Citris Foundry
at UC Berkeley
​West Coast - San Francisco Bay Area
Clean Tech/Tech4Good/MedTech/Cyber Security/AI/Robotics/Energy/WomeninTech
The University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant university and the first campus of the University of California system. Its fourteen colleges and schools offer over 350 degree programs and enroll some 31,000 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students. Berkeley is ranked among the world's top universities by major educational publications.
Citris Foundry
Uniquely situated across multiple UC campuses, the CITRIS Foundry is ideally positioned to help new generations of innovators and entrepreneurs bridge the gap from lab to market and actualize rigorous, validated solutions to society’s biggest challenges. The Foundry’s Incubator offers guidance, education, and a home-base to de-risk entrepreneurship for early-stage founders, especially supporting those who have been historically marginalized, allowing innovators to confidently identify pathways to success and reach the next stage of development and investment for their emerging technology venture.
Who can apply and how long does the program last?
Application Criteria
The focus of this ENRICHERS - Citris Foundry soft-landing program is on foreign (special focus on European and associated countries) and out of state entrepreneurs who want to develop a US venture in CA. As long as there is a project of trying to launch a business in Pennsylvannia - no requirement of legal entity is needed.
Visa options
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J-1 Trainee (up to 18 months) when available
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J-1 Long Term Scholar (18 to 24 months renewable for up to 5 years)