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SUMMARY:Women's Venture Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Venture Summit brings founders and investors together to expand access to capital for women-led startups. Now in its 13th year\, WVS has helped facilitate more than $200 million in fundraising while equipping attendees with the connections\, tools\, and momentum to power the future of female entrepreneurship. \nWVS 2026 is a jam-packed 3+ day event to write your first check\, meet with investors\, and connect with fearless\, mission-driven women. Whether you’re a founder\, investor\, or ecosystem builder—this is your year to Rise & Fund. \nWhat’s Included with General Admission tickets:  \n\nAccess to all general WVS programming across 3+ days\nFounder and Investor speed meetings\n40+ breakout sessions and workshops led by leading experts\n4 dynamic keynotes\, a fireside chat\, and live pitch competition\, and due diligence experience\nDaily beverages\, breakfast\, lunch\, and snacks\nEntry to the WVS Closing Party\nGift bag with curated partner products\nEndless networking with bold women (and supportive men!)\nNEW: Collaborative SDSW x WVS Roundtable Afternoon\n\nWhat’s Included with VIP tickets:  \nIncludes everything in GA\, plus: \n\nVIP Kickoff Party Invite (Monday evening): Connect with investors\, sponsors\, speakers\, and WFP finalists\nFront-row seating for all mainstage programming\nPremium VIP gift bag with elevated products and surprises\nEarly access to all bonus programming (private dinners\, LP/GP events\, & more)\nNEW: Premium matching during our Collaborative SDSW x WVS Roundtable Afternoon\n\nProgramming:  \nOur four-track programming will provide stage-specific education and connections for early founders\, scaling founders\, new angel investors\, and experienced venture investors. Programming combines keynotes\, workshops\, panels\, networking\, founder-investor matchmaking\, one-on-one meetings\, masterclasses\, and Startup Week San Diego events.
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/womens-venture-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Events
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SUMMARY:SD CTO Talks Presents: The Real Cost of AI-Driven Development
DESCRIPTION:AI is moving fast. But is faster always better? \n\n\n\n\nEngineering teams are embedding AI across their entire development lifecycle. The question: what happens when velocity outpaces understanding? \nThis month’s CTO Talks brings together two perspectives: one advocating for AI acceleration\, the other defending engineering rigor\, code ownership\, and long-term reliability. \nTess Chu\, Director at ServiceNow\, brings 20 years leading large-scale technology initiatives across consumer and enterprise sectors. Her expertise spans distributed systems\, infrastructure\, scalability\, and architecture. She’s built platforms that hold up under pressure and knows exactly what happens when they don’t. \nLarry Heminger\, CTO at Jabra Hearing\, brings 24 years of product and engineering leadership across software\, hardware\, and cloud. He scaled teams from startup to successful public exit at EcoATM and led AI modernization efforts at Calsense. Larry earned his BS in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego\, an executive MBA from USC\, and was a San Diego Top Tech award honoree in 2020. \nWhether you lead engineering teams or build products\, this conversation is for you.
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/sd-cto-talks-presents-the-real-cost-of-ai-driven-development/
LOCATION:Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Events
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Breach: 5 Essential Cyber Insights from Industry Experts
DESCRIPTION:Cybersecurity Risks Are Rising – Are You and your trusted team ready ? \nTech companies of all sizes face growing cyber threats—one of the universal realizations is a successful cyber defense requires companies reach out to create a cyber team of trusted experts.  These experts are on the front lines and have both experience and expertise that will lead your cyber defense strategy.  This event will condense their extensive experience to the 5 critical things you NEED TO KNOW. \nJoin Tech San Diego and a panel of industry experts from Marsh\, Cooley\, and Moss Adams as we break down the 5 things every tech company needs to know about cybersecurity in 2025 \n\nIncident Response Best Practices – What is the very first thing to do when a breach happens (it is probably not what you think!)\nLegal & Compliance Risks – How a rapidly changing (and sometimes confusing) legal and regulatory landscape should/could  impact your Cybersecurity strategy\nCyber Insurance & Risk Mitigation – What’s covered\, how to fully leverage your insurance carrier\nFinancial Fallout of a Breach – How ransomware\, fraud\, and cyberattacks could cripple your bottom line – and mitigation strategies\nHow to leverage your entire team to build a Resilient Cyber Strategy – Practical steps to protect your company
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/beyond-the-breach-5-essential-cyber-insights-from-industry-experts/
