Newsletter – January 14, 2026

Berkeley SkyDeck has officially opened applications for Batch 22, and we’re calling on our extended community of tech leaders, operators, and accelerator alumni to help spread the word – and to invite promising…

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Newsletter – December 3, 2025

UC Berkeley hosted the statewide launch of Quantum California on November 7. This new private-public initiative announced by Governor Gavin Newsom aims to unite university researchers, national labs, industry leaders, and policymakers to turn…

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Newsletter – November 13, 2025

It was a big week at Berkeley SkyDeck, with momentum building across the board as we kicked off Batch 21, hosted major thought leadership, and deepened ties across the Berkeley…

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Newsletter – October 17, 2025

This week, SkyDeck was thrilled to celebrate the launch of Startup Campus: The Future of Innovation at Berkeley, a new book charting Berkeley’s rise as a global leader in entrepreneurship.…

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Newsletter – October 1, 2025

Berkeley SkyDeck’s Batch 20 Demo Day brought together 19 exceptional startups last week. Selected from a record-breaking 3,000 applications, each startup received a $200K investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund…

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Newsletter – September 17, 2025

UC Berkeley continues to prove why it’s the best university to launch bold ideas. Forbes recently ranked Berkeley the #1 public university in the U.S. and #5 overall among all undergraduate colleges,…

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Newsletter – August 6, 2025

10 startups from Taiwan pitched at Taiwan Demo Day in Menlo Park on July 24, drawing over 300 attendees for an afternoon of startup pitches, investor networking, and spirited discussion…

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Newsletter – August 20, 2025

SkyDeck led a bootcamp this month at STATION Ai in Nagoya, Japan, hosted by STATION Ai and Deloitte. As one of the first global accelerators to run a dedicated program…

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Newsletter – September 3, 2025

Berkeley SkyDeck is seeking a Head of Business Development to join the team powering global innovation. This highly strategic role is central to our mission of catapulting the world’s best…

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