Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck is an accelerator located in Berkeley, California, dedicated to supporting startups founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni, and faculty. Established in 2012, it offers a six-month Cohort Program where selected companies can receive up to $100,000 in funding, disbursed in two tranches. The program is industry-agnostic and includes a Global Innovative Partner Program and a HotDesk incubator accommodating approximately 120 startups annually. As a joint initiative of UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, Haas School of Business, and the Vice-Chancellor for Research Office, Berkeley SkyDeck aims to foster entrepreneurial excellence by providing access to a robust network of advisors, investors, workshops, and resources to its participating teams.

Brian Bordley

Partner

Bree Cahill

Director Of Partnerships

Chon Tang

Founding Partner

Caroline Winnett

Executive Director

Past deals in Business Intelligence

Prophecy

Series A in 2022
Prophecy is a cloud-native data engineering company based in Silicon Valley that focuses on enhancing data pipeline development and deployment. By integrating visual development with agile software engineering practices, Prophecy enables users to create quality data pipelines through an intuitive interface that requires minimal coding, primarily using SQL. The company specializes in automating the migration of existing ETL workflows to Apache Spark, thereby modernizing data engineering processes for enterprises. Its product offers comprehensive support throughout the development and delivery lifecycle, featuring capabilities such as column-level lineage and metadata management. With a design that allows users to fill in templates visually, Prophecy's platform supports open source technologies like Apache Airflow and provides hybrid cloud deployment options, making it easier for data engineering teams to meet and exceed industry standards.

MindsDB

Seed Round in 2020
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

Blings.io

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Blings.io is a content creation platform that specializes in producing dynamic, data-driven videos aimed at enhancing communication and maximizing the return on investment for video campaigns. Utilizing an artificial intelligence-based approach, the platform enables users to create videos instantly without limitations on cost or scale, catering to any data-based content. This capability allows businesses to effectively engage their audiences and drive conversions through tailored video content.

Xoba

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Xoba is creating a single search experience for knowledge workers that enables them to easily find information within their organization, regardless of how it is organized or structured. At their best, tools are natural extensions of the mind and catapult productivity to new heights. In this day and age, we have a huge influx of tools and information at our disposal, but none are intuitive enough for people to use them seamlessly. Xoba closes this gap by structuring information for you in the way you think, extending your knowledge base and amplifying your productivity. Xoba is founded by engineers and product managers from Cisco Meraki and Nuro.

Blings.io

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Blings.io is a content creation platform that specializes in producing dynamic, data-driven videos aimed at enhancing communication and maximizing the return on investment for video campaigns. Utilizing an artificial intelligence-based approach, the platform enables users to create videos instantly without limitations on cost or scale, catering to any data-based content. This capability allows businesses to effectively engage their audiences and drive conversions through tailored video content.

upSWOT

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Upswot, Inc. develops software solutions aimed at enhancing the online onboarding processes for banks and insurers. The company offers a white-label, paperless platform designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which automates data-driven marketing, underwriting, and ongoing event tracking for lenders and carriers. Available both on-premises and via a RESTful API, Upswot's platform encourages SMBs to provide continuous, opt-in access to their operational data from various applications. This raw data is transformed into standardized, structured information that is continuously analyzed to generate valuable insights related to risk, marketing, and business performance. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California, Upswot aims to streamline the onboarding experience while delivering actionable insights to both SMBs and financial institutions.

Blockchain International Business School

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Blockchain International Business School specializes in offering professional services aimed at assisting Chinese projects in establishing businesses in the United States. The school provides comprehensive guidance throughout the entire business establishment process and facilitates blockchain transformation for its clients. By focusing on these areas, Blockchain International Business School aims to ensure that business owners can navigate the complexities of setting up operations and successfully implement blockchain technology within their projects.

