UC Davis’s Zhaodan Kong plans to speed up wildfire detection with his integrated UAV and sensor technology systems.
Labs & Programs
Aether raises $49M in series A funding
The 2017 CITRIS Foundry startup will use the funding to scale its engineering capabilities.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for public good
Principal investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2023 CITRIS Seed Awards.
CITRIS Seed Award sparks VR app for California parks
The new Virtual Adventurer app was inspired by the Bodie 3D Project, recipient of a 2016 CITRIS Seed Award.
CITRIS fosters collaboration, accelerates commercialization with new Innovation Hub led by Jill Finlayson
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have launched the CITRIS Innovation Hub, a centralized program to help UC students and academic, corporate and governmental visitors advance their innovation journeys.
‘Mission-driven’: Colleen Naughton integrates anthropology and engineering to advance ag tech and public health
The CITRIS PI and UC Merced professor and development engineer blends traditional research techniques with improvements in technology and analytical methods to design more sustainable food, energy and water systems.
CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program welcomes 2nd internship cohort
Undergraduates from four UC campuses have embarked on paid summer internships at startups, established companies, national and university labs, and nonprofit organizations.
Applications open for CITRIS Foundry fall 2023 cohort
The CITRIS Foundry empowers University of California entrepreneurs to develop innovative ideas into startups ready to seek venture capital funding.
Call for proposals: CITRIS Climate Action Acceleration Fund
Awards of up to $10,000 will support UC Berkeley projects related to sustainability and climate resilience that are ready to proceed to the next stage of commercialization.
Infinite Uptime receives $18.8M in series B3 funding
Infinite Uptime, a spring 2016 CITRIS Foundry company, has raised $18.8 million in a series B3 funding round led by Tiger Global.
Preparing for a warming world: CITRIS at the vanguard of climate tech research
By supporting interdisciplinary work and seeding multicampus projects, CITRIS helps to keep the University of California at the forefront of climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
CITRIS Foundry announces spring 2023 cohort
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes five teams advancing IT solutions in medical diagnostics, wildfire detection, AI applications and more
CITRIS Foundry alumni innovate for a more sustainable world
This Earth Month, we shine a spotlight on nine climate and energy tech startup successes out of the UC’s multicampus incubator program.
CITRIS Foundry startup Wonderfil aims to solve single-use plastic problem
Funded by CITRIS Tech for Social Good and the CITRIS Foundry, Wonderfil allow customers to refill on household products without generating extra waste.
CITRIS-funded project helps assess post-wildfire fate of ecosystems
The project, led by led by UC Davis’s Gary Bucciarelli, will apply AI to help predict the impact that fire will have on a landscape.
CITRIS Seed Award project supports long-distance caregivers
Interactive Care, or I-Care, is working to make long-distance caregiving for older adults easier.
Evolution on fast forward: Grace Gu engineers AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
The CITRIS PI and UC Berkeley mechanical engineer takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials.
Gridware founders discuss CITRIS Foundry and the startup ‘fast lane’
UC Berkeley alumnus Tim Barat‘s experiences as an electrical lineman inspired him to co-found Gridware, a venture in the spring 2020 CITRIS Foundry cohort.
CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards Tech for Social Good funding to 5 student teams
CITRIS is partnering with the UCSC Institute for Social Transformation to support student projects aimed at creating technology that promotes healthy, sustainable livelihoods.
CITRIS Foundry introduces new vision under managing director Marc Theeuwes
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes its new managing director, Marc Theeuwes, who offers a broad background in venture capital, IT and deep tech.
CITRIS selects 8 multicampus projects for 2022 Seed Awards
The eight selected proposals, submitted by interdisciplinary teams from Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz, will receive up to $60,000 for their work, thanks in part to external philanthropic support.
CITRIS researchers to help Northern California communities reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling and serious games
With $2.5 million from the NSF, a multicampus UC team is partnering with a dozen Bay Area orgs to help residents respond to natural disasters more quickly.
2022 holiday gift guides with CITRIS connections
Looking for a special gift this holiday season? Check out a few CITRIS-related suggestions.
Gridware sensor network named a Time best invention
The real-time powerline monitoring system pioneered by Gridware, a spring 2020 CITRIS Foundry venture, has been named one of Time’s best inventions of the year.