Startup San Diego - Startup San Diego

Building The Thriving San Diego Startup Community

Join us on our mission to connect, educate, and inspire founders and local talent to grow an equitable San Diego startup ecosystem and entrepreneurial community.

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About Startup San Diego

Startup San Diego is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as the gateway to the San Diego Startup Ecosystem. We up-skill, guide, and connect our local community to the right ecosystem resources, networks, and support institutions to foster a cohesive and collaborative community.

Who We Serve

Startups

Students

Talent

2022 By The Numbers

Startup San Diego collective impact from events, programs, and experiences.

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DIVERSE ATTENDEE REPRESENTATION

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STARTUP COMPANIES INCUBATED

But don’t take our word for it...

“SSD is the front door all founders (and aspiring founders) in San Diego...”

"We’ve benefited from every stage of our business over the last 5 years because of the amazing efforts of Startup San Diego"

“Startup San Diego was my entry point into the startup community, I learned so much of the entrepreneurship journey...”

“It is so exciting to see what the collection of volunteers have made of Startup San Diego...”

"Our support of Startup San Diego reflects our deep commitment and shared mission to nurture, educate and build extraordinary engines of innovation..."

But don’t take our word for it...

Our Blog

Every month our newsletter will go out with a curated selection of content for startup founders, CEO’s and business owners. We’ll send industry news, interesting articles filled with insights from entrepreneurs. The best way to learn is by reading and we offer unlimited access to our daily blog posts.

From Pitch Competitor to Judge – The Startup Journey of Alfonso Arana Co-founder & CTO of SocialTrader.AI

Ella Napata

September 27, 2023

2 min read

Catching Up with SDSW Pitch Competition Champion & Incubator Alumni, James Hamet, Founder & CEO of Vistim Labs

Ella Napata

August 31, 2023

2 min read

StartupSD 1st Mondays August 2023 Recap & Pictures

Ella Napata

August 9, 2023

2 min read

From Pitch Competitor to Judge – The Startup Journey of Alfonso Arana Co-founder & CTO of SocialTrader.AI

Ella Napata

September 27, 2023

2 min read

Catching Up with SDSW Pitch Competition Champion & Incubator Alumni, James Hamet, Founder & CEO of Vistim Labs

Ella Napata

August 31, 2023

2 min read

14 September

Connect San Diego – Innovation Day

12:00 PM - 8:30 PM

23 - 27

October

San Diego Startup Week 2023

3:00pm - 8:00pm

7 August

StartupSD 1st Mondays – August 2023

6:00pm - 8:00pm

20 May

La Jolla Half Marathon & 5k x Startup San Diego

11:00am - 12:15pm

5 June

1st Mondays – June 2023

6:00pm - 8:00pm

6 March

StartupSD 1st Mondays – March 2023

6:00pm - 8:00pm

5 December

StartupSD 1st Mondays – December 2022

6:00pm - 8:30pm

25 - 28

October

San Diego Startup Week 2022

3:00pm - 9:00pm

13 - 14

April

Startup San Diego Convergence 2022

5:00pm - 9:00pm

9 September

StartupSD 1st Mondays – September 2022

6:00pm - 8:00pm

2 May

StartupSD 1st Mondays – May 2022

6:00pm - 8:00pm

7 February

StartupSD 1st Mondays – February 2022

6:00pm - 10:00pm

2 August

August 1st Mondays with Founder of The Bright App

5:30pm - 6:30pm

1 - 29

October

San Diego Startup Month

6:00pm - 7:00pm

5 July

July 1st Mondays

5:30pm - 6:30pm

27 April

Entrepreneur’s Toolkit: Tech Coast Angels Presents Basics of Financing

12:00pm - 1:00pm

7 April

International Entrepreneur Summit

11:00am - 12:00pm

24 - 28

May

Convergence 2021

5:00pm - 9:30pm

22 April

Coffee Chats with Paul Roben, UC San Diego Innovation & Commercialization

12:00pm - 1:00pm

8 April

Entrepreneur’s Toolkit: Artificial Intelligence with Mintz Law’s Pedro F. Suarez – Savvy Advice in a Smart Market

12:00pm - 1:00pm

26 March

Pitch Your Company to a Shark!

