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Bakar Labs
There has never been a shortage of entrepreneurs with great ideas designed to tackle the most pressing global challenges — from human health to environmental sustainability. But to…
Berkeley Changemaker®
Berkeley Changemaker™ is a program that codifies an essential part of what UC Berkeley has always stood for and provides a galvanizing narrative that our whole campus is…
Berkeley Climate Change Network
The Berkeley Climate Change Network (BCCN) helps to advance climate research, education and impact at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. The BCCN is a convener, connector…
Berkeley Discovery
At UC Berkeley, students are encouraged to develop their passions through a journey of discovery that deepens their learning, betters the world, and launches their future. The Berkeley…
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association
The Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) is an umbrella organization for entrepreneurs in the Haas School of Business that aims to connect students with networks, alumni and resources. BEA…
Berkeley Lab
Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory conducting scientific research that is foundational for clean energy solutions. Berkeley Lab offers companies access to fermentation and building…
Berkeley Research Infrastructure Commons
The Berkeley Research Infrastructure Common (Berkeley RIC) is a group of campus core R&D facilities, startup incubator labs, and other resources that are available for shared use. Companies…
Berkeley Startup Cluster
The Berkeley Startup Cluster was formed to help make Berkeley more attractive to startups that wish to locate our city, especially those spinning out of UC Berkeley and…
Berkeley Venture Capital
Berkeley Venture Capital is a student-run organization that aims to develop students’ interest in venture capital and startup activity on campus. We felt the need to address Berkeley students’…
Berkeley-Taiwan Health Innovation Accelerator
The program, which is a partnership between Berkeley Public Health, UC Berkeley–based business accelerator program SkyDeck, and the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Development Council of…
BioEnginuity Impact Grant
Part of the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub’s Campus Programs, the Berkeley BioEnginuity Impact Grant provides two years of support to doctoral students working in STEM fields with an emphasis…
Biology Scholars Program
At the Biology Scholars Program, we work side-by-side with students to access their untapped talent and create their academic and career blueprints.
Build the Future
Build the Future is a student-run hub for startups on campus. We started out as a DeCal in 2017 that brings in a guest founder every week. We…
CalTestBed
The CalTestBed Initiative is a voucher program that assists clean energy entrepreneurs in gaining access to critical testing facilities. It expedites their pathway to commercialization through connection to…
Courtyard Ventures
Venture fund run and backed by Haas MBAs. Invest in very early stage pre-seed / seed startups, industry agnostic.
Cradle to Commerce
Cradle to Commerce (C2C), funded by the Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, is an unprecedented public-private incubator built to accelerate climate technology and equitable entrepreneurship. Four…
Accelerate, Early Formation, Ideation
Decode
DECODE is the largest technology, innovation and entrepreneurship community jointly hosted with UC Berkeley and Stanford student organizations, alumni networks, and entrepreneurship centers. As a 501(c)(3), our mission…
Design Scholars Program
The Berkeley Engineering Design Scholar Program is a 10-week summer research program open to all continuing UC Berkeley undergraduates in the College of Engineering or with relevant experience…
EDGE in Tech Initiative at U.C.
The Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech (EDGE in Tech) Initiative at the University is focused on improving participation, persistence, and advancement in STEM and entrepreneurship by…
FastTracking Founders Program
The Berkeley Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and College of Engineering are happy to announce the FastTracking Founders Competition. This competition is an excellent opportunity for students to capitalize…
Free Ventures
Empowering the brightest founders in Berkeley. Free Ventures is Cal’s leading pre-seed startup accelerator. We empower student founders by providing access to funding, mentorship, and resources to scale.
Free Ventures Fellowship
A comprehensive and engaging program designed specifically for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds within the technology & entrepreneurship spaces. Our aim is to provide these students with…
Funding to Black & Latinx Founders
Historically, funding for Black and Latinx founders has paled in comparison to nonminority groups. But how much of a gap is there, and what opportunities lie ahead to…
Health Engine
UC Berkeley’s accelerator for early-stage healthcare startups. Our goal is to help healthcare innovators help others live longer, healthier, happier lives. Our program incorporates mentorship, a deep network,…
Health Tech CoLab
The Health Tech CoLab is a collaboration lab on campus that supports student teams working on medical devices, diagnostic tools, and digital health tools that harness mobile technology…
HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science
The HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science program at the Innovative Genomics Institute is now accepting proposals from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to translate genomics research into impactful solutions…
Impact Science Ventures
A NEW APPROACH TO IMPACT INVESTING Investing in fundamental scientific breakthroughs by leading innovators to solve industry’s hardest problems in critical impact sectors.