NexRetail

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
NexRetail is a rapidly expanding B2B software and hardware data service platform that specializes in AI-driven consumer behavior analysis. The company provides insights for both physical and online retail environments, aiming to enhance customer marketing accuracy, boost sales, and lower operational costs. Its video analytics software delivers features such as customer demographic profiling, in-store heat map analysis, and real-time recognition of shopping behavior, which assist clients in improving inventory management and maximizing revenue. With a team comprised of professionals from leading technology companies, NexRetail is committed to innovation in artificial visual identification technology and the integration of big data with retail practices.

Prophecy

Seed Round in 2019
Prophecy is a cloud-native data engineering company based in Silicon Valley that focuses on enhancing data pipeline development and deployment. By integrating visual development with agile software engineering practices, Prophecy enables users to create quality data pipelines through an intuitive interface that requires minimal coding, primarily using SQL. The company specializes in automating the migration of existing ETL workflows to Apache Spark, thereby modernizing data engineering processes for enterprises. Its product offers comprehensive support throughout the development and delivery lifecycle, featuring capabilities such as column-level lineage and metadata management. With a design that allows users to fill in templates visually, Prophecy's platform supports open source technologies like Apache Airflow and provides hybrid cloud deployment options, making it easier for data engineering teams to meet and exceed industry standards.

Stip

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Stip s.r.l. is an Italian company that develops an AI-driven platform aimed at enhancing customer engagement metrics across various digital channels. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing customer relationship management systems, focusing on improving the efficiency of customer support operations. Unlike traditional chatbots, Stip's solution emphasizes human interaction, enabling support operators to concentrate on resolving customer issues more effectively. The company claims that its platform can increase customer support efficiency by 300%, leading to a 70% reduction in customer care costs, an 80% decrease in ticket management time, and a monthly increase of 10% in customer satisfaction. Stip currently serves four enterprise clients in Europe and is preparing to enter the US market.

Bungee Tech

Seed Round in 2019
Bungee Tech Corporation, founded in 2017 and located in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in geolocation data mining software designed to assist e-commerce businesses such as retailers, airlines, and hotels. The company focuses on collecting and analyzing publicly available data to provide comprehensive insights into competitors, enabling its clients to make informed decisions regarding pricing, product selection, promotions, and advertising. By employing high-quality data extraction techniques, Bungee Tech uncovers detailed information on products and services, facilitating proactive tracking of price changes, promotional activities, and availability. Additionally, the company identifies new assortment opportunities through unmatched data. Bungee Tech's analytics, enriched with verified partner data from trusted sources, offer a consolidated view of the competitive landscape, empowering businesses to innovate and deliver enhanced value to their customers.

WISRAN

Pre Seed Round in 2019
WISRAN specializes in smart data and process management technology focused on real-time water measurement and management. The company develops a cloud-enabled software platform that collects data from various equipment, such as pumps, to provide insights into operations and business intelligence. This technology serves smart cities, equipment manufacturers, utilities, and regulators, aiming to enhance efficiency, identify new revenue opportunities, and reduce costs. Additionally, WISRAN offers a SaaS-based agtech platform that utilizes tablets equipped with accelerometers and GPS for agricultural equipment. This feature allows farmers to gather telematics data, ultimately improving worker productivity and optimizing agricultural machinery logistics.

GetApp

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
GetApp is the recommendation engine small businesses need to make the right software choice. GetApp enables SMBs to achieve their mission by delivering the tailored, data-driven recommendations and insights needed to make informed software purchasing decisions. For more information, visit www.getapp.com.

BlitzIQ

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
BlitzIQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a note-taking software application specifically designed for sales teams within organizations. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, the company offers an insights platform that helps sales teams maintain consistent processes. The platform captures essential information from sales conversations, providing sales personnel with better visibility into their sales pipeline and customer interactions. This functionality enables businesses to improve customer acquisition and foster stronger connections with clients.

Pow.bio

Angel Round in 2019
Pow.bio provides intelligent fermentation services for industrial and synthetic biology, helping turn great ideas into profitable products. We combine continuous fermentation with advanced control methodology to quickly optimize your fermentation process and deliver high yields at low costs. Our scale runs from 1-100 liter capacity for bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi.

