Exhibit 10.2

September6,2022

Scott Chaplin

DearScott,

We are pleased to extend to you an offer of employment with Berkeley Lights, Inc. (the “Company”) as set forth below. This written agreement supersedes and replaces any prior agreements, representations, or understandings, whetherwritten,oral or implied, between you and the Company.

1.Title.Youarebeingofferedafull-time,exemptpositionastheCompany’sChiefLegalOfficer. You will be reporting to Siddhartha Kadia, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. As a constructive and productive employee in the Company, you will be expected to lead by example by setting high standards of excellence and integrity in all your endeavors and interactions with colleagues, partners, vendors and other third parties.

2.CommencementofEmployment.Thecommencementdateofyouremploymentisexpected to be September 19, 2022, provided that you sign, date and return this offer letter before the expiration of midnight (Pacific Time) on September 9, 2022.

3.CompensationandBenefits.Ascompensationforyourservices,youwillbepaidanannual salaryof$400,000paidattherateof$33,333.33permonthinaccordancewiththeCompany’s standard payroll schedule.

Inaddition,youwillbeeligibleforthefollowing:

a.PaidTimeOff.Youwillbeeligibletoaccruepaidtimeoffaccordingtothe Company’s paid time off policy.

b.Health Care Benefits. You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s group benefitplansasofyourdateofhire,subjecttothetermsandconditionsofthoseplans. These benefit plans are subject to modification and change as the Company deems necessary.

c.Incentive Bonus Plan. You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan.Additional information forthe currentyear will be provided in the 2022 Incentive Bonus Plan document. Your target incentive is 50% of your annual salary and is paid based on the achievement of objectives that we will define in the first quarter of your employment, and then subsequently annually. The Company reviews compensation on an annual basis. Eligibility for participation in any Incentive Compensation Plan shall be construed as any assurance of continuing employment for any particular period of time.

d.Equity Compensation: Stock Options. Subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, you will be granted an option to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock based on a target grant date fair value of $750,000. The exercise price per share will be equal to the fairmarket value per share on the date the option is granted. Per our Company policy for “C-Suite” employees,yourstockoptionswillbegrantedbytheCompensationCommitteeofthe BoardofDirectors.Thevestingcommencementdateforsuchgrantwillbethefirstday of your employment, with the grant date typically being shortly thereafter.

The option will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to options granted under the Company’s 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), and the applicable Stock Option

Agreement,whichyouwillneedtoreview and sign.Youwill vestin25%oftheoption shares after 12 months of continuous service from the vesting commencement date, andthebalanceoftheoptionswillvestinequalmonthlyinstallmentsoverthenext36 monthsofcontinuousservice,asdescribedintheapplicableStockOptionAgreement. Eligibility for additional equity compensation and/or participation under the Plan shall be considered subject to Board discretion in 2023.

e.Equity Compensation: Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, you will be granted restricted stock units (RSUs) of the Company’s Common Stock with a grant date fair value of $750,000. The vesting commencement date for such grants will be the first day of your employment, with the grant date typically being shortly thereafter. The RSUs will be subject to the terms andconditionsapplicableto restrictedstockunits grantedunderthe Planand the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, which you will need to review and sign. You will vest in 25% of the RSUs on August 20, 2023 as long as you provide continuous service from the vesting commencement date, and the balance of the RSUs will vest in equal quarterly installments thereafter over the next 9 quarters of continuousservice,asdescribedintheapplicableRestrictedStockUnitAgreement. Eligibility for additional equity compensation awards and/or participation under the Plan shall be subject to Board discretion beginning in 2023.

All forms of compensation paid to you by the Company are subject to reduction to reflect applicable withholding and payroll taxes and other deductions as required by law.

4.Severance and Change in Control. As the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, you will be considered a “C-Suite” Executive and also be eligible for severance and change in control provisions as approved by the Board in the Change in Control and Severance Agreement, a copyofwhichisattached(the“SeveranceAgreement”).Weencourageyoutocarefullyreview that Severance Agreement. A few key highlights include:

a.Covered Termination Outside a Change in Control. If you are terminated not for “cause”, the Company will provide nine months of base salary and nine months of healthcare benefits.

b.Covered Termination in Connection with a Change in Control. Our Change of Controlprovisionsentitleyoutotwelvemonths’basesalaryandtargetbonus,plusfull accelerationofvestingbasedonadouble-trigger.See“BerkeleyLights,Inc.Change inControl andSeveranceAgreement”for additionaldetails,including theapplicability and mechanics of vesting acceleration in the event of a Change of Control.

