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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · 7d

🚀New from #SkyDeck:

✨Demo Day: 19 startups pitched bold ideas to a full house of investors

🌏Caroline Winnett shared insights at Global Startup EXPO in Osaka

🥗Sigma Alimentos explored food tech innovation at SkyDeck

💰SkyDeck alums raise $7.9M

👉 tinyurl.com/2p259ysk

Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · 14d

🚀SkyDeck’s Batch 20 Demo Day was a milestone celebration! 19 #startups pitched bold ideas in AI, biotech, security & more to #SiliconValley investors.
🌙After, Demo Night’s exclusive gatherings were a hit, incl. a panel w/ Prof. Ion Stoica (co-founder Databricks & Anyscale).
#Innovation #UCBerkeley

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · 21d

🚨New from #SkyDeck:

💸5 SkyDeck alums raised $1-4M

🌎Caroline Winnett highlights East Bay innovation

🎤Batch 20 Demo Day 9/23

🎓UC Berkeley ranked #1 public univ. for founders

👀We’re hiring Head of Biz Dev

👉https://tinyurl.com/BSD917

#Startups #Innovation #UCBerkeley

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · 22d

⏰ The countdown is on!
🚀 SkyDeck’s Batch 20 Demo Day hits Berkeley on Sept 23.

19 startups in AI 🤖, climate tech 🌱, robotics ⚡ & more are ready to pitch the future.

🎟️ Accredited investors — apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/SDDD20

#SkyDeckDemoDay #Startups #VC #Innovation

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨SkyDeck’s latest newsletter has dropped!

👋We’re hiring a Head of Biz Dev!

🎓UCBerkeley students: Intern Fair 9/5

💰Met AI raises $4M + @forbes.com “Asia 100 to Watch”

🧬Organos wins $2M NIH grant

🌱RootAppliedSci CEO Sarah Placella in @usatoday.com

👉Read in full here: tinyurl.com/yxaayvxd

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 29

📢SkyDeck is #hiring a Head of Business Development to power global innovation.

🌍Build partnerships, broker strategic deals, & shape SkyDeck’s future while connecting partners w/ our world-class startups.

🚀Passionate about tech + startups? Apply today: tinyurl.com/JobOppBSD

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨 Founders—FINAL CALL!

⏰ Apps close TODAY, Aug 28 @ 11:59pm PT

⚡SkyDeck offers:
• $200K funding
• $750K+ in perks
• 850+ expert advisors
• UC Berkeley resources

🚀 Apply now: skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply

Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚀SkyDeck Batch 20 Demo Day is Sept 23 in Berkeley!
🌟See the next wave of startups in AI, climate tech, robotics & more. Alumni have raised $2.7B+ from Sequoia, Index, Mayfield & others.
🎟️Accredited investors — apply now: tinyurl.com/SDDD20

#SkyDeckDemoDay #Innovation #VC

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚀SkyDeck’s application deadline is EXTENDED!

⏳Last chance to join one of the world’s top accelerators.

💸Get $200K investment + $750K perks + intros to Silicon Valley VCs.

🎥Watch info session: tinyurl.com/ycxhkuff

👉Apply by August 28, 11:59pm PT skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚀 SkyDeck’s August newsletter is here!

📅 Vote today: Help UC Berkeley & #SkyDeck reach #SXSW2026!

🚀 #DemoDay & #DemoNight return Sept. 23.

🇯🇵 Berkeley expertise meets Nagoya at STATION Ai.

📖 Startup Campus book launch.

👉 tinyurl.com/SDN820

#BerkeleySkyDeck #Innovation

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 18

💡 How does innovation serve humanity?

🔥 Berkeley SkyDeck alum Natalya Lopareva built tech that helps first responders see through walls — saving lives in real time.

🎯 Apply by Aug. 22: skydeck.berkeley.edu/apply/
#BerkeleySkyDeck #TechForGood #SkyDeckApply

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚀 Caroline Winnett (SkyDeck) & Darren Cooke (UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship) are nominated to speak at SXSW 2026 on how hubs like SkyDeck fuel startups w/ mentorship, bold ideas, & more.

💥 Your vote can put them on stage!

🗳️ Vote now: tinyurl.com/47pcs47b

PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals

PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

tinyurl.com

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 6

New SkyDeck newsletter!

