The New Era of Venture Capital
Democratizing access to the venture space by providing the opportunity to invest in early-stage, high-potential startups out of university ecosystems
Partnering with driven founders adapting to a constantly developing industry
Consumer Technology
Web3
Space Tech
AI/ML
Investment Thesis
Invest $50K to $100K in early-stage startups.
A large number of investments are sourced from university programs including from UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, etc.
Meet the Team
Gavin Pola
Founder, General Partner
Gavin is a Mathematics and Economics major at UCLA. Gavin is a member of various business clubs on campus such as Blockchain @ UCLA, Bruin Value Investing, Bruin Ventures, and a Technology Manager at the Undergraduate Business Society. As a General Partner at Gryphon Ventures, he utilizes his connections to the LA area to source investments.
Neil Tewari
Founder, General Partner
Neil founded his first startup, Relentlo, out of his freshman dorm room at UC Berkeley. Before launching Relentlo, Neil was a member of Blockchain at Berkeley, where he was a fellow working with Blockchain Xcelerator companies. He is now a General Partner at Gryphon Ventures looking to use his expertise to help accelerate the success of startups.
Jocelyn Weber
Advisor
Jocelyn is the Founding Director of UC Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, which was launched in January 2019, and has worked with 65 teams from around the world. Follow-on funding for Xcelerator teams has now exceeded $200MM. Jocelyn has developed relationships and partnerships with numerous blockchain protocols, industry leaders, blockchain VCs, and mentors in the blockchain space.
Alex Nascimento
Advisor
Alex is the Managing Director of 7CC Blockchain Investments, a company focused on investing in, supporting, & fostering the Blockchain industry. Alex is a Blockchain professor at UCLA where he lectures on Blockchain Business Applications and Security Tokens. Additionally, he is the author of "The STO Financial Revolution: How Security Tokens Change Business Forever."