Kurt Beyer

California Innovation Fund thesis

Funds California Innovation Fund I - Launched in 2021, the fund has made investments in 27 companies within the University of California ecosystem. The majority of investments are in Seed and Series A rounds, however it has taken advantage of its opportunistic mandate to invest in select later stage companies, notably leveraging its guaranteed pro rata rights access to oversubscribed rounds. The fund’s greatest industry exposure is to biotech and data/AI. California Innovation Opportunity Fund - Launching in 2026, Fund II seeks to replicate and expand on the success of Fund I. It will remain o

Sector and stage focus

• general: San Francisco Bay Area, Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists
• Series A: FinTech
• Seed: FinTech

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