Startup San Diego’s premier annual conference celebrating & convening the San Diego startup community! Enjoy content and experiences that will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, executives, and talent to connect, educate, and inspire the San Diego innovation ecosystem. Experiences featured include networking, mentorship, pitch competitions & tournament, startup expos, and more.
Get connected with some of San Diego’s top entrepreneurs, founders, and business professionals!
Kick off & close San Diego Startup Week with keynote speakers and connect with local startups at the Startup Expos.
This will be an all encompassing conferencing highlighting different spaces and resources for founders and entrepreneurs.
Heavyweight startups will go head-to-head for one of the toughest pitch competitions in San Diego!
Connect with the best startups and community leaders. Network with the startup ecosystem and thrive.
Convergence night will focus on getting local talent connected to local startups. Enjoy mentorship sessions, keynotes, and more.
Across the county – and border! Tailored themes and curated speakers— check daily schedules for event start and end times.
Monday, October 23rd Carlsbad Village
Celebrating the Creative Coast, our kick-off day takes place at New Arts Village, and in the surrounding street and businesses. The program features Expos Booths and speakers showcasing entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders in North County. Don’t miss our keynote, Fitness Brand Vuori’s Founder, Joe Kudla, talking about how he found inspiration and grew the company to what it is today.
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Tuesday, October 24th, ArkusNexus, Tijuana, B.C.
Meet us at the U.S. – Mexico Border! We’ll walk across the pedestrian bridge together to our bus transportation to the Arkus Nexus Campus where we’ll enjoy an afternoon of “Borderless Business” TED Talks and have the opportunity for Mentor Office Hours and evening Networking Reception. Note: 3:00pm pick up at San Ysidro Border.
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Wednesday, October 25th, The LOT Liberty Station
Startup Week attendees are invited to the premiere social and networking event. The exclusive mid-week conference break is presented by Logic Boost Labs. Bring your business cards and startup stories to join old and new friends for hosted drinks & light bites.
LogicBoost Labs is an SD-based accelerator created by several former operators looking to do VC differently.
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Thursday, October 26th, San Diego State University
With workshops and speakers focusing on the early-stage and first time entrepreneurs, our day is hosted at the SDSU Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union and will feature our intercollegiate Lightweight Pitch Competition. Our keynote, SDSU alumnus and three-time founder, Cody Barbo shares his entrepreneurial journey of launching and growing Trust & Will.
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Friday, October 27th, Qualcomm
Our featured program will highlight resources for entrepreneurs in the growth stage at Qualcomm’s Irwin M Jacobs Lecture Hall, the state-of-the-art venue for our capstone events: the Heavyweight Pitch Competition, “Founders Fight Club,” and the annual Startup Awards, recognizing five of San Diego’s ecosystem champions.
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Associate Vice Chancellor, Innovation & Commercialization at UC San Diego
Vice President of Channel Marketing, Sales Enablement and Ecosystem Development at Qualcomm
Director of Economic Development and Innovation at Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Celebrating the Creative Coast
Monday, October 23rd
2 – 3 PM Registration & Expo Fair
3 – 7 PM Program
Carlsbad New Village Arts
Location Kiln Carlsbad 2659 State St #100, Carlsbad, CA 92008
SDSW attendees can come early for San Diego Startup Week. Enjoy a complementary co-working space, recharge, take meetings, and take an exclusive tour of Kiln. A raffle for anyone in attendance at the “Kiln Recharge Station” can win a 6-month Club Membership. VIPs and speakers can sign up to reserve a 30-minute meeting space in one of their rooms. Use this form to reserve a room.
Where to park:
Free parking will be available at the Carlsbad Village Station (2775 State St, Carlsbad, CA 92008). Get there early to guarantee parking, or there is free street parking along State street or Roosevelt Street.
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Registration at Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center
Where to park:
Free parking will be available at the Carlsbad Village Station (2775 State St, Carlsbad, CA 92008). Get there early to guarantee parking, or there is free street parking along State street or Roosevelt Street.
