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UC Berkeley's global startup accelerator/incubator, supporting entrepreneurs & moonshot startups globally! Our startups have cumulatively raised $2B+.
SkyDeck’s latest newsletter is live!
💰WeTravel raised $92M.
🎉 Batch 21 launched after a 25% surge in apps.
🎓 SkyDeck Intern Fair Nov 14.
🧬 Asparaglue’s new medical adhesive.
🌎 Climate alums featured on NBC.
Find more here: mailchi.mp/berkeley/sky...
🔥It was standing room only at SkyDeck's fireside chat w/ Byron Deeter of Bessemer.
Takeaways:
⚡️10-yr cycles now happen in 6 months. Chaos = opportunity if you move fast.
🧠Execution is the moat
💻GPU bottleneck = real demand
📈Infra may get overbuilt, but this era will still create historic value
🌟 SkyDeck’s latest newsletter is here!
📘 “Startup Campus” book launch - watch the powerhouse UC Berkeley innovation panel tinyurl.com/UCBPanelSC
🏅 UC’s record-breaking 5 Nobel Prizes in one week
🚀 Fundraising wins for SkyDeck alums
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/1017News
🗣️Hey UC Berkeley students! Looking for the perfect spring internship? Join Berkeley SkyDeck's Virtual Spring Intern Fair on 11/14.
🙌Gain hands-on experience with startups shaping the future of innovation & at SkyDeck itself.
🎯Roles in software, marketing, ops, design & more!
🔗 QR code below!
🚀New from #SkyDeck:
✨Demo Day: 19 startups pitched bold ideas to a full house of investors
🌏Caroline Winnett shared insights at Global Startup EXPO in Osaka
🥗Sigma Alimentos explored food tech innovation at SkyDeck
💰SkyDeck alums raise $7.9M
👉 tinyurl.com/2p259ysk
🚀SkyDeck’s Batch 20 Demo Day was a milestone celebration! 19 #startups pitched bold ideas in AI, biotech, security & more to #SiliconValley investors.
🌙After, Demo Night’s exclusive gatherings were a hit, incl. a panel w/ Prof. Ion Stoica (co-founder Databricks & Anyscale).
#Innovation #UCBerkeley
🚨New from #SkyDeck:
💸5 SkyDeck alums raised $1-4M
🌎Caroline Winnett highlights East Bay innovation
🎤Batch 20 Demo Day 9/23
🎓UC Berkeley ranked #1 public univ. for founders
👀We’re hiring Head of Biz Dev
👉https://tinyurl.com/BSD917
#Startups #Innovation #UCBerkeley
⏰ The countdown is on!
🚀 SkyDeck’s Batch 20 Demo Day hits Berkeley on Sept 23.
19 startups in AI 🤖, climate tech 🌱, robotics ⚡ & more are ready to pitch the future.
🎟️ Accredited investors — apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/SDDD20
#SkyDeckDemoDay #Startups #VC #Innovation
🚨SkyDeck’s latest newsletter has dropped!
👋We’re hiring a Head of Biz Dev!
🎓UCBerkeley students: Intern Fair 9/5
💰Met AI raises $4M + @forbes.com “Asia 100 to Watch”
🧬Organos wins $2M NIH grant
🌱RootAppliedSci CEO Sarah Placella in @usatoday.com
👉Read in full here: tinyurl.com/yxaayvxd
📢SkyDeck is #hiring a Head of Business Development to power global innovation.
🌍Build partnerships, broker strategic deals, & shape SkyDeck’s future while connecting partners w/ our world-class startups.
🚀Passionate about tech + startups? Apply today: tinyurl.com/JobOppBSD
🚨 Founders—FINAL CALL!
⏰ Apps close TODAY, Aug 28 @ 11:59pm PT
⚡SkyDeck offers:
• $200K funding
• $750K+ in perks
• 850+ expert advisors
• UC Berkeley resources
🚀 Apply now: skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply
🚀SkyDeck Batch 20 Demo Day is Sept 23 in Berkeley!
🌟See the next wave of startups in AI, climate tech, robotics & more. Alumni have raised $2.7B+ from Sequoia, Index, Mayfield & others.
🎟️Accredited investors — apply now: tinyurl.com/SDDD20
#SkyDeckDemoDay #Innovation #VC
🚀SkyDeck’s application deadline is EXTENDED!
⏳Last chance to join one of the world’s top accelerators.
💸Get $200K investment + $750K perks + intros to Silicon Valley VCs.
🎥Watch info session: tinyurl.com/ycxhkuff
👉Apply by August 28, 11:59pm PT skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply
🚀 SkyDeck’s August newsletter is here!
📅 Vote today: Help UC Berkeley & #SkyDeck reach #SXSW2026!
🚀 #DemoDay & #DemoNight return Sept. 23.
🇯🇵 Berkeley expertise meets Nagoya at STATION Ai.
📖 Startup Campus book launch.
👉 tinyurl.com/SDN820
#BerkeleySkyDeck #Innovation
💡 How does innovation serve humanity?
