Building A Different Kind of Venture Studio

We build ventures that don't just extract value - they regenerate it. Creating wealth while strengthening communities. Innovating while improving lives. Scaling while healing systems.

We're not optimizing the old model. We're proving a new one works.

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What We Believe

1

Stay curious and creative

There is no one model that works. Entrepreneurs have to stay curious, learn constantly and work by being creative. This means listening better and faster, adapting to context and embracing pivots.

2

Diverse teams create resilience

Who you work with is as important as what you work on. Diverse, interdisciplinary teams don't just bring different skills. They bring different ways of thinking through problems, which leads to more resilient, creative solutions.

3

Regenerative beats extractive

Not as a mere moral stance, but as a business strategy. Ventures that strengthen ecosystems, generate better quality of air, income, life are more sustainable, fundable, and more likely to create lasting impact.

4

The future belongs to founders who care

We see more passion today around care for each other, care for the world we live in, and care for what we create, coupled with the courage to throw oneself into the unknown. That combination is our mantra and our superpower.

Student
"The course really inspired me and made me realize that there are many things in my daily life that I didn't notice before, but that actually influence how I think and learn."
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Our Origin Story

In Fall 2025, the Sutardja Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley brought together 40+ students from diverse backgrounds through an intensive process of team formation, problem discovery and venture building.

Team Formation
Problem Discovery
Venture Building
Go-to-Market
Pitch & Demo
Competitions

Latest Updates

ClaraLink advances to Collider Cup with real-time ASL translation technology

ClaraLink advances to Collider Cup with real-time ASL translation technology

SCET News
MOFarm takes 2nd place at Collider Cup with innovative methane capture solution

MOFarm takes 2nd place at Collider Cup with innovative methane capture solution

Berkeley News
ReGenVen Studio launches from UC Berkeley Challenge Lab with 8 ventures

ReGenVen Studio launches from UC Berkeley Challenge Lab with 8 ventures

SCET Magazine
Rana Kanaan, Instructor, ReGenVen Challenge Lab • "The future belongs to founders who care. We see more passion today around care for each other, care for the world we live in, and care for what we create." • Rana Kanaan, Instructor, ReGenVen Challenge Lab • "The future belongs to founders who care. We see more passion today around care for each other, care for the world we live in, and care for what we create." • Rana Kanaan, Instructor, ReGenVen Challenge Lab • "The future belongs to founders who care. We see more passion today around care for each other, care for the world we live in, and care for what we create." • Rana Kanaan, Instructor, ReGenVen Challenge Lab • "The future belongs to founders who care. We see more passion today around care for each other, care for the world we live in, and care for what we create." •