Welcome to the
Berkeley Gateway to Innovation
Why Berkeley?
The University of California, Berkeley is home to one of the most vibrant innovation ecosystems in the world. In 2020, Pitchbook ranked UC Berkeley as the #2 university for entrepreneurship. As of 2020, alumni startups have raised more than $36B in venture capital and helped create the world’s most valuable companies such as Apple, Softbank, Intel, Gap eBay, Tesla, and many more.
#1
Public University#2
University for Entrepreneurs#4
in Most Successful FoundersStartup Founders
Startups
$1B+
in Research FundingActive Inventions
Active Patents
Active Foreign Patents
Upcoming Events
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UC Berkeley's Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center Launched
Opportunities and Deadlines
NSF I-Corps
Deadline: January 08
Fung Fellowship Applications Open!
See More Opportunities >>Deadline: February 18
Berkeley ChangemakerTM Courses
Not sure where to start? Take one of these introductory courses for all majors.
LS C12 (2 units): The Berkeley Changemaker: A Discovery Experience
INDENG 95/195 (1 units): A. Richard Newton Lecture Series: A Berkeley Changemaker Course
POLSCI 98/198 (1 units): Berkeley Changemaker: Topics in International Ethics
COLWRIT R4B (4 units): Berkeley Changemaker: Writing the Change We Seek
UGBA 96 (1 units): Berkeley Changemakers: Big Ideas
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