem Partnerships for Personal Branding Development
Asia
Europe
United States
Global Final Held at UC Berkely
Who Can Join
Open to individuals aged 15–45 from Asian countries.
Early-stage Startup Track
For students and idea-stage innovators
- Healthcare
- AI applications
- SDGs
- Creative Tech
Growth Potential Track
For early-stage startups and MVP-ready teams
- Healthcare
- AI applications
- SDGs
- Creative Tech
Mentorship Program
X Founders Program｜Cross-Border Startup Global Empowerment Camp
Developing a Globally Scalable Business Model
- Business Modeling & Global Market Strategy
- Startup Validation: MVP, Equity Planning & Fundraising Simulation
International Fundraising Bootcamp
- Create Business English Presentations with AI.
- International Fundraising Bootcamp.
Global Fundraising Simulation for Market Expansion
- SkyDeck & Erupture: Resource Sharing and Exchange Experience.
- Simulated Private Board Meeting.
Berkeley Mentors & Judges
More Speakers to Be Announced
Paul Kallmes
Ben Sun
Cathy Farmer
Michael Henry
Alan Leong
Davy Wang
Albert Lim
Brett Yokom
Howard Li
Asia Mentors & Judges
More Speakers to Be Announced
Guiseppei Izzo Managing Direct
Stéphane PEDEN CCIFT
Michael Kao
Steve Hsu
Alan
Ryan Yang
HSU,MING-JEN
Clark Su
Dr. YU CHIH-HAN
Elisa Chu
IC Jan
Ivan
Arnold Huang
Abby Hsieh
Anya
Tina Huang
Ray
Jeff Kuo
Jefferey Chu
WU,CHIA-CHUN
Paul Hsu
Pete Yen
Jamie Lin
Sega Cheng
Stanlee Chiang
Jeff Hu
Taiwan
Japan
Hongkong
Singapore
Korea
India
China
Thailand
Macau
Malaysia
Mongolia
Vietnam