🔥 Berkeley SkyDeck alum Natalya Lopareva built tech that helps first responders see through walls — saving lives in real time.
🎯 Apply by Aug. 22: skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply/
#BerkeleySkyDeck #TechForGood #SkyDeckApply
🚀 Caroline Winnett (SkyDeck) & Darren Cooke (UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship) are nominated to speak at SXSW 2026 on how hubs like SkyDeck fuel startups w/ mentorship, bold ideas, & more.
💥 Your vote can put them on stage!
🗳️ Vote now: tinyurl.com/47pcs47b
New SkyDeck newsletter!
💸SkyDeck startup raises $7.75M
🌏Taiwan Demo Day drew 300+ for bold startup pitches + top minds on AI & deep tech.
🎓Intern Fair for UC Berkeley students - 9/5!
📅#DemoDay is 9/23 - apply now!
👉Read it all: tinyurl.com/4bnebtzv
#SkyDeck #StartupSuccess #GlobalStartups
🎯UC Berkeley students - need a fall internship? Join SkyDeck’s Virtual Intern Fair & take your career to the next level!
🚀Gain hands-on experience in software, marketing, operations, & more with startups in various sectors & with SkyDeck itself.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/BSDFIF25
💰 Congrats to Raise Robotics on closing a $7.75M seed round!
🚧 With its precision robots, tools like Raise answer the construction industry’s call for safety and efficiency.
🤖 Their tech laid 10K glass panels at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
📖 tinyurl.com/24v5vdtx
🔥Algorized's CEO left Europe to scale life-saving tech in #SiliconValley.
At SkyDeck, she learned to raise, pitch & grow. Now:
🚀$4.3M seed post-Demo Day
🏆2× on Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech”
🎯Get info: lu.ma/B21info
👉Apply by 8/22: tinyurl.com/APBSD
🚀Founders, join SkyDeck & get $200K + access top VCs & 850+ mentors!
🧠5 tracks: Air & Space, Bio+Health, Fintech & Blockchain, Chip, Climate
🎯Info sessions for all tracks + Global & US, Female & BIPOC founders
🗓️7/29–8/7, lu.ma/B21info
⏳Apply by 8/22 tinyurl.com/SDB21
📣Take your startup to the next level at our leading accelerator & get:
• $200K
• Intensive programming
• Access to 800+ advisors
• VC intros
🌎 All are eligible: UC affiliation not required
ℹ Info sessions (more dates to come): lu.ma/B21info
⏰Apply by Aug. 22: tinyurl.com/B21app
New SkyDeck newsletter!
👥Welcome our new Advisor Council Co-Chair.
🇯🇵A Japanese #founderjourney from shutdown to #SiliconValley success.
📅#DemoDay is in Sept., apply to attend!
🚀Our startups are raising $ & launching products.
👉Read it all here! tinyurl.com/BSDnews717
🚀 Huge congrats to @RIIICO_AI (Batch 13, Accelerator) on raising $5M to digitize and redesign factory floors with AI!
Their tech is reshaping manufacturing for a smarter, more flexible future.
🔗 riiico.com/riiico-secur...
"#Startups born in chaos can thrive — if they stay focused.
💡 In Fast Company, SkyDeck’s Caroline Winnett shares why ruthless prioritization, adaptable plans, and a clear true north matter more than ever:
🔗 www.fastcompany.com/91361049/how...
🚀 Big news: @YouTube cofounder, @SteveChen, joins Berkeley SkyDeck as Advisor & Ambassador to APAC/Taiwan!
He’ll advise founders, rep SkyDeck globally, and build bridges to Taiwan’s deep tech talent.
🔗 Learn about this & more in our newsletter: bit.ly/46pupk5
#BerkeleySkyDeck #SteveChen
Big news from Waypoint AI (@liamboogar @tompolivka @sboogar) — they’ve raised $3.1M to stop customer escalations before they start.
Proud to back this SkyDeck alum w/ @42cap @DreamcraftVC + Lumiere AI Ventures.
📣 Learn more in @axios/@danprimack’s: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
🚀 Big moves from Remynt (Batch 18, Pad-13)!
✅ $1.5M+ raised
✅ Now a Credit Union Service Org
✅ Partnering with WSECU to help members rebuild credit
Fintech with real impact.
🚨 New SkyDeck newsletter alert!
🧬 Bio + Health Track Dinner presents bold ideas
🌍 Founder bootcamp at Station Ai (Japan!)
🇫🇷 SkyDeck x EDHEC Desk Exchange in Paris is live!
💸 Atransen Pharma raised $7.8M for its pioneering LAT1 Inhibitor cancer therapy.
🗞️More: mailchi.mp/berkeley/sky...
🎉 SkyDeck welcomes HypO2Regen to Batch 20!
They’re pioneering a cell-free therapy for chronic inflammation—starting with periodontitis (affecting 300M+ people worldwide) 🦷.
💸Backed by @UCBerkeley’s LSEC venture grant ($200k)
📰 Read via @SFBIZronleuty: bit.ly/3Fr4DB8
