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Day 2 of San Diego Startup Week – Recap and Photos

Posted: October 8, 2025

By Ella Napata

San Diego Startup Week 2025 - Day 2
We had a fantastic evening for Day 2 of San Diego Startup Week for our first-ever San Diego Founders Showcase presented by J.P. Morgan and Mintz. Over 30 of the most promising startups in San Diego took the stage to demo and quick-pitch their startups in front of investors and Startup Week attendees!
The goal for the night was to expose startups to the right investors, get them connected to talent, and find them the right support they need to grow and scale here in San Diego.

Thank you to the startups Who showcased on Day 2 of San Diego Startup Week!

San Diego Founders Showcase - SDSW 2025

Air Surgibal, Inc. Surgical Robot for Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment
Ascender Systems builds robotic climbers that deploy self-powered sensor nodes on existing poles
AskTuring: Make faster decisions with results you can trust – private, secure, built-for-privacy AI that never trains on your data.
Babba has created the world’s first baby bottle cooler+warmer.
Bear Club Games Inc. Creating a new generation of competitive games for global players in one dynamic world.
Benchmark Labs offers asset-specific environmental forecasts to high-value land managers
BrainStorm Therapeutics, AI-powered clinical trial in a dish for brain diseases
Channel has created a handheld, AI-assisted surgical robotic catheter
CircuCare, AI-powered, hands-free ultrasound scanner to equip healthcare providers
Cytodyme, We save life science companies 25% of their budget
DOJO is an AI-powered breathwork trainer transforming mental, physical & clinical pulmonary performance.
Empirium, where critical industries trade.
Evesun builds eTowers: Portable nano-grid towers delivering silent power
Follo enables real-time communication between the General Contractors and their subcontractors
Getltech Labs, accelerating the future of medicine, wound care, cosmetics and hygiene
Haze Automotive, we have automated the manufacturing of carbon fiber, enabling a 90% cost savings
Kato Medical is creating AI-powered tools that let surgeons see inside the body
Klira AI, compliance layer for AI agents in regulated industries.
Laibl, automated AI packaging sourcing platform
MeCo Diagnostics, First-in-class diagnostic testing to unlock antifibrotic therapy for breast cancer
My Village Innovations Inc is transforming the standard of pelvic care with the Rosa Spec™
ODIN Diagnostics, rapid concussion detection for medical professionals using AI-driven eye-tracking technology.
ORBES, Autonomous space robotics
Pactto is the new creative studio for remote teams using AI.
Park.Easy turns parking lots into V2I-ready infrastructure with real-time behavior data and agentic AI insights.
PolyVascular is developing the first polymeric transcatheter pulmonary valve for children with congenital heart disease
Propafly, reward customers with incredible companion experiences
ReFocus AI solves the core inefficiency in insurance distribution: manual servicing.
V41, Asynchronous racing platform for gravity and XC mountain bikers.
Veera, revolutionary technology for motherhood and breastfeeding.
Visaic, Inc, building and connecting communities of the world through Sports and Entertainment.
Loopholes is an AI compliance platform that acts like antivirus software for marketing risk.
Site Bionics, better data leads to better outcomes.

Join Us for the Rest of San Diego Startup Week!

There are a few days left of San Diego Startup Week! Join us for networking, keynotes, panels, pitch competitions, and more. This is the most interactive startup event happening in Southern California, don’t miss out and join us for the 13th annual San Diego Startup Week.

Ella Napata

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