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Bryce Gilleland

Bryce Gilleland

VC general partner — coaching founders and investing in Cal startups

BryceGilleland
Berkeley, California
Joined November 2025
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Summary

VC & Berkeley network: Bryce is a General Partner at the California Innovation Fund (Cal Fund II), focused on investing in UC Berkeley–affiliated startups, leveraging campus incubators and the Haas/Cal network to source and support founders. californiainnovationfund+2
Crypto investor & fund manager: He founded and ran Coincident Capital (manager/GP of Coincident Capital, LP) and later led Asha Capital Partners (a crypto hedge / fund-of-funds approach) where he focused on manager selection, research, operations, portfolio construction and LP education. sec+2
Energy policy & utility background: Earlier in his career Bryce worked across corporate finance, investor relations and program/policy roles at large utilities (Edison International, PG&E), where he designed and managed energy efficiency and distributed generation programs and incentives. haaspodcasts+2
Coaching, writing, and public engagement: Bryce holds an integral/executive coaching certification, publishes essays on Medium about venture/innovation, appears frequently on podcasts and panels, and emphasizes founder coaching and founder–product fit as part of his investment approach. haaspodcasts+2

Work

Education

Writing

Why I'm “All In” for Cal Fund

Medium piece describing his reasons for supporting and joining the California Innovation Fund and detailing the Fund's mission and approach to supporting Berkeley founders.

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Dual-Use Startups: Two Birds, One Stone. Twice the Opportunity

Medium essay discussing opportunities in dual-use deep tech companies (civilian + defense) and why those companies can be attractive for startup and VC ecosystems.

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Hobbies

Serious Lego hobbyist (owns/has built ~125 sets / ~150,000 pieces). californiainnovationfund