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Updated: March 5, 2026
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Berkeley Skydeck

Founded: 2012

UC Berkeley’s premier startup accelerator and incubator program

Alumni Startups

472

Total Investments

485

Successful Exits

25

About the Program

Investment Focus Areas
Description

Each of the 20 companies accepted into the SkyDeck full cohort will receive investment of $200,000 from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund. Each of the 10 startups accepted into SkyDeck Europe will receive investment of €145,000 from our dedicated European Fund. Berkeley SkyDeck is UC Berkeley’s global startup accelerator. Named in Forbes as a top five U.S. university accelerator, SkyDeck combines hands-on mentorship with the vast resources of its research university. Participating startups have access to SkyDeck’s 480 advisors, 50 industry partners, and a network of more than 510,000 UC Berkeley alumni.

Founded2012
Crunchbase Rank#5671

Key Dates

Duration16 weeks

Investment Offer

Can Lead Rounds
Yes
Offer$100K for 5%

Numbers

Total Investments
485
Lead Investments
79
Alumni Startups
472
Total Exits
25