Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck is a prominent startup accelerator based at the University of California, Berkeley, established in 2012. It focuses on supporting startups founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni, and faculty through a structured six-month program. The accelerator is industry-agnostic and accepts a limited number of companies into its full cohort each year, providing comprehensive resources, including access to a network of over 510,000 alumni and 480 advisors. Startups in the program receive significant investment, structured in two tranches, totaling $200,000 for participants in the full cohort and €145,000 for those in the European program. Additionally, Berkeley SkyDeck offers a Global Innovative Partner Program and a HotDesk incubator, further enhancing its support for emerging businesses. Recognized as one of the top university accelerators in the U.S., Berkeley SkyDeck merges academic expertise with startup mentorship, positioning itself as a key player in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Gopakumar Balakrishnan

Top Startup Founder (Cohort 15)

Brian Bordley

Partner

Chon Tang

Founding Partner

Caroline Winnett

Executive Director

Past deals in Data Visualization

Prophecy.io

Series B in 2025
Prophecy.io offers a data transformation copilot that assists users in developing, deploying, and monitoring data pipelines across cloud platforms. The platform integrates AI and a visual interface to enhance productivity for various data users, enabling them to manage complex data workflows with ease.

Datalogz

Series A in 2023
Datalogz is a platform focused on data discovery and understanding, designed to reduce data ambiguity from various sources. Its offerings include a data catalog, data lineage, data governance, and a data glossary, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency of data management. The platform enables data scientists and analysts to utilize AI-powered recommendations, which help improve project quality and streamline workflows. By providing these tools, Datalogz seeks to facilitate clearer data insights and support better decision-making in data-related projects.

Pickaxe

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pickaxe allows non-technical creative professionals to test prompts, deploy them as tools at scale, and continuously improve their tools through real-time monitoring.

Cerevox

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Cerevox specializes in data management software that assists users in finding, verifying, and trusting answers within large datasets comprising various file types. The company has developed an artificial intelligence-based platform that enables the ingestion and transformation of unstructured data using large language models. With a no-code interface, Cerevox's solution simplifies the processing of unstructured data without requiring extensive data engineering skills. This capability allows businesses to enhance their efficiency while ensuring improved security and compliance across their data handling processes.

Compiify

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Compiify is a compensation intelligence platform designed to assist businesses in making informed and equitable pay decisions. By providing access to comprehensive benchmarking data, the platform enables organizations to attract and retain talent through fair and competitive compensation practices. Compiify enhances transparency in the pay decision-making process, allowing both managers and employees to engage in discussions about final compensation outcomes. Additionally, it streamlines compensation reviews, saving time for managers and promoting data-driven decision-making within organizations. Overall, Compiify focuses on fostering equitable pay practices to support effective workforce management.

Datalogz

Venture Round in 2023
Datalogz is a platform focused on data discovery and understanding, designed to reduce data ambiguity from various sources. Its offerings include a data catalog, data lineage, data governance, and a data glossary, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency of data management. The platform enables data scientists and analysts to utilize AI-powered recommendations, which help improve project quality and streamline workflows. By providing these tools, Datalogz seeks to facilitate clearer data insights and support better decision-making in data-related projects.

Prophecy.io

Series A in 2022
Prophecy.io offers a data transformation copilot that assists users in developing, deploying, and monitoring data pipelines across cloud platforms. The platform integrates AI and a visual interface to enhance productivity for various data users, enabling them to manage complex data workflows with ease.

Featureform

Seed Round in 2021
Featureform develops machine learning tools specifically for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers an open-source virtual feature store that enables data scientists to define, manage, and serve machine learning features throughout their organizations. Its platform provides a unified interface to connect, transform, and join both streaming and batch data. Featureform facilitates the discovery and integration of features created by various teams, allowing them to share and enhance their models. Additionally, the platform includes capabilities to monitor and analyze features, as well as to freeze them, which allows teams to concentrate on building models to support their data pipelines effectively.

taiyō.ai

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
taiyō.ai is an enterprise AI platform that aggregates, predicts, and visualizes the world’s data to help multinational companies become resilient to change. taiyō.ai is based on a comprehensive data mesh architecture containing curated data from hundreds of different sources including financial, geopolitical, commodity, social media, technological, trade, consumer and other categories. The world’s largest infrastructure companies leverage the Taiyō platform to discover new deals, predict trade outcomes, map value chains, account for supply chain disruptions, and monitor relevant country and location risk. New supporting software enables traditionally reactive organizations to become proactive, seizing new opportunities for growth by discovering global connections and mitigating supply side risks in real-time.

