Blog
02.2026

Mayfield AI Garage at Berkeley 2026

Build the future of AI. The Mayfield AI Garage at Berkeley.

The next generation of AI founders is emerging as we speak – especially in dorm rooms, research labs, and garages! The Mayfield AI Garage is back at Berkeley for year two.

We’re excited to bring the Mayfield AI Garage back to UC Berkeley as a launchpad for founders at inception, backing builders before traction, before scale – when conviction matters most. This program is about meeting builders where they are and providing the mentorship, resources, and confidence to turn ideas into real companies.

We’re proud to partner again with UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) and Berkeley SkyDeck to support the next generation of Berkeley founders building the future of AI.

Selected teams will receive:

  • $50K stipend per founding team
  • Mentorship from the Mayfield team
  • Up to $350K in Microsoft Azure compute credits
  • Benefits from NVIDIA’s Inception Program for Startups
  • Up to $25K in legal credits with Orrick Tech
  • Access to Berkeley SkyDeck’s Pad-13 Incubator Program

New this year: the program is now open to current UC Berkeley students and Berkeley alumni for up to three years post-graduation, expanding the Garage to support even more builders.

Learn more and apply at mayfield.ai/berkeley

Grateful to our partners and the Berkeley leaders who make this possible – and excited to see what this year’s cohort will build.

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