9:00am - 11:00am

7 June

1st Monday June

5:30pm - 6:30pm

3 May

1st Monday May

5:30pm - 6:30pm

5 April

1st Monday April

5:30pm - 6:30pm

1 March

1st Monday March

5:30pm - 6:30pm

1 February

1st Monday February

5:30pm - 6:30pm

4 January

1st Mondays

5:30pm - 6:30pm

🚀 1st Mondays Virtual Happy Hour!

5:30pm - 6:15pm

1 - 31

October

San Diego Startup Month

Distilling Chaos & Taking Action (Startup Series: Workshop 5 of 5)

Unique Value Proposition & Storytelling (Startup Series: Workshop 4 of 5)

Customer Empathy (Startup Series: Workshop 3 of 5)

Embracing Resiliency & Finding Opportunities (Startup Series: Workshop 2 of 5)

The Entrepreneurial Leader Mindset (The Startup Series 1 of 5)

3rd Mondays March 2020

1st Mondays April 2020

1st Mondays March 2020

3rd Mondays February 2020

1st Mondays February 2020

3rd Mondays January 2020

1st Mondays @ Mind Hub Incubator, Tijuana

1st Mondays @ Societe Brewing Company

3rd Mondays December 2019

3rd Mondays November 2019

1st Mondays @ Balboa’s Tap House

3rd Mondays October 2019 with Dave Jones

1st Mondays @ Estación Federal

3rd Mondays September 2019 with Marty Beard

1st Mondays @ Poochie’s Hooch, Urban Cidery

3rd Mondays August 2019 with Anthony Komarov

3rd Mondays March

3rd Mondays January

All Hands Volunteer Meeting

StartupSD CONVERGENCE 2019 – Day 2

StartupSD CONVERGENCE 2019 – Day 1

StartupSD CONVERGENCE 2019 – Day 3

1st Mondays April

1st Mondays February

1st Mondays March

1st Mondays January

All Hands Meeting

All Hands Meeting!

Voyagers Toastmasters Presents: Speaking for Startups

1st Mondays

March Mingle 2018

San Diego Startup Week! (Carlsbad)

San Diego Startup Week! (Tijuana)

San Diego Startup Week!

SSD All Hands Volunteer Meeting

3rd Mondays July 2019 with Shawn Tiberio

1st Mondays @ Highstreet Bar and Tap

StartupSD Convergence 2018

StartupSD Volunteer Rally!

SDVG Summer Social Beer Bash

Happy America Day!

100% Renewable Energy Goals and the Business of Getting There

Tijuana Startup Crawl 2017

March Mingle 2017

IGNITE Innovator & Entrepreneur Conference @ UC San Diego

New Volunteer Orientation Meeting

Monthly Networking Mixer

Startup SD x San Diego Gulls present Hockey Night

Why We Could Love Anyone

Mind Hub Demo Day

SDVG Pitch Fest 2017

San Diego Startup Week 2017

CDI: Founder Workshop

StartupSD Convergence 2017

EvoNexus Demo Day Fall 2016

Desk Hub Expansion Party

Startup Grind Hosts Austin Neudecker

StartupSD OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!!

Connect with CONNECT Fall 2016

Startup Grind: Felena Hanson (Hera Hub)

10th Annual Tech Coast Angels (TCA) Quick Pitch Competition

StartupSD Zone at The Maker Faire

Startup Collaborative Kickoff Event

San Diego Venture Group VENTURE SUMMIT 2016

CONNECT — Product Awards Submission Deadline

San Diego Coworking Week

San Diego Startup Week 2016 Appreciation Picnic

Startup Weekend Classic

Geek Girl Tech Conference 2016

EvoNexus Demo Day Spring 2016

Startup San Diego Night at the Gulls

Xconomy Forum: Big Data Meets Big Biology

March Mingle 2016

San Diego Startup Week #SDSW 2016

StartupSD Convergence

StartupSD Convergence 2016 — Welcoming New Talent

Startup Weekend San Diego — Social Impact & Global Startup Battle

1 Million Cups @ Procopio, Sponsored by Kauffman Foundation

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!

Local organizations, programs, and resources helping SD founders and talent.

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What is the most popular event?

The most popular event is San Diego Startup Week. A week long event spanning in different locations around San Diego and Tijuana. Attendees get to attend workshops, panels, mentorship sessions, networking events, pitch competitions and more.

How do I get involved?

Get involved with Startup San Diego by joining one of our events and becoming a volunteer.

startupsandiego

A volunteer ran non-profit that focuses on hosting events & activities that help local startups, companies, individuals learn, grow, & connect in SD.

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