Berkeley Startup Cluster // June Updates

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JUNE 2017


NEWS & UPDATES


New Co-working Spaces Emerge

The Office: Berkeley

(Photo: Tracey Taylor, Berkeleyside)

A recent Berkeleyside article highlighted the new co-working space, The Office, which opened in May 2017 at 1935 Addison St in Downtown Berkeley. The Office is just the latest co-working space to open in Berkeley in recent years – Regus opened a space down the street (at 2001 Addison) in December 2016, while the city's largest co-working space, WeWork, opened in 2015 at 2120 University. There are now 10 co-working spaces in the city altogether, which occupy over 70,000 square feet of office space and accommodate approximately 350 businesses and non-profits.

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SkyDeck Announces Fall 2017 Cohort

SkyDeck Summer 2017 Cohort

(Photo: SkyDeck)

SkyDeck welcomed a new cohort of startups in mid-June. The 23 "SkyTeams" are tackling challenges that range from last mile delivery with robots (Kiwi Campus) and brain imaging (Darmiyan) to electronic vehicle charging (eCalCharge) and women's healthcare technology (Dot Labs). SkyDeck was recently named a 2017 Gold Level startup accelerator by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project.

Meet the Cohort


City Welcomes New Chief Strategist of Sustainable Growth

Liz Redman Cleveland

Elizabeth Redman Cleveland recently joined the City of Berkeley's Office of Economic Development as Chief Strategist of Sustainable Growth. Liz will be working with the Berkeley Startup Cluster (BSC), Women Entrepreneurs in Berkeley (WEB) and other organizations in the local innovation ecosystem to support Berkeley startups. She is your new BSC point of contact.

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UPCOMING EVENTS


Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Summit

September 15
Pauley Ballroom, 2475 Bancroft Way // UC Berkeley

Berkeley IPIRA is hosting a tech summit to empower underrepresented minorities, offer funding through SBIR/STTR grants, and network with peers fresh in the tech industry. 

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Fund & Fuel Your Dreams

September 21-23

Jenny Kassan Consulting is hosting a 3-day event for women entrepreneurs who want to raise the right money from the right investors. Join an amazing group of women entrepreneurs to learn the tools and strategies for raising capital on your own terms.

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RESOURCES & DEADLINES


I-Corps Startup Training

Applications due July 15

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) offers an immersive one week free startup training course. The next training starts July 24; applications are due July 15.

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IP Legal Assistance to Startups

Fall 2017
Berkeley Law

The Berkeley IP Lab provides IP legal assistance and patent landscape analysis for startups. Apply now for assistance in Fall 2017 from Berkeley Law students and practicing attorneys.    

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SELECTED JOB LISTINGS


Product Manager – Data Products // LeadGenius

Senior Software Engineer // Magoosh

Frontend Software Engineer // WriteLab

Demand Generation Manager // Twindom

Multiple Positions // Four Twenty Seven


Keep in Touch
To submit information or questions on the Berkeley Startup Cluster, contact: oedmailbox@cityofberkeley.info