Berkeley SkyDeck
Overview
Berkeley SkyDeck is a startup accelerator and incubator program which serves as a joint venture between the Haas School of Business and Berkeley College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. It supports startups founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni, and faculty who are seeking to bring their scientific and technical discoveries to market, and commercialize groundbreaking UC Berkeley research.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vambe | Dec 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| Deplace AI | Nov 2025 | Accelerator | Lead |
| AHEAD Medicine | Apr 2025 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
| Ochy | Feb 2025 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
| Oso Semiconductor | Feb 2025 | Seed | Co-investor |
Key People
Aaron Sokol
Co-Founder (Stealth Venture)
Abigail Perez
Founder LatinxBerkeley
Alisha Graves
Co-Founder, The OASIS Initiative
David Kirn
Co-Founder Board Director Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center
Janelle Cavanagh
Co-Founder Certificate Of Fundraising And Volunteer Management
Zachary Neff
Co-Founder President Of People Of Color In Greek-Life Organization
Ingrid Lee
Managing Director
Naomi Cytron
Managing Director, National Center On School Infrastructure
Paul Lum
Managing Director QB3 BNC
Vanessa Lujan
Managing Director
Darnell M Tircuit
SR. HR Partner
Nicole Villagran
HR Buisness Partner
Suchitra Abel
Research Partner, UC Berkeley
Bjoern Hartmann
Co-Director
Abel Gonzalez
Principal Lab Mechanician
Alex Jordan
Principal Laboratory Mechanician
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