💸SkyDeck startup raises $7.75M
🌏Taiwan Demo Day drew 300+ for bold startup pitches + top minds on AI & deep tech.
🎓Intern Fair for UC Berkeley students - 9/5!
📅#DemoDay is 9/23 - apply now!

👉Read it all: tinyurl.com/4bnebtzv
#SkyDeck #StartupSuccess #GlobalStartups

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎯UC Berkeley students - need a fall internship? Join SkyDeck’s Virtual Intern Fair & take your career to the next level!

🚀Gain hands-on experience in software, marketing, operations, & more with startups in various sectors & with SkyDeck itself.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/BSDFIF25

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 31

💰 Congrats to Raise Robotics on closing a $7.75M seed round!

🚧 With its precision robots, tools like Raise answer the construction industry’s call for safety and efficiency.

🤖 Their tech laid 10K glass panels at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

📖 tinyurl.com/24v5vdtx

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 29

🔥Algorized's CEO left Europe to scale life-saving tech in #SiliconValley.

At SkyDeck, she learned to raise, pitch & grow. Now:
🚀$4.3M seed post-Demo Day
🏆2× on Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech”

🎯Get info: lu.ma/B21info
👉Apply by 8/22: tinyurl.com/APBSD

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚀Founders, join SkyDeck & get $200K + access top VCs & 850+ mentors!

🧠5 tracks: Air & Space, Bio+Health, Fintech & Blockchain, Chip, Climate

🎯Info sessions for all tracks + Global & US, Female & BIPOC founders

🗓️7/29–8/7, lu.ma/B21info

⏳Apply by 8/22 tinyurl.com/SDB21

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣Take your startup to the next level at our leading accelerator & get:
• $200K
• Intensive programming
• Access to 800+ advisors
• VC intros

🌎 All are eligible: UC affiliation not required

ℹ Info sessions (more dates to come): lu.ma/B21info

⏰Apply by Aug. 22: tinyurl.com/B21app

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 17

New SkyDeck newsletter!
👥Welcome our new Advisor Council Co-Chair.
🇯🇵A Japanese #founderjourney from shutdown to #SiliconValley success.
📅#DemoDay is in Sept., apply to attend!
🚀Our startups are raising $ & launching products.
👉Read it all here! tinyurl.com/BSDnews717

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚀 Huge congrats to @RIIICO_AI (Batch 13, Accelerator) on raising $5M to digitize and redesign factory floors with AI!

Their tech is reshaping manufacturing for a smarter, more flexible future.

🔗 riiico.com/riiico-secur...

Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 11

"#Startups born in chaos can thrive — if they stay focused.

💡 In Fast Company, SkyDeck’s Caroline Winnett shares why ruthless prioritization, adaptable plans, and a clear true north matter more than ever:

🔗 www.fastcompany.com/91361049/how...

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚀 Big news: @YouTube cofounder, @SteveChen, joins Berkeley SkyDeck as Advisor & Ambassador to APAC/Taiwan!

He’ll advise founders, rep SkyDeck globally, and build bridges to Taiwan’s deep tech talent.

🔗 Learn about this & more in our newsletter: bit.ly/46pupk5

#BerkeleySkyDeck #SteveChen

Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jun 27

Big news from Waypoint AI (@liamboogar @tompolivka @sboogar) — they’ve raised $3.1M to stop customer escalations before they start.

Proud to back this SkyDeck alum w/ @42cap @DreamcraftVC + Lumiere AI Ventures.

📣 Learn more in @axios/@danprimack’s: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚀 Big moves from Remynt (Batch 18, Pad-13)!

✅ $1.5M+ raised
✅ Now a Credit Union Service Org
✅ Partnering with WSECU to help members rebuild credit

Fintech with real impact.

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Berkeley SkyDeck @berkeleyskydeck.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 New SkyDeck newsletter alert!

🧬 Bio + Health Track Dinner presents bold ideas
🌍 Founder bootcamp at Station Ai (Japan!)
🇫🇷 SkyDeck x EDHEC Desk Exchange in Paris is live!
💸 Atransen Pharma raised $7.8M for its pioneering LAT1 Inhibitor cancer therapy.

🗞️More: mailchi.mp/berkeley/sky...

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