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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 – September 16, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck is excited to partner with Pianeta Accelerator, in collaboration with Factory Plus, to build a cross-border bridge between the European innovation ecosystem and Silicon Valley. Built for ambitious founders developing breakthrough technologies in Clean Tech, AI, Bio & Health, and Deep Tech, this…

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Newsletter – September 2, 2026

On September 30, Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 22 startups will take stage. 18 companies spanning physical AI, GPU hardware accelerators, biotech therapeutics, and enterprise agent infrastructure will pitch. Following the pitches, meet the founders at the Demo Day Expo and attend Demo Night, which features an…

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Newsletter – August 20, 2026

When Berkeley SkyDeck advisor Nathan Trueblood first joined SkyDeck to mentor founders, he didn’t expect to end up on the front lines of a major acquisition. In his latest blog post, the SkyDeck Advisor Council Chair and former Box VP of Product shares the candid,…

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Newsletter – August 5, 2026

Calling all SkyDeck alums, advisors, and friends – SkyDeck has kicked off applications for Batch 23, and we’re calling on our community to point the next generation of bold founders our way. SkyDeck founders continue to make waves on the global stage, having cumulatively raised…

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Newsletter – July 15, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 22 Demo Day is coming up on September 30th in Berkeley. With our alumni having collectively raised over $3B, the stage is set for our next cohort of venture-scale founders pitching across AI, robotics, enterprise software, and more. Following the pitches, explore…