Moonshots: How SkyDeck will help create a bright future for UC Berkeley


SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s campuswide startup accelerator and incubator, recently launched the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, which invests in SkyDeck’s startups and shares fund profits 50/50 with campus. Find out how private capital and Berkeley can work together to accelerate startups and launch moonshots that can help create a bright future for UC Berkeley — and the world.

Caroline Winnett M.B.A. ’90
Executive Director, SkyDeck

Caroline Winnett leads a program that hosts over 100 companies per year. She recently launched the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, a venture capital fund investing in SkyDeck startups that donates half of fund profits back to Berkeley. Prior to SkyDeck, Winnett co-founded the neuromarketing company NeuroFocus, which was acquired by Nielsen in 2011. She is an active angel investor and an advisor and board member for several startups in mobile, IoT, internet, and travel. Winnett received her M.B.A. from the Haas School.

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