Location: Christiansen Way & NCTD Parking Lot
Location: Pure Project
Get 2:1 mentoring hosted by Fokcus. Get mentoring on:
Location: New Village Arts Conrad Prebys Theater
Panelists:
Todd Harris, Founder & CEO at Tyra Biosciences
D’ontra Hughes, Founder & CEO at Spare
Sandra Carter, Founder at M2 Ingredients OM Mushrooms Superfood
Sashee Chandran, Founder & CEO at Tea Drops
Moderator:
Jennifer Schoeneck, Deputy Director of Economic Development, City of Escondido
Location: New Village Arts White Family Next Stage
Hosts:
Rylie Jennings, Thought Curator at Baddies Mean Business
Taryell Simmons, Founder at Rise Urban Nation
Location: New Village Arts Conrad Prebys Theater
Panelists:
Kimberly Davis King, Director at StartR at UCSD Rady School of Management
David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer at the City of Carlsbad
Paul Orlando, Director of USC Incubator Program
Moderator:
Maisha Cobb, Startup San Diego Board member & Founder
Location: New Village Arts Conrad Prebys Theater
Panelists:
Brianna Showell, VP of Marketing at prAna
Ronan Galvin, Co-Founder of Sunday golf
Mike Matey , VP of Sales at Reef
Moderator
Bob Rief, Executive Director at San Diego Sports Innovators
Opening Reception & Networking
Location: Christiansen Way
Opening Remarks:
Matt Sanford, Economic Development Manager, City of Carlsbad
Book Launch
Location: New Village Arts
Simple Custom Wild. The guide for non-technical entrepreneurs on how to build tech products by Stanislav Synko, Founder & CEO of Aleph One
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Borderless Business
Tuesday, October 24th
3 – 8 PM
ArkusNexus, Tijuana, B.C.
Suchiate 13, Revolucion, 22015 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
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If you are crossing by foot with the Startup Week team, meet us at the PedEast US border entry just a few steps from the San Ysidro Trolley.
We will walk across the border promptly at 3:00 PM and a shuttle bus will take us directly to the ArkusNexus building.
Paid Parking Options:
Note: If you are late, you can still come to the event, just take a taxi or Uber directly to the venue, it should cost around $5-8 USD or 80-100 Mexican pesos.
Arrive at the ArkusNexus building, note that this Tijuana trip is an additional cost to the Startup Week ticket.
Make sure you purchase your TJ Day Pass ahead of time. This will cover the cost of the shuttle and food for the night.
Opening remarks given by the ArkusNexus and Startup San Diego team.
Younes Aatif, CEO at ArkusNexus
Lisa Barnhouse, Executive Director at Startup San Diego
Hear from five successful Tijuana and San Diego startups collaborating and supporting each other’s growth.
Learn from their nearshoring experience, scouting talent, challenges faced, and how early to late-stage startups can benefit in the binational region.
There will be a Q&A and a chance to network with speakers after.
Speakers:
Thania Quiroz, Corporate Image Consultant at TipTop Image Consulting
Diana Rodríguez Mendioléa, Executive Director at TipTop México
Juan Jose Gutierrez, Founder & CEO at Jelp
Nicholas Sandoval, CEO at Create Purpose
Christian Sanz, Founder & CEO of Skycatch
Angel Sanchez, Founder at ArkusNexus
Get a chance to ask speakers on their journey and gain insightful tips.
Break out into different groups hyper-focused on the subjects like marketing, finance, nearshoring, and more. All tied into how startups can benefit from the TJ/SD megaregion.
Mentors:
Neal Bloom, Managing Director at Interlock Capital
Jorge Orenday, Project Manager at Arkusnexus
Christian Chon, Sr. Salesforce Consultant
Close out the event with networking and tacos!
The shuttle will pick us up at ArkusNexus and take us directly to the border crossing.
Attendees may stay longer if they like but are responsible for themselves.
Sip’n SaaS
Wednesday, October 25th
5 – 8 PM
The LOT Liberty Station
2620 Truxtun Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
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Arrive at The LOT in Liberty Station and check in at the front of the bar, space is limited.
Opening remarks from the LogicBoost Labs and Startup San Diego team.
Lisa Barnhouse, Executive Director at Startup San Diego
We kick off the evening with an exhilarating lightning round! You’ll have just 15 seconds to introduce yourself, state what you need, and how you can contribute. It’s the perfect icebreaker to jumpstart those valuable conversations.
Connect with fellow software startup founders, industry experts, and like-minded individuals who share your passion for technology and innovation. Forge meaningful connections that can help propel your startup to new heights.
Hosted bar and light bites will be provided.
Closing remarks from the LogicBoost team.
Startup Day – Early Stage & First Time Entrepreneur
Thursday, October 26th
San Diego State University Aztec Union
6075 Aztec Circle Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
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Registration: Montezuma Hall
Where to Park
Complimentary parking for the first 150 cars will be available starting at 12 PM at SDSU’s Parking Structure 3, top floor. (East Campus Dr & Zura Way)
Paid parking is available if the lot becomes full in Parking Structure 1 & Structure 4. PaybyPhone here.
