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CITRIS Foundry
Accelerator · Berkeley, CA, United States · North America
CITRIS Foundry is a deep tech incubator program within CITRIS at the University of California, Berkeley, that supports founders through mentorship, resources, and a no-cost, no-equity model. Its startup support and commercialization activities are now part of the Academic Innovation Catalyst (AIC), which helps UC researchers move discoveries from the laboratory toward real-world application.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdeep techuniversity spinoutincubatorcommercializationentrepreneurship
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Or find every investor that fitsCITRIS Foundry lists 55 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (28%), AI & Machine Learning (15%) and Education (14%). 76% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Blue Bear Ventures, Y Combinator and ARTIS.
No funding round on record names CITRIS Foundry yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not CITRIS Foundry's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 55. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 28% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Education | 14% | 7% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Blue Bear Ventures | 10 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| ARTIS | 2 |
| Abstract | 2 |
| BoxGroup | 2 |
| Collaborative Fund | 2 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 2 |
| LongeVC | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 86th | 55 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 46th | 28% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 93th | 9 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5295%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company35%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Blue Bear Ventures
Compare CITRIS Foundry head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
55 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aether Bio discovers proteins with high-impact applications, including building super materials and processing critical minerals, using artificial intelligence and robotic high-throughput screening labs. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Ayar Labs develops and manufactures co-packaged optics for hyperscale AI infrastructure | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Belli provides cargo management software for airlines. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| BioAmp Diagnostics develops precision diagnostics to counteract antibiotic resistance | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Birb builds intuitive educational technology products that allow students to explore and learn concepts they need to be great engineers. | EducationRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| CalWave develops wave energy technology for secure energy access | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Catena Biosciences develops therapeutic structures, including antibody-drug conjugates, using its CysTyr Conjugation Platform. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Contextor helps teams master AI prompting by capturing, analyzing, and improving prompts with real-time feedback and scoring. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Correlia Biosystems measures proteins with unparalleled efficiency for data driven biology | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| DaanMatch is developing an accountability app for nonprofits and NGOs to help them show donors their work. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dash Robotics automates the manual work of deploying, commissioning, and operating data centers using autonomous robots. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Dentia provides a platform that connects various tools for managing a dental clinic, including agenda, patients, odontogram, treatments, prescriptions, billing, and inventory. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dispatch Goods provides reusable packaging solutions for food delivery services. | Food & AgricultureSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Particella, Inc. has developed an oral lipid nanoparticle technology to deliver nucleic acids to the intestinal epithelium. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dot Inc. develops and manufactures tactile Braille displays and other technology to improve accessibility for the visually impaired. | Healthcare & BiotechRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Elysian provides AI-driven software and hands-on TPA services for insurance claims quality, including real-time claim review and automated audits. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EngageLively provides a cloud analytics solution with multiple platforms for data, analytics, and visualization. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops a solution for objective in-office screening of absence seizures, particularly to differentiate ADHD and Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE). | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ForwardAI helps businesses and financial institutions access, monitor, and act on real-time accounting data and cash flow. | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Fully is a tech company that designs digital products and provides specialized consultants. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- citrisfoundry.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 55
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