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This past week, SkyDeck partnered with Alibaba to host the fourth round of the JUMPSTARTER Pitch Competition.Thirty startups pitched on the first day, and five finalists were ultimately selected to advance to the Grand Finale taking place in Hong Kong in February for a chance…
UC Berkeley SkyDeck and Amazon Alexa Fund and Alexa Fellowship Announce Program to Foster New Innovations in Voice Tec
SkyDeck and the Alexa Fund will support voice startups as they create exciting new products and services using voice tech UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley),announced today it is teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa Fund…
The Berkeley China Summit (BCS) is back with its 4th annual conference organized by UC Berkeley alumni and students to connect Chinese businesses and investors with Bay Area entrepreneurs. The 2019 summit will be held on October 6th with the theme of Technology Permeating Culture & Business….
Millennial entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between getting a degree and starting a business. In fact, you will be more likely to succeed as an entrepreneur if you launch your next idea inside of a university-located incubator. This is according to a study of more than…
The Berkeley Startup Cluster, comprised of the City of Berkeley, Berkeley Skydeck, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley Lab and other UC Berkeley departments and accelerators has announced its commitment to focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). On September 12th, the collective initiative “Berkeley Ventures, Berkeley Values”…
The Berkeley Startup Cluster Launches “Berkeley Ventures, Berkeley Values” For More Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among Berkeley’s Innovators
Scott Kupor, Managing Partner and CEO of Andreessen Horowitz and author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It, will be speaking at UC Berkeley’s School of Law on August 28th. Caroline Winnett, Executive Director of Berkeley SkyDeck, will be moderating. Register here to…