Obviously AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Obviously AI, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based data science solutions, allowing users to perform complex predictions and analytics on their data by posing natural language questions without the need for coding. Founded in 2018 and located in Berkeley, California, the platform utilizes data science and machine learning to interpret user inquiries and identify relevant data for analysis. Once the data is gathered, it is processed through machine learning algorithms to generate predictions. This approach enables non-technical business analysts to quickly and effectively make informed decisions based on their historical data, facilitating better business strategies and customer targeting.

MindsDB

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

DataPi

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Developer of an automated market intelligence software designed to provide augmented investment analysis. The company's collaborative platform utilizes artificial and generative intelligence, personalizing strategic insights within massive real-time data streams for investment workflow, decision making and audit, enabling clients to avail proper market data and take investment decisions.

MoBagel

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
MoBagel, Inc. specializes in developing cloud-based software that focuses on device analytics and automated data processing, enabling enterprises to leverage artificial intelligence for decision-making. The company's flagship product, Decanter AI, provides automated machine learning capabilities, allowing data scientists and business analysts to create predictive models through an intuitive visual interface. This empowers organizations across various sectors, including banking, finance, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government, to address business challenges effectively. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California, MoBagel also maintains offices in Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo, underscoring its commitment to facilitating AI-driven insights and value creation for global enterprises.

Infinite Uptime

Series A in 2018
Infinite Uptime, Inc. offers an integrated industrial solution that combines hardware, cloud analytics, and control software to monitor equipment and diagnose problems in various sectors, including steel, power, cement, chemicals, automotive, and more. The company's industrial data analytics platform (IDAP) automates the detection of patterns in data, assesses overall equipment effectiveness, and identifies productivity trends using big data. It also facilitates ISO compliance reporting and monitors multiple tools on the same machine. Additionally, Infinite Uptime provides an industrial data enabler that detects real-time anomalies and defects through visual LED indicators. Established in 2015, the company is headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Pune, India, which also houses its R&D and tech center. A manufacturing facility is located in Vadodara, India.

Bungee Tech

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Bungee Tech Corporation, founded in 2017 and located in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in geolocation data mining software designed to assist e-commerce businesses such as retailers, airlines, and hotels. The company focuses on collecting and analyzing publicly available data to provide comprehensive insights into competitors, enabling its clients to make informed decisions regarding pricing, product selection, promotions, and advertising. By employing high-quality data extraction techniques, Bungee Tech uncovers detailed information on products and services, facilitating proactive tracking of price changes, promotional activities, and availability. Additionally, the company identifies new assortment opportunities through unmatched data. Bungee Tech's analytics, enriched with verified partner data from trusted sources, offer a consolidated view of the competitive landscape, empowering businesses to innovate and deliver enhanced value to their customers.

BixData

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
BixData is a comprehensive monitoring tool designed for system, application, and network oversight, allowing users to effectively track various aspects of server performance. It is focused on next-generation IT management, providing organizations with the ability to maintain optimal operational efficiency. The platform is particularly suited for environments that require close monitoring of IoT and edge applications. BixData's capabilities facilitate data processing at the source, enhancing the management of data generated by sensors and devices. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Colorado, United States.

BioXplor

Seed Round in 2018
BioXplor, Inc. is a research and development company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in an augmented intelligence platform that facilitates data-driven hypotheses generation and predictions in biomarker and drug discovery. The company leverages big data, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing to enhance the interpretation of unstructured literature and structured multi-omics data. BioXplor focuses on both in-house and external projects, with particular attention to AI-assisted biomarker discovery, molecular target identification, and drug repurposing, primarily in the fields of cancer and rare diseases.

