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MAY 21, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has launched its third annual QPrize competition, the competition where the firm looks to vet and fund early stage technology companies from around the world. The Grand Prize winner also gets another $150,00 of convertible note funding for their winning business plan. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010 -- San Diego Tech Coast Angels Fourth Annual Quick Pitch Competition. Announcing the Fourth Annual Quick Pitch Competition, showcasing talented entrepreneurs seeking funding. Competition winners will be announced at the conclusion of the evening. See [link] (more).

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AUGUST 6, 2019

operations out of San Diego, says it has launched a contest that will award $21,000 in project budget and up to $5,000 in Sony gear to female photographers and filmmakers. The competition is in its second year. Sony Electronics , which runs its U.S.

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MARCH 28, 2016

Drone maker 3D Robotics , the high profile, consumer drone maker, has closed its San Diego offices and is now refocusing on the enterprise market, according to a number of reports. The shutdown of 3D Robotics' San Diego offices also sees the loss of 3D Robotics co-founder Jordi Munoz, who helped founded the drone maker in San Diego.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

So, it''s no surprise that the area--specifically, San Diego--was chosen for the pilot launch of a new service from eBay, called Close5 (www.close5.com), So, we''re taking that concept and launching it here in San Diego. Why San Diego? com), which offers up local, peer-to-peer sales.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 -- San Diego Venture Group QuickPitch Competition. 10 startups go head-to-head for over $75K in prizes. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based MP3Tunes , the cloud music storage service startup headed by Michael Robertson, has some stiff new competition today. Amazon.com said last night that it has launched its own, cloud music and storage service called Amazon Cloud Drive , along with corresponding web and Android music players.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Launched in 2006 by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels, the annual John G. Three of the 10 slated to pitch at the Oct. 24 event will get a cut of $75,000 to advance their businesses.

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MARCH 14, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm has named the winner of its annual, Qualcomm Ventures QPrize Venture Investment Competition, the company said this morning. iOnRoad had previously won $100,000 from Qualcomm for winning the Israeli region competition of Qualcomm's QPrize competition. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The Startup San Diego team caught up with the 2022 Startup Week Heavyweight Pitch competition winner and Startup Incubator Program Alumni, James Hamet, Founder and CEO of Vistim Labs, to find out how the startup has been doing since the victory and their plans for the future.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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APRIL 3, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm said Thursday that it is doubling the size of its QPrize annual investment funding competition, and will now award $250,000 in convertible note financing to regional winners, with an additional $250,000 to grand prize winners. This will be the fifth year of the competition. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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JULY 19, 2019

Let’s catch up with the latest tech news in San Diego. —San Diego’s AON Devices was among 10 startups selected to compete at a recent pitch competition hosted by the corporate venture capital arm of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ).

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Local cities in the region hoping to get a chance to become the next headquarters for Amazon.com appear to have some stiff competition, as Amazon.com said today that it has received a total of 238 from cities and regions in 54 states, provides, districts, and territories across North America.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The post Vistim Labs Wins Startup Pitch Competition and $10,000 Grant Sponsored by Aleph One appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The firm described itself as a combination of "Yelp meets Foursquare meets Instagram", and is initially launching the app in Austin, Hawaii, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.

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APRIL 30, 2014

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies. The post HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm appeared first on TechZulu.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 -- Building Your Business in the Face of Global Competition: Entrepreneurship in Difficult Times. MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego. Some start up companies see bad times as an opportunity and will thrive in the face of this global economic crisis.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

And while the grocery delivery market has become increasingly competitive, Hall argued that Good Eggs stands out thanks to the quality and breadth of its products — 70% of its products are locally sourced, and it often delivers them within 48 hours of harvesting. Image Credits: Good Eggs. ” Good Eggs CEO Bentley Hall.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm is putting its money behind one of the winners of its second annual QPrize Venture Investment Competition, New York-based Enterproid , Enterproid revealed Thursday.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Currently, Los Angeles-based Demand Media , San Diego's Zogenix , City of Industry-based NewEgg , Los Angeles-based GameFly , San Diego-based Reva Medical , Westlake Village-based Inphi Corp , and Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan are among the local technology firms waiting to reach the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2010

The Cleantech Open , the clean technology focused business competition, has named the semifinalists for its 2010 competition, indicating a number of Southern California firms are semifinalists in the competition.

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JULY 27, 2010

Nine vehicles from seven teams have been named finalists in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE , the competition for super fuel efficient vehicles being run by Playa Vista-based X PRIZE Foundation this morning. Tags: automotive xprize prize cleantech clean energy auto competition.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has named the finalists in its second annual QPrize Venture Investment Competition, the firm's global venture capital competition for investment dollars.

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JULY 24, 2012

San Diego-based Life Technologies , the maker of life sciences equipment, has signed on as the first competitor in the Archon Genomics X PRIZE , the life sciences prize being administered by Marina Del Rey-based X Prize Foundation. Life Technologies is fielding the Ion Torrent X PRIZE team, headed by Dr. JOnathan Rothberg.

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JUNE 4, 2013

The San Diego startup, which is headed by Ethan Senturia and was co-founded by Russel McLoughlin, said it is aiming at businesses seeking expansion capital, and helping them connect with accredited investors. The company said it has already raised $1.5M in lending capital from individual accredited investors.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

San Diego's Halozyme Therapeutics was number 13 at 10657% growth; Irvine-based Spectrum Pharmaceuticals ranked 23, with 6490% growth; and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , was ranked #34, with 4,489% revenue growth over the past five year. Tags: competition ranking firms technology growing fast deloitte.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

San Diego-based MOGL , which operates a customer loyalty program for restaurants focused on game mechanics, said today that it has raised $10M in a round of funding. MOGL offers incentives and competitions to spur visits to restaurants. The second round came from Sigma Partners, Austin Ventures, and Avalon Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Southern California's only finalist in the Automotive X Prize, Aptera , which is based in San Diego and backed by Idealab, did not win, but was being displayed at the announcement in Washington, D.C. Tags: vehicle mileage clean aptera competition prize automotive foundation xprize. alternative tandem class. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

One of the companies recognized in Qualcomm's QPrize annual business plan competition has scored a series A funding, four years after being named a finalist in the Qualcomm effort. Qualcomm is based in San Diego. in a Series A venture financing round. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

MightyText , a Silicon Valley startup which develops Android applications to let users send SMS messages from their computer via the cloud, and syncs those messages between an Android phone and computer, has scored $100,000 from San Diego's Qualcomm.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

The selection committee has finalized the top 10 startups from our intercollegiate community to compete in the Lightweight Intercollegiate Pitch Competition! appeared first on Startup San Diego.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which operates an online software tool to help people create their own estate plans, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed this week. Thec ompany was also part of the Techstars Anywhere startup accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Car sharing startups have become immensely popular in areas such as Boston and San Francisco, with heavy competition between Zipcar, Relayrides, and Getaround. GetAround, another venture backed peer-to-peer car rental service, already has a Southern California beachhead in San Diego.

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APRIL 11, 2019

In an awards program, it can seem like a competition, but in the Commitment to Diversity category, many of the finalists are in fact collaborating with each other or share common roots. For example, finalist Silvia Mah is also a co-founder of one of the other finalists in the category, Ad Astra Ventures.

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