Berkeley SkyDeck

Berkeley SkyDeck is an accelerator program based in Berkeley, California, focused on supporting startups founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni, and faculty. Established in 2012, it invests up to $100,000 in each selected company through its six-month SkyDeck Cohort Program. The investment is structured in two parts: an initial $50,000 upon acceptance and an additional $50,000 after three months, contingent on the startup's progress. Berkeley SkyDeck also offers a Global Innovative Partner Program and a HotDesk incubator, accommodating around 120 startups annually. As a pioneering in-house accelerator at a public research university, it aims to enhance entrepreneurial success by providing tailored support, access to a vast network of advisors, investors, and various resources to its participants.

Brian Bordley

Partner

Jerome Engel

Advisor

Chon Tang

General Partner

Past deals in Western US

FynCom

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fyncom.robocash We are currently housed in the EvoNexus FinTech Incubator in Irvine, CA until 10/21. RoboCash is the first expression of a proprietary FinTech algorithm designed to address Financial Communications problems at a global scale. FynCom represents the bigger picture, where we'll be releasing a few more services meant to reinvent the way we communicate with each other . We define our sector as Financial Communications (FinComm). FinComm operates at the intersection of FinTech, Data Science, Blockchain, Telecommunications, and Direct Messaging. Our white paper outlines the first-principals approach we took to discover this sector. https://www.myrobocash.com/RoboCash.pdf

Wing Assistant

Seed Round in 2022
Wing is a product-driven managed marketplace matching SME teams with vetted remote talent to make delegating recurring work easy and secure. Wing automates the process of getting things done on-demand for users with cutting-edge technology and a strong partnership network. The company is the only mobile on-demand concierge service app in the space that learns about the user and leverages AI to improve its service. Wing is also the only service that offers a monthly subscription for unlimited requests, at a price point that is affordable to the mass market. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Prophecy

Series A in 2022
Prophecy is a cloud-native data engineering company based in Silicon Valley that focuses on enhancing data pipeline development and deployment. By integrating visual development with agile software engineering practices, Prophecy enables users to create quality data pipelines through an intuitive interface that requires minimal coding, primarily using SQL. The company specializes in automating the migration of existing ETL workflows to Apache Spark, thereby modernizing data engineering processes for enterprises. Its product offers comprehensive support throughout the development and delivery lifecycle, featuring capabilities such as column-level lineage and metadata management. With a design that allows users to fill in templates visually, Prophecy's platform supports open source technologies like Apache Airflow and provides hybrid cloud deployment options, making it easier for data engineering teams to meet and exceed industry standards.

InTone

Pre Seed Round in 2021
InTone offers a personalized AI accent neutralization technology, on a mission to improve communication around the globe. With the global trend of outsourced customer support, InTone brings the quality of offshore customer support calls to a new level. By enhancing understanding between call center agents and customers, companies can reduce the need for language training, while processing more calls and improving customer satisfaction.

Puzzl

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
MarketFly is a marketplace for small business owners. MarketFly changes the way small businesses run their social media. Currently seeking funding.

SMBX

Seed Round in 2021
SMBX, Inc. operates an online funding portal, which offers a small business marketplace network for buying and selling small business financial securities and bonds. The company’s portal enable users to discover and invest in businesses and enables small businesses to offer bonds directly to the public without banks and standard regulatory fees. It also operates a mobile application to provide its services. SMBX, Inc. was formerly known as Peerhood, LLC. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Accountstory

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Accountstory shows you how to sell into your target accounts. Do you have the right decision maker? What's their procurement process? Join to get insights on accounts from sellers who have sold into them. Accountstory is headquartered in the Bay Area and was founded by B2B sales professionals and engineers.

Dispatch Goods

Seed Round in 2021
Dispatch Goods Inc. manufactures reusable steel containers and boxes for food delivery ecosystem. The company offers containers for the elimination of the disposable food ware. It serves restaurants and food trucks. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

LOVO

Seed Round in 2021
LOVO operates voiceover creation platform that allow users to connect with their loved ones and friends. It offers custom voices, including voiceovers for games and audio books, emotional voices, and other voices and voice preservation services. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California.

