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Berkeley SkyDeck
IndustrySeed accelerator
Founded2012
Headquarters
Berkeley, California
ProductsVenture capital
Websiteskydeck.berkeley.edu

Berkeley SkyDeck (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.[1] Founded in 2012, SkyDeck promotes student entrepreneurship in the Silicon Valley.[2]

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.[3][4]

Program

Startup companies join the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator for six months (one university semester).[5] 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.[5] In exchange, SkyDeck takes a five percent equity in each cohort startup.[6]

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.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "About the Berkeley SkyDeck". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Berkeley SkyDeck". Berkeley SkyDeck.
  3. ^ Bay Area universities, MIT, Harvard top startup ranking for grads who raise venture capital, GeekWire, August 31, 2018
  4. ^ https://www.dailycal.org/2013/10/24/study-lists-uc-berkeley-among-top-universities-producing-entrepreneurs/ Study lists UC Berkeley among top universities for producing entrepreneurs. The Daily Californian. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Legatt, Aviva (January 7, 2019). "5 Amazing College Incubators". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ Said, Carolyn (August 15, 2018). "UC Berkeley startup accelerator gets a boost from venture fund". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ Rinker, Brian (December 5, 2019). "UC Berkeley's prestigious startup accelerator opens applications". San Francisco Business Times. American City Business Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. ^ Sawers, Paul (April 1, 2020). "Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ Clark, Kate (November 12, 2018). "20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck's demo day". TechCrunch. Verizon Media. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ Knox, Liam (June 13, 2019). "Food-Delivery Robots Are the Next Big Thing for Campus Dining. No, They Don't Accept Tips". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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