Inclusive Innovation Equitable Entrepreneurship
In response to the structural impediments that have led to growing wealth and opportunity gaps observed among minoritized groups in the U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem, the…
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council
Over 80 leaders spanning the campus meet monthly as the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Council with the goal of knitting our I&E ecosystem together.
Master of Engineering program
The one-year Master of Engineering (MEng) program at UC Berkeley prepares engineers to take on leadership positions in their chosen industry by merging their understanding of business and…
Master of Translational Medicine
The Master of Translational Medicine Degree is a Professional Masters and a place where students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to bring medical innovation from the engineer’s…
Neurotech Collider Lab
A collaboration between the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub and Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, the Neurotech Collider Lab is an interdisciplinary hub for world-changing breakthroughs in neurotech. The…
Nucleate Bay Area
Our equity-free Activator program supports companies that tackle the biggest challenges in human health (Bio Track) and sustainability (Eco Track). The program connects scientific trainees and business students…
QB3 Garage@Berkeley
A 800-square-foot web lab incubator space, the QB3 Garage@Berkeley in Stanley Hall features eight stations with bench and desk space, and network connections; shared access includes a prep…
QB3 Innovation Discovery
QB3’s Innovation Discovery Program in partnership with BEVC is designed to provide tailored support to researchers commercializing their cutting-edge discoveries. The program focuses on identifying research projects that…
QB3 Mentoring
We connect biotech startup founders to mentors in the industry — experienced entrepreneurs, investors, or senior leadership at large companies, for intensive one-on-one advising on how best to…
QB3-Central
WHERE STARTUPS GET STARTED Bakar Labs, part of the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub at UC Berkeley, is home to startups innovating solutions for the most important challenges the world…
SCET – Summer Venture Lab
Designed to accelerate your early-stage venture, our program begins with an honest, fact-based assessment of what stage your startup is in, then we prioritize decision-making and establish aggressive…
SkyDeck ACE Intern Program
Berkeley SkyDeck’s Accelerating Careers in Entrepreneurship (ACE) Intern Program is an entrepreneurship certificate track for students at UC Berkeley interning with SkyDeck startups. Students hired through SkyDeck’s intern…
Sustainable and Impact Finance Center
Our mission is to develop leaders in sustainable and impact finance who will mobilize capital at global scale accelerating the transition to a more sustainable and equitable economy.
Tory Burch Fellowship
The Tory Burch Fellowship at the IGI furthers the institute’s mission of translating genome-editing and biotechnology tools into affordable and accessible solutions in human health, climate, and agriculture….
YC Co-Founder Matching @ SCET
Berkeley students can now join 50,000 profiles already on the platform to find co-founders based on interests, skills, location, and more
Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center
Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center (BNC) is an 11,500 sq ft class 1,000/10,000 cleanroom facility located in Stanley Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. The BNC is a unique fabrication…
CITRIS Invention Lab
The CITRIS Invention Lab supports faculty, student and community innovation by providing the knowledge, tools and support to rapidly design and prototype novel interactive products, embedded sensing systems…
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is UC Berkeley’s interdisciplinary hub for learning and making at the intersection of design and technology. We see design and technological innovation…
ME Student Machine Shop
The Mechanical Engineering Department Student Machine Shop provides engineering students with a well-equipped, safe working environment in which those students can design and manufacture their projects for engineering…
Marvell Nanolab
The Marvell NanoLab, located in the CITRIS headquarters building, Sutardja Dai Hall , includes more than 15,000 sq feet of Class100 and Class1000 cleanroom. The Marvell NanoLab is…
Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program
The Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBE) Program is an integrated, jointly-administered partnership between the Haas School of Business and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology…
Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship
The mission of the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program is to integrate entrepreneurial thinking into the Haas student experience and to assist Haas and UC Berkeley students in launching new…
Berkeley Institute of Data Science
BIDS is a central hub of data-intensive research, open source software, and data science training programs at UC Berkeley. Our programs and initiatives are designed to facilitate collaboration…
Berkeley Master of Design
The Master of Design (MDes) is a professional graduate program in design for emerging technologies that emphasizes critical design and social practice to address the new realities of…
Blum Center Social Innovator OnRamp
The Blum Center for Developing Economies leverages the talent, enthusiasm, and energy of the University of California, Berkeley community to address the grand challenge of global poverty. Our…
Fung Fellowship
The Fung Fellowship at UC Berkeley is an undergraduate program shaping the next generation of health, conservation, and technology leaders for a better world. The fellowship is an…
Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
The Fung Institute creates inclusive leaders who solve the world’s problems through innovation, technology, and collaboration across boundaries, in teaching, research, and service.
Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation
The Garwood Center offers customized forums within an Open Innovation network that engages across industries to expand markets. Our process builds on cutting-edge research to facilitate the formation…
Learn2Launch
Learn2Launch, the Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, at the University of California, Berkeley(link is external) is an intensive, immersive, and hands-on approach to the study of innovation…
Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology Program
Study engineering and business in Berkeley’s Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology program, giving you an integrated command of tech innovation. In a four-year curriculum, you earn two Bachelor of…
Ollie Legal
OLLIE is an Online Legal Library and Information for Entrepreneurs. This site aims to guide you through the process of getting your business off the ground, legally, and…
Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the premier institution on the UC Berkeley campus for the study and practice of “technology-centric” entrepreneurship and innovation using the…
Collider Cup
The Collider Cup is SCET’s all-star showcase of the best student teams each semester. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to…
Haas Venture Fellows
The Haas Venture Fellows is a select group of Berkeley MBA, EWMBA & EMBA students that receive hands-on experience in the venture capital industry and foster strong relationships…
Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp
The Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp seeks to train students and professionals in skills essential to innovation in nuclear energy while executing team projects. The program consists of expert-led sessions,…
Venture Capital Investment Competition
VCIC aims to educate and expose UC Berkeley students to the venture capital process and the investment criteria considered when evaluating a business opportunity. Potential Venture Capitalist candidates…
Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Startup Seed Fund
The Trione Student Venture Fund was endowed by a gift from Victor Trione, MBA 70, and provides a prize package that includes $5,000 to enable experiential learning,and office…
Dorm Room Fund
DRF is the best place for students to build a company. We’ve learned many of the hard lessons for you. And aside from a check to build a…
Erupture Ventures
Erupture is a diverse community of passionate doers, builders, entrepreneurs, and angel investors.
Haas Impact Fund
The Haas Impact Fund invests in exciting early-stage impact-oriented startups. Student Venture Partners lead sourcing, diligence, and portfolio stewardship of early-stage social enterprises.
House Fund
The House Fund is a pre-seed and early stage venture capital fund focused on the boldest Berkeley startups. Cal has some of the most brilliant minds and daring…
I School Innovators
A trio of I School founders are giving back to Berkeley and inviting others to join them in supporting new generations of “I School Innovators.” Founding contributors Prayag…
Bee Partners
Founded in 2009, Bee Partners is a pre-Seed venture capital firm that partners with revolutionary Founders working at the forefront of human-machine convergence across technologies that include robotics,…
Better Ventures
Better Ventures builds on a decade of experience to back founders leveraging scientific breakthroughs and emerging technologies in service of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We believe that…
Bow Capital
Bow is a venture capital fund bridging the best of academia, business, and entertainment. We formed to leverage the discoveries of the University of California with the business…
Double Bottom Line Ventures
DBL Partners uses venture capital to accelerate innovation in a way that positively affects an organization’s social impact, as well as its financial success. We strongly believe these…
Ironfire Ventures
Waves of innovations after waves, there are always groups of founders that emerge and shape the world for the better. Ironfire Ventures are incredibly grateful to be part…
Kapor Capital
At Kapor Capital we believe in the power of transformative ideas and diverse teams. We are an Oakland-based fund that understands that startup companies have the ability to…
Life Science Angels
Life Science Angels is a not-for-profit corporation with 130-150 accredited investor members, 12-18 highly qualified fellows, and 12-15 sponsor organizations. We take no carry or management fees on…
Osage University Partners
Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in startups that are commercializing university research. OUP firmly believes that universities provide an unparalleled innovation…
Big Ideas Contest
Big Ideas is an early-stage university-based innovation contest that connects students—the world’s next generation of social entrepreneurs—with the mentorship, training, and resources needed to successfully conceptualize, deploy, and…
Handshake
Handshake, the Career Center’s powerful recruiting platform for UC Berkeley students and alumni. Handshake uses cutting edge technology to help you more easily connect with employers and source…
UCB Startup Fair
The UCB Global Startup Fair offers students a unique opportunity to discover and interact with small tech companies that typically rely on personal connections for hiring. It is…
Intro to Lean Startup: NSF I-Corps Method
Have a STEM startup idea or new technology you’re looking to commercialize? Through a free remote 1-week course with 3 evening sessions, learn how to conduct 15 customer…
Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurs Program
To foster entrepreneurship among UC Berkeley’s postdocs and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities. We connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, resources, and partners. Situated in a…
Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
IPIRA collaborates with researchers to manage invention and software disclosures, pursue patents, license IP, negotiate research collaborations with companies, advise entrepreneurs and startups, subcontract SBIR/STTR grants, and help…
Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center
The Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center supports the commercialization of life science discoveries developed at UC Berkeley. Berkeley LSEC is the first stop for any member of Berkeley’s…
New Business Community Law Clinic
NBCLC is Berkeley Law’s interdisciplinary transactional law clinical program, in which JD and MBA assist start-up entrepreneurs. The Practicum provides free legal help for start-ups and real experience…
Startup@Berkeley Law
Startup@BerkeleyLaw hosts FORM+FUND, a workshop series for Berkeley-affiliated entrepreneurs. Now in its sixth year, FORM+FUND teaches the core legal, financial, and organizational aspects of starting and scaling a…
Berkeley Catalyst Fund I
A Venture Capital Fund Benefiting UC Berkeley. The Berkeley Catalyst Fund* works closely with UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC San Francisco, associated incubators and accelerators, and…
Berkeley Catalyst Fund II
A Venture Capital Fund Benefiting UC Berkeley. The Berkeley Catalyst Fund* works closely with UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC San Francisco, associated incubators and accelerators, and…
Berkeley Frontier Fund
Our mission is to invest in the best Berkeley startups and provide a meaningful and sustainable revenue source for Berkeley. It is a gift that keeps on giving….