DeepScribe

Seed Round in 2021
DeepScribe is bringing the joy of care back to medicine with its artificially intelligent medical scribe. Imagine a world where you visit your patients and come back to your desk to see the entire appointment accurately documented for you in your Electronic Health Record (EHR) System. No frustrating voice dictation services. No expensive human/virtual scribes. No having to remember what you prescribed. That is what they are trying to accomplish at DeepScribe. Learn more at deepscribe.tech

C. Light Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
C. Light Technologies, Inc. operates as a neurotech and AI company that develops an eye tracking technology for neurological health. It offers machine learning algorithms and instrument that monitors multiple sclerosis (MS) by measuring neurological activity through imaging the retina. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Featureform

Seed Round in 2021
Featureform standardizes how features are defined, managed, and shared.

zing robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017, Ziiko Robotics is an autonomous vehicle startup that has developed an electric, autonomous mobility platform suitable for a wide variety of uses. Our initial focus is on the ground service equipment market, partnering with airlines and cargo carriers to significantly reduce operating costs and improve safety by removing human operators from GSE on the tarmac.

Cleanomatics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
We provide on demand cleaning & laundry services to Gen Z customers staying in large urban centers like the corporate hubs in Gurgaon near Delhi. This segment of customers are very different from the earlier generations. They are digital natives, always on the go and feel extremely lazy & inconvenienced when it comes to doing household chores. However, this habit makes them vulnerable to severe health and hygiene issues especially in the post Covid19 world. Our solution is easy, reliable, available at the click of a mobile phone button and doesn't burn pockets. Our services encompass a revolutionary contact-less laundry process with end-to-end UV protection. Our deep cleaning services provide holistic germ free sanitizing along with it.

Truffl

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Truffl is a travel planning app that allows users to interact and find recommendations from the people they trust. The company was founded by Eric Om and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Sillo

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Sillo is a mobile application that helps students build confidence through initial anonymous conversations. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

SpacePlace Inc.

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
SpacePlace partners with rental property owners to create digital catalogs of the products they’ve curated for each space.

The Hurd

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
The Hurd creates man-made cellulosic fiber pulp from agricultural waste. Agrilose is used to make lyocell or viscose/rayon, a sustainable and tree-free product with the same quality and price as tree pulp. The Hurd Co. was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Tyme

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Tyme for Survivors is a sexual assault reporting mobile application. The company was founded by Riese Wismer and is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States.

SKUVision

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
SKUVision is an inventory management platform that aims to help businesses of all sizes in supply chain logistics and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Syncanica

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Syncanica is an IP company that produces a series of cannabinoid analogs that retain the therapeutic properties of CBD.

Velocitee Labs

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Velocitee Labs is an IoT company that focuses on strengthening the safety issues and data shortfalls in the transportation industry. The company specializes in designing and producing safety and anti-theft devices for motorcycles. Velocitee Labs was founded in 2020 and is based in Berkeley, California.

TaiyoAI

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
TaiyoAI is a platform that enables enterprises to tap into organized time series data and identify drivers for business-critical trends. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Verne

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Verne is a cleantech startup accelerating pioneering a new high-density, low-cost, and lightweight hydrogen storage system. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, United States.

Augmental

Seed Round in 2020
Augmental Technologies, Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing hands-free interfaces designed to assist individuals with situational and severe motor impairments. The company focuses on integrating augmented reality and assistive technology with the human body, allowing users to access information and interact with devices without the use of their hands. Augmental's innovative approach views the mouth as an untapped area for human-computer interaction, aiming to enhance autonomy for those who experience physical limitations, such as paralysis of the upper extremities. By overcoming these barriers, Augmental seeks to provide increased access to computers and mobile devices, facilitating a more independent and connected life for its users.

Axent Biosciences

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Axent Biosciences is a biotech venture that engineers biomaterial technology for the development pipeline of stem cell therapy. The company was co-founded by Riya Muckom and David Schaffer in 2019 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Coreshell Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Coreshell Technologies is accelerating the world’s transition to electric transportation and renewable energy by solving the key degradation issue in rechargeable batteries. Our breakthrough nanolayer thin-film coating technology protects batteries from degrading chemical reactions and is uniquely capable of seamlessly fitting into existing manufacturing while producing the step change needed in the capacity, safety, and cost of batteries.