LOCATION:Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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SUMMARY:StartupSD 1st Mondays Networking & Social Innovation Talks - December 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Startup San Diego 1st Mondays – Networking & Lightning Talks at the Cooley LLP headquarters in Torrey Pines! The theme for this 1st Mondays is “Naughty Problems\, Nice Ideas: Innovating for Social Change.” Enjoy an evening of networking and lightning talks about social innovation and building business for good! \n  \nDate: Monday\, December 2\, 2024\nLocation: Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Dr\, San Diego\, CA 92121 \n  \nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:15 PM      Registration\, Holiday Happy Hour\, & Expo Tables\n6:15 – 7:00 PM      Opening Remarks & Lightning Talks\n7:05 – 7:45 PM      Networking\, Mentoring\, & Expo Tables Cont.\n7:45 – 8:00 PM      Closing Remarks \n  \n \nSpeakers: \n\nOralia Alvarez\, Director of Business Development at Mission Driven Finance.\nCheryl K. Goodman\, CEO at FindGood.tech; Vice Chair at Startup San Diego.\nJorge Muniz\, Co-Founder & CEO at Ascender Systems.\nSydney Thomas\, Founder and General Partner at Symphonic Capital.\nSheba Najmi\, Founder and Executive Director at Tech for Change\n\nExhibitors: \n \nAhlers Center for International Business at USD \n  \n \nAscender Systems \n \nCloud Club Collective \n \nGet Buzzed \n \nSmartville \n \nThe Brink \nThis is the last 1st Mondays of the year. Celebrate the end-of-year with us\, build connections\, and network with the startup community. \nWhether you’re new to San Diego or seasoned in the local startup scene\, this event is for you. Stay tuned on social media to get updates on the event. Follow us on LinkedIn\, X\, or Instagram. \nLight bites and refreshments will be available. Please purchase your tickets ahead of time through the ticket portal below\, this will be a sold out event. See you soon! \n  \n– Startup San Diego \n#1stMondays \nVenue\n \n \n \n  \nCheck out previous 1st Mondays!\nhttps://startupsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1st-Mondays-Recap-Reel-September-2024.mp4\n  \nConnect with over 4\,000+ StartupSD community members on Slack. \n \nLearn about becoming a Sponsor for Startup San Diego
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/1st-mondays-december-2024/
LOCATION:Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
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SUMMARY:Healthcare SIG: Moving Closer to the Patient & Expediting Lab Results
DESCRIPTION:COVID accelerated the movement of healthcare services closer to the patient than ever before. Telemedicine was embraced by clinicians around the country and pharmacies and new urgent care facilities sprung up everywhere\, offering a plethora of new services and tests. Truvian and Pleno are companies that provide important services and tests closer to the point of care of the patient. Both companies have secured top tier venture funding and have entered the stage of full commercialization. Join us at this program where you will gain insight into their respective journeys and where they believe they will be with clinician and patient adoption. \n*Please note that this event has a hard capacity limit\, so get your RSVP in ASAP! \nIf you have recently been exposed to and/or tested positive for COVID-19\, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to determine if you should attend this event. \nAdditionally\, if you’re experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or any other contagious illness\, please do not attend. Thank you for your cooperation. \nParking: \nThe Boardwalk offers free parking to all visitors in the surface lots surrounding all 3 buildings within the complex. \nModerator: \nSteve Przesmicki\, Partner\, Cooley \nSteven M. Przesmicki specializes in corporate and securities law\, and regularly acts as outside corporate counsel to public and private companies. Steve represent clients on SEC and corporate governance matters\, public financings\, mergers and acquisitions\, IPOs\, and venture capital and other private financings. He has represented issuers and underwriters in offerings involving well over $2 billion of securities\, and advised clients on M&A transactions ranging in value from under $10 million to up to several billion dollars. Steve has also represented clients in a number of other complex transactions such as debt redemptions\, joint ventures\, option-exchange tender offers and strategic commercial transactions. \nSteve represents clients across multiple industries\, including analytics\, gaming technology\, consumer software\, diagnostics\, enterprise software\, ecommerce\, life sciences\, medical devices and semiconductor equipment manufacturing. These companies range from start-ups to public companies with over $500 million in annual revenues. \nSteve previously led the internal legal department of a public technology company\, where he managed seven attorneys. There he was responsible for all of the company’s legal affairs\, including general corporate governance\, SEC and Nasdaq matters\, securities/financing transactions\, strategic investments\, commercial transactions\, joint ventures\, international operations\, real estate and facilities matters\, patent and trademark prosecution\, mergers and