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Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley, Californiaberkeley.edu

Overview

Berkeley SkyDeck is a startup accelerator and investment fund affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, formed as a partnership between the Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. It invests in early-stage startups from around the world participating in its accelerator program.

Year Founded

2012

Portfolio Companies

147

Investments

Berkeley SkyDeck investments
CompanyDateStageLead
WeTravel-AcceleratorCo-investor
Hayden AIOct 2019AcceleratorCo-investor
DeepScribeMay 2021SeedCo-investor
MindsDBFeb 2023Series ACo-investor
Kura TechnologiesDec 2020SeedCo-investor
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Key People

Aaron Sokol

Co-Founder (Stealth Venture)

Abigail Perez

Founder LatinxBerkeley

Alisha Graves

Co-Founder, The OASIS Initiative

Anthony Waitz

Co-founder

David Kirn

Co-Founder Board Director Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center

Janelle Cavanagh

Co-Founder Certificate Of Fundraising And Volunteer Management

Laszlo Bock

Co-Founder and Co-Faculty Director of the Berkeley Transformative CHRO Academy

Zachary Neff

Co-Founder President Of People Of Color In Greek-Life Organization

Ingrid Lee

Managing Director

Naomi Cytron

Managing Director, National Center on School Infrastructure

Paul Lum

Managing Director QB3 BNC

Vanessa Lujan

Managing Director

Jenny Cutting

Executive Director, Principal Gifts

Darnell M Tircuit

SR. HR Partner

Nicole Villagran

HR Buisness Partner

Suchitra Abel

Research Partner, UC Berkeley

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

Yearly cadence, pace, and funding raised over time.

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FAQ

Where is Berkeley SkyDeck based?

Berkeley SkyDeck is headquartered in Berkeley, California, United States.

When was Berkeley SkyDeck founded?

Berkeley SkyDeck was founded in 2012.

How many portfolio companies does Berkeley SkyDeck have?

Berkeley SkyDeck has 147 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Berkeley SkyDeck's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include WeTravel, Hayden AI, DeepScribe, MindsDB, Kura Technologies.

What was Berkeley SkyDeck's most recent investment shown here?

Berkeley SkyDeck's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in MindsDB in 2023.

What sectors does Berkeley SkyDeck focus on?

Berkeley SkyDeck focuses on Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Telecommunications & Networking, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Telecommunications & Networking, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Telecommunications & Networking, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Crypto & Web3, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce.

What company stages does Berkeley SkyDeck focus on?

Berkeley SkyDeck typically invests at the Early stage.

What is Berkeley SkyDeck's AUM?

Berkeley SkyDeck's assets under management are estimated between $85.0M and $85.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Year Founded2012

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