# Blackskies Investments

> Blackskies Investments is a student-led investment and entrepreneurship organization at UC Berkeley. It combines founder mentorship, early-stage capital support, consulting, design, engineering assistance and investor connections with a ten-week Ventures program that culminates in Demo Day.

- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, United States
- **Products:** Ventures builder program, Founder Ecosystem, Strategic Consulting, Design, VC Fundraising Network
- **Notable:** Held an April 28, 2026 Demo Day following a ten-week Ventures program., Spring 2026 Demo Day recap names Roomeet, Spotlight and Sift as the top three teams., Website advertises access to a network of 20+ investors; this is an organization-reported figure.

## Products & services

- **Ventures builder program** — Ten-week program for founders without prior software-building experience, covering MVP development, customer-problem validation and pitching. The Spring 2026 event describes it as a vibecoding program.
- **Founder Ecosystem** — Resources, connections and community for Berkeley founders.
- **Strategic Consulting** — Business analysis for go-to-market strategy, product pricing and related decisions.
- **Design** — On-demand branding and visual design services.
- **VC Fundraising Network** — A self-reported network of more than 20 investors, plus pitch-deck and due-diligence assistance.
- **Technical / Product Support** — Engineering collaboration to help founders build products.

## Achievements

- Held an April 28, 2026 Demo Day following a ten-week Ventures program.
- Spring 2026 Demo Day recap names Roomeet, Spotlight and Sift as the top three teams.
- Website advertises access to a network of 20+ investors; this is an organization-reported figure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — April 28 Demo Day featured seven-minute founder pitches and three-minute Q&A, in collaboration with Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship and Claude.

## Links

- Website: https://blackskies.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackskies/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackskies.investments/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27