She Started It: Screening and Discussion, Feb 8th


Join us for a screening and discussion of the new documentary, She Started It, on February 8th.

Did you know?

  • 96% of venture capitalists are men (1).
  • Women still account for less than 10% of founders for high growth firms (2) and earn only 12.9% of computer science degrees (3).

She Started It gives a new face to the image of the tech entrepreneur: a female face.

On Wednesday, February 8th, the CITRIS Foundry, Berkeley Innovators, Student Technology Council, and the Sutardja center for Entrepreneurship & Technology will be hosting a screening and discussion of She Started It, a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys of entrepreneurship. The event will be from 6pm to 8:30pm in the Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by Abigail Jacob, Materials Science and Engineering ’18, Engineering Student Council Vice President and Head of Internal Affairs, and a Unit Supervisor for Residental Computing; Tarrika Soni, Cognitive Science ’15, User Ops at Nerd Wallet.

UC Berkeley Students, Staff and Faculty are invited to attend this free event. Bring a friend!

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Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities


Groupe INSEEC creates a Foundation to foster entrepreneurial mindset and innovative partnerships in Silicon Valley

INSEEC appoints Alain Labat, an INSEEC Alumnus as President of the INSEEC Foundation.

(Silicon Valley, Paris — December 13, 2016) Groupe INSEEC has created a foundation to give itself a new tool to promote a culture of innovation for the benefit of their students. In this context, Groupe INSEEC announces a new partnership with the CITRIS Foundry startup accelerator along with an investment in its affiliated venture fund, Blue Bear Ventures (BBV). This new venture capital fund will invest principally in start-ups from UC Berkeley, the top public university in the world, and the broader University of California system. Launched in 2013 on the UC Berkeley campus, the CITRIS Foundry is a highly selective program for the top 10% of start-ups that are building transformative technology companies in energy, robotics, health, agriculture, and other markets of the future. By building stronger ties to the UC Berkeley and Silicon Valley ecosystems, Groupe INSEEC has strengthened its international positioning on entrepreneurship and technology.

Alain Labat, President of the INSEEC Foundation has declared: “I’m very pleased to lead this innovative venture for Groupe INSEEC in Silicon Valley. Establishing this partnership with a leading start-up accelerator program on the Berkeley campus is strategically important for the INSEEC students interested in entrepreneurship and technologies of the future in Silicon Valley.”

Groupe INSEEC’s Executive Director Catherine Lespine commented: “After successfully launching an office for our students in the Financial District of San Francisco to benefit from innovation- and entrepreneurship-focused “Learning Expeditions,” we naturally sought a strategy to allow us to go even further. Being a financial and programmatic partner of Blue Bear Ventures is an exciting project that demonstrates our commitment to building strong relationships within the Silicon Valley ecosystem.”

Patrick Scaglia, co-founder of the CITRIS Foundry and Managing Director of BBV said: “We are very pleased to receive this initial investment from the INSEEC Foundation in Blue Bear Ventures; this reflects the strategic vision of Groupe INSEEC and its management of the Foundation. Additionally, this partnership provides the opportunity for the Groupe INSEEC business students to participate in the CITRIS Foundry Fellows program, working alongside the next generation of transformative technology startups and contributing to their success.”

 

Media Contacts:

Alain Labat for INSEEC Foundation: alabat@harvestmp.com

Peter Minor, Ph.D. for CITRIS Foundry: pminor@berkeley.edu

 

Original release in French: https://www.innov-inseec.com/inseec-fondation-silicon-valley/



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Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities


Groupe INSEEC creates a Foundation to foster entrepreneurial mindset and innovative partnerships in Silicon Valley

INSEEC appoints Alain Labat, an INSEEC Alumnus as President of the INSEEC Foundation.

(Silicon Valley, Paris — December 13, 2016) Groupe INSEEC has created a foundation to give itself a new tool to promote a culture of innovation for the benefit of their students. In this context, Groupe INSEEC announces a new partnership with the CITRIS Foundry startup accelerator along with an investment in its affiliated venture fund, Blue Bear Ventures (BBV). This new venture capital fund will invest principally in start-ups from UC Berkeley, the top public university in the world, and the broader University of California system. Launched in 2013 on the UC Berkeley campus, the CITRIS Foundry is a highly selective program for the top 10% of start-ups that are building transformative technology companies in energy, robotics, health, agriculture, and other markets of the future. By building stronger ties to the UC Berkeley and Silicon Valley ecosystems, Groupe INSEEC has strengthened its international positioning on entrepreneurship and technology.

Alain Labat, President of the INSEEC Foundation has declared: “I’m very pleased to lead this innovative venture for Groupe INSEEC in Silicon Valley. Establishing this partnership with a leading start-up accelerator program on the Berkeley campus is strategically important for the INSEEC students interested in entrepreneurship and technologies of the future in Silicon Valley.”

