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: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com 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/ 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X - https://x.com/ChoubeySahab Follow Prashant on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab For sponsorship or guest appearance requests, write to [email protected] Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts.