Courtyard Ventures
Venture capitalBerkeley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Courtyard Ventures identifies and supports exceptional early-stage founders embedded within UC Berkeley's innovation ecosystem, providing not only capital but strategic access to the university's talent pipeline, connections to later-stage investors, and mentorship from successful entrepreneurs. The fund focuses on startups demonstrating technological leadership and scalability across AI, deep tech, healthcare, and sustainable solutions, positioning limited partners to invest before broader market discovery.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesBiotech ×2Deep Tech ×1New Materials ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 2 tracked
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Izote is a fermentation technology company developing an anaerobic process for industrial biomanufacturing.
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBee PartnersFREEFLOWFTW VenturesJuniperRedstick VenturesEmbark Ventures+1 more
US-based AI-driven data intelligence platform for drug discovery and computational biology.
BiotechWilmington, US
Dmitry Chudakov(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitry Bolotin(Executive Officer, Director)Stanislav Poslavskii(Executive Officer, Director)Alexey Nechaev(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsTen13Acrobator VenturesKfundSomersault VenturesSpeedinvest
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesIzote · beepartners.vc · Apr 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Courtyard Ventures invest at?
- Courtyard Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Courtyard Ventures's typical check size?
- Courtyard Ventures typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.
- What sectors does Courtyard Ventures focus on?
- Courtyard Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Courtyard Ventures located?
- Courtyard Ventures is headquartered in Berkeley, US.
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