UCSB's Founder Residency

For those who love solving hard problems, thrive in uncertainty, and are relentlessly resourceful, consider starting a startup. It's the best vehicle for accelerated learning and outsized impact, and there's no better time to start one than now.

Playa House puts the top 1% of these people in a room together, providing the physical space, community, and support to accelerate the discovery of this difficult path.


Our belief

1

Dense groups of talent lead to outsized outcomes.

2

Visionary ideas are often the hardest,
being surrounded by likeminded people makes them a little less hard.

3

Startups are the best vehicle for impact and change.


Dont take our word for it