Berkeley SkyDeck

🚀 Just launched — the Berkeley SkyDeck Newsletter is live!

🎤 Batch 21 Demo Day is a wrap! 17 founders. 13 countries. One electric night at Zellerbach Hall.

🏆Congrats to SkyDeck board member, Darren Cooke, who was just named UC Berkeley's permanent Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer.

🎓 SkyDeck’s Virtual Summer Intern Fair is back this Friday, April 10. Bears, you won’t want to miss it!

NEW in this edition: SkyDeck Advisor & Mentor News! SkyDeck is proud to spotlight the incredible people behind the ecosystem:
🧬Julia Schaletzky's second FDA approval
📚Jon Metzler's new book with Keio University
🤖Anisha Manvatkar's “Hello AI Transformation”
📖Regina Sih-Meynier's debut memoir

Plus fundraising news and product launches from SkyDeck alumni that you won’t want to miss!

👉 Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/berkeley/skydecknewsletter-april8-2026

🚀 A new batch of Accelerator founders are ready to take the stage at Berkeley SkyDeck’s Demo Day on April 2!

🌍 Batch 21 brings together groundbreaking startups from 13 different countries, building technologies driven by the accelerating impact of AI and robotics. From healthcare and enterprise, to climate tech and industrial operations, these founders are applying cutting-edge research to real-world problems!

🤝 Top investors, founders, and industry leaders will attend, reflecting the unstoppable momentum of Berkeley’s innovation ecosystem and its role in supporting company creation at scale.

🌟 Demo Day is the culmination of six months of relentless product development, iteration, and refinement. For many of these startups, it represents their first introduction to the broader venture community.

📰 Read what our Executive Director Caroline Winnett shared with GamesBeat here: https://bit.ly/4bPSoKm

🎟️ Accredited investors - you won't want to miss this powerhouse cohort. Secure your invite to see them pitch live: https://bit.ly/4bcyZTu

"⚡ Good news, founders! SkyDeck has extended its application deadline to February 17 at 11:59pm PT!

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to apply, this is it. SkyDeck is where ambitious founders turn bold ideas into globally recognized startups.

💬 “Being part of SkyDeck connected us to the right mentors and investors at the exact moment we needed it. It accelerated our growth more than we could have imagined,” says Coreshell CEO and SkyDeck alum Jonathan Tan.

Accepted startups will unlock:
💸 $200K in funding from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
💎 $810K in exclusive startup perks
🧠 Access to 900+ top-tier advisors and mentors
✨ Direct intros to Silicon Valley’s elite investors
🐻 UC Berkeley’s vast innovation network and founder ecosystem

🌍 Open to startups worldwide — no UC affiliation required. SkyDeck gives you the funding, mentorship, and community to grow faster and smarter.

📺 Watch an info session: https://youtu.be/bu-P4vjH19c

🔗 Apply now! https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply/