Berkeley SkyDeck

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Investor type

VC / CVC

Founded

2012

AUM

$85 M

Location

Berkeley, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

Europe North America Asia

ESG Focus

Impact investor Women People of color and other minorities
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Berkeley SkyDeck is a prominent startup accelerator based in Berkeley, California. It was founded in 2012 and is deeply connected to the University of California, Berkeley. SkyDeck leverages its expansive network of over 500,000 alumni to support startups from various industries. The team is composed of over 900 advisors and mentors who provide expertise in product development, market strategy, and fundraising, making it a distinguished hub for entrepreneurial growth.

SkyDeck invests through its own fund, offering investments of $200K per startup. It supports companies from a range of sectors, offering guidance to startups in pre-seed and seed stages with a global reach. The firm emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, aligning with its mission to provide equitable access to resources and opportunities.

Notable alumni of Berkeley SkyDeck include DeepScribe - healthcare technology, Mindsdb - AI model platform, Chemix - battery materials, Krisp - noise cancellation technology, and Empowerly - education consultancy. These companies reflect the diverse and dynamic nature of startups that have thrived under SkyDeck's guidance.

Industry

Life Sciences MedTech AI Travel Transportation Telecommunications Software Robotics Real Estate Other Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Foodtech TravelTech AdTech HealthTech LegalTech Energy Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Consumer Products SaaS CleanTech Internet of Things (IoT) Machine Learning (ML)

Berkeley SkyDeck Funds

Name Type
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Edtech
Financial Services
Fintech
Robotics
SaaS
Software
AI
CleanTech
Internet of Things (IoT)
HealthTech
Machine Learning (ML)
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$24 M
December 2018

Contacts

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Ymir Vigfusson Сo-founder and СTO
Сo-founder and СTO
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Charles Huang Co-Founder
Co-Founder
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FAQs about Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck is a venture capital firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $100+ m.
Berkeley SkyDeck is located in Berkeley, California, United States.
Berkeley SkyDeck was founded in 2012.
Berkeley SkyDeck invests in companies and startups in Life Sciences, MedTech, AI, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Robotics, Real Estate, Other, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, TravelTech, AdTech, HealthTech, LegalTech, Energy, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Consumer Products, SaaS, CleanTech, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML).
Berkeley SkyDeck invests in companies and startups in Europe, North America, Asia.
Berkeley SkyDeck invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Berkeley SkyDeck usually invests $100+ m on average.
Berkeley SkyDeck has around $85m assets under management.
Berkeley SkyDeck last fund was created/launched in 2018-12-17
Berkeley SkyDeck invests and supports Women, People of color and other minorities startups and founders.
Yes, Berkeley SkyDeck is impact investor.
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