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund I
The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. They invest $200K into each startup that goes through SkyDeck, as well as participate…
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund II
The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. They invest $200K into each startup that goes through SkyDeck, as well as participate…
Blue Bear Ventures
Investing in Scientific Innovation. Blue Bear Ventures (BBV) engages founders working on the frontiers of science and technology with the ambition to solve the most pressing challenges we…
California Innovation Fund
The California Innovation Fund is a new type of shared carry private/public Venture Capital Fund that will provide 50% of the GP carry to the University of California…
Bakar Fellows
The Bakar Fellows Program supports faculty with proof-of-concept funding for projects that are more advanced than basic research, but not yet to the point of commercialization, to mature…
SBIR/STTR Grants
The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs support the research and development activities of U.S.-based small businesses. These highly competitive funding…
Berkeley Angel Network
The Berkeley Angel Network is a group of angel investors who are alumni, faculty and former faculty of UC Berkeley. We are an affinity group of the Berkeley…
Blockchain Xcelerator
The Xcelerator launched in January 2019 as a joint venture between Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, SCET, and Blockchain at Berkeley. Since then, it has incubated over 40…
CITRIS Foundry
The CITRIS Foundry supports top UC engineers, scientists, and researchers working at the intersection of IT and deep tech to turn innovations into startups that will transform the…
Cal Hacks Fellowship
Cal Hacks Fellowship offers one-on-one mentorship, workshops around topics in entrepreneurship, direct interactions with industry professionals and venture capitalists, office space at The House, equity-free grants, and a…
Cleantech to Market
Cleantech to Market (C2M)–the First Cleantech Accelerator–is a partnership between graduate students, startups, and industry professionals to help accelerate the commercialization of leading cleantech solutions. In the process,…
Cyclotron Road
Cyclotron Road, a division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supports leading entrepreneurial scientists as they advance technology projects with the potential for global impact. The division’s keystone program…
Energy and Biosciences Institute Entrepreneurial Business Incubator (EBI2)
At the EBI, we believe innovative solutions arise from the synergy of three activities—core research, education, and entrepreneurship. Therefore, our operational model is designed to facilitate solutions-based energy…
LAUNCH
LAUNCH is the University of California’s leading accelerator, designed to transform early-stage startups into fundable companies. From 120+ applications this year, our judges selected 22 of the most…
Berkeley SkyDeck
It takes a passionate team to backup each startup. SkyDeck offers all the benefits of a traditional accelerator along with the vast resources of the world’s number one…
StEP
StEP is a 10-week experiential program for all UC Berkeley students who are interested in entrepreneurship and taking their first step to finding co-founders and starting a company….
Berkeley Founders Pledge
The Berkeley Founders’ Pledge is an opportunity for company founders, equity holders, or investors to make a nonbinding commitment to give back to Cal when they attain success….
Berkeley Haas Alumni Relations
So much of the Berkeley Haas experience is the #haasome individuals that you meet and stay in touch with after graduating. Composed of lifelong learners, friends, and colleagues,…
Berkeley Innovators
Supporting & building @UCBerkeley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Cross-campus content, alumni profiles, events, more. Our team, comprising staff from the alumni relations and philanthropy arms of University Development and Alumni…
Cal Alumni Association
The Cal Alumni Association (CAA) provides all Cal graduates with rewarding connections to the university, to fellow alumni, and to current students. Founded by the original graduates of…
CalFounders
CalFounders is a forum for experienced alumni to have confidential and informative discussions about pressing business issues in a risk-free setting. The CalFounders group is open to uc…
Career Center
The Career Center is dedicated to advancing equity and access to career resources for every student and recent alumnus of UC Berkeley. We engage with students on their…