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VC10X - UC Berkeley's Startup Accelerator - Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck
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Episode VC10X - UC Berkeley's Startup Accelerator - Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck
Caroline Winnett is the Executive Director at Berkeley SkyDeck, a startup accelerator working with startups from across the world. SkyDeck offers all the benefits of a traditional accelerator along with the vast resources of the world’s number one ranked public university.
Formed as a partnership between UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, SkyDeck offers a powerful environment for startups to grow and launch.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is the Skydeck fund?
- Why was the Skydeck accelerator founded?
- How is the program structured, and on what all fronts does it try to help the company?
- Who can apply to be a part of the SkyDeck accelerator?
- What does it take to build and keep the reputation of the world number one public university?
- How does the accelerator benefit UC Berkeley, the institution?
- The significance behind the name "SkyDeck"
- Should VCs use the name of the school a founder has attended, as a criteria for evaluating a startup worthiness for funding?
- What's the DEI approach at Skydeck?
& lots more
Links:
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Berkeley SkyDeck website - https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley SkyDeck on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skydeck-berkeley/
Caroline Winnett on Medium - https://carolinewinnett.medium.com/
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