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Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano

Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano is the international accelerator program dedicated to European-based startups, launched by Berkeley SkyDeck, Cariplo Factory, and Lendlease.

European startups will now be able to more easily access the vast network of advisors, mentors, VCs, and corporations that Berkeley SkyDeck has been building over the past 10 years, while also building their business in Europe and leveraging the European startup ecosystem. The accelerator is a collaborative initiative between three key stakeholders including Berkeley SkyDeck, the global startup accelerator of the University of California, Berkeley, Cariplo Factory, an innovation hub specializing in entrepreneurial programs, and Lendlease, a global real estate, and investment group. The project is financially supported by Fondazione Cariplo and Regione Lombardia.

If your startup is looking to access the vast resources, programming, and network that SkyDeck has to offer, apply to Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano. For European founders looking to grow their startups in the US and North American markets, Berkeley SkyDeck may be the right program for you.

SkyDeck Europe, Milano intends to enhance the MIND ecosystem through the collaboration with the Università Statale di MilanoIRCCS GaleazziFondazione Human TechnopoleFederated Innovation @MIND, in addition to Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.

Berkeley SkyDeckCariplo Factory, and Lendlease launched the sixth initiative of Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano program. Applications are opened for Batch 19 with a final deadline on August 29th, 2024.

Berkeley SkyDeckCariplo Factory, and Lendlease launched the fifth initiative of Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano program. On October 2024 the selected startups were presented to investors from all over Europe during the Demo Day hosted at Palazzo Lombardia in Milan.

Berkeley SkyDeckCariplo Factory, and Lendlease launched the fourth initiative of Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano program. On April 2024 the selected startups were presented to investors from all over Europe.

The third batch of startups has collected € 1.3 million in equity investments. On October 2023 the selected startups were presented to investors from all over Europe.

The second batch of startups has collected € 1.3 million in equity investments. On April 2023 the selected startups were presented to investors from all over Europe.

Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano has announced its first Demo Day showcasing the first 9 startups to take part to Italian and international investors. The selected startups each received an equity investment of €145,000, the opportunity to present their project to a network of international investors, and a chance to meet relevant companies that could be interested in a commercial collaboration.

SkyDeck Europe Advisors

Antonio Bicchi
Professor of Robotics – Università di Pisa
Paolo Milani
Professor – Università degli Studi di Milano
Marita Cavalcanti
Chief Financial Officer – Bound
Bill Barber
Innovation EcoSystems Architect
Elisa Rossi
Growth Leader
Stefan Pflanz
Executive Director – Boehringer-Ingelheim Venture Fund USA
Dario Rienhardt
Managing Director – Arksolutions
Matteo Bonfanti
Technology Transfer Director – Istituto Italiano Tecnologia
Laura Oliphant
Board Director, Technology CEO, Venture Investor, M&A, and Supply Chain Expert
James Robinson
Professor – University of California
Tommaso Boralevi
Technology and Innovation Director LendLease
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor
Andrea Ruckstuhl
Director – EMEA at LendLease
Mark Esposito
Co-Founder & Chief Learning Officer – Nexus FrontierTech
Marco Venturelli
Life Sciences and Health Care Expert
Matteo Moriotti
Global Account Partner – Capgemini Engineering
Giuseppe Fraizzoli
Business Consultant
Edoardo Maria Toscani
Formerly GM BBVA Italian Branch, MD Barclays and Lehman Brothers
Pancrazio Autieri
Managing Partner, Product Expanse, Berkeley
Roman Vinogradov
Vice President (VP) of Product at Improvado
Marco Tosoni
Chief of Staff at Dfinity foundation
Diane Gaillard
International communications coach, consultant and lecturer
Maxim Dressler
Co-Founder and COO adacta
Lorenzo Tencati
Investor
Gianluca Meardi
General Manager V Nova
Giuseppe Borghi
Head of Φ-lab Division ( European Space Agency )
Samir Ghosh
Startup Advisor & Coach
Maria Cristina Borelli
Advisor at Silicon Catalyst & Bekeley Skydeck
Jean-Michel Richard
Non Exec Director and Senior Financial Advisor
Ciaran Quinn
Founder of VEO2
Giuseppe Fraizzoli

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