UCB Resources

As part of that profile the Incubator donates a portion of the fees it would pay to the general partners to the university system instead. This year The Incubator provided a grant to UC Berkeley to demonstrate our appreciation to the University for being a point of germination for ideas that change and shape society.

The Incubator LP is pleased to be in the role of taking those ideas and amplifying their financial value through the public markets. The donation was a culmination of the vital process of business innovation, consisting of research and development at the University level, followed by commercialization assistance by the Incubator. The donation was conveyed to Prof. David Teece, Director of the Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization at UC Berkeley, who acted as trustee in its distribution to the various University departments

Below are some of the links to useful areas for investors and entrepreneurs at the University:

The Institute of Management, Innovation & Organization (IMIO) was promoted to institute status in 1994. Formerly known as the Center for Research in Management (CRM), it was founded in 1961 to advance research in what was then the emerging field of "management science," and in 1978 it formally broadened that mandate to include interdisciplinary approaches to the problems of management, technology, organization, law and public policy.

Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Primary locus at UC Berkeley for study and promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation in management and new enterprise development.

Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum: Speakers, panels, seminars on entrepreneurial topics. Networking, meeting ground for entrepreneurs, investors, students, faculty.

Business Plan Competition: Brings ventures led by UC Berkeley students and alumni in touch with business leaders, venture capitalists, technology companies. A springboard for the university's most innovative ideas and technologies.

Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) was established at Berkeley in January 1990, and reports to the Vice-Chancellor for Research. We work with campus inventors to facilitate transfer of technologies created at UC Berkeley into the commercial sector for public use.

Cal Alumni members across the globe participate in a variety of programs and activities like encouraging the best and brightest high school seniors to apply to Cal

Venture Capital Program: Helps people from outside the U.S. learn how the San Francisco Bay Area venture model works.

Resources for Entrepreneurs: Business plan help, financing a new business, high technology business start-up information.

Venture Capital Internships: Places Haas MBA students as summer interns in Bay Area venture capital firms.