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California Innovation Fund

2933 Hillegass Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94705, United States

Overview

Venture funding and support for UC affiliated early-stage startups.

Founded

2021

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Prosper Medical
Jul 2026Participated
$16 MSeed
TransCrypts
Oct 2025Participated
$15 MSeed
Cooler Heads
Jul 2025Participated
$11 MSeries A
Catena Biosciences
May 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Prosper Medical
Jul 2026Participated
$16 MSeed
TransCrypts
Oct 2025Participated
$15 MSeed
Cooler Heads
Jul 2025Participated
$11 MSeries A
Catena Biosciences
May 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

California Innovation Fund: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
California Innovation Fund: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed03
Series A01

Monthly Deal Activity

California Innovation Fund: 4 deals are recorded across 30 months.All available history.
California Innovation Fund: 4 deals are recorded across 30 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

California Innovation Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

California Innovation Fund: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences4
Crypto & Blockchain1
Enterprise Software1
AI & Machine Learning1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

California Innovation Fund: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

California Innovation Fund: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

California Innovation Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

California Innovation Fund: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States4
California Innovation Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alpha Edison sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

California Innovation Fund: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alpha Edison sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Alpha Edison1
Alumni Ventures1
Apertu Capital1
Asymmetry Ventures1
Atland Ventures1
Aurum Partners1
Better Ventures1
BrightEdge Ventures1
Caffeinated Capital1
Civilization Ventures1
Crescent Ridge Partners1
Fluent1
Freeflow Ventures1
FUSE1
Golden Seeds1
Health Innovation Pitch1
Informed Ventures1
Knoll Ventures1
Latitude Capital1
Lightspeed Faction1

Investment Strategy

California Innovation Fund: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
California Innovation Fund: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
California Innovation Fund: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
California Innovation Fund: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

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