# The Batchery

> The Batchery is a Berkeley-founded startup accelerator and investor-advisor community. It combines mentorship, business education, peer support, and investor access; its Pragmatic AI program helps founders, including nontechnical founders, assess AI opportunities in their businesses.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, United States
- **Founders:** David Koehn (Co-founder), Aaron Hayes (Co-founder), André Carothers (Co-founder), Graham Hunter (Co-founder), Jason Morris (Co-founder), Jeff Wallace (Co-founder), Kal Deutsch (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Pragmatic AI, Deep Dive, Investor-advisor mentorship, Demo days and investor introductions
- **Notable:** More than 150 graduates reported in November 2021., More than 160 graduates reported in April 2022., 220 cohort companies reported by Silicon Catalyst in October 2023.

## Products & services

- **Pragmatic AI** — Business-oriented AI guidance, tailored roadmaps and workshops, including support for nontechnical founders.
- **Deep Dive** — Historically a 12-week cohort combining mentoring, startup classes, specialist roundtables and a concluding investor pitch.
- **Investor-advisor mentorship** — Hands-on business guidance and access to a network of operators, investors and service providers.
- **Demo days and investor introductions** — Selected startups present to the internal angel community and external accredited investors.

## Achievements

- More than 150 graduates reported in November 2021.
- More than 160 graduates reported in April 2022.
- 220 cohort companies reported by Silicon Catalyst in October 2023.
- Batch 17 announced in October 2023 with 15 startups.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Jeff Wallace promoted applications for Pragmatic AI Batch 21 on LinkedIn.
- **2023-10** — Announced Batch 17 and a semiconductor-startup collaboration with Silicon Catalyst.

## Links

- Website: https://batchery.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-batchery/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TheBatchery
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Batchery/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27