UC Berkeley
Venture Capital Investment Competition

Welcome

The UC Berkeley Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is, in essence, a "reverse business plan competition". Compared to a traditional business plan competition, where teams participate as entrepreneurs seeking venture capital funding, student teams in the VCIC assume the role of venture capitalists and evaluate and "fund" investment opportunities. Select teams evaluate real business opportunities presented by entrepreneurs currently seeking funding, while being judged by experienced venture capitalists.

All UC Berkeley graduate students are eligible to compete, and must compete in teams of five students. Six teams selected through a formal application process will compete in the Berkeley competition.

Click on the following links to find out more about:

The purpose of the VCIC competition

VCIC eligibility criteria, application process and timeframes

Outcomes of last year’s VCIC competition

NEWS: Congratulations to the 2012 UC Berkeley VCIC Winner!

The cross campus collaborative team of CrossCal Associates is this year’s winner. The team included Blake Briddell, Chris Hallas, and Eric Palm, all MBA 13; and engineering PhD students Guillermo Garcia and Kelly Karns. CrossCal Associates will next compete in the regional VCIC Competition at Santa Clara University on February 10. Following the regional round, we hope to see CrossCal Associates represent the region at the international finals at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in April. Click here for more information.

NEWS: Congratulations to the 2012 VCIC competing teams!

Adventurers
Cross-Cal
Goldmine
JCVB
Skydeck
Valient

NEWS: Thank you to our 2012 Competition Entrepreneurs Who Will Pitch To Our Teams on January 27th:

Geekli.st: Born in San Francisco, Geekli.st is an achievement-based social portfolio builder where all bad-ass code monkeys around the globe can communicate, brag, build their street cred and get found. We founded Geekli.st because it was time for a united front, exclusively for developers, to build tangible credibility in the workplace.

Novomanus: Over 10 million Americans suffer from Raynaud’s phenomenon, with upwards of 2 million suffering from moderate to severe primary and secondary forms of the disease. The Restore BandTM from Novomanus is the only over-the-counter remedy available for Raynaud's sufferers to address the true underlying pathophysiology behind Raynaud's attacks. The Restore BandTM maintains and augments blood flow to the extremities during a Raynaud's attack, preserving the supply of heat and nutrition.

Sylvatex: Sylvatex technology solves complex fuel problems with innovative sustainable chemistry recipes. Sylvatex Inc is a fuel technology company that has developed a unique recipe, with comprehensive IP surrounding it, that allows oil companies to reduce costs while producing a greener, cleaner diesel fuel.
http://sylvatex.com/

VIDquik: Vidquik is a new web communications platform that provides easy-to-use tools with which companies can enhance their sales experience and efficiencies. Vidquik's browser-based, web conferencing (video and presentations) platform makes web conferencing super simple; it requires no downloads or plug-ins to use.
http://www.vidquik.com

The Berkeley VCIC is hosted by the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley and administered by MBA students from the Haas School of Business. VCIC ® is a trademark of the University of North Carolina.

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