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Berkeley SkyDeck

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 231 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $23M, Apr 2018Accelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AImmigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation)Underrepresented FoundersLatinx

Deploying now
56%of best year30cheques in 12 months, 231 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MCheque size, as they say$210K – $210KRounds led0 of 231Sole investor41 roundsMostly inUnited States, 66%
Pitch Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck highlights

  1. 01

    30 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 41 rounds, median $925K

What they do

Our Journey to make SkyDeck the best accelerator for startupsFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$210K – $210K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Immigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation)Underrepresented FoundersLatinx
Based in
Berkeley, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first231 appearances

  1. 2026

    26 rounds

  2. Oct
    Vectorial AI Inc.Seed · US · Google News search$3.0MWith 18 others
  3. Sept
    SirenOptVenture · US$19MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    Light Links, Inc.Pre-seed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    FalcommSeries A · US$12MSole investor
  6. Jun
    NetrisSeries A · TechCrunch$15MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    El DoradoSeries A · CO · LatamList$9.0MWith 7 others
  8. Jun
    EVmatchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. May
    RevReplySeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  10. Apr
    ZellPre-seed · DE · Firms' own news pages$585KWith 5 others
  11. Apr
    Coreshell TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    ContextQASeed · US$6.2MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    Living ModelsSeed · FR$7.0MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    ALKEMIOSeed · AR$2.0MSole investor
  15. Mar
    VoiceBitPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  16. Mar
    Enkrypt AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    MON5Seed · IT$1.7MWith 1 other
  18. Feb
    Wheel the WorldSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  19. Feb
    AlgorizedSeries A · US$13MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    NSS WaterVenture · SE$794KSole investor
  21. Feb
    Trener RoboticsSeries A · US$32MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    Deep IsolationVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Jan
    Drover LabsSeed · US$3.1MSole investor
  24. Jan
    AllosSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  25. Jan
    NuPort RoboticsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Jan
    CoGraderVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Jan
    Fortune AIPre-seed · US$300KWith 1 other
  28. 2025

    49 rounds

  29. Dec
    VambeSeries A · LatamList$14MWith 9 others
  30. Nov
    The Blue Box Biomedical SolutionsSeed · ES$3.5MWith 2 others
  31. Nov
    MiidoPre-seed · CL$400KWith 1 other
  32. Nov
    StoriiGrant · US$1.7MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    ATDevSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  34. Oct
    SkyldSeed · FR$1.8MWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    MoBagelVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  36. Oct
    KiwibotVenture · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  37. Oct
    FalcommSeed · US$5.8MSole investor
  38. Oct
    Robot.comVenture · US$25MWith 5 others
  39. Sept
    AtlasNovaSeed · US$2.3MSole investor
  40. Sept
    Evitado TechnologiesVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    GuepardPre-seed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  42. Sept
    PlinoPre-seed · IT$765KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

ZTZiqiang TangSole Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$191Mgross assets of its funds, 3 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
BSF II GP, LLC
SEC number
CRD 332646

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Berkeley SkyDeck. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Berkeley SkyDeck put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Berkeley SkyDeck in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Berkeley SkyDeck

What does Berkeley SkyDeck invest in?

Berkeley SkyDeck invests most often at Seed and Venture (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Immigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation), Underrepresented Founders and Latinx.

How active is Berkeley SkyDeck?

231 investments on record, 30 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Berkeley SkyDeck invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vectorial AI Inc. (Seed, Oct 2026), SirenOpt (Venture, Sept 2026) and Light Links, Inc. (Pre-seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Berkeley SkyDeck's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M. It says it writes cheques of $210K to $210K.

Does Berkeley SkyDeck lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 231 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Berkeley SkyDeck invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (66%), Germany (5%) and France (5%).

Is Berkeley SkyDeck investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 30 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Berkeley SkyDeck invest alongside?

Most often K Fund (69 rounds together), National Science Foundation (23 rounds together) and Plug and Play (10 rounds together).

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