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The House Fund aims to invest a fresh $115M in Berkeley-affiliated startups

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By Kyle Wiggers

October 25, 2023

The House Fund aims to invest a fresh $115M in Berkeley-affiliated startups

The House Fund, the pre-seed and early stage venture capital fund focused on UC Berkeley startups, specifically AI startups, today announced that it’s closed its third tranche — Fund III — at $115 million. With the close of Fund III, Ken Goldberg, the UC Berkeley professor and prolific roboticist, will join The House Fund as […]

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