Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 Incubator
Offers early-stage incubation with desk space, workshops, and mentorship for startups before entering a full accelerator program.
Pad-13 is Berkeley SkyDeck's incubator track, designed for early-stage startups at the idea through launch stage who are not yet ready for the main accelerator cohort. The program accepts 60 to 80 teams per batch, significantly more than the 20 to 25 startups selected for the main SkyDeck Accelerator cohort, allowing a broader population of UC-affiliated and global founders to access the SkyDeck e…
SkyDeck's early-stage incubator track offering desk space, 50-plus workshops, and mentorship to 60–80 teams per batch in exchange for a $500 fee or 1% equity to UC Berkeley, with no guaranteed investment.
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