Groupe INSEEC’s Executive Director Catherine Lespine commented: “After successfully launching an office for our students in the Financial District of San Francisco to benefit from innovation- and entrepreneurship-focused “Learning Expeditions,” we naturally sought a strategy to allow us to go even further. Being a financial and programmatic partner of Blue Bear Ventures is an exciting project that demonstrates our commitment to building strong relationships within the Silicon Valley ecosystem.”

Patrick Scaglia, co-founder of the CITRIS Foundry and Managing Director of BBV said: “We are very pleased to receive this initial investment from the INSEEC Foundation in Blue Bear Ventures; this reflects the strategic vision of Groupe INSEEC and its management of the Foundation. Additionally, this partnership provides the opportunity for the Groupe INSEEC business students to participate in the CITRIS Foundry Fellows program, working alongside the next generation of transformative technology startups and contributing to their success.”

 

Media Contacts:

Alain Labat for INSEEC Foundation: alabat@harvestmp.com

Peter Minor, Ph.D. for CITRIS Foundry: pminor@berkeley.edu

 

Original release in French: https://www.innov-inseec.com/inseec-fondation-silicon-valley/



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CITRIS Foundry Demo Day 2016 – Nov. 16th, 6-8:30PM


DemoDayFall2015DSC05217-20151209-AdrielOlmosThe CITRIS Foundry is hosting a Demo Day to celebrate the graduation of our Fall 2015 cohort. The Demo Day will serve as an opportunity for teams to share short presentations about their companies and showcase their accomplishments. They will be available to discuss both their experiences working in The CITRIS Foundry and being involved in a Berkeley startup.

We would like to invite our mentors, investors, friends and the entrepreneurial community to join us for an evening of food, drinks and casual celebration. See how our companies have grown over the past year. And if you’re ready launch your own startup, come find out what it means to be part of the CITRIS Foundry community.

For more information about the CITRIS Foundry, visit citrisfoundry.org

Drinks and refreshments will be provided.

Attend Event

Logo Group

About the Companies:

Ayar Labs helps companies keep up with skyrocketing volumes of data by miniaturizing fiber optic transceivers and making them in silicon chips, bringing the super-high bandwidths and low energy use of fiber optics inside computers.

FrootBot assists farmers to better manage resources, increase quality and yield, and decrease costs.

Iota Labs uses a physical push notification system called a “Dot” to use precise location tracking to make your smartphone’s notifications highly contextual.  Dot uses a tiny Bluetooth beacon that can be placed anywhere.

New Sun Road produces modular smart micro grid systems designed to deliver reliable, renewable electricity and internet access to underserved communities in the developing world.

Nosocom Solutions develops novel technologies to prevent healthcare associated infections that patients acquire wile receiving treatment at a healthcare facility.



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WattTime partners with Energate to launch smart and green thermostat solution in Chicago


Congratulations to WattTime, a CITRIS Foundry alumni company that is creating technology to make using clean energy as simple as tapping your smartphone.

WattTime is an environmental non­profit spinning out of the latest power grid research by University of California, Berkeley PhDs. WattTime’s “environmental demand response” platform makes it possible for any smart device to automatically run on electricity from clean power plants. Forward-­looking companies partner with WattTime to empower their users to make a real difference for the environment that is as easy as pushing a button. For more information visit WattTime.org.

 


 

Reposted from DiscoveryNews on April 22, 2016 by Glenn McDonald

Good news on Earth Day for anyone who’d rather buy their electricity from a wind farm than a coal plant.

Nonprofit energy technology company WattTime has announced a beta program in Chicago that would give individual homeowners at least some control over the kind of electricity they purchase through utility companies.

Well, kind of — it works like this: For most of us, when we flip a switch in our home, electricity is drawn from the local power grid. But what a lot of people don’t know is that the ultimate source of that power changes every five minutes or so. You might be getting power from a coal plant or a wind farm, depending on the time of day.

While you might prefer to get your electricity from a clean energy source, you have no power (heh) over the situation.

But all that may be changing soon. The WattTime system uses cloud-based analytics to monitor the local power grid in real time and identify the “marginal” power plant that’s providing electricity in a given area. The system also evaluates the environmental impact of the power plant.

When relatively clean power sources — wind or solar — have surplus energy to sell, the WattTime system alerts connected power-consuming devices like electric furnaces or air conditioners. By shifting the precise moment when power is drawn from the grid, the WattTime system invisibly selects for cleaner power sources, promoting renewable energy.

This is called Environmental Demand Response (EDR), and while the technology itself isn’t new, it’s been largely aimed at big energy consumers — office buildings or college campuses, say.

But thanks to the increasing popularity of smart thermostat systems, the technology could quickly move into individual homes. WattTime’s pilot program in Chicago will integrate EDR technology into home thermostats throughout the city and surrounding areas.

Homeowners using the system can simply switch their thermostats to “Clean Power Mode” and the WattTime system kicks into gear.

WattTime has partnered with energy management company Energate to get the thermostat systems into homes, via HVAC technicians and local hardware retailers. If the pilot program is a success, the technology could be incorporated into more than 3 million U.S. homes within a year, the company says.

Original article: http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/get-clean-electricity-with-simple-flip-of-switch-160422.htm



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