MindsDB

Seed Round in 2020
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that enables organizations to derive insights from their data through predictive analytics. Founded in 2017 by Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres, the company offers a solution that allows users to pose predictive questions and receive accurate answers, thereby democratizing access to machine learning capabilities. The platform is versatile and applicable across various industries, including retail, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, addressing needs such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, and risk assessment. By automating the predictive modeling process, MindsDB allows businesses to achieve the functionalities of skilled data scientists at a reduced cost, thereby transforming databases into effective data science teams. The company, which is based in Berkeley, California, was a participant in YCombinator's Winter 2020 batch and has received recognition as one of America's promising AI companies.

Blings.io

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Blings.io is a platform for creating dynamic data-driven videos for more effective communication.

Climate Action Guide

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Climate Action Guide provides climate and economic data to understand direct financial impacts on any asset. The company was founded by Harsh Jain and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

syGlass

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
syGlass is a scientific data visualization and annotation system that allows rendering of large, volumetric data in its true, three- or four-dimensional form. syGlass is designed to work seamlessly with all PC-based virtual reality technologies.

VCfund.me

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
VCfund.me is a data-driven venture capital fundraising platform. It is an ultimate matching platform for the startup industry. At its core is a revolutionary AI-powered matching engine for companies and investors built around a comprehensive, proprietary industry database. It uses state of the art algorithms that keep improving with the use of machine learning. It is designed as a community-driven data platform, not just a directory, where community members can enjoy many benefits.

Avina Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Avina Labs allows organizations to streamline their operations through spreadsheet-powered mobile apps.

Prophecy.io

Seed Round in 2019
Prophecy.io offers a data transformation copilot that assists users in developing, deploying, and monitoring data pipelines across cloud platforms. The platform integrates AI and a visual interface to enhance productivity for various data users, enabling them to manage complex data workflows with ease.

Datakalab

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
DatakaLab, incorporated in 2016 and based in Paris, France, specializes in developing advanced algorithms for traffic counting and consumer emotion analysis. The company leverages artificial intelligence and neuroscientific tools to accurately segment data by demographic factors such as age and genre, while also measuring levels of consumer attention. By employing innovative compression and AI acceleration techniques, DatakaLab has transitioned its vision-based output counting solutions from cloud-based systems to edge computing, resulting in significant cost savings and enhanced data processing speeds. This approach allows brands to optimize customer insights and drive their transformation and innovation strategies effectively.

MindsDB

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that enables organizations to derive insights from their data through predictive analytics. Founded in 2017 by Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres, the company offers a solution that allows users to pose predictive questions and receive accurate answers, thereby democratizing access to machine learning capabilities. The platform is versatile and applicable across various industries, including retail, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, addressing needs such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, and risk assessment. By automating the predictive modeling process, MindsDB allows businesses to achieve the functionalities of skilled data scientists at a reduced cost, thereby transforming databases into effective data science teams. The company, which is based in Berkeley, California, was a participant in YCombinator's Winter 2020 batch and has received recognition as one of America's promising AI companies.

Bitbutter

Seed Round in 2018
Bitbutter, Inc. is a cryptocurrency data platform based in Berkeley, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in enabling applications to connect to users' exchanges and wallets, providing a comprehensive view of cryptocurrency data. Through its RESTful API, Bitbutter delivers enriched and aggregated data from various service providers and blockchains, allowing applications to offer users a holistic understanding of their personal finances in the cryptocurrency space. The platform aims to enhance the user experience by consolidating data across multiple exchanges and wallets, making it easier for consumers to manage their crypto assets effectively.

ResultCare

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
ResultCare is an AI-driven clinical informatics, data analytics, and collaborative medical platform dedicated to taking the guesswork out of medicine. Created by UCSF physicians and scientists to empower healthcare providers everywhere, ResultCare has built one of the largest clinical databases in the world and uses machine learning and NLP to enable an evidence-based approach to finding the best and most cost-effective laboratory and diagnostic tests.