In order to receive any ofthe payments orbenefits under the Severance Agreement, you will berequiredtosignandnotrevokeafullreleaseofallclaimsandcomplywiththeotherterms of the Severance Agreement.

5.EmployeeInventionsAssignmentandConfidentialityAgreement.Asanemployeeofthe Company, you will have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may,duringthecourseofyouremployment,developcertaininformationorinventionsthatwill bethepropertyoftheCompany.Asaconditionofyouremployment,youarerequiredtosign and return the attached Employee Inventions Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement (“EIACAgreement”).Yourexecutionofthisofferlettershallbedeemedtobeyouragreement to and acceptance of the attached EIAC Agreement even if for any reason you do not sign suchEIACAgreement.Wewishtoimpressuponyouthatwedonotwantyouto,andwe herebydirectthatyounot,bringwithyouanyconfidentialorproprietary

materialofanyformer employer,orviolateanyotherobligationsyoumayhavetoanyformeremployer.

6.Employment Relationship. Employment with the Company is for no specific period of time. YouremploymentwiththeCompanywill be“atwill,”meaningthateitheryouortheCompany may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. Any contrary representations that may have been made to you are superseded by this offer. Although your job duties, title, compensation, and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

7.Outside Employment and Competitive Activities. In the event that you are initially employed as a full-time employee, or at some later date become employed as a full-time employee,duringtheperiodofyourfull-timeemploymentwiththeCompany,youarerequired todevoteyourfull-time,besteffortstotheinterestsoftheCompany.Intheeventthatyouare initiallyemployedasapart-timeemployee,oratsomelaterdatebecomeemployedasapart- time employee, during the period of your part-time employment, you are required to devote yourbesteffortstotheinterestsoftheCompany.Regardlessofwhetheryouareafull-timeor part-time employee, you agree that you will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, engage in, or encourage or assist others to engage in, any other employment or activitythat:(i)woulddivertfromtheCompanyanybusinessopportunityinwhichtheCompany can reasonably be expected to have an interest; (ii) would directly compete with, or involve preparation to compete with, the current or future business of the Company; or (iii) would otherwiseconflictwiththeCompany’sinterestsorcouldcauseadisruptionofitsoperationsor prospects. Violations of this paragraph include, but are not limited to, the direct or indirect, ownership,management,operation,control,employmentby,orparticipationintheownership, management, operation, or control of any businessthat is in any way involved with research, development,consulting,and saleofcommercial productsrelatingtotheglobal lifesciences, biotechnology,medical deviceandpharmaceutical industries.Exceptedfrom thisprovisionis ownership of not more than 10% of the outstanding shares of a publicly traded corporation.

8.Legal Right to Work. As required by law, your employment by the Company is contingent onyouprovidingtimelydocumentationasproofofyoupossessingalegalrighttoworkinthe United States.

9.BackgroundCheck. You agree that the Company may undertake a verification of your criminal, education, driving and/or employment background. This offer can be rescinded based upon data received in the verification process.

10.Entire Agreement. This offer letter, once accepted, together with the EIAC Agreement and the Severance Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior offers, negotiations, and agreements,ifany,whetherwritten ororal,relating to such subjectmatter.You acknowledge that neither theCompanynor its agents have madeany promise, representation, or warranty whatsoever, either express or implied, written, or oral, which is not contained in this agreement for the purpose of inducing you to execute the agreement, and you acknowledge thatyouhaveexecutedthisagreementinrelianceonlyuponsuchpromises,representations, and warranties as are contained herein.

11.Acceptance. Youmay indicate your acceptance and agreement with the terms of this offer letterbysigning,dating,andreturningtheoriginalofthisofferletter,andtheenclosedEIAC Agreement.

Scott, we hope that you will accept our offer to join Berkeley Lights and look forward to working with you!

Best,

/s/ Siddhartha Kadia

Siddhartha Kadia

CEO, Berkeley Lights, Inc.

I accept this offer of employment and acknowledge that I have read and agree to the terms and conditions set forth above. I further acknowledge that no commitments, express or implied, were made to me as part of my employment offer except as specifically set forth above.

/s/ /Scott Chaplin	9/08/22
Scott Chaplin	Date