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The most important aspect of our deep tech companies are the founding teams. We’re not investing in just an idea and a single founder – we’re investing in the co-founding team and the early employees that help a company through its growth. For a company to make an impact, it must be surrounded by individuals with the right combination of technical skills and entrepreneurial spirit.

BBV builds strong relationships with companies we invest in based on trust. We are not traditional investors that just look at metrics, but are also confidants who help the founders and team. We advise our companies in all areas from the earliest stages so they can focus on their ultimate goal of bringing their breakthrough technologies to the world.

The journey of climbing a mountain is non-linear. Our objective is to guide our companies through the peaks and valleys while helping them making the right choices with conviction. We are not the authorities in directing founders along their path – we leave that to the founders. Instead, we see ourselves as part of the companies team, providing clarity along the way. We are with our companies through their entire journey. Not just the beginning.

Our founders are scientists and engineers from the top research institutions in the world. They have founded some of the most promising deep technology startups emerging from UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, MIT, and Stanford.

• Aether Bio Engineering enzymes for biological manufacturing using deep learning and high-throughput robotics
• Santa Cruz Engineering enzymes for biological manufacturing using deep learning and high-throughput robotics Santa Cruz
• Aluna Smart respiratory health management system for patients with asthma and chronic respiratory diseases
• UCSF Berkeley Smart respiratory health management system for patients with asthma and chronic respiratory diseases UCSF Berkeley
• Ayar Labs Helping companies keep up with skyrocketing volumes of data by miniaturizing fiber optic transceivers
• Berkeley MIT Helping companies keep up with skyrocketing volumes of data by miniaturizing fiber optic transceivers Berkeley MIT
• Clarity Providing high density air quality monitoring solutions for smart cities
• Berkeley Providing high density air quality monitoring solutions for smart cities Berkeley
• Coreshell Engineering novel, liquid-deposited nanolayer coatings for Lithium Ion Batteries to enable cheaper and faster battery production
• Berkeley Engineering novel, liquid-deposited nanolayer coatings for Lithium Ion Batteries to enable cheaper and faster battery production Berkeley
• Correlia Biosystems Next-generation high-throughput protein assays for pharmaceutical applications
• Berkeley Next-generation high-throughput protein assays for pharmaceutical applications Berkeley
• DNA Lite Developing oral and non-immunogenic gene therapies delivered to the gastrointestinal tract
• Berkeley Developing oral and non-immunogenic gene therapies delivered to the gastrointestinal tract Berkeley
• EngageLively Making it easy for everyone to create dynamic, interactive and portable content
• Berkeley Making it easy for everyone to create dynamic, interactive and portable content Berkeley
• GenEdit Transforming the delivery of gene therapies and enable the next generation of non-viral, gene editing-based therapeutics
• Berkeley Transforming the delivery of gene therapies and enable the next generation of non-viral, gene editing-based therapeutics Berkeley
• ImpriMed Precision medicine for pet cancer patients by identifying personalized drug combinations
• Stanford Precision medicine for pet cancer patients by identifying personalized drug combinations Stanford
• mFluidx Rapid DNA tests for infectious disease diagnostics
• Berkeley Rapid DNA tests for infectious disease diagnostics Berkeley
• New Sun Road Providing modular smart micro grid management solutions for energy infrastructure in the developing world
• Berkeley Providing modular smart micro grid management solutions for energy infrastructure in the developing world Berkeley