Startup San Diego

We want to take this moment to thank our wonderful volunteers who made San Diego Startup Week happen! Our 100+ volunteers helped with registration, speaker relations, set-up and take-down, attendee questions, and more. HUGE thank you to the volunteers, and we can't wait to see you for the rest of the year. 🚀Want to volunteer with Startup San Diego? Join us: startupsd.org/volunteer #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #volunteers

Lots happening post San Diego Startup Week! Keep the connections going with networking, AI coffee, Tech hangouts, and CTO talks. Check out the latest on the San Diego Startup Calendar highlight for this week, October 28 - November 1st: ➡️ Monday, October 28th: Health Tech Hang with PatientPartner and Plug and Play 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm @ 1025 Prospect Street Join in for a casual networking event designed to bring together health tech professionals, entrepreneurs, and corporate industry leaders. ➡️ Tuesday, October 29th: North County SD Startup Mixer 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Encinitas, CA Attended by over 180 founders, investors, journalists, entrepreneurs, and team members, all living or working in North County San Diego. ➡️ Wednesday, October 30th: SDx AI Coffee 9:00 am - 11:00 am The SDx AI Coffee is an invite-only meetup where we hold open discussions on the latest updates in AI. ➡️ Wednesday, October 30th: SD CTO Talks, Optimizing Talent Strategies: Mastering the Resource Balance 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Maketory Join us at the CTO Talks Series in SD at Maketory, with special guest Alan Saporta, CTO at MiraKare and Founder at Saporta Consulting. ➡️ Friday, November 1st: SD Founders Hike – November 2024 6:30 am - 7:30 am @ Torrey Pines Gliderport We’ll gather at 6:30 am in a circle and poll the group on everyone’s background so you can find some people to meet while hiking. 🚀 Check out more events: startupsd.org/events/ #StartupSD #Networking #SanDiegoEvents #HealthTech #Northcounty

It’s a wrap! The 12th Annual San Diego Startup Week is officially over! Huge thank you to our day sponsor, Aleph One, who made this day possible! It was truly a day focused on the “New Wave of Tech,” we had panels featuring AI CEOs, biotech firms, workshops for non-technical founders, global policy and more. Over 500+ joined us for a full day of workshops, panels, startup fairs, demos, and mentoring. Our keynote fireside chat, “True Innovation,” featured Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm. Huge congrats to our Founders Fight Club competitors and winners! 1st place, Antoni Tong, Founder & CEO, Smartville Inc., and 2nd place, Mohamedi (Mo) Kagalwala, COO, Alleo Labs! Participating Founders Fight Club Competitors: ➡️ Demian Borba, Founder & CEO, Pactto ➡️ Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Co-Founder, ExoDiscovery ➡️ Krystal Gillis, Founder & CEO, Tighties ➡️ Mohamedi (Mo) Kagalwala, COO, Alleo Labs ➡️ Hans Kullberg, Co-Founder & Head of Product, Avocado Health ➡️ Cristobal Murillo, Co-Founder & CEO, Selk'bag ➡️ Olivia Rutman, CTP, Founder & CEO, Kids Care Finder ➡️ Antoni Tong, Founder & CEO, Smartville Inc. Thank you to our reception and after party sponsors Neo4j and FindGood.tech! 🚀 Check out the full recap, livestreams & photos: https://lnkd.in/gY8398pf 🚀 Join us for 1st Mondays on December 2nd! https://lnkd.in/gTZkUx4y #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #MakingWavesofInnovation

The Founders Fight Club is the signature pitch competition for San Diego Startup Week! These startups come from a range of industries, from healthcare to cleantech, biotech, SaaS, education, and consumer. Watch these startups compete in the toughest pitch competition in SoCal! Check out Founders Fight Club competitors: ➡️ Demian Borba, Founder & CEO, Pactto ➡️ Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Co-Founder, ExoDiscovery ➡️ Krystal Gillis, Founder & CEO, Tighties ➡️ Mohamedi (Mo) Kagalwala, COO, Alleo Labs ➡️ Hans Kullberg, Co-Founder & Head of Product, Pathfinder Health, Inc. ➡️ Cristobal Murillo, Co-Founder & CEO, Selk'bag ➡️ Olivia Rutman, CTP, Founder & CEO, Kids Care Finder ➡️ Antoni Tong, Founder & CEO, Smartville Inc.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Co-founder of Qualcomm, will be the flagship fireside interview at San Diego Startup Week on October 25th, during an hour-long interview with Vice Chair Cheryl K. Goodman. Dr. Irwin Jacobs revolutionized wireless communications and is a masterful business executive. Dr. Jacob also served as a professor at MIT and UCSD, co-authoring influential textbooks, holding numerous patents, and engaging in profound philanthropy that has earned him and his wife, Joan, recognition among the most generous philanthropists in the United States. In his keynote address, Irwin will share insights on: - His formative journey from Cornell, MIT, JPL, UCSD and Linkabit - The early days of Qualcomm and its profound impact on today’s technology - His mindset and business philosophy that drove the adoption of multiple successful ventures in technology - His philanthropic efforts that support education and community development - The importance cognitive diversity in Innovation - Election Year Insights and observations - His view on future innovations including AI This is an incredible opportunity to hear from one of the most influential innovators of our time interviewed by former Qualcommer Cheryl K. Goodman, CEO of FindGood.tech

