Cove Fund is a seed-stage venture capital firm headquartered at "The Cove" at UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation. It provides startup funding for promising new Southern California ventures, focusing on early-stage technology and life science companies with the potential to address large markets with highly differentiated products and services. The fund employs a unique member engagement model where its investors actively participate in deal flow, due diligence, mentoring, and governance of portfolio companies.