Press Release: 16 San Diego Pitch Competition & Tournament Competitors Announced
Startup San Diego
OCTOBER 12, 2022
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Catching Up with SDSW Pitch Competition Champion & Incubator Alumni, James Hamet, Founder & CEO of Vistim Labs
Startup San Diego
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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Vistim Labs Wins Startup Pitch Competition and $10,000 Grant Sponsored by Aleph One
Startup San Diego
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
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QuickPitch 2018 | San Diego Venture Group
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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10 San Diego Startups to Compete at Region’s Top Pitch Competition
Xconomy
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Ten tech startups will vie to impress a panel of six judges and hundreds of attendees at San Diego’s biggest pitch contest later this month. Launched in 2006 by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels, the annual John G. Three of the 10 slated to pitch at the Oct.
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From Pitch Competitor to Judge – The Startup Journey of Alfonso Arana Co-founder & CTO of SocialTrader.AI
Startup San Diego
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
When 2020 hit, the Startup San Diego team had to make a pivotal decision to completely adapt San Diego Startup Week to a month-long virtual program while still delivering the same workshops, panels, and pitch competitions for the startup community, that year, San Diego Startup Month was born.
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Qualcomm Ventures Kicks Off Startup Competition
socalTECH
JANUARY 15, 2014
San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture investment arm of Qualcomm, has kicked off its annual venture competition, the QPrize , dangling seven $100,000 regional prizes and a $150,000 grand prize. Qualcomm said the deadline for the startup competition this year is April 18th. READ MORE>>.
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center
socalTECH
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? How big are you now?
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center
socalTECH
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? How big are you now?
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Lightweight Intercollegiate & Founders Fight Club Competitors and Judges Official Announcement
Startup San Diego
OCTOBER 18, 2023
After weeks of deliberation and 100+ applications, our San Diego Startup Week judging committee has determined the 18 startups that will compete in the Lightweight Intercollegiate Pitch Competition and Founders Fight Club Tournament. These local startups will compete for $15,000 in cash prizes and bragging rights!
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San Diego Roundup: Qualcomm, Philter, Stella Labs, VC Funding & More
Xconomy
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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San Diego Tech Coast Angels Open Quick Pitch Apps
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JULY 18, 2012
Startups interested in pitching to the San Diego arm of the Tech Coast Angels can now submit their applications to the group, the TCA announced Tuesday evening. READ MORE>>.
Radicle Growth Teams With UPL On $1.25M Startup Challenge
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
San Diego-based Radicle Growth, which focuses on incubating early stage agriculture and food technology, and agriculture giant UPL said today that the two are in a new partnership, which will invest $1.25M in two startups that can "positively impact and reduce the carbon footprint and improve soil health of the food value chain."
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WINNING CO. USES APP TO HELP LGBTQ COMMUNITY UCSD Students Win Pitch Competition
Startup San Diego
JULY 11, 2021
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Growth Stage & Beyond – Day 5 of SDSW at Qualcomm Recap & Photos
Startup San Diego
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
The last day of San Diego Startup Week took place at the Irwin M. This day was focused on startups in the growth stage and beyond. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall.
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Startup Developing Opioid Alternative Takes Top ‘Quick Pitch’ Honors
Xconomy
OCTOBER 25, 2018
The winner of the largest-ever startup pitch contest in San Diego is aiming to solve a problem that is weighing heavily on the national consciousness. Watson Quick Pitch Competition to further the development of its nerve pain management device.
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MP3Tunes Gets New Competition From Amazon
socalTECH
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 it will offer up 5 GB of cloud storage for music and other files for free, with upgrade to 20GB for users who purchase MP3 albums from Amazon. READ MORE>>.
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Tech Zulu Event
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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Trust and Will Finds $2M
socalTECH
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>>.
Trust & Will Hits 100K Members
socalTECH
JUNE 17, 2020
San Diego-based startup Trust & Will , which offers up online estate planning, says it has hit 100,000 members to its service. The startup said it never predicted an unprecedented event such as COVID-19 would bring end-of-life state planning to front of mind. READ MORE>>.
Radicle Growth Invests $250K In WeedOUT
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2019
San Diego-based