Manifest at UCI
The premier entrepreneurship organization at UC Irvine — a selective, high-energy community of student builders.
$25M+
Revenue by Manifest Startups
50+
Community Members
$10M+
Raised by Alumni
$120k+
Competition Prize Money
What We Do
Tight feedback loops. Real momentum. A culture of shipping.
Builder Hours
Weekly co-working sessions to build, ship, and get feedback.
- Peer reviews
- Shipping goals
- Demo time
Workshops
Hands-on, expert-led sessions on product, AI, GTM, and more.
- From 0→1 product
- PMF & GTM
- Fundraising basics
Firesides
Chats with founders, operators, and investors—no fluff.
- Founder playbooks
- Hiring & scaling
- Investor Q&A
Past Speakers
Founders, operators, and investors who’ve joined us.
Dean Stoecker
Founder & Former CEO, Alteryx
Michael Morhaime
Co-Founder & Former CEO, Blizzard Entertainment
Timothy Li
Founder & CEO, LendAPI
Karni Baghdikian
Former CMO, Ring
Michael Yan
Founder & CEO, Simplify
Startups
Wins from the community—built at UCI, launched to the world.
Seed
Leprendo
250K+ in Grants
Seed
OOTify
Backed by Nex Cubed, IBOS Venture, Titan Angels, & more
Pre-Seed
PUG
Backed by Afore Capital
Series A
Magma
Backed by General Catalyst, Titan Capital, Accion Venture Lab, Capria Ventures, & moreOur Community in Action
A rolling snapshot of what building together looks like.
April 2025
Manifest Alumni
Neal Thakker
Founder & CEO of Magma
Kanu Chandra
Venture Partner @ V112x Exits
Hana Walsh
Board Advisor @ OOTify
Dylan Riffle
Co-Founder @ LeprendoVenture Associate @ Next Sequence
Steven Guo
Founder @ Manifest FiveCo-Founder @ Magic 8