Deepen

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Deepen AI, Inc. is an autonomous development tooling company based in Santa Clara, California, focused on providing innovative solutions that leverage deep learning and computer vision algorithms to enhance the labeling of camera, LiDAR, and radar data. Established in 2017, Deepen AI serves a diverse clientele, including autonomous AI vendors, original equipment manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, sensor providers, and HD mapping companies. The company's customizable tools and services are designed to meet the varying needs of enterprises and startups globally. In addition to its core offerings, Deepen AI actively contributes to the safety of autonomous vehicles through initiatives like Safety Pool, which facilitates the sharing of driving scenarios and safety data among stakeholders. The company is also involved in standardization efforts within the industry, participating in various initiatives such as OpenLABEL and OpenSCENARIO 2.0. Deepen AI maintains a global presence with satellite offices in key locations including Detroit, Pittsburgh, Hyderabad, Munich, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

SmileyGo Corporation

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
SmileyGo is a cloud-based data management solution startup funded by Frank Baxter (former CEO of Jefferies Group LLC, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, and Board Member of NASDAQ). Backed by SkyDeck, SmileyGo empowers corporations to give smarter by indexing data of 1.7 million tax-deductible organizations. In 2016, SmileyGo has been recognized by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and ACG Silicon Valley attracting major players in the technology, banking, and utilities industries.

Naming Matters

Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Naming Matters is an automated branding platform that facilitates and supports the creation and and vetting of new names and brands. The patented platform applies data visualization, NLP, and AI to this expensive and time-consuming process, saving hundreds of dollars and hours. It combines algorithms, natural language processing, phonetic similarity, and advanced search techniques to rate, rank, and visualize names that are the same or similar — which could prevent people from building the brand they want.

Genomelink

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Genomelink is a platform that empowers individuals to explore their DNA data and enables businesses to utilize this information for marketing and research purposes. Founded by experienced professionals in consumer genomics, including members with backgrounds from leading companies such as M3, Inc. and a joint venture between Illumina and Sony, Genomelink has raised $4 million in seed funding from notable investors, including Berkeley SkyDeck and prominent Japanese venture capital firms. The company's application allows users to upload their raw DNA data files, providing insights into their identities and traits through a user-friendly interface and educational content. This approach fosters a deeper understanding of genetic information while promoting transparency and engagement with personal data.

Alexandria

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Alexandria allows users to quickly find, comprehend, and understand how a topic evolved over time, through a search mosaic.

Nventi

Non Equity Assistance in 2015
Nventi is a technology commercialization company that provides a collaborative business intelligence platform designed to help organizations acquire, sell, or license technology efficiently. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Nventi's platform enables users to analyze both structured and unstructured datasets, allowing them to identify hidden insights and innovation trends. The platform is tailored for universities, corporations, businesses, and government entities, facilitating the visualization of data to uncover new opportunities, optimize decision-making, and streamline technology transfer processes. By making the commercialization of technology faster and more predictable, Nventi aims to enhance revenue generation for its users.

LocusLabs

Non Equity Assistance in 2014
LocusLabs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2013 that specializes in a micro-location platform designed for indoor venues. The company serves as a location data hub, enabling enterprises to manage and share their spatial data across various screens. LocusLabs provides APIs, SDKs, and turnkey applications that facilitate the democratization of geospatial data for both consumers and enterprise users. The platform functions as a system of record for various location applications, including wayfinding, asset management, operations data, IoT visualization, augmented reality, and spatial intelligence, catering to hundreds of millions of mobile users. Additionally, LocusLabs develops tools for creating highly detailed 3D maps of large venues, allowing clients to effectively manage and communicate the details of their physical spaces. As of November 2019, LocusLabs operates as a subsidiary of Acuity Brands, Inc.

Leada

Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Leada, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that specializes in providing online courses focused on data analysis and data science skills. Established in 2014, Leada offers training content tailored for professors, equipping them with the necessary programming skills to enhance their university courses. The company's courses are distinguished by their incorporation of industry-based projects and virtual instructor support, which helps bridge the gap between academic learning and practical application. Leada’s training programs are also designed for businesses, facilitating the onboarding of employees by enabling them to effectively utilize data analysis tools like SQL, R, and Python to address common business challenges. By streamlining the data analysis process, Leada aims to minimize delays in decision-making and enhance the overall efficiency of data-driven operations.

Via Analytics

Non Equity Assistance in 2012
Via Analytics provides a range of research and deployment solutions to its clients. The company’s range of solutions include Tempo, Ecovia, and Avi. Tempo provides fleet synchronization solutions. Ecovia provides visual driving recommendations. Avi enables its users to monitor their vehicle fleet. Furthermore, it offers analytics and consulting services to its clients. Via Analytics is based in California.
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