Revati Thatte

Student startup Marco Polo gives athletes a fresh perspective on training

By Revati Thatte / July 12, 2018 / Comments Off on Student startup Marco Polo gives athletes a fresh perspective on training

Born out of SCET’s Sports Tech Collider Sprint, Marco Polo is a company focused on bringing artificial intelligence, or AI, to the sports world. Three UC Berkeley students came together to give sports teams an advantage when it comes to training. Second-year MBA student Mike Devlin, computer science Ph.D. student Panna Felsen, and recent alum…

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BAN members Kim Nguyen and Bill Vederman meet with nVision CEO Surbhi Sana at BAN's April 2016 meeting.

Berkeley Angel Network: a “Shark Tank” for startups

By Revati Thatte / July 12, 2018 / Comments Off on Berkeley Angel Network: a “Shark Tank” for startups

If you’re a startup in the Bay Area looking for a guardian angel to guide you through the venture capitalist world, look no further than the Berkeley Angel Network, a group of UC Berkeley-affiliated investors who seek to bolster the next big company. Berkeley Angel Network, or BAN, aims not only to provide budding startups…

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Tech top dogs discuss workplace diversity at ELPP panel

By Revati Thatte / June 12, 2018 / Comments Off on Tech top dogs discuss workplace diversity at ELPP panel

Samantha Walravens, author of the acclaimed book Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech, hosted a panel of industry leaders on June 4 to discuss diversity initiatives in the technology industry. The panel took place at Silicon Valley Bank’s Kellogg Auditorium in Santa Clara as part of the Engineering Leadership Professional Program, or…

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