Location: Montezuma Hall
Opening Remarks
Ryan Kuder, Managing Director of Techstars Anywhere
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Location: Union Theater
Speakers
Alex Waters, Director of Economic Development and Innovation at Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Jamar Williams, Founder & CEO at Promo Drone
Location: Union Theater
Speaker
Brant Cooper, Founder & CEO of Moves the Needle
Alo Sarv, Co-founder & CTO at SOCi Inc
Location: Union Theater
Keynote Speaker
Cody Barbo, Founder and CEO at Trust & Will
Fireside Chat
Samantha Pantazopoulos, Co-founder & CEO of Vizer
Adam Riggs, Head of Programs and Technology at Founders First Capital Partners
Suman Kanuganti, Founder & CEO at Personal.AI
Location: Union Theater
Emcees:
Caitlin Wege, President of NuFund Venture Group
Ryan Kuder, Managing Director of Techstars Anywhere
Competitors:
Judges:
Meet the Techstars San Diego Powered by SDSU Cohort!
Location: Aztec Lanes
Closing Remarks
Ryan Kuder, Managing Director of Techstars Anywhere
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Growth Stage & Beyond
Friday, October 27th
1 – 2 PM Registration & Expo Booths
2 – 7 PM Program
7 PM After Party
Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
5775 Morehouse Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
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Where to park:
Free parking will be available for all SDSW attendees at 5775 Morehouse Dr, San Diego, CA 92121.
In order to get to this parking lot, follow the directions below:
Location: Building N Auditorium
Kick-off Introduction
Cheryl Goodman, Vice Chair of Startup San Diego and Founder of Findgood.tech
Qualcomm Speaker
Carmen True, Vice President of Channel Marketing, Sales Enablement and Ecosystem Development at Qualcomm
Location: Building N Auditorium
Moderator
Cheryl Goodman, Founder of FindGood.tech and Startup San Diego Board member
Panelists
Sharon Zhang, CTO at Personal.AI
Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova, Co-founder at Good Face Project
Ashley Van Zeeland, PhD, MBA, VP of Corporate and Business Development at Illumina
Location: Building N Auditorium
Speaker
William Fulton, Visiting Policy Designer at UC San Diego Design Lab
Location: Building N Auditorium
Moderator:
Cheryl Goodman, Vice Chair of Startup San Diego (Expert on AI/ESG.DEI; Former Exec. at Sony & Qualcomm)
Featured Speakers
Paul Roben, Associate Vice Chancellor, Innovation & Commercialization at UC San Diego
Albert Wang, Senior Investment Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Location: Hall Lobby
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Location: Building N Auditorium
Speakers
Ali Arsanjani, Director, AI/ML, PArtner Engineering at Google
Nelli Garton, Co-founder & CEO at Tablecloth.io
Lance Onken, Co-founder & CTO at Measurabl
Moderator
Andrea Yoder Clark, Global Data & AI Solutions Lead at Accenture
Location: Building N Auditorium
Keynote Speakers:
Jim Cathey, Chief Commercial Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Tiffany Norwood, Founder and CEO of Tribetan
Location: Building N Auditorium
Intro & Closing
Brant Cooper Startup San Diego Board Member and CEO of Moves the Needle
Emcee
Carlos Kremer, President of Kreme Insurance & the Farmers Insurance Group
Competitors
Judges
Celebrate the end of this year’s Startup Week with a cocktail and light bites.
Location: Hall Lobby
Closing Remarks
Cheryl Goodman, Vice Chair at Startup San Diego and Founder of Findgood.tech
Suman Kanuganti, Founder & CEO of Personal.AI
Andy White, Startup Operations at Keshif Ventures, LLC
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Expo your startup alongside San Diego’s best! Price includes two expo opportunities during the Startup Week kick-off and closing receptions: (1) Monday, October 23rd, and (2) Friday, October 27th.
What’s provided? A 5′ x 30″ table covered in black linen. Bring your branded items for your booth (e.g. signs, banners, swag, etc). We will be running on the Whova App again this year, so you’ll also be represented in the exhibitor section of the app for additional exposure and further digital engagement with conference attendees. Price includes one general admission ticket for you or a staff member to manage your booth. Power will not be provided.
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San Diego Startup Week is a weeklong program bringing together founders, investors, entrepreneurs, students, and anyone interested in the innovation economy. People can learn from panelists, workshops, and mentorship one-on-ones, as well as participate in networking and happy hour events.
Want to get in front of thousands of people? Exhibit at San Diego Startup Week and present your product or service to individuals within your target audience.
Startup San Diego is dedicated to serving the community and making our events accessible to all. If you are experiencing financial hardship send us an email and we will be providing sponsored tickets on an at need basis.
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