Wheel the World

Seed Round in 2020
Wheel the World Inc. provides tour services for people with disabilities, their friends, and family worldwide. The company provides destinations, tours packages, tours and activities, and accommodation services through its online portal. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Intento

Seed Round in 2020
Intento, Inc. is an artificial intelligence integration platform that assists companies in procuring and deploying AI solutions for content processing. The company offers an application programming interface (API) that connects users with third-party AI models from various vendors, enabling them to discover, evaluate, and implement AI services in a vendor-neutral manner. Intento's platform supports various functions, including machine translation, intent detection, and sentiment analysis, serving industries such as e-commerce, travel, and content publishing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Intento provides a patented and ISO-27001 certified solution that enhances localization, content management, customer support, and marketing operations for global enterprises.

SuperAnnotate

Seed Round in 2020
SuperAnnotate is a Stockholm-based technology company founded in 2018, specializing in artificial intelligence software for image annotation services. The company offers advanced tools for image segmentation and object selection, enabling pixel-accurate annotations at speeds 10 to 20 times faster than traditional methods. Its AI-powered technology supports various industries, including autonomous vehicles, retail, security, and medical sectors, by providing high-quality training data that enhances computer vision projects while reducing costs and turnaround times. SuperAnnotate’s platform facilitates the annotation of images, videos, text, and other data types, promoting streamlined collaboration and quality management. Additionally, it offers software development kits to help clients integrate their solutions seamlessly, ensuring the creation of effective training models and efficient data organization.

AimHub

Pre Seed Round in 2020
AimHub, Inc. develops machine learning software platform that allows engineers and data scientists to track, compare, monitor, and optimize their ML models. The product provides a repository which can be used to store experiments and their full history. AimHub, Inc. is based in the United States.

MindsDB

Seed Round in 2020
MindsDB Inc. is an automated machine learning platform that empowers users to extract insights from their data efficiently and accurately. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company provides tools that facilitate quick and interpretable answers to various data inquiries. MindsDB's platform is applicable across multiple sectors, including retail, finance, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. Its services support a range of applications such as credit scoring, customer lifetime value optimization, fraud detection, inventory management, and predictive maintenance. By automating the processes needed for quality predictions, MindsDB helps organizations leverage machine learning capabilities without the extensive costs associated with hiring skilled data scientists, effectively transforming their databases into automated data science teams.

mynurse.ai

Seed Round in 2020
mynurse.ai is a platform that surfaces the right information at the right time by analyzing the habits and behaviors of the most effective nurses. Administrative tasks are automated so that care teams can focus on spending time with patients. We’re on a mission to make healthcare human.

Organos

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Organos provides an analysis of action potential and calcium transient dynamic in cardiac MPS to predict arrhythmia. The company uses a silico framework to invert measurements into mechanisms of action and provide estimated IC50 values of ion channels. Organos was founded in 2019 by Kevin E. Healy and Samuel T. Wall and is based in Moraga, California.

ImmunoMind

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ImmunoMind Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in AI-driven drug discovery using single-cell immunogenomics technologies. Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, the company offers an AI platform known as Immunarch AI, which streamlines the identification of biomarkers to enhance the success rates of drug development programs. By automating the discovery process from single-cell immunogenomics data, ImmunoMind significantly reduces the time and computational resources required by researchers, potentially freeing up to 85% of their time and accelerating computations by 750%. The platform is widely utilized by researchers and medical scientists from prestigious institutions and companies, including Pfizer, Novartis, and Stanford, and it has garnered a global user base of over 30,000. ImmunoMind is also affiliated with the UC Berkeley SkyDeck program.

Kura Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Kura Technologies is an augmented reality company focused on building the next generation AR glasses with the largest field of view and highest transparency customized optics, display, ASIC, and algorithm. Our solution includes both hardware and software platform, which is designed to be integrated with software companies to provide enterprise and consumer solutions. We are providing the best performing AR platform for telepresent collaborations, training, and 3D visualization.

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.

RefiRx

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
RefiRx is an online lending platform that provides transparent and anonymous auctions. It provides a one-stop source portal to the mass market from loan origination to closing. RefiRx was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California.

