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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…

 Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, today confirmed its Demo Day for Batch 18 will take place October 1, 2024. Nineteen new companies will present to some of Silicon Valley’s most connected and experienced investors, with 18 of those companies…

BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 24, 2024 / Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and leading accelerator, today announced that applications for Batch 19 are now open, with a final deadline of August 23, 2024. As part of a significant expansion for the accelerator…

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…

Last year’s UC Berkeley AI LLM Hackathon made history as the largest in-person AI hackathon ever, drawing over 1,200 hackers from 250+ global universities and 15 countries, and sponsored by industry giants, such as OpenAI, Microsoft, and Mayfield, with judges from top VCs like Lightspeed…

Last Wednesday, Rich Lyons, UC Berkeley’s Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Officer, was announced as UC Berkeley’s next Chancellor. The former Dean of the Haas Business School has spent the past several years in a key leadership role on Berkeley’s campus,…

BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, today confirmed its Demo Day for Batch 17 will take place April 10, 2024. Despite economic headwinds and fluctuations in the market, Berkeley SkyDeck startups have consistently raised capital, including more than…