Updated · USC Viterbi School of Engineering · Jul 30
Vizio Founder William Wang Gives USC $10 Million to Launch Entrepreneurship Hub
Updated
Updated · USC Viterbi School of Engineering · Jul 30
Vizio Founder William Wang Gives USC $10 Million to Launch Entrepreneurship Hub
2 articles · Updated · USC Viterbi School of Engineering · Jul 30
Summary
$10 million from William and Sakura Wang will rename USC Viterbi’s entrepreneurship office as the William W. Wang Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, one of the largest gifts of its kind to a U.S. engineering school.
Over five years, the funding is meant to train more than 2,000 USC founders and help launch 100 startups through expanded venture-building programs, mentorship and AI-focused infrastructure.
USC said the existing tiehub already supports more than 70 ventures a year whose founders have raised a combined $3.8 billion in venture capital, while applications nearly doubled this past year.
Wang framed the gift around his own path from a low-GPA USC engineering student to Vizio founder, months after stepping down as CEO following Walmart’s $2.3 billion acquisition of the company in 2024.