September 2025
Cal Memorial Stadium

A coveted gathering for our Limited Partners, Founders, and Supporters — who have been driving Berkeley's ongoing story of artificial intelligence, innovation, startup creation, and global impact.

Let there be light

At the heart of the University of Berkeley lies the guiding motto "Fiat Lux" embodying enlightenment and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. This ethos serves as our beacon.

This summit brings together the spirit of Berkeley and the vision of The House Fund to illuminate pathways and ignite the next wave of groundbreaking AI startups.

Learn From Pioneering Thought Leaders & Builders

Gain insights from those shaping the future. Our panelists and speakers include world-renowned experts and influential leaders across AI, science, macro, & other important arenas.

Previous Berkeley Summit
& The House Fund Event Speakers

Marshawn Lynch
NFL Superbowl Champion & Beastmode Founder
Ali Ghodsi
Databricks, CEO & Co-Founder
Steve Wozniak
Apple, Co-Founder
Andrew Ng
AI Luminary & Coursera Co-Founder
Anna Patterson
Google, Former VP of AI
Ben Horowitz
A16Z, Co-Founder & General Partner
Aravind Srinivasan
Perplexity, CEO & Co-Founder
Jagdeep Singh Bachher
UC Endowment, Chief Investment Officer
Alex Morgan
2x World Cup Champion & Togethxr Founder
Jeff Brody
Midas List & Redpoint Ventures, Co-Founder & General Partner
Professor Kathy Yelick
Vice Chancellor & AI Professor
Zack Kass
OpenAI, Founding Head of GTM
Ryan Murphy
Olympian & Gold Medalist
Alex Pall
The Chainsmokers, Co-Founder
Ion Stoica
Databricks, Chairman & Co-Founder
Melody Ing
Berkeley Endowment, Interim Chief Investment Officer
Professor Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize Candidate & Professor, UC Berkeley
Rob Hayes
Midas List & First Round Capital, Founding General Partner
Prakash Janakiraman
Nextdoor, Chief Architect & Co-Founder
Professor Michael I. Jordan
Named Most Influential Computer Scientist Worldwide
Chris Douvos
Ahoy Capital CIO & "Super LP"
Professor Raluca Ada Popa
AI Professor, UC Berkeley & Opaque Co-Founder
Jack Alexy
Olympian & Gold Medalist
Professor Trevor Darrell
Director, Berkeley AI Research Lab (BAIR)
Rebecca Lynn
Midas List & Canvas Prime, Founder & General Partner
Ryan Petersen
Flexport, Founder/CEO
Larry Baer
SF Giants, CEO
Nikita Bier
xAI, Head of Product & Founder of two #1 Apps in the US
Jeff Holden
Creator, Amazon Prime & Atomic Machines Founder/CEO
Steve Sterman
UC Endowment, Head of Private Equity
Professor Ken Goldberg
AI Professor, UC Berkeley & Ambi Robotics Co-Founder
Professor Dawn Song
AI Professor, UC Berkeley & Oasis Labs Co-Founder
Kevin Chou
Kabam, CEO & Co-Founder
David McAuliffe
Berkeley Endowment, Chief Investment Officer
Vinod Khosla
Sun Microsystems, Co-Founder & Khosla Ventures Founder
Professor Kurt Keutzer
AI Professor, UC Berkeley & DeepScale Co-Founder (acq Tesla)
Professor Joseph Gonzalez
AI Professor, UC Berkeley & RunLLM Co-Founder

...and many more

By invitation only

To learn how to get involved, contact a THF team member.