University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles operates structured startup accelerator and commercialisation programmes for university-affiliated and community founders. These initiatives sit alongside the institution's wider research and innovation activity, giving founders access to a research environment organised around discovery and its translation into applied work - a common source of venture-backed company formation in the Los Angeles market.

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles and is one of 10 campuses in the University of California system. Its mission is centred on education, research and public service, and its stated purpose is the advancement of knowledge for the betterment of global society. Institutional values include academic freedom, open inquiry, and diversity and inclusion, and the university describes itself as a diverse, globally connected community.

The academic portfolio spans undergraduate degree programmes across a wide range of disciplines, graduate and professional degrees, and continuing education through UCLA Extension. Students have opportunities to conduct research alongside researchers pursuing discovery and innovation, and to engage with communities across Los Angeles neighbourhoods and beyond. The university's verticals extend beyond education and research to health care, arts and culture, and athletics.

Geographic presence is concentrated in Los Angeles, California, within the University of California system, with connections to a globally connected city.