Following another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes six new startups into our program at UC Berkeley. The Spring 2018 cohort is commercializing inventions and […]
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Clarity Air Monitoring is reducing air pollution with smart design
Air pollution is one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide, responsible for millions of premature deaths each year. Emissions from vehicles, power plants, wildfires, […]
CITRIS Foundry Welcomes Four New Pioneering Startups for Spring 2017
After another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes four pioneering companies into our accelerator program. The newest cohort is commercializing deep technology innovations within the […]
UC Berkeley, power company Enel launch innovation hub
A new CITRIS partnership with Enel is a promising step towards increasing innovation at the University of California. Berkeley News, March 7, 2017 – The […]
Berkeley Innovators Present: “She Started It” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the CITRIS for a film screening of “She Started It,” a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys […]
Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities
The CITRIS Foundry has recently partnered with Groupe INSEEC, a renowned business school and research center based in France.
Cal Hacks: How to Organize a Hackathon
Fueled by energy drinks, spicy yogurt, and passion for invention and innovation, over 1500 hackers gathered on Veterans’ Day weekend for the third annual Cal […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry by September 25, 2016
Applications for the fall 2016 cohort are due by Sept. 25.
New Sun Road Partnership for Affordable Energy and Internet Access
New Sun Road is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft through the Affordable Access Initiative that aims to help close the global digital divide, which currently leaves […]
WattTime partners with Energate to launch smart thermostat solution
Congratulations to WattTime, a CITRIS Foundry alumni company that is creating technology to make using clean energy as simple as tapping your smartphone. WattTime is an environmental nonprofit spinning […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry startup incubator by March 6
The CITRIS Foundry is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2016 cohort. Tech innovation is hard, we can help. The CITRIS Foundry Innovation Incubator empowers entrepreneurs from […]
Engineers demo first processor that uses light for ultrafast communications
Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching. The researchers […]
Demo Day Celebrates Graduating Cohort of CITRIS Foundry Startups
The CITRIS Foundry hosted a Demo Day on December 9, 2015, to mark the graduation of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 cohorts of startup companies. […]
Join us for CITRIS Foundry Demo Day on Dec. 9, 2015
The CITRIS Foundry is hosting a Demo Day on December 9th to celebrate the graduation of our Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 cohorts. The Demo […]
Looking for a rewarding student job? CITRIS Foundry is hiring
The CITRIS Foundry is seeking a UC Berkeley student to fill an open Student Assistant position. The CITRIS Foundry helps innovators and entrepreneurs from the […]
Dash Robotics Launches Kamigami Robots on Kickstarter
One of the first projects to come through the CITRIS Foundry — Dash Robotics — created a low-cost “origami” robot that runs fast on six […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry by September 27
The CITRIS Foundry is an applied tech incubator at UC Berkeley that supports early-stage startups developing disruptive solutions for today’s biggest challenges. The application deadline […]
UC research in 2014 leads to 1,796 inventions, 86 startups
The University of California released Thursday a technology report on innovation and funding throughout the UC system. According to the 2014 Technology Commercialization Report, there […]
eMotorWerks and WattTime Reveal First EV Charging Solution that Minimizes Emissions
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Gavin, Anna, and the growing WattTime team for reaching this significant milestone. WattTime won the top prize in the 2014 CITRIS […]
Tearing Down the Silos between Education, Research and Social Impact
by Charvi Shetty, Founder and CEO of KNOX Diagnostics What do a farmer from India, a professor in clinical education from the UK, and the […]
CITRIS Nominates Sage Scholars for 2015 Assembly in Paris
Sanjay Krishnan, Omoju Miller, and Charvi Shetty were named as Sage Scholars and invited to present their work in Paris this month. From April 16 […]
CITRIS Foundry Demo Day 2015 Celebrates Graduating Cohort
The CITRIS Foundry hosted its annual Demo Day on March 31, 2015, to mark the graduation of the Spring 2014 cohort of startup companies.
CITRIS Foundry partners with LAUNCH Festival 2015, March 2-4
The CITRIS Foundry is excited to be a Media Partner of this year’s LAUNCH Festival, one of the largest startup and entrepreneurship events in the country. The festival […]
Deadline to Apply for the CITRIS Foundry is Feb. 22
Founding a Startup is Hard. We Can Help. Application Deadline is February 22nd at 11:59PM! The CITRIS Foundry is a technology incubator at UC Berkeley that helps […]