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Berkeley SkyDeck is proud to celebrate faculty leader and semiconductor pioneer Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli on his nomination for the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award at the UC Regents Innovation Awards. 

What drives someone to leave everything familiar behind and chase a global vision? When Genomelink co-founder Tomohiro “Tomo” Takano first landed in the Bay Area, he had no visa, no funding, and no traction — only a bold idea: to build a “DNA App Store” that would…

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Newsletter – June 17, 2026

Last week’s Batch 22 Bio+Health Track Dinner had the highest turnout to date for our biannual showcase of next-generation biotech innovation. SkyDeck gathered an incredible group of investors, visionary Berkeley researchers, and founders dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in medicine and biotechnology.

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Newsletter – May 27, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck’s recent fireside chat and book signing with New York Times best-selling author Eric Ries (The Lean Startup) was standing room-only. Drawing on two decades of experience working alongside top founders and investors, Ries offered a candid look at building enduring companies, with a core message…

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Newsletter – May 13, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 22 has officially launched and the bar has never been higher. With a 0.4% acceptance rate, this cohort represents some of the most promising deep-tech founders from around the world, joining an alumni network that has collectively raised over $3B in funding….

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Newsletter – April 8, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 21 Demo Day and Demo Night are officially in the books! On April 2nd, investors and industry leaders packed UC Berkeley’s iconic Zellerbach Hall to watch 17 SkyDeck Accelerator founders take the stage, pitching technologies across enterprise AI, robotics, digital health, logistics,…

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Newsletter – March 18, 2026

If you’ve seen the headlines but haven’t acted yet, this is your final reminder. Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 21 Demo Day is happening April 2nd. With SkyDeck alumni having raised over $2.7B to date, the founders taking the stage this year are the next generation of…