MindsDB

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

DeepVu

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
DeepVu delivers autonomous business planning solutions for optimizing supply chain efficiencies, sustainability and margins for manufacturers and construction companies. DeepVu is building the global supply chain graph for the industry verticals it is operating in. DeepVu is focused on the following key use-cases: -- Demand planning for inventory optimization including auto-replenishment and stockout forecasting -- Procurement and BoM optimization decision models, including commodity hedging strategy models -- AI decision models for production planning and logistics optimization

CBJ Global

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
CBJ Global is an AI-focused firm specializing in trading and asset management, utilizing advanced machine learning techniques to enhance investment strategies both domestically and internationally, especially in developing regions of South and East Asia. The company offers a sophisticated platform that allows investors of various capacities to engage in the global economy with tailored portfolio optimization and automated trading algorithms. Their proprietary meta ensemble technology provides low-volatility investment options, catering to private investors seeking active wealth management. Additionally, CBJ Global features cl::j, an intelligent exchange-traded fund designed for casual investors and institutions, which tracks and often surpasses the performance of developing market indices, such as those in Shanghai and Bombay. This fund is available commission-free, making it accessible to a broader audience without the risks associated with more volatile management strategies. With a diverse team skilled in areas like public policy, biotechnology, and statistics, CBJ Global aims to bridge the gap between machine intelligence and finance, fostering innovation at the intersection of multiple disciplines.

Infinite Uptime

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Infinite Uptime, Inc. offers an integrated industrial solution that combines hardware, cloud analytics, and control software to monitor equipment and diagnose problems in various sectors, including steel, power, cement, chemicals, automotive, and more. The company's industrial data analytics platform (IDAP) automates the detection of patterns in data, assesses overall equipment effectiveness, and identifies productivity trends using big data. It also facilitates ISO compliance reporting and monitors multiple tools on the same machine. Additionally, Infinite Uptime provides an industrial data enabler that detects real-time anomalies and defects through visual LED indicators. Established in 2015, the company is headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Pune, India, which also houses its R&D and tech center. A manufacturing facility is located in Vadodara, India.

Nventi

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Nventi is a business intelligence platform that facilitates the commercialization of technology by enabling organizations to acquire, sell, or license innovations more efficiently and predictably. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Nventi's platform is designed to analyze both structured and unstructured datasets, allowing users to uncover hidden values and insights. It helps universities, corporations, and government entities identify innovation trends, locate technological talent, and optimize decision-making processes. By simplifying technology transfer workflows, Nventi aims to enhance revenue generation and provide valuable visualizations for its users.

Hitmap Inc.

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Find great locations for your next business, know how much you are going to sell and get a better deals.

Leada

Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Leada provides online courses in data science and analytics. Our courses are differentiated by industry based projects and virtual instructor support. By educating your business professionals with Leada's online data training program. Reliance on the data team causes costly delays in decision making. Analysis that drives business value stops while repetitive tasks deleverage your data scientists. Data pulls are not a two persons task, and should take one person one hour instead of two people one week.

Simple But Needed

Non Equity Assistance in 2013
Simple But Needed is dedicated to bringing the power and advantages of mobile technology to business. They focus on the nuts and bolts of business — fundamental business needs like managing inventories and completing workplace inspections — where mobile technology can make the business more effective and efficient. Their goal is to work with organizations to integrate their mobile technology into their business work flows to maximize value and return on investment. Their Simple But Needed product suite is built to the most rigorous of industry standards for system reliability, accuracy, and security. They leverage the development practices demanded by healthcare, financial, and government institutions. SBN technology is used worldwide to improve and support critical operations for both multi-national corporations that lead their industry verticals, as well as by small to mid-sized teams. SBN looks forward to the opportunity to empower your operations. They are committed to helping your team save time, do more, and keep it simple. Please contact us for a system demonstration.

Ensighta

Non Equity Assistance in 2012
Ensighta providing computer programming services.

Intellievents

Non Equity Assistance in 2012
Intellievents is a company focused on enhancing the experience of events for individuals and organizations. It offers a customer relationship management platform designed to help users manage contacts and segment their customer bases effectively. The platform enables businesses, including sports teams, universities, and non-profits, to analyze and incentivize their fan bases through data-driven marketing and loyalty reward programs. Additionally, it provides tools for social CRM, data analytics, and real-time customer interaction, allowing organizations to connect with their audiences more effectively and maximize engagement during events.
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