

Mission & Vision
The mission of BPEP is to foster entrepreneurship among UC Berkeley’s postdocs, visiting scholars and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities. We connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, resources, and partners. Situated in a vibrant business climate and with access to the greatest pool of postdoc talent in the world, BPEP catalyzes productive collaboration on scientifically complex challenges with lasting economic benefits.
The vision of the Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program (BPEP) is to create an empowered UC Berkeley postdoctoral and graduate student community by providing them tools to translate their research to products via startups.
"Idea to Funding" Workshop Series
Upcoming Events
2024 Fall
Event of the Month
Fundraising under a challenging environment, especially under the influence of AI
November 20th, 2025; 6.00-8.00 pm PST
Location: Bakar BioEnginuity Hub, 2625 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Do you have a deep tech or biotech startup idea that you would like to commercialize? Already started a company? Wondering how to navigate early-stage funding in today's environment? If these questions sound familiar, this workshop is for you! We are thrilled to host Samir Malhotra from Civilization Ventures and Sanjay Velappan from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, who will share their insights on the funding landscape for deep tech startups. Learn about common fundraising mistakes to avoid, how valuations are determined, and strategies that have helped founders recover from.
Register here and join us.