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Bakar Bio Labs

Full-service UC Berkeley incubator for life-science startups, with wet labs, offices, a shared core facility and links to campus and QB3 resources.

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Bakar Labs Campus Programs

Bakar Labs programs that fund and train Berkeley faculty, students and postdocs to turn research into ventures, including the Bakar Fellows Program.

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Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials

UC Berkeley incubator for energy and materials startups, with lab and office space, equipment, mentorship, investor access and a pilot program.

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Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence

Berkeley RDI advances AI and decentralized tech; its free, non-dilutive Xcelerator backs pre-seed and seed AI and agentic AI startups worldwide.

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Berkeley Frontier Fund

Alumni-run philanthropic venture fund investing in Berkeley-network frontier tech startups and returning a share of profits to campus programs.

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Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Hub

At the eHub, our mission is to make entrepreneurship easier and more accessible. As the gateway to the Berkeley innovation ecosystem, we offer resource navigation services, entrepreneurship practice…

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Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program

Courses, mentoring hours, $5,000 seed grants, accelerators and competitions that help Haas and UC Berkeley students launch new ventures.

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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 space, to 20 early-stage…

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Berkeley IP Practicum

Patenting your invention is just one step in moving your technology towards commercialization. You need to ensure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply…

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Berkeley SkyDeck

UC Berkeley's flagship six-month startup accelerator, with $200K investment per startup, 900 advisors, investor intros and Berkeley talent.

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Berkeley SkyDeck Fund

Venture fund investing in Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator startups and donating 50% of its carried interest to UC Berkeley research and education.

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Berkeley StEP

Ten-week startup incubator that connects UC Berkeley community members with complementary skills to form founding teams and launch their ideas.

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Big Ideas Contest

Year-long social innovation contest and accelerator giving interdisciplinary UC Berkeley student teams training, mentoring and funding.

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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…

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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…

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CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

Four-campus UC research center whose CITRIS Foundry incubates deep tech ventures and whose Invention Lab and Marvell NanoLab support prototyping.

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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…

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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…

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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 company, you have an unparalleled student & alumni network…

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Energy & Biosciences Institute

Academic-industry energy research partnership whose EBI² incubator offers move-in-ready lab benches to pre-seed and seed climate and biotech startups.

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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…

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FORM+FUND – Legal Support

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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…

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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.

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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 jobs…

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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…

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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…

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Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center

First stop for Berkeley life science founders: I-Corps, venture grants, an EIR program, startup speed teaming, courses and a JPM showcase.

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NSF I-Corps Hub Northwest

Week-long NSF I-Corps Lean Startup courses that help academic researchers and early founders validate a market for their technology.

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Office of Technology Licensing

IPIRA division that patents and licenses Berkeley inventions, helping researchers launch startups; 300+ startups have come from its licenses.

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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…

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QB3-Berkeley

Biosciences institute in Stanley Hall with shared research cores and the QB3 Garage@Berkeley, a wet-lab incubator offering bench space to startups.

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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 faces today.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sustainable & Impact Finance

Haas program training sustainable and impact finance leaders through student-run funds, including the Haas Impact Fund investing in early startups.

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Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology

Berkeley Engineering's entrepreneurship education hub: Berkeley Method courses, a certificate, Collider Cup pitch competition and pro programs.

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The House Fund

Berkeley-based venture fund investing at inception in startups founded by Berkeley students, faculty and alumni, with Databricks among its bets.

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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…

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UC Launch

Zero-equity accelerator for UC-affiliated startups with faculty lean startup training, industry mentors, Demo Day and up to $60K in prizes.