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With the season of applications in the air, startups that are gunning to join an accelerator and leverage the benefits of an insta-network often wonder what the process for selection actually looks like. In his latest blog, SkyDeck Fund’s Founding Partner, Chon Tang, takes readers…
Applications for Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 15 Acceleration Program have just opened. Apply by Aug. 31st here! SkyDeck’s hybrid acceleration program allows global startup founders direct access to Silicon Valley through the collective resources of the entire UC Berkeley ecosystem. In her latest blog post, Caroline Winnett…
Berkeley SkyDeck is hosting the Batch 14 Virtual Pitch Showcase on Thursday, August 4th! Select SkyDeck Europe, Pad-13, and IPP companies will be pitching, followed by one-minute feedback from each of the judges. Judges include Caroline Winnett (Executive Director, SkyDeck), David Riemer (author of Get Your…
Berkeley SkyDeck is well known for hosting the largest Demo Day in the Bay Area for the startups in its accelerator, but it also hosts each cohort a pitch competition featuring the startups in its incubator and Innovation Partner Program. This time around, SkyDeck will…
Startup founders looking to accelerate their company’s growth should look no further. Now is your chance to apply to SkyDeck, one of the top accelerators in the country. SkyDeck provides startups with a direct pathway to Silicon Valley, offering 70+ workshops, countless networking events, access…
SkyDeck Fund Manager Chon Tang talks about how fundraising and venture has changed in the past year, and how the SkyDeck ecosystem is poised to meet new challenges and seek new opportunities in the current normal.
Pandemic or not, the first round of institutional investments is a huge milestone for all founders. With VC’s rejecting 98% of the startups they meet with, the pathway to becoming that exceptional success story is one filled with twists, turns, and blockades of all kinds. …
