University of California, Berkeley’s accelerator has picked up $60m for its second fund, less than two months after the programme launched a European presence in Italy.
UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the accelerator of University of California, Berkeley, closed its second fund at $60m on Thursday thanks to a mix of new and returning limited partners from the first vehicle.
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