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Spring 2026 Initiatives

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🚀 Project Launch

Semester-long entrepreneurship fellowship designed to equip local high school students with the tools and mentorship needed to turn ideas into real ventures. Through collaboration with like-minded peers, this committee empowers aspiring student entrepreneurs to transform ideas into impactful solutions that can change the world.

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👯 Tech Fellows LA

10-week summer fellowship that connects motivated USC students in design, engineering, and business with internships at startups across Los Angeles. The program offers students valuable hands-on experience in the startup world while building meaningful connections between students and industry professionals.

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🎤 The Gauntlet

Spark’s first-ever intercollegiate pitch competition, giving student founders a platform to present their startups head-to-head. With a mission to support early-stage entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and universities, The Gauntlet will be a full-scale event from fundraising and logistics to showcasing the ideas.

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💻 LaunchAI

Hands-on initiative that teaches USC students how to build and deploy real-world AI applications (no prior experience needed)! From speaker series to workflow design, this program takes participants through the full AI lifecycle, from idea to implementation.

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🛠️ Sandbox SC

Sandbox is a cohort-based startup incubator for builders who learn through failure. It’s a low-stakes environment to experiment, break things, and iterate quickly.

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🎤 Spark the Mic

Teaching the power of public speaking through professional speaking engagements and podcasting opportunities.

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💃 Arts, Grooves, and Foods

Empowering artistic communities at USC though a music festival fundraiser.

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🛍️ Trojan Marketplace

Student-run market event featuring exclusively Trojan-owned small businesses.

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🚀 Startup Career Fair

Bringing 20+ startups to hire USC’s brightest talent. Event ran on February 19, 2026!

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🍽️ Groupie Dinnie

Bringing together curated groups of passionate creative people over casual dinners, fostering cross-school connection.

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🌉 Bay Trip (Internal)

Spark’s internal trip to the bay area to visit top tech companies and startups and learn about entrepreneurship.

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🤳 Two Ninety Nine (Internal)

We’re training Spark’s next generation of tech leaders to code, market, and launch 20 apps in 3 months

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💛 SparkLabs (Internal)

SparkLabs is an internal curriculum and fellowship experience geared towards new members to build skills and take initiative.

Past initiatives

1000 Pitches1000 Pitches
1000 Pitches
Blueprint/dreamspaceBlueprint/dreamspace
Blueprint/dreamspace
Break to MakeBreak to Make
Break to Make
HustleHustle
Hustle
ITP 499ITP 499
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ITP 499
KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
Operation ExhibitionOperation Exhibition
🎨
Operation Exhibition
PowerUpPowerUp
🔋
PowerUp
ReprogramReprogram
🧠
Reprogram
Saplings
🌱
Saplings
SeeSawSeeSaw
🎨
SeeSaw
Spark XMSpark XM
🎤
Spark XM
Startup Career FairStartup Career Fair
Startup Career Fair
UniteUnite
Unite
USC Hackers (now HackSC)USC Hackers (now HackSC)
USC Hackers (now HackSC)
VC AcademyVC Academy
VC Academy
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