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Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator

Berkeley SkyDeck

Status

Status not published

Two batches a year, about 20 startups each. Applications for Batch 23 opened in July.

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Amount
$200,000

GIVEN: USD 200,000 investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund for companies in the six-month Batch programme, plus workspace and mentorship. Roughly 20 startups are selected every six months. TAKEN: an equity stake for the investment; SkyDeck does not publish the percentage on its site. The separate HotDesk programme and the Pad-13 incubator provide space and support without the investment.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Berkeley SkyDeck / Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, UC Berkeley

ppp · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Two batches a year, about 20 startups each. Applications for Batch 23 opened in July.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

The main Batch programme is open to startups globally, not only UC-affiliated ones. Pad-13 is restricted to UC-affiliated founders at idea to pre-seed stage.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/

"Roughly 20 startups are selected every 6 months to receive a $200,000 investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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