Existing office space in Berkeley can be old and funky while the demand is for modern and open-plan. And, compared to San Francisco and Oakland, the economics of building new here don’t pencil out, say experts.
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Berkeley-based startup sends part-time profs to school
The startup, based at WeWork Berkeley, blends what the Bay Area does best: tech and academia.
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24-year-old Cal grad launches $6M start-ups fund
Jeremy Fiance. Photo: LinkedIn A 24-year old Berkeley alum who raised funds for start-ups while still in school announced Monday that he has started a $6 million fund for companies connected to UC Berkeley. Jeremy Fiance has launched The House Fund, which will seed very early stage companies with anything from $50,000 to $250,000. Financial […]
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UK-based LGBT ‘PinkNews’ plots US growth from Berkeley
Gideon Bresler, US Managing Director of PinkNews, at WeWork Berkeley. Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is part of a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. Earlier this month, a new survey found less than half of teenagers ages 13-20 identify as being exclusively straight. Even among 21-to-34-year-old millennials, who are just a few years older than […]
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IdeaScale: Crowdsourcing winning ideas across the board
The White House was the first client of IdeaScale, an innovation management platform with offices at WeWork Berkeley. Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is part of a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. It is rare that a startup can claim the president of the United States among its first clients, but that is the case […]
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Berkeley start-up gives away profits. It’s Truly Mad!
The Truly M.A.D. team at their WeWork office (l to r): Michelle Gonzalez, Abhi Vallabhaneni and Iyla Ollinger. Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is part of a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. You’d think that for a small, recently launched e-commerce start-up Black Friday would be a pretty important sales day. But Truly M.A.D. founder Abhi […]
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Old and new media collide with Berkeley app Bookselves
Some of the Bookselves team at their WeWork Berkeley office (to r): Josh Guffey (CTO), Rafa Mkrtchyan (CFO), Alma Chen, Rawan Abushaban (CEO). Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is part of a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. The Bay Area is home to both a booming tech scene and a long literary tradition. […]
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In heart of Berkeley, making 3D printing accessible to all
Barbara Hanna, founder of 3D printing startup Cyant, in her WeWork Berkeley office. Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is part of a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. In the past few years, 3D printing has moved from the stuff of science fiction to the mainstream — showing up everywhere from space stations to hobbyists’ […]
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Drone startup abuzz at Berkeley coworking space WeWork
Left to right: Queen B Robotics’ Akshay Jain, Chris Blower and Sahil Juneja at their WeWork office in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Sarah Gerber This post is the first in a series of business stories brought to you by WeWork Berkeley. At WeWork Berkeley, there’s an office decorated with empty beer steins, and another occupied by a massive beanbag […]
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Reminder: Berkeleyside Open Office, July 15 at WeWork
Berkeleyside’s Open Office is on Wednesday July 15, 5-7pm, at its HQ at WeWork Berkeley. Photo: WeWork Berkeleyside’s Open Office is on Wednesday July 15, 5-7pm, at its HQ at WeWork Berkeley. Photo: WeWork On Wednesday July 15, Berkeleyside will hold an “Open Office” — a chance for you to meet the small core Berkeleyside team and some of […]
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WeWork opens office space in downtown Berkeley
WeWork, at 2120 University Ave. (at Shattuck), in downtown Berkeley has newly painted murals by Jason Woodside. Photo: William Newton WeWork, at 2120 University Ave. (at Shattuck), in downtown Berkeley has newly painted murals by Jason Woodside. Photo: William Newton WeWork, which has been called the country’s leading co-working company and is expanding globally at a rapid rate, according […]