WhatElse

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
WhatElse.io is a business productivity solution founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California. The company addresses the challenges faced by business users in organizations with over 50 employees, who typically manage customer information across multiple applications. This disarray often leads to inefficient use of time as employees spend significant effort preparing for customer interactions. To combat this, WhatElse.io integrates various applications to streamline data access and enhance productivity. Its flagship product, 1 Page, provides users with a comprehensive summary of each meeting attendee, including relevant emails, CRM data, and necessary files, thereby facilitating efficient preparation. Additionally, 1 Page automatically logs meeting details into the CRM, allowing users to document insights through text or voice notes for future reference. With features like quick setup, minimal IT involvement, and support for multiple languages, WhatElse.io aims to improve CRM adoption and optimize customer engagement, ultimately leading to better data management and revenue forecasting.

Developen

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Developen, founded in 2019 and based in Berkeley, California, specializes in creating personalized and efficient engineering tools. The company aims to establish a digital marketplace that allows members to break projects into manageable tasks and collaborate to solve problems. This platform not only facilitates interaction among engineering teams but also ensures that individuals receive compensation for their contributions to solutions. Through its innovative approach, Developen seeks to enhance the design and completion of engineering projects, making the process more streamlined and effective.

FakeNet AI

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
FakeNet AI offers a web app and API that scans videos and detect a variety of alteration techniques through a machine learning model. The company was founded in 2019 by Raymond Lee and is based in Berkeley, California.

TheBOLT

Pre Seed Round in 2020
TheBOLT is a technology company that allows International freelancers to receive payments from American clients. It was founded in 2018 by Alexey Lebed and is based in Berkeley, California, United States.

Higher Rewards

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Higher Rewards offers religious and nonprofit organizations a self-branded credit card for their members where a percentage goes to the organization. The company was founded in 2018 by Jarrett Wright and Jacob Kipp and is based in Concord, California.

Forust

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Forust is a wood technology company that designs and manufactures innovative interiors in 3d printed wood. The company's manufacturing methods are non-destructive to the planet’s ecology. Forust Corporation was founded in 2019 by Andrew Jeffery, Virginia San Fratello, and Ronald Rael and is based in San Leandro, California.

Boomerang Recommerce

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Boomerang Recommerce provides a solution for fashion brands to resell and purchase used products, unsold products, and imperfect items. The company was founded in 2019 by Maximillien Wundermann and Paul Laverne and is based in Berkeley, California, United States.

Lunchable

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Lunchable is an application that streamlines the process for users to join groups to match with other users. The company was founded in 2019 by Steve Hwang and is based in Berkeley, California.

QPi Education

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
QPi Education Inc. provides online course for students to learn coding using engineering and design thinking. It offers to learn coding with raspberry Pi, apply STEAM by building projects, and innovate solutions to design challenges. The company offers step-by-step lessons, classroom maker kit, professional development, and 24/7 support service. QPi Education Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Acunon

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Acunon develops medical diagnostic devices that offer vitro tests for STD patients. The company makes it convenient and accessible for low-income consumers, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and the elderly. Acunon Health is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

DeWaste

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
DeWaste Kitchen collects real time data of food waste using computer vision, generates daily insights, & helps reduce waste with intelligent analytics. We track and reduce food waste in dining institutions and analyze both food waste in the kitchen and we analyze food leftovers. This is accomplished by mounting cameras to automatically take photos of each plate of food waste and running image analysis to figure out what food is being wasted. We have another product, the DeWaste Network which helps food producers connect with food purchasers (grocery stores and restaurants). By facilitating these connections, food producers won’t waste as much food during the COVID-19 pandemic and food purchasers can get food at a reduced cost as they struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic.

Quit Labs

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Quit Labs is an application intended to help people quit smoking. The company was founded in 2018 by Raymond G. and Harry Chen and is based in San Francisco, California.

Better Sports Corporation

Seed Round in 2020
Better Sports Corporation, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializes in a gaming application that integrates fantasy sports and eSports betting. The mobile application allows users to predict outcomes on Twitch streams, enabling them to engage in simple yes or no predictions across five different outcomes. With its user-friendly interface, Better provides a straightforward platform for sports enthusiasts to participate in gaming activities and win cash rewards.

