CITRIS Foundry | Founding a startup is hard. We can help.
CITRIS Foundry is the University of California accelerator for founders building deep technology startups. We bring extensive experience at the leading edge of university-driven innovation and entrepreneurship to guide startups and institutional partners in bridging the gap from lab to market.
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SUPPORT CAL THROUGH THE POWER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CITRIS Foundry is the University of California accelerator for founders building deep technology companies.
We help top entrepreneurs from the University of California make a significant impact on the world.
Our startups tackle big problems in industries ranging from cleantech to medical devices to consumer products and software. By leveraging the incredible resources and expertise at UC Berkeley, we help launch companies that can disrupt or create industries. Each selected startup receives funding, deep tech mentorship, and access to University of California laboratories. Learn More >>>
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68RAISE FUNDING BEFORE GRADUATION
The CITRIS Foundry helped us transform from research engineers to capable startup founders very quickly.
Nick Kohut, CEO of Dash Robotics
The Foundry opened up an enormous network for us!
Rikky Muller, CEO of Cortera Neurotechnologies
The CITRIS Foundry taught us how to work with large companies and gave us advice from the customer’s perspective.
Wonyoung Kim, CEO of Lion Semiconductors
CITRIS Foundry has great mentors. Their mentorship really helped us get going, start our business, and grow.
Kunwoo Lee, GenEdit
CalWave ❤️ CITRIS Foundry
Marcus Lehmann, CalWave
Our founders are scientists, engineers, builders, and hackers from top-tier research universities.
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The CITRIS Foundry is looking for highly-motivated teams who are ready to make a significant impact on the world. We like ideas that are original, scalable, and financially viable.
Include at least one member who is a student, post-doc, faculty, staff, or alumnus (less than 5 years since graduation)
Include at least one member who is affiliated with one of the following UC campuses: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz or UC San Francisco.
We are physically located at UC Berkeley, but our program also supports entrepreneurs at UC Davis, Santa Cruz, Merced and San Francisco.
