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Berkeley SkyDeck and Cal Hacks are thrilled to announce the UC Berkeley AI Hackathon, the largest AI hackathon ever. Held on the UC Berkeley campus, from June 17-18th, the hackathon offers the opportunity to develop skills and build meaningful connections, and will also feature workshops,…

SkyDeck was pleased to kick-off the opening weeks of Batch 16 with a series of intimate Midas series fireside chats, featuring Amit Kumar (Partner, Accel), Shuo Yang (Partner, Lowercarbon Capital), and Bobby Yazdani (Founder and Partner, Cota Capital), with more Midas and Unicorn fireside chats…

After receiving a record number of applications, Berkeley SkyDeck kicked-off Batch 16 on May 2nd, with over 100 startups joining our Cohort, Europe, IPP, and Pad-13 programs. Of the Cohort startups, Chon Tang (Founding Partner, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund) says “the quality of the founders we…

Over the past few decades, the ecosystem for innovation has grown at UC Berkeley. Led by Rich Lyons, the Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer at UC Berkeley, the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem boasts countless centers, incubators, and accelerators. Across campus, the leaders that have…

Economic uncertainty didn’t stop 400 investors from attending Berkeley SkyDeck’s Demo Day in-person on Tuesday, with another 400 attendees online! With founders hailing from eight countries, 18 innovative Batch 15 and alumni Cohort startups pitched solutions in chips and hardware, enterprise, generative AI, and more….

Berkeley SkyDeck’s Executive Director, Caroline Winnett, writes about “The Changing Face Of Tech Investment In 2023” in her latest Fast Company article. Despite shrinking VC funds and fundamental changes in a post-pandemic world, Winnett is optimistic and says “this new landscape will reward savvy entrepreneurs…

SkyDeck hosts one of the biggest Demo Days in Silicon Valley and you don’t want to miss out on pitches and demos from our Batch 15 and alumni startups! Join this invite-only event on April 4th, 3:00 – 6:30pm PDT. Accredited investors that would like to…

SkyDeck announced today that it would extend Batch 16 applications to February 24th. “We are seeing a fairly sizable growth in demand for our program this year and wanted to give startups more time to submit their applications. I think founders who are really trying…

Now that applications have opened for Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 16 Acceleration Program, Chon Tang (Founding Partner, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund), reflects on his experience when the bubble burst in 2000 and offers advice to today’s startups. Tang reflects that it’s possible to not only survive, but…