E18 Looking for the next Cal moonshots with Caroline Winnett of UC Berkeley's SkyDeck

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is joined by Caroline Winnett, Executive Director at UC Berkeley's accelerator and incubator SkyDeck.   

00:00 Intro 

01:51 What is SkyDeck? 

02:57 Demo days during Covid-19 

03:35 Caroline's founder journey at NeuroFocus 

05:24 Joining SkyDeck and setting up the SkyDeck Fund 

07:23 Berkeley SkyDeck carry split 08:35 Berkeley SkyDeck LP base 

09:50 SkyDeck vs. YC, 500 Startups, Techstars 12:11 Cohort profile and eligibility requirements 

14:37 Accelerator milestones 

15:22 Breakout success stories 

16:26 Berkeley within Silicon Valley ecosystem 

18:33 Future of SkyDeck