House Capital

www.thehouse.fund

VCMatch tracks House Capital as an investor focused on AI/ML and Enterprise SaaS companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, Berkeley / Uc Berkeley Affiliated Founders markets, and $1m to $2m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$1m to $2m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS

Geography

Berkeley / UC Berkeley affiliated founders

Investment Thesis

The House Fund is a community-first, pre-seed and early-stage VC that targets Berkeley-affiliated founders at inception, focusing on helping companies go from 0→1 and build toward generational outcomes. They emphasize a bespoke, hands-on model of company building—eschewing batch programs and hype-driven trend investing—in favor of curated, founder-specific support and deep connection to UC Berkeley research and talent (notably via their AI initiative).

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

House Capital is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in AI/ML and Enterprise SaaS, especially across Berkeley / UC Berkeley affiliated founders, with public check-size signals around $1m to $2m.

Focus statement

Invest at inception in UC Berkeley alumni, faculty, students, or affiliates, with check sizes up to $1M as the first investor and up to $2M to lead or co-lead Seed rounds; particular emphasis on AI startups through their AI@The House platform.

Value Add

Community-first fund grown from the Berkeley ecosystem ('We were grown from the community, so we are uniquely entwined with it').
Explicit Berkeley-only (founder must be a UC Berkeley alumnus, faculty, student, or affiliate): 'To join The House, we’ll talk to any bold startup who has at least one founder who is a UC Berkeley alumni, faculty member, student, or affiliate.'
Deep AI focus and research integration via 'AI@The House'—a partnership with top AI researchers to pair university research capability with startup business potential.
Customized, founder-specific support (no batch/demo-day programs): 'You can think of us as customized Venture Capital.' and 'You won't see batches or group demo days here.'
Preference to be the first investor and to lead/co-lead Seed rounds with stated check size policies: 'Up to $1,000,000' as first investor; 'Up to $2,000,000' to lead or co-lead Seed rounds.
Personalized investor access such as a 'Personalized Demo Day'—meetings with curated investors in your sector.
Selection 'by hand' and focus on long-term company building rather than following 'hyped market trends.'