The CITRIS Foundry is located on the UC Berkeley campus. Our startups come from the surrounding science and engineering programs — many of which rank top in the world. The Foundry helps these entrepreneurs leverage one of the best research and startup ecosystems on the planet:
- #1 in NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
- Over half a billion dollars in research and other support from external sources each year
- Leader in gene therapy, robotics, AI, sensors, materials
- 468 VC-backed startups from alumni since 2010