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StEP Incubator
Startup Entrepreneurship Program
Berkeley’s student-run incubator for early teams — workshops, mentors and a founder community.
Details about StEP IncubatorUC LAUNCH Accelerator
UC LAUNCH
The UC system’s startup accelerator: ten weeks of mentorship and a shot at $50K+ at Demo Day.
Details about UC LAUNCH AcceleratorPitch, team up and build in 54 hours — winners fast-track into SCET programs.
Details about CALVANIZE Startup WeekendBerkeley Haas Seed Fund
Berkeley Haas
Non-dilutive grants for Haas-affiliated founders validating and launching new ventures.
Details about Berkeley Haas Seed FundBakar Labs × SPINOUT Bootcamp
Bakar Labs
For researchers weighing a spinout: IP, licensing and first-money-in, covered in one day.
Details about Bakar Labs × SPINOUT BootcampBig Ideas Contest
Blum Center
UC Berkeley’s flagship social-impact contest, awarding up to $20K per team.
Details about Big Ideas Contest30+ startup projects available
BEGIN partner startups
Join a Berkeley-founded startup this fall: engineering, design and growth roles across 30+ teams.
Details about 30+ startup projects availableBerkeley NSF I-Corps
National Science Foundation
Customer-discovery training and up to $50K in non-dilutive funding for research-based teams.
Details about Berkeley NSF I-CorpsAlways-open programs
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- Bakar Labs Campus ProgramsBakar Labs programs that fund and train Berkeley faculty, students and postdocs to turn research into ventures, including the Bakar Fellows Program.
- Bee PartnersFounded 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…
- Berkeley Angel NetworkThe 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 Haas Alumni Network. The mission of the…
- Berkeley Catalyst Fund IA 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…
- Berkeley Catalyst Fund IIA 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…
- Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized IntelligenceBerkeley RDI advances AI and decentralized tech; its free, non-dilutive Xcelerator backs pre-seed and seed AI and agentic AI startups worldwide.
- Berkeley Frontier FundAlumni-run philanthropic venture fund investing in Berkeley-network frontier tech startups and returning a share of profits to campus programs.
- Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship ProgramCourses, mentoring hours, $5,000 seed grants, accelerators and competitions that help Haas and UC Berkeley students launch new ventures.
- Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Startup Seed FundThe 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 space, to 20 early-stage…
- Berkeley InnovatorsBerkeley Innovators is an investment syndicate of friends and family of UC Berkeley, investing in the best companies Cal has to offer. Contact: Darek Defreece, defreece@gmail.com
- Berkeley SkyDeckUC Berkeley's flagship six-month startup accelerator, with $200K investment per startup, 900 advisors, investor intros and Berkeley talent.
- Berkeley SkyDeck FundVenture fund investing in Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator startups and donating 50% of its carried interest to UC Berkeley research and education.