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California Institute of Technology

1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, 91125, United States

Overview

World-renowned science and engineering research and education institution.

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

EdTech
Education
Universities

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
PrismML
Sep 2026Participated
$22 MSeed
PINC Technologies
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeed
Tera AI
Mar 2025Participated
$8 MSeed
Persperity Health
Nov 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
Biostate AI
Jul 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Dantari
Dec 2022Participated
$47 MSeries A
Foldax
Jun 2020Participated
$20 MSeries D
ChromaCode
Dec 2019Participated
$28 MSeries C
Verbit
Jan 2019Participated
$23 MSeries A
PrismML
Sep 2026Participated
$22 MSeed
PINC Technologies
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeed
Tera AI
Mar 2025Participated
$8 MSeed
Persperity Health
Nov 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
Biostate AI
Jul 2024Participated
$4 MSeed
Dantari
Dec 2022Participated
$47 MSeries A
Foldax
Jun 2020Participated
$20 MSeries D
ChromaCode
Dec 2019Participated
$28 MSeries C
Verbit
Jan 2019Participated
$23 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

California Institute of Technology: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
California Institute of Technology: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed05
Series A02
Series C+02

Monthly Deal Activity

California Institute of Technology: 9 deals are recorded across 94 months.All available history.
California Institute of Technology: 9 deals are recorded across 94 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

California Institute of Technology: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 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 Institute of Technology: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences5
AI & Machine Learning3
Hardware & Robotics2
Enterprise Software2
Manufacturing2
Developer Tools2
Education & Workforce1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

California Institute of Technology: 9 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 Institute of Technology: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

California Institute of Technology: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

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

California Institute of Technology: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
California Institute of Technology: 20 co-investors are shown, with Wilson Hill Ventures sharing 3 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 Institute of Technology: 20 co-investors are shown, with Wilson Hill Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Wilson Hill Ventures3
Freeflow Ventures2
Alexandria Venture Investments1
Angel Physicians Fund1
Atma Capital1
BioStar Ventures1
Catapult VC1
Cerberus Capital Management1
Corner Ventures1
Domain Associates1
Felicis Ventures1
Hamamatsu Photonics1
Heritage Group1
HV Capital1
Inovia Capital1
Kairos Ventures1
Khosla Ventures1
Matter Venture Partners1
MemorialCare1
Moore Venture Partners1

Investment Strategy

California Institute of Technology: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
California Institute of Technology: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating9100%
California Institute of Technology: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
California Institute of Technology: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Andrea Choe

Postdoctoral Scholar

David Baltimore

President Emeritus & Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology

Ehsan Abbasi

Research Assistant

Frances Arnold

Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemistry

Ken Pickar

Visiting Professor

Konstantin Batygin

Professor

Malcolm Tisdale

Co-founder & Chief Engineer

Mohammad Shehata

Visiting Associate Professor

Richard Andersen

Professor