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12 February 2021

Money Talks: Interview with SkyDeck Fund’s Chon Tang

SkyDeck Fund Manager Chon Tang talks about how fundraising and venture has changed in the past year, and how the SkyDeck ecosystem is poised to meet new challenges and seek new opportunities in the current normal.
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26 January 2021

TechCrunch: Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it

We are members of the UC Berkeley SkyDeck startup accelerator spring 2020 cohort — the first to attend remotely. Many of us were looking forward to visiting Berkeley because one aspect of SkyDeck is a focus on helping teams with international founders connect to the...

News from SkyDeck

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01 October 2019

Newsletter – October 1, 2019

The Berkeley China Summit (BCS) is back with its 4th annual conference organized by UC Berkeley alumni and students to connect Chinese businesses and investors with Bay Area entrepreneurs. The 2019 summit will...
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25 September 2019

5 AMAZING COLLEGE INCUBATORS

Millennial entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between getting a degree and starting a business. In fact, you will be more likely to succeed as an entrepreneur if you launch your next...
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17 September 2019

Newsletter – September 17, 2019

The Berkeley Startup Cluster, comprised of the City of Berkeley, Berkeley Skydeck, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley Lab and other UC Berkeley departments and accelerators has announced its commitment to focusing on...
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20 August 2019

Newsletter – August 20, 2019

Scott Kupor, Managing Partner and CEO of Andreessen Horowitz and author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It, will be speaking at UC Berkeley’s School of Law...
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08 August 2019

Berkeley SkyDeck Broadens its Global Participation and Expands its Role as a Hub for Entrepreneurship

UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), announces that the Fall 2019 program marks the accelerator’s largest number of applications from global...
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06 August 2019

Newsletter – August 6, 2019

On October 10th, SkyDeck will host the semi-pitch Alibaba’s JUMPSTARTER pitch competition in the Bay Area. Out of the 30 competitors, five startups will be chosen to attend the Grand Finale in...
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06 August 2019

Watch: Startups take flight at SkyDeck in downtown Berkeley

UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck accelerator, which launched bike rental company Lime, robot delivery service Kiwi, and microchip designer Chirp, among many other companies, is pushing even harder into the Wild West of startups. With a...
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24 July 2019

Newsletter – July 24, 2019

On Wednesday, July 17th, Berkeley SkyDeck led the newly admitted 23 cohort teams through the scenic UC Berkeley campus tour. In addition to stopping at iconic landmarks like Sproul Plaza and...
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10 July 2019

Newsletter – July 10, 2019

This Monday, SkyDeck kicked off the Fall 2019 program with 145 new Cohort, HotDesk, and Global Innovation Partner startup teams. During the most recent application period, over 850 applications were submitted...