University Startup Scouting
We research universities, laboratories, accelerators, spinouts, and founder communities aligned with the firm’s investment thesis.
FOUNDER ACCESS
Meet emerging founders and university innovation earlier.
Founder & Spinout Mapping
We map relevant founders, research teams, commercialization pathways, sectors, stages, and geographic ecosystems.
Research & Commercialization Intelligence
We organize context around the technology, founding team, commercialization stage, market direction, and relevant ecosystem signals.
Founder Programs & Curated Access
We support founder conversations, office hours, university programs, roundtables, and consent-based introductions designed to help firms build earlier relationships.
OUR APPROACH
Define
Clarify the investment themes, technologies, stages, geographies, and founder profiles that matter.
Navigate
Map relevant universities, laboratories, spinouts, accelerators, founders, and commercialization communities.
Activate
Turn research into founder conversations, office hours, university programs, and consent-based introductions.
IN THE FIELD
Founder & University Ecosystems in Practice
We bring venture firms, founders, researchers, and university communities together through founder conversations, office hours, roundtables, and technology-focused programs.
Founders · Research · Commercialization
Investor Roundtable
Closed-door Exchange
North America
Venture Forum
San Jose
AI & Venture Salon
Silicon Valley
Plug and Play
Chengdu
Women in Tech
Founder Community
Ideas in Conversation
2025 Outlook
Trends & Opportunities
NVIDIA GTC 2026
Global Market Trends
AI from the Inside
Technology · Organizations · Talent
Community Conversations
Ideas in Exchange
Technology Outlook
Trends & Perspectives
ZhenFund Visit
Venture Ecosystem
These images document the founding team’s activities and community engagements from 2023–2026. Organization and event names identify factual context only and do not imply sponsorship, endorsement, or partnership.
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