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Mark your calendars, Demo Day and Demo Night are happening on April 16th! Berkeley SkyDeck is where visionaries take flight, with alumni startups collectively securing over $2B from top investors such as Sequoia, Index, Mayfield, and Canvas. Don’t miss your chance to meet the latest…

August Fern, SkyDeck’s Climate Tech Track Chair, was featured in Newsweek’s article covering the Los Angeles wildfires. “Preventing catastrophic wildfires, much like fighting catastrophic climate change, is not a single-answer solution,” August explains, emphasizing the need for a multifaceted approach to disaster prevention. Also featured is…

LLMs are revolutionizing industries, but scaling an AI startup is no easy feat. In his latest blog, the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund’s Managing Partner, Chon Tang, shares why founders face both massive opportunities and unique challenges – from unpredictable AI outputs to investor skepticism. “Technology is…

Berkeley SkyDeck is thrilled to announce Mayfield AI Garage at Berkeley, a groundbreaking initiative that aligns venture capital with public education to empower UC Berkeley student entrepreneurs driving AI innovation.  This collaboration between Mayfield, SkyDeck, and the Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society…

Berkeley SkyDeck is proud to collaborate with JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in support of Japanese startups, and over 60 startups from Japan have joined SkyDeck over the years! Last week, our Executive Director, Caroline Winnett, and General Manager, Sibyl Chen, had the privilege of…

Last Tuesday, SkyDeck hosted a dynamic fireside chat with Scott Kupor, author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road and a leading voice in venture capital from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The event was standing room only, as Scott shared key insights from his book, including its inspiration, lessons…

SkyDeck has published the list of startups that will be pitching at its Demo Day on October 1st. 19 innovative startups – focused on AI, climate tech, robotics, blockchain, and more – will present to top Silicon Valley investors. “SkyDeck has always sought out companies…

Chon Tang, Founding Partner of Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, recently appeared on the Venture with Grace podcast hosted by Grace Gong. Chon shared his expertise on evaluating early-stage tech startups, discussed how SkyDeck leverages UC Berkeley’s resources, and quantitative investment strategies. With over 12 years of…

The UC Berkeley AI Hackathon is ramping up to be the biggest in-person AI hackathon ever, organized in partnership between SkyDeck and Hackathons@Berkeley once again. This time around, 10 additional hackathon groups and accelerators from top universities have joined as marketing partners, such as Stanford’s…