ETTA Biotechnology

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
ETTA Biotechnology provides a science-based solution that helps in the detection and treatment of aging and disease. The company targets cellular senescence as an intervention in aging. ETTA Biotechnology was founded in 2020 by Lulu Lorien, Kyle Brewer, and Biao Zhang and is based in San Francisco, California.

Brightflow AI

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Developer of cash flow forecasting software designed to provide financial insights to small and mid-sized businesses. The company's platform provides real-time cash forecast, cash inflow, and outflow in bar charts and graphs and comes up with a financial business plan, enabling financial entrepreneurs and businesses to enhance their understanding of the financial insights within their organization.

mFluiDx

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Zika Virus, Dengue Fever, and other global pandemics ravish countries as a result of a lack of rapidly deployable field based diagnostics. mFluidX has created a DNA diagnostic test the size of a stick of gum that can be deployed and provide results in thirty minutes. All with a self-powered disposable chip that costs 1000x less than current bulky benchtop based lab diagnostics.

CertifiedRecs

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
CertifiedRecs is an employee referral portal that allows their clients to manage their references. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California, United States.

Eat Makhana

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
With 50% more protein and 20% fewer calories than corn, water lily seeds (known as makhana) are an ancient superfood containing all 17 amino acids, and shown to reduce inflammation as well as prevent chronic illnesses. Eat Makhana's flavors are grain free, sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and 100% vegan.

KAALI

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Kaali provides free tampons and pads via a network of smart IoT period product dispensers. The company was founded in 2019 by Rebecca Hiremath and is based in San Francisco, California.

CodeSuite

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
CodeSuite provides a tech recruiting solution enabling businesses to hire qualified engineers. The company evaluates the candidate's coding skills with fully-customized problems. CodeSuite was founded in 2020 by Doug Kim and is based in Berkeley, California.

DiffZero

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
DiffZero is a platform for coaches to work with their students, for patients to complete rehab training, and for athletes.

Fit Genetics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Fit Genetics is a genetic testing company that provides scientifically sound personal genetic information. The company is headquartered in Greenbrae, California.

XPose Therapeutics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
XPose Therapeutics is an early-stage drug discovery company leveraging a cutting-edge approach using experimental information on 3D protein-ligand interactions as a starting point to discover and develop target-specific small molecule cancer therapeutics for traditionally “undruggable” targets.

Triplecorn

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Triplecorn is a property management software-as-a-service that provide homeowners with a simple method to manage their rental properties. The company was founded by Aaron Li, Lawrence Chen, and Edward Choi and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, United States.

MUSA

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Musa is an events service company that connects local artists with unconventional local venues. The company advertises to the local community of artists using social media, newsletter, and location-based calendar. Musa was founded in 2019 by Lucas Tepman, Adam Sherman, and Magdalena Fraga Lauhirat and is based in Berkeley, California.

Slicky Robotics

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Slicky Robotics provides Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things education. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkerley, California.

Coraleer

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Coraleer is a company based in Berkeley, California, specializing in the development of Autonomous Surface Vehicles tailored for researchers and coral reef explorers. These vehicles are designed to be portable and equipped with advanced image capture capabilities, allowing for efficient collection of spatiotemporal data related to coral reefs. By facilitating the study and monitoring of these vital ecosystems, Coraleer aims to support conservation efforts and provide valuable insights into the health and dynamics of coral reefs.

Aila Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Aila Health, founded in 2019 by Rory Stanton and based in San Francisco, California, operates a virtual specialty care clinic platform focused on patients with autoimmune diseases. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance healthcare decision-making for both providers and patients. Its clinical platform offers access to specialists, health coaches, personalized nutrition, patient education, and remote monitoring devices, all aimed at improving health outcomes and addressing gaps in care. By facilitating seamless remote patient monitoring, Aila Health enables healthcare providers to deliver tailored care management based on individual health histories, genetic profiles, lifestyles, and environmental factors.

