THE GATEWAY FOR DEEPTECH.

Empowering founders to transform deep tech innovations from Berkeley and beyond into enduring companies

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Why Founders Partner with Us

Deep Tech Commercialization

Expertise

Proven success running UC Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab since 2020, guiding dozens of breakthrough technologies from lab to market.

Proprietary Patent Intelligence & IP Strategy

Two Decades operating an IP strategy, patent analytics & software firm. Built defensible moats; supported R&D and M&A for corporates, investors and startups.

Differentiated Global Network

Network of 500+ UC Berkeley alumni from Business, Engineering & Law; 50+ serial entrepreneurs, operators, investors, and service providers.

Berkeley Gateway Accelerator Program

Areas of Interest

OUR FOCUS AREAS

Climate

Healthcare

TechBio

Robotics

Quantum

Energy

AI/ML

Advanced Materials

Space Tech

Biotech

FFC is committed to investing in diverse and underrepresented founders.

Deep tech companies we’ve accelerated

OUR PORTFOLIO

Cohort #1: We soft-launched in mid-February with our first cohort in our 10,000 sq ft accelerator space!

  • Next-gen precision robotics for industrial and research scale.

    FOUNDER

    Kashyap Khaitan

  • Modernizing the electrical grid with compact, solid-state power electronics.

    FOUNDER

    Carla Pinzon

  •  Redefining processing power through novel quantum computing architectures.

    FOUNDER

    Dilip Vasudevan