The House Fund

07/07/2025

Masayoshi Son doesn’t play it safe—he bets big and builds bigger. From Cal classrooms to global boardrooms, he’s taken bold swings and shaped the future with vision and velocity.

06/13/2025

“I’ve been part of other programs, but The House Fund actually cared about me. Misfits find a home in Berkeley.” — Perla, Foam.ai

06/09/2025

Ryan Murphy swims like he was born in rebellion—fast, focused, and never settling. From Cal pools to Olympic podiums, he’s proof that discipline can be defiant, and gold can come from grit.

05/27/2025

Michael I. Jordan doesn’t chase the latest tech fad—he builds the frameworks that outlast them. With roots in Berkeley and his eyes on human-centered machine learning, his work pushes against hype to forge a smarter, more responsible future.

05/12/2025

Marshawn Lynch never asked for permission—he built his own lane. Whether he’s trucking defenders or building empires, he’s about ownership, equity, and loyalty to the block. From Beast Mode to boardrooms, he’s showing what it means to lead on your own damn terms.

04/28/2025

Alex Morgan doesn’t just play to win the game—she plays to change it. From Cal to the global stage, she’s rewriting the rules of leadership with every move. Purpose-driven, unapologetic, and always pushing boundaries.

04/16/2025

We're thrilled to announce the launch of BAIR Grant – the first university-based AI funding program of its kind, supporting Berkeley's most promising AI researchers working on leading-edge AI with commercial or government applications.

Why Now? This initiative responds to federal nationwide cuts in university research funding at a time when American investment in AI infrastructure is crucial. Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) Lab is the world's most advanced academic AI lab.

What We Offer:
-Startup Funding: Up to $250,000 investment (uncapped SAFE) + up to $600,000 in free compute
-Research Funding: To be announced soon
-Mentorship: Access to top Berkeley AI professors, practitioners, founders, and government leaders

Built By Berkeley: We're launching with pioneering BAIR Professors Ion Stoica, Joseph Gonzalez, Ken Goldberg, Kurt Keutzer, & Trevor Darrell – all serial entrepreneurs themselves.

Berkeley's AI legacy has already transformed industries and created the world's most valuable private AI unicorns, including Databricks (in our portfolio) and OpenAI. This program accelerates the journey from breakthrough research to world-changing innovation and startups, right here in Berkeley.

Who Can Apply: While focused on those conducting research under the BAIR umbrella, we welcome all UC Berkeley-affiliated AI researchers – PhD and master's students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, undergraduates, and affiliates.

Join Us: Berkeley-affiliated researchers can apply by May 4th: http://thehouse.fund/bair-grant

Corporations and philanthropists interested in funding Berkeley AI research can also apply on our website.

Go Bears! 🐻

Jeremy Fiance, Zachary Hargreaves, Prakash Janikiraman, David Bloom, Niket Desai, Sean Whitney, Xander Po***ck, Annie Tsai, Marc Morgenstern, Shawn Tsao, Leandrew Robinson, Adithya Iyengar, Ryan Murphy, Sydney Thomas, Arjun Arora, Hadley Wilkins

04/10/2025

From early ideas to industry-shaping companies—Berkeley continues to lead the way. Hear from our founder Jeremy Fiance on where Cal startups are today and where we’re headed next. A must-watch for anyone building or backing the next wave of innovation coming out of Cal.

03/27/2025

At our most recent Berkeley Investor Night we celebrated the extraordinary entrepreneurs of our Fall ‘24 AI Accelerator cohort. Ready to join them? Apply now for our Summer 2025 cohort!

10/21/2024

Welcome home Zachary Hargreaves! With invaluable experience from Founders Fund, Zachary is ready to invest $1B into the next great Berkeley AI startups and help their founders build enduring companies.

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08/27/2024

04/30/2024

PsiQuantum raises $620M to build the world's first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.

Congrats to the team on their latest technical achievements. We're proud to be along for the journey since their first round.

PsiQuantum to build utility-scale quantum computer in Australia who will, along with Queensland, invest $940M AUD/$620M US in the company