OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, March 2, 2020
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley
The UC Berkeley School of Information and CITRIS are partnering with Stanford University to bring the international Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference to Berkeley, CA. This technical conference brings together data scientists and professionals in adjacent fields from around the globe to discuss the latest research and applications of data science in a broad set of domains.
Click here to learn more and register.
Friday, March 6, 2020
Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Center, UC Berkeley
RESOURCES & DEADLINES
Applications due TODAY, January 8, 2020
SkyDeck offers a 6 month acceleration program, access to a vast network of advisors and top notch UC Berkeley faculty, and research/laboratory resources for ambitious founders interested in taking their startup to the next level. Watch this video to learn why SkyDeck is one of the world's top university accelerators.
Apply here.
Applications due THIS FRIDAY, January 10, 2020
The Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership is now accepting project proposals for its Spring 2020 Equity Fluent Leadership course. This course provides students with an opportunity to work on semester-long projects brought forth by organizations wishing to examine an issue, problem, or decision that is central to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts.
Learn more and apply here.
Applications due Sunday, January 12, 2020
The Bay Area NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Node offers a one-week course based on Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad (Business Model Canvas + Customer Discovery). The three evening sessions will teach you to identify and refine your Value Propositions and Customer Segments, which are essential to de-risking your idea and achieving product-market fit. Outside of class, you'll do at least 15 interviews with potential customers as part of the customer discovery process.
The course will take place Jan 27, 29, and Feb 3 from 6-9 PM at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley // 2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Apply here by January 12.
Waiver requests due January 15; Tax payments due March 1, 2020
The City of Berkeley will waive business license taxes on government research and development (R&D) grants for Berkeley businesses that earn less than $100,000 dollars in annual gross receipts (excluding grant awards).
For more information or to submit a waiver request before January 15, 2020, check out our website or contact the City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development.
Applications due February 1
On March 3, 2020, TechCrunch will host the fourth annual TC Sessions: Robotics + AI at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. This year's event will include a pitch-off for early-stage companies in the robotics and AI space. The event will also be a great opportunity to exhibit your early-stage startup to 1,500 of the world’s leading robotics and AI technologists, researchers, innovators and investors or table to introduce yourself and your product to attendees.
Apply to participate in the pitch-off before February 1. Reserve a demo table (while spaces last).
Applications due January 20
Over the past 23 years, ICA Fund Good Jobs has proven that with the right type of support, businesses grow faster. More than 600 companies involved in the program have collectively secured over $300M in capital, created over 5,500 jobs, paid over $105M in wages and raised close to $18M in growth capital. Apply today to receive holistic advising designed to support high-potential companies looking to scale their operations and create good jobs.
VC Unlocked - Deal Camp is a four-day course focused on the nuts and bolts of deal making for investors who want to improve their ability to define, negotiate, and execute early-stage investments. Participants will work with leading UC Berkeley faculty and 500 Partners to develop strategies to structure deals in order to maximize investment returns.
Apply Today.
The Startup Law Initiative at Berkeley Law (SLI) is an initiative run by UC Berkeley that offers free incorporation services to entrepreneurs. SLI’s services allow Bay Area founders to overcome costly barriers to conducting business. Founders will work with Berkeley Law students and attorneys from top Silicon Valley law firms to make ideas become reality.
Learn more and fill out the application form here. (SLI is accepting applications on a rolling basis for entrepreneurs looking to incorporate their business this fall.)
The Department of Energy has released new 2020 funding opportunities for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. $40 million dollars in funding is available to small businesses looking to solve a myriad of science and energy challenges. The City of Berkeley provides tax waivers to companies that have received government research grants, you can find more information on the COB website.
Learn more about the SBIR and STTR programs here.
Startup Law Initiative, an initiative of the University of California, offers free incorporation services to entrepreneurs. Founders will work with Berkeley Law students and attorneys from top Silicon Valley law firms.
Apply Today. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS MAKING NEWS
Berkeley Lab's Cyclotron Road 2019 cohort fellows, Ryan Pearson and Matthew Ryan of Cypris Materials, have had a big year. They were recently named on Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy for their heat reflective window coating. They also have joined the Innovation Incubator (IN2), funded by Wells Fargo and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Read more about them in Forbes and from the IN2 website.
Berkeley-based Opus 12 was awarded the 2019 Neptune Award for their work turning CO2 into chemicals and fuels at a lower cost and with fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional production. The Opus 12 co-founders, Etosha Cave and Kendra Kuhl, were part of the inaugural cohort at Berkeley Lab's Cyclotron Road in 2015-2017. This award comes with $100,000 dollars and is aimed to help companies explore how to minimize our impact on natural resources.
Learn more about this award and the winners.
Keep in Touch
To submit information or questions about Berkeley Startup Cluster contact: oedmailbox@cityofberkeley.info
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