Root Applied Sciences

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Root Applied Sciences Inc. provides automated in-field DNA-based sensors for airborne pathogens. It helps to send pathogen alerts directly to phone or upload automatically to the dashboard. Root Applied Sciences Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Dispatch Goods

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Dispatch Goods Inc. manufactures reusable steel containers and boxes for food delivery ecosystem. The company offers containers for the elimination of the disposable food ware. It serves restaurants and food trucks. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

nCefalon Corporation

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
We are a Silicon Valley based company specializing in advanced medical technology to help epilepsy patients and healthcare service providers. At nCefalon, we believe advance technologies can bring a fundamental change in how epilepsy patients live their daily lives. As a medical software and hardware technology frontier, we are committed to medical innovation and scientific rigor with abiding dedication.

ConnectMD

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
ConnectMD is a communication platform that connects patients and doctors via video calls or text messages. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Route20

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Route20 is a journalism studio that provides the audience with access to facts using technology and art. Route20 studio was founded in 2019 by Christi Warren and Tessa Paoli and is based in Berkeley, California.

Loak

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Loak is an online marketplace that features and sells different kinds of sneakers.

Calypso

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Calypso is an online platform that services personal loans and capital markets. It allows the users to customize the terms and conditions of their loan and then publish the proposal to the Calypso Marketplace. Calypso was founded in 2019 by Sriharsha Guduguntla and Sigurd Eilerås and is based in Berkeley, California.

DeepRed Technologies

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
DeepRed Technologies develops applications in healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. The company's previous project provides a breast cancer screening method that is safer and accurate. DeepRed Technologies was founded in 2019 by Chase Chen, Sanjay Rao, Junqiao Wu, and Kechao Tang.

Wing Assistant

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Wing is a product-driven managed marketplace matching SME teams with vetted remote talent to make delegating recurring work easy and secure. Wing automates the process of getting things done on-demand for users with cutting-edge technology and a strong partnership network. The company is the only mobile on-demand concierge service app in the space that learns about the user and leverages AI to improve its service. Wing is also the only service that offers a monthly subscription for unlimited requests, at a price point that is affordable to the mass market. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Clinic Price Check

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Clinic Price Check provides hospital price comparisons to the consumers to help them choose cheaper health providers. The company has cash prices for 9000+ services at 350+ hospitals in California. Clinic Price Check was founded in 2019 by Joanne Rodrigues and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Deep Criminalize

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Deep Criminalize develops an A.I. algorithm that generates new images solely based on a description.

EMTranslate

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
EMTranslate develops an application that allows EMS workers to hurdle language barriers with patients in the field. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California.

eLawPro

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
eLawPro is a Berkeley, California-based platform that specializes in digitalizing immigration case management for legal firms. Founded in 2018, eLawPro offers tools to streamline workflow and improve customer relations by efficiently managing case paperwork and client communications. The platform features a user-friendly billing process, essential financial documentation, and effective task management capabilities. By leveraging these tools, eLawPro enables legal practitioners to save time and resources while enhancing the overall management of their legal practices.

FIT’D

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
FIT’D develops a human resource platform to provide assistance in training candidates. The company's platform offers interviewing practice, connects applicants to firms, and enables the candidates to train and get hired. FIT'D - Foot In The Door was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Mat3ra.com

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Mat3ra.com, operated by Exabyte Inc., is a web-based platform that focuses on the modeling and development of advanced materials and chemicals. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform integrates high-fidelity simulations, large-scale data analytics, and machine learning to facilitate the design and discovery processes at the nanoscale. By providing a hosted environment suitable for both public and private cloud deployments, Mat3ra.com aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of materials modeling, making it a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals in the field of materials science.

Thryft

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
We simplify the fragmented, 5-6 step process of selling on Instagram into a single checkout link that sellers can generate from Instagram posts. We also help Instagram sellers ship easier and at the lowest rates, and manage their revenues and orders through a simple dashboard.

BearHouse Innovations

Pre Seed Round in 2020
BearHouse Innovations offers a mobile application for first-time and soon-to-be dads to help them navigate fatherhood. The application provides necessary information and advice to successfully navigate their partner's pregnancy. BearHouse Innovations was founded in 2019 by Charlie Davidman and Joseph Choi and is based in Berkeley, California.

Core Lesson

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Core Lesson develops an educational platform to share lesson ideas and provides an online collaborative space for educators. The company is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Buck.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Buck.ai designs and develops process automation platform. It offers artificial intelligence based robotic process automation (RPA) platform that enables businesses to automate their key operations and customer experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

4D Sight

Pre Seed Round in 2020
4D Sight is a deep advertising platform for live stream gaming and sports content. Our technology embeds ads into the content in a way that feels natural to the game environment.

