Cove Fund

Cove Fund is a seed-stage venture capital fund that finances new companies in Southern California. It is based at a shared innovation space at the University of California, Irvine, which serves as a meeting point for entrepreneurs, inventors and investors in the regional startup community.

Products and services

• Seed funding: first-round investment for promising young ventures.
• Technology investment: backing for early companies building software and other technology products.
• Life science investment: backing for early companies in health and biological research.

Who it serves

The fund looks for startups that can serve large markets with clearly differentiated products or services, and that can reach a significant milestone in value using their seed capital.

Key facts

• Based in: Irvine, California, at UC Irvine
• Stage: seed
• Region: Southern California