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At a glance
UC Investments appears in 4 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2025, leading 3. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Tekever's $580M Series D round (Sep 23, 2026). It co-invests most often with Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures and Kleiner Perkins.
Recent changes
- Sep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026Invested in Tekever (Series D, $580M) Tech Funding News
- Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026Invested in Unrivaled (Series C, $100M+ (oversubscribed)) The Source
- Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Arena (Series A, $150M) Wikipedia
- May 2025May 2025Invested in Arena (Seed, $100M) Wikipedia
Portfolio
3 totalRecent Investment Activity
4Track record: led 3 and participated in 1 of 4 tracked venture rounds · 3 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series D, 1 Series C, 1 Series A
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Tekever | Series D | Led | $580M | $6.4B | UC InvestmentsLeadBaillie GiffordLeadCrescent Cove AdvisorsIberis CapitalMerlyn AdvisorsVentura Capital | Tech Funding News |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Unrivaled | Series C | Led | $100M+ (oversubscribed) | $650M | UC InvestmentsLeadAshton KutcherunverifiedTen Pillars Sports FundCarmelo AnthonyGeno AuriemmaAlex Morgan+2 more | The Source |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Arena | Series A | Led | $150M | ~$1.7B | Wikipedia | |
| May 2025 | Arena | Seed | Participated | $100M | $600M | Wikipedia |
Sector / Stage Activity
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 23, 2026Tekever Raises $580M For Autonomous Defense DronesEuropean defense-tech startup Tekever raised $580 million in the first close of a Series D round at a $6.4 billion valuation, as Europe ramps up autonomous-systems defense spending.→
- Sep 23, 2026TEKEVER Raises $580M Series D At $6.4B ValuationTEKEVER, the Portugal-founded, UK-headquartered drone and autonomous-systems company, raised a $580 million Series D at a $6.4 billion valuation, nearly five times its valuation from earlier this year.→
- Jul 2, 2026Nobel Laureate's Qolab Raises $54.2M Series B to Scale SuperconductingQolab, a Santa Barbara superconducting-quantum-processor startup co-founded by 2025 Nobel physics laureate John Martinis, closed a $54.2 million Series B led by UC Investments on July 2, with WARF, Octave Ventures and Phoenix Venture Partners also.→
- Jun 29, 2026Arena, the AI Leaderboard Everyone Uses, Becomes a $100M Business Eight Months After LaunchArena, the crowdsourced AI model leaderboard that began as a UC Berkeley research project, disclosed on June 29 that it has reached $100 million in annualized run-rate revenue — up from $30 million in January — just eight months after launching its paid AI Evaluations product. The company has raised $250 million total, including a $150 million Series A in January at a $1.7 billion valuation.→
- Jun 29, 2026Arena, the AI Leaderboard Everyone Uses, Hits $100M Revenue Run-RateArena -- the crowdsourced AI-model leaderboard born as a UC Berkeley research project and now relied on across the industry -- has reached a $100 million annualized revenue run-rate, up from $30 million in January, on the back of its commercial AI-evaluations business. The company raised a $150 million Series A in January at a $1.7 billion valuation and has turned 10 million-plus human model comparisons into a paid product for labs and enterprises.→
- Jun 29, 2026Arena, the AI Leaderboard Everyone Uses, Is Now a $100M BusinessArena, the crowdsourced model-evaluation platform born as Chatbot Arena at UC Berkeley, hit $100 million in annualized run-rate revenue just eight months after launching its paid 'AI Evaluations' service. Its free public leaderboard -- built on more than 10 million head-to-head user votes -- has become the industry's default benchmark, and the company has parlayed that trust into a $1.7 billion valuation.→
UC Investments FAQ
What companies has UC Investments invested in?
UC Investments' portfolio includes Arena, Tekever, Unrivaled.
Who does UC Investments co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, UC Investments most often invests alongside 01 Advisors (1 shared deal), Andreessen Horowitz (1 shared deal), Ashton Kutcher (1 shared deal), Baillie Gifford (1 shared deal), Crescent Cove Advisors (1 shared deal).
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