acquisitions\, human resources\, contests and sweepstakes\, and litigation matters. His role also involved active support of the company’s accounting\, finance\, tax\, banking\, insurance\, investor relations\, lobbying and business development activities. \nSteve has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America. He was also recognized in the 2013 edition of San Diego Super Lawyers\, and the 2014-2016\, 2018-2019 editions of Southern California Super Lawyers. \nSteve received his law degree\, cum laude\, from the University of Wisconsin Law School\, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as an associate editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin\, Madison. \nPrior to attending law school\, Steve served as an officer in the United States Navy. \nSteve joined the Firm in 1995 and is resident in the San Diego office. \nPanel: \nMark Bowles\, Truvian and ecoATM Founder \nMark Bowles is a serial entrepreneur (co-founder of 7 venture-backed start-ups)\, inventor\, 100+ patents (25 Issued US patents\, 77 issued International patents\, dozens pending)\, product designer (20+ awards including a Crunchies)\, marketer\, and scientist (NSF grantee/PI). Mark has 25+ yrs in semiconductors\, tech\, retail\, and biotech. He’s founded 7 start-ups\, raised 18 VC rounds ($250M+). Before VCs in a Van\, Mark was a founder at Truvian; ecoATM ($350M acq); VP Mktg at Vativ (Entropic acq); Staccato (VP Mktg); BOPS\, President/COO (Altera acq.). Prior to this he helped form and fund Power Computing ($130M acq by Apple ’96); Panorama Designs (acq by Motorola ’96); and BlueSteel Networks (2000 acq by Broadcom for $110M). Bowles spent 6 years at Motorola Semiconductor where he held various distribution management\, sales and market development positions; he left Motorola in ’96 as VP MSPI of PowerPC Market Development. \nMark has also been a National Science Foundation principal investigator\, grantee and researcher. He has been an active standards member of IEEE 802.15.3a\, 802.15.4a\, 802.11n; co-founded MBOA (marketing chair); WiMedia Alliance director (Liaison to China Chapter); key contributor to Certified Wireless USB; and Chair of DRF regulatory committee. \nMark has been an invited guest lecturer on entrepreneurism and innovation at Duke\, Stanford\, UCSD\, USD\, SDSU\, USC\, Pepperdine\, Hult\, Wharton\, Harvard\, and Texas A&M. Mark is a board member and Sr Fellow with Pepperdine’s Graziadio school of business and USD’s Center for Peace and Commerce. \nMark earned a BS in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M\, and a Master of Science in Technology Management (eMBA) from Pepperdine University. Raised in Southeast Texas by Greek Orthodox\, cajun\, hippies\, Mark now lives in La Jolla\, CA with his wife and 3 sons. \nGavin Stone\, VP of Product Development\, Pleno \nGavin is an electronic engineer by training who\, over the past 25 years\, has navigated his career into life sciences via the wireless communications and semiconductor industries. He has been with Pleno since its inception and leads product development activities as well as marketing and business development. Previously\, Gavin worked at Illumina leading their software product marketing team after Illumina acquired Edico Genome in 2018 for $100 Million. At Edico\, he was responsible for the startup company’s marketing\, business development and corporate development activities. While at Edico\, Gavin helped to set two Guinness World Records and spearheaded efforts to have their ground-breaking product\, DRAGEN\, be named The Scientist magazine’s number one innovation for 2014. Prior to that\, he managed numerous high volume cellular products and software platforms at Broadcom after they acquired Zyray Wireless in 2004 for $100 Million. Gavin held key software development and later product marketing roles as part of the Zyray Wireless team that developed a 3G cellular processor. Gavin holds 10 granted US patents. \nABOUT COOLEY \nCooley is the go-to law firm for companies developing cutting-edge technologies and has a long tradition of representing clients in a range of issues relating to AI and machine learning. We deploy a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with deep subject matter knowledge who understand the intricacies and complexities of large language models\, machine learning and artificial intelligence technology. \nABOUT EVONEXUS \nEvoNexus is California’s leading nonprofit technology startup incubator located in San Diego. EvoNexus has successfully incubated over 260 startups with a survival rate of over 85%. Since the incubator’s formation in 2010\, EvoNexus companies have secured over $1.6B in venture funding\, $10B in pre-exit valuation\, and had over 45 acquisitions valued at over $2.1B. YTD $240M invested. EvoNexus is supported by corporate partners\, including some of the largest multinational corporations in the world such as Qualcomm\, Viasat\, muRata\, pSemi\, and more! For more information\, please visit evonexus.org.
URL:https://startupsd.org/event/healthcare-sig-moving-closer-to-the-patient-expediting-lab-results/
LOCATION:Cooley LLP\, 10265 Science Center Drive\, San Diego\, CA\, 92121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem
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