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.
berkeley-95b0e031f26b8edd2df11cb2a8fca73d

#1

Public University

1652

Startup Founders

1649

Active Inventions

#2

University for Entrepreneurs

1481

Startups

774

Active Patents

#4

in Most Successful Founders

$1B+

in Research Funding

814

Active Foreign Patents