Berkeley SkyDeck
Berkeley SkyDeck is a startup accelerator and incubator program at the University of California, Berkeley serving as a joint venture among the Haas School of Business, Berkeley Engineering, and the administration. Founded in 2012, SkyDeck promotes student entrepreneurship in the Silicon Valley.
With Pitchbook ranking Berkeley alumni second to Stanford in producing Venture capitalist-backed entrepreneurs, SkyDeck has become a top college incubator within the United States.Program
join the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator for six months. Startups accepted into the highest level cohort track receive $50,000 when they join, and $50,000 three months in--a total of $100,000 to use to build their businesses. In exchange, SkyDeck takes a five percent equity in each cohort startup.
The six-month SkyDeck term finishes with a demo day where startups in the SkyDeck cohort present to hundreds of investors, seeking venture capital financing.
SkyDeck alumni startups include unicorn Lime, a transportation company with motorized scooters, electric bikes, and carsharing, and Kiwi Campus, a food-delivery service using autonomous robots.
