PASAE - Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects and Engineers

What PASAE - Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects and Engineers does

PASAE (Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects and Engineers) is a UC Berkeley student organization founded in 1988 that serves as a close-knit support community for Filipinx-identifying students in technical fields, alongside any other interested UC Berkeley students. Its primary customer segments are STEM students at UC Berkeley — particularly those in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, and Environmental Design — who require cultural community, peer support, academic advising, and professional development. The organization has no proprietary technology; its infrastructure consists of a static website hosted by the Open Computing Facility (OCF) at Berkeley, an Instagram account (@ucb.pasae), Facebook Events pages, and standard Google Workspace email.

Its core product portfolio includes: (1) the PASAE'd Kicks Internship Program, which matches student interns with Core mentors; (2) Professional Development Events such as Alumni Mixers, the Gilead Panel, Professional Sunday, the Pathways graduate student panel, and company tours (e.g., NetApp); (3) Social and Cultural Events including PAS' Glade and Chill, PASAE'ce Skating, and movie nights; (4) the annual FASTERCON conference highlighting Fil-Am tech professionals; and (5) Fundraising Activities (lumpia sales at $2.50 for 2 pieces, restaurant partnerships with Chipotle, 85 Degree Bakery, and Uji Time).

PASAE generates no membership fees. Revenue is raised entirely through food fundraisers and tax-deductible donations routed via UC Berkeley's Give platform (fund FU1378000), with proceeds funding the Alumni Dinner, Wine & Cheese Mixer, and PASAE Banquet. The organization is led by an annually elected Core board of approximately 15 officers across Executive, Internal, External, and Creative components (currently Core 38, 2024-2025, under President Iana Mae Peralta). It is not a commercial enterprise — there are no investors, no paid staff, no product revenue, and no scaling ambitions disclosed. Its go-to-market is community-led: infosessions, general meetings, Instagram, and word-of-mouth within the UC Berkeley Pilipinx and broader STEM student community. Corporate affiliations with Boeing and The Princeton Review function as sponsorship recognition rather than strategic equity or commercial partnership.

Name

PASAE - Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects and Engineers

Legal name

Pilipinx Association of Scientists, Architects, and Engineers

Website

https://pasae.berkeley.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PASAE is a UC Berkeley student organization founded in 1988 that provides social, cultural, professional, and academic support to Filipinx-identifying students in STEM fields through events, mentorship, alumni networking, and fundraising. It serves Berkeley students via community-led programming with no membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Organization Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Services (611), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAB

Student Organizations & Club Administration

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYEDAIAKAE

Community Engagement & Social Integration Programs (Clubs, Events, Volunteering)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Student Support & Cultural Integration Services

SECONDARYEDALAOAI

Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

Keywords

• Student organization
• Professional development
• Cultural community
• Alumni networking
• STEM mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated through food fundraisers including lumpia sales (2 pieces for $2.50), partnerships with restaurants like Chipotle, 85 Degree Bakery, and Uji Time. Proceeds fund events and operations.
2. Donations: Community donations accepted through UC Berkeley's Give platform (give.berkeley.edu/egiving/index.cfm?fund=FU1378000). Donations fund Alumni Dinner, Wine & Cheese Mixer, and PASAE Banquet events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PASAE is a UC Berkeley student organization that delivers community programming for Filipinx-identifying students in technical fields, including an internship program (PASAE'd Kicks), professional development workshops, alumni networking mixers, social/cultural events, and the annual FASTERCON technology conference. The organization is governed by an elected CORE board (Executive, Internal, External, and Creative components) and funded through fundraisers and donations.

Product overview

PASAE (Pilipino Association of Scientists, Architects, and Engineers) is a student organization at UC Berkeley established in 1988. It is not a technology product company but rather a community support organization offering a portfolio of programs including the PASAE'd Kicks Internship Program (which pairs students with CORE mentors), Professional Development Events (workshops, alumni mixers, company tours, graduate panels), Social and Cultural Events (glade gatherings, skating, movie nights), and the annual FASTERCON Conference. The organization is led by a CORE board with Executive, Internal, External, and Creative components that manages these interconnected programs to serve students in technical fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PASAE'd Kicks Internship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 37+ years of continuous operation (1988-present)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BoeingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoeing, through representative Kelly Morrison, provides support and contributions to PASAE. PASAE displays Boeing affiliation logo on website. Relationship appears to be corporate sponsorship or supporter recognition.
• The Princeton ReviewminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Princeton Review supports PASAE's graduate and medical school preparation efforts. Provides GRE and MCAT course information to members. PASAE displays Princeton Review affiliation logo.
• Open Computing Facility (OCF)coreTechnology or IntegrationOCF provides web hosting services for PASAE's website (pasae.studentorg.berkeley.edu). PASAE displays OCF hosting recognition on website footer.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): SWE supports women in engineering and technical fields through university chapters, professional development, and a major annual conference (WE). Mirrors PASAE's model of combining community support with career resources for an underrepresented group in STEM.
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): AISES supports Native American/Indigenous STEM students through university chapters, scholarships, and a national conference. Directly comparable to PASAE in mission (supporting an underrepresented minority in STEM), programming structure, and community-led model.
• Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE): SASE is the most directly comparable peer — a national organization supporting Asian-heritage STEM students and professionals through networking, professional development, and conferences. PASAE operates a similar mission and programming model but at a single-campus (UC Berkeley) scope, while SASE operates chapters across universities nationwide.
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): NSBE supports Black engineering students with academic excellence, professional development, and community-building — a structurally identical model to PASAE but for a different underrepresented community. It runs similar programming (conferences, mentorship, networking) and has chapters at universities including UC Berkeley.
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE): SHPE supports Hispanic STEM students and professionals with chapter-based programming, a national conference, and career development resources. Highly comparable to PASAE in mission and structure; both serve underrepresented communities in technical fields via university chapters.
• oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics): oSTEM supports LGBTQ+ STEM students and professionals through university chapters and professional programming. Like PASAE, it combines community/identity support with career development for an underrepresented population in technical fields.

Broad incumbents

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF): APIASF is a broader national organization providing scholarships and support to Asian American and Pacific Islander students. While PASAE operates at a single-campus community level, APIASF represents a larger-scale institutional player in the same Asian-American student-support space.
• Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS): FANHS is a national organization dedicated to preserving Filipino American history and supporting the broader Fil-Am community. While not STEM-specific like PASAE, it serves the same Fil-Am identity community at a national scale and could be considered an adjacent/overlapping stakeholder for Fil-Am students at UC Berkeley.
• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME): NACME supports underrepresented minority students in engineering through scholarships, university partnerships, and industry alliances. Operates as a broader-incumbent funder/convener in the same space as PASAE's mission to advance minority STEM representation.

Regional players

• MAASU (Midwest Asian American Student Union): MAASU is a coalition of Asian American student organizations across Midwest universities. While regional to the Midwest (not overlapping directly with PASAE's Berkeley geography), it serves a structurally similar function — uniting Asian American student orgs across multiple campuses for advocacy and programming — making it a model PASAE could potentially scale toward.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ucb.pasae
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pasae-pilipino-association-of-scientists-architects-and-engineers

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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