SkyAdvisor Jonathan Lowenhar held a workshop on “The First Date” for SkyTeams to learn more about their meeting with potential investors. The event consisted of a presentation that helped frame the investor conversation in terms of a date, from the initial contact to establishing a...
SkyDeck collaborator Bee Partners has raised $30 million in funding to invest in startups across the U.S. They originally aimed for $25 million, but the deal was closed at $30 million, allowing the VC firm to back 17 new companies thus far. Bee Partners focuses on supporting...
SkyTeam Inteliclinic was awarded the Best Health Startup from the Plug and Play accelerator program by Johnson & Johnson and received a $25K award. Inteliclinic was a part of the Plug and Play accelerator program established specifically to connect corporations with innovative health technological startups. The...
SkyAlum Personal Comfort Systems has introduced Hyperchair. The team has designed a personalized office chair that reduces overall office energy consumption, improves employee productivity and enhances office comfort. With the ability to adjust their individual comfort level on demand, employee satisfaction will improve, creating a more...
SkyTeam Cocoon Cam was highlighted in TIME magazine for its respiration-tracking feature for babies. The magazine article discussed the current popularity of tracking gadgets and their numerous uses. People are now able to track the number of steps they take, their sleep patterns, their food intake,...
SkyAdvisor David Riemer kicked off SkyDeck’s Berkeley Acceleration Method (BAM) with the Product Story Workshop. As one of SkyDeck’s six focus areas, the Product Story Workshop covered the importance of identifying the customer, having customer insight, defining the problem being addressed and creating a value...
SkyIndustry Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati hosted a startup legal bootcamp at SkyDeck to discuss the essentials of startup law. The event included detailed presentations on the principal aspects of how to form and organize the startup and founder stock, intellectual property, business plans, fundraising, and...
SkyAlum Eucl3D was featured in an article on 3DPrint.com, a website which has quickly become one of the go-to sources for the latest on 3D printing technologies. The former SkyTeam is dedicated to producing 3D figures of video game characters. 3DPrint.com focused on the team’s partnership with...
SkyTeam Wildfire co-founder Hriday Kemburu graduated from UC Berkeley with the class of 2016, and spoke at the Computer Science graduation. Hriday presented the commencement speech with his classmate and they reflected on the immense impact the department had on their growth. With light-hearted anecdotes Hriday...
SkyTeam First Derm was featured in iMedicalApps for their impact on the growing mobile health industry. First Derm’s mobile app allows users to take photos of their skin concerns and receive advice from a certified dermatologist within 24 hours. Their HÜD smartphone attachment enhances the...