We pooled together some of the top Cal business minds, started connecting them, and it turned into a thriving environment at The House: entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, operators, product and engineering leaders, venture investors, and corporate executives. The perfect environment for early ideas to get the expertise and resources they need to thrive.
We built AI@The House, a unique partnership with seven of the top AI researchers in the world, with one core purpose: to bring Berkeley AI startups to the forefront of the twenty-first century.
Startups present an incredible mechanism for translating academic research into the marketplace, and Berkeley is the perfect spot for entrepreneurs to access AI expertise. We’re creating an ecosystem for AI where fundamental theoretical advances, innovative algorithms, and efficient system implementations can be brought to bear on high-value problems that can support new, industry-defining businesses.
We envisioned a new engine for AI innovation that closely couples academia, startups, industry, and talent; everything needed to support the next wave of leading AI startups. Our professional and academic expertise spans across the full stack of AI — theory and statistics, computer vision, systems, robotics, security, algorithms, hardware, and more.
Access these critical curated resources for early business success.
At The House, if requested
Engineering & data science talent
Access to professors, labs, university knowledge, 60K+people on campus
Up to $500K + free/discounted software
World class CEOs, CTOs, & domain experts
Strategy and contacts with mainstream and tech press
500K+ alumni
Dinners, happy hours, domain specific events
Co-investors, follow-on investors, filling out rounds; Personalized Demo Days
Intros to Fortune 2000
Lawyers, accountants, CFOs, tax advisors
0 to 1 company building knowledge
Founders, investors, and mentors eager to help
Where are you today?
Where do you have to be in six, twelve, and twenty-four months?
We'll share the expertise and resources to solve your specific objectives, and move faster.
What accelerants are you missing?
Providing the earliest stage of startup funding and support for entrepreneurs with Berkeley ties.
Our AI Initiative which brings together the best in AI research, startups, corporations, and talent to build the ideal environment for thriving AI startups in Berkeley.
A new program for Cal startups to receive from $250,000 up to $1,000,000 in funding and access to our personalized support platform.
Helping you build mountains from a few good stones, bringing your vision to reality by taking the first financial leap with you before others will.
With the constantly evolving and expanding pool of ideas, we believe a University community is one of the world's best platforms to push ideas to market validation.
Not formal, stodgy relationships. We are in the trenches with you, every step of the way.
We bring it day-in and day-out, to help you get what you need, when you need it.
You and your startup are special, with unique needs. We focus on adding value where it matters most to you.
Your employees are your DNA. So are the VCs you partner with. We bring the almost 600,000 talented alumni, students, and affiliates to bear, to help you grow your team and support system.