Berkeley Skydeck's Executive Director: Caroline Winnett

Caroline Winnett is the Executive Director at
Berkeley SkyDeck, a world leading startup accelerator.





We discuss


What it is like running a startup accelerator.



How academics make the decision to commercialize their ideas
and research.



 What Skydeck looks for in applicants.

Advising startups on their best path forward.






About their fund _ _ _ _


The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC
Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. The Fund invests $200K
into each startup that goes through SkyDeck, and can participate
in later stage investment rounds with Berkeley founders. One of
the most active seed investors in the Bay Area, the Fund has made
over 130 investments in 3 years!


 


In a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership, the Berkeley
SkyDeck Fund shares one-half of fund profits with UC Berkeley.
This unique partnership helps support UC Berkeley education and
creates a source of funding for UC Berkeley’s public education
mission.


 


The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is run by Chon Tang, Managing Partner,
and Brian Bordley, Partner. It is funded by organizations such as
Sequoia Capital, Sierra Ventures, and Canvas Ventures, as well as
other VC firms, individuals, and large corporations.





Learn more about Berkeley Skydeck:
https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/our_team





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