CarpeMed

Pre Seed Round in 2020
CarpeMed is travel medical, a modern membership powered by healthcare intelligence that puts high-quality medical certainty at the forefront. We’ve solved unknown quality of care, the maze and mess of high-quality search and costly premiums. A travel medical companion that is the 1st to create Travel Medical Community.

Aeros Network

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Aeros Network develops an application platform that offers travelers with reward currency that can be exchanged for flyer miles and points. The company was founded in 2019 by Gonzalo de los Rios and is based in Berkeley, California.

AHEAD Project

Funding Round in 2020
AHEAD Medicine focuses on developing AI-enabled immunoprofiling diagnostic for cancer precision medicine. Our lead product is AHEAD-flow platform, a machine learning based, fully automated analysis tool for clinical cytometry exams on blood cancer patients that is 100 times faster than current method. Here is the demo of our prototype: https://youtu.be/qcom2_RBDsA We have published our works in multiple international congresses and peer-reviewed journals. Our full list of publication could be found here: https://aheadmedicine.com/publications We also have co-development projects with pharmaceutical companies for immuno-oncology companion/complementary diagnostics in the pipeline. Currently, we are raising an equity round to establish a quality management system, complete FDA pre-submission meeting and kick off external validation study for our leading product AHEAD-flow platform.

humm

Seed Round in 2019
HUMM Technologies Pty Ltd is an Australian company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Perth. It specializes in developing a neurotechnology platform that integrates software and hardware to enhance human capabilities. The company's primary focus is on creating non-invasive wearable devices that leverage advances in machine learning and cloud processing. Its flagship product, a wearable patch, has demonstrated the ability to improve working memory by 20% in clinical trials conducted by researchers from UCSF and Berkeley. By combining artificial intelligence with neuroscience, HUMM aims to facilitate behavioral changes and provide a healthier alternative to traditional medications and supplements for cognitive enhancement, ultimately improving the quality of life for users.

Netris

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Netris is an automatic network operations platform that transforms physical network infrastructures into a service model, akin to cloud management. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Netris offers software-defined solutions for telecom and data centers, facilitating seamless management of network resources. Its flagship product, XCloud Conductor, provides a unified web interface designed for all stakeholders involved in network operations, streamlining the process of managing network infrastructure. By shifting local private environments to a cloud-like management approach, Netris enhances operational efficiency and simplifies the complexities associated with traditional network management.

Dispatch Goods

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Dispatch Goods Inc. manufactures reusable steel containers and boxes for food delivery ecosystem. The company offers containers for the elimination of the disposable food ware. It serves restaurants and food trucks. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pundit

Seed Round in 2019
Pundit Today, Inc. is a company that has developed a political social network aimed at fostering discussions and interactions among Americans regarding both local and national political issues. Founded in 2019 and based in Berkeley, California, Pundit provides a platform designed to facilitate engagement and discourse across the political spectrum. The company's focus is on creating a hyper-localized environment where users can connect and share their perspectives on various political matters.

Flourish Fi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Flourish Savings, Inc. is a financial technology company established in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, California. It specializes in creating a rewards-based online and mobile savings platform aimed at individuals who typically underutilize banking services. By offering a digital engagement platform, Flourish Savings facilitates financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, in implementing solutions that attract new customers to financial services. The platform is designed to encourage meaningful financial actions, helping these institutions to increase deposits, strengthen customer relationships, and enhance revenue.

Sharpsquare

Non Equity Assistance in 2019
Sharpsquare is an online sports betting platform based in Berkeley, California, established in 2019. The company specializes in real-time betting through a messaging-based system, enabling fans to engage in live in-game prediction contests. By providing an interactive environment for sports enthusiasts, Sharpsquare aims to enhance the betting experience, allowing users to participate actively during events.

AnnoTex

Pre Seed Round in 2019
AnnoTex is a PDF annotator software that allows users to write math equations and chemical structures. The company was founded by Achyuta Iyengar and Kavi Vaidya and is based in Berkeley, California, United States.