After the last talk at 4:45 PM, programming will be moved to the Qualcomm Institute at UCSD (3195 Voigt Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093) to accommodate a larger crowd for the Keynote and Founders Fight Club. The Qualcomm Institute is a 5-minute walk from the UCSD Design and Innovation Building. Volunteers will help guide attendees to the next location. Please arrive early to secure your seat! The session will also be live-streamed on the Startup San Diego LinkedIn and Youtube Channel. 🚀 Directions to QI: https://lnkd.in/gNEydBnK 🚀 LinkedIn Livestream: https://lnkd.in/gurFtCYp 🚀 Youtube Livestream: https://lnkd.in/gENS3daV #SDSW2024 #WavesofInnovation #SanDiegoStartupWeek

Looking to take your startup to the next level? Make sure you sign up for San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network Mentor Magic happening today from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the UCSD Design and Innovation Building, 4th Floor. The San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network provides entrepreneurs and business owners with 700+ trainings and more than 19,000 hours of 1:1 advising free of charge every year. In 2023, the SBDC was thrilled to help entrepreneurs and business owners create $1B+ impact on the local economy by supporting them from Idea to Exit and everything in between! Move YOUR business forward and sign up for 1:1 advising and training with the SBDC now. 🚀 Sign up for your 1:1 advising appointment at #SDSW2024: https://bit.ly/4063uqy #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #MakingWavesofInnovation

The FINAL Day of San Diego Startup Week 2024 is officially here! Join us as we celebrate the "New Wave of Tech." We're taking over the UCSD Design and Innovation Building with a full day of tech workshops, panels, pitch gyms, and ending the night with our Keynote Fireside Chat with Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm and Heavyweight Founders Fight Club Pitch competition! Day 5 of San Diego Startup Week Highlights: ➡️ Irwin M. Jacobs Keynote Address - Learn how to think like an innovator with the Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm. ➡️ Pitch Gym - Refine your pitch and learn what you need to tell a compelling story. ➡️ Let's Get Technical Track - Led by the Aleph One Team, this track helps non-tech and tech founders grow the technical capacity of their startups. Workshops feature no-code app builders, automation, and more. ➡️ Mentoring Presented by the San Diego & Imperial SBDC - Get 1:1 mentorship from industry experts! ➡️ Heavyweight Founders Fight Club - Check out the toughest pitch competition in all of SoCal and watch founders go head-to-head. ➡️ Closing Reception & After Party powered by Neo4j and FindGood.tech - Celebrate the last day of Startup Week with drinks, appetizers, music, and a photo booth! This is going to be an incredible closing and networking opportunity. 📍 You won't want to miss this! 🚀 Get last-minute tickets to #SDSW2024: https://lnkd.in/eRJsD-Hd #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #MakingWavesofInnovation #NewWaveofTech

Connections were made last night during our Downtown Startup Crawl! We saw over 200+ Startup Week participants, and we took over six locations throughout Little Italy, Gaslamp, and East Village. Thank you to our participating crawl hosts: ➡️ Downtown Works ➡️ ClickUp ➡️ San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation ➡️ San Diego County Library "StartUp" Center ➡️ Edge ➡️ Le Charcuterie Bar 📍 See you for Day 5 of San Diego Startup Week - "The New Wave of Tech" at the UCSD Design & Innovation Building for a day full of workshops, panels, pitch gyms, and a monumental keynote from Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus, Qualcomm 🚀 Check out the full recap & photos fo Day 4: https://lnkd.in/e8fzERp6 🚀 Get last-minute tickets to #SDSW2024: https://lnkd.in/eRJsD-Hd #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #MakingWavesofInnovation #NewWaveofTech

Tomorrow is the LAST day of San Diego Startup Week 2024, happening at the UCSD Design and Innovation Building and Qualcomm Institute at UCSD. This is going to be our star event and we will sell out. Make sure you grab your tickets today! Our Keynote Fireside chat will be with Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm. We'll also have tech-focused tracks, AI CEO panels, Biotech, Global Policy, TechOps, Mentorship Sessions, Gen AI, pitch gyms, and our signature Founders Fight Club Pitch Competition! Plus - join us for the #SDSW2024 Closing Reception and Party! You will not want to miss this. 🚀 Get San Diego Startup Week tickets: https://lnkd.in/eRJsD-Hd #SDSW2024 #SanDiegoStartupWeek #MakingWavesofInnovation