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Programs/Accelerator

Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator and Pad-13

Berkeley SkyDeck (UC Berkeley)
$210,000 investment for 7.25% (cohort program); Pad-13 incubator for early-stage startups

Six-month accelerator in which about 20 to 25 cohort startups per round receive an investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, workspace, advisor matching and a Demo Day. Pad-13 is an incubator track with some of the same resources for earlier-stage teams.

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Eligibility
Startups from all over the world are eligible, with a preference for UC-affiliated and international startups; Pad-13 teams can be as early as the idea stage with one or two founders.
Available in
🌍 Global · California only
Benefits
  • The Fund has the option to invest up to 10% of a Pad-13 team's first institutional round.
Details
Tiers, how to apply, what to watch out for and sources are free with an account.
Apply on skydeck.berkeley.edu ↗

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