Kal Deutsch

A Berkeley-founded community of 40 veteran investors, advisors, & mentors ready to provide you with ideas, insights, and a network of partners so that you can start building your company the minute you join.

The Berkeley Angel Network is a group of angel investors who are alumni, faculty and former faculty of UC Berkeley. The mission of the Berkeley Angel Network is to build an angel investor community among the alumni and faculty of UC Berkeley, and to improve the collective skills and knowledge of this angel investor community through activities related to angel investing.

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI age. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

USING DATA FOR BETTER STARTUP OUTCOMES We believe that ‘who you know’ never beats ‘what you do’. 77% of startup investment flows to those with connections and 87% of those startups fail. We use data to surface the best startups, and then provide direction to speed their success and get them noticed. 21st century problems require new perspectives. UNDERSTAND YOUR COMPANY’S VITAL SIGNS Predictive modeling and advising based on company profiles & critical KPIs. Why do companies fail? Two of the most common areas of failure are related to the team and product/market fit. Our proprietary framework allows you to better understand your company KPIs and team psychometrics in order to pursue the right strategies before it is too late. LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL FOUNDERS Fact: An inclusive founding team with diverse background makes startups better The more diverse your team is, the stronger your company becomes. Documented benefits include a richer talent pool, more inspired creativity, a stronger innovation culture and better problem solving. We tap into that power of the team by studying the psychometrics of a founding team, including things like grit, visionary and emotional intelligence.

WHAT WE DO: We help startups around the world build their startup and get investor-ready. HOW WE DO IT: We use our proprietary investor-readiness scorecard to get you investor ready, then make appropriate introductions to our network of 300+ Angel Investors and VCs (once you are ready.) WHY IT WORKS: We pair founders with investor-coaches, to help them fast track their progress. Once they are ready, they get an investor-review. When you get objective and regular feedback from experienced, accredited investors - you can focus on building a VIABLE and investor-ready startup. Clients: Our team has personally worked with some 950 startup founders and incubators from around the world including: ⭐ Startup Chile ⭐ Zonetap ⭐ RockyRobots ⭐ Ejoobi WHAT OTHERS SAY: "Our experience with the SVIYP Team and Process has been absolutely fantastic. (Investors) evaluating our Pitch and providing us with content specific to our areas of need has been incredibly helpful to our team and business."​ Jake, Founder, Sportlocker www.siliconvalleyinyourpocket.com

A Berkeley-founded community of 40 veteran investors, advisors, & mentors ready to provide you with ideas, insights, and a network of partners so that you can start building your company the minute you join.