Bow is charting a new path forward for university-based venture capital.
Bow Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2016 in partnership with the University of California, to bridge the worlds of academia, business, and entertainment. We strongly believe the University of California is a source of incredible investment opportunities, world-class experts; an amazing customer, partner, and more.
Our target stages for investments are Series A and B companies that have established product-market fit and can share data-based evidence demonstrating the scalability of their business model. For some UC entrepreneurs, our investment stage may be a bit later than the current stage of the company. We encourage UC founders to check out Arrow Capital, our student-led pre-seed investment fund (see more below).
We seek to work alongside anyone who would like to share in our mission: students, researchers, faculty, administrators, and anyone focused on supporting UC entrepreneurs and the UC ecosystem. This page is a place for anyone from the UC to learn about us and what we do.
The UC is one of the greatest innovation engines ever designed. Here is a snapshot of that engine:
300K
Faculty/staff
200K
Students
2M
Living alumni
$5B
Research/yr
500
Discoveries/yr
64
Nobel Laureates
Some of our UC-affiliated portfolio companies
Arrow Capital is a student-led venture firm investing in companies founded by UC students and recent alumni. Alongside Bow Capital, Arrow provides pre-seed capital at a moment when founders often need the most help. We are excited to provide opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience investing in early-stage companies.
Arrow Capital is one of our core efforts to inspire and invest in the next generation of UC entrepreneurs.
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We strive to have an open door for creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs — a place where every idea is taken seriously and where we value the fact that you have sought us out.
If you’re a student, researcher, faculty member, or alumni from the University of California, we want to hear from you. Submit your idea here, so we can learn about what you’re working on. If it sounds like it may be a fit for the areas in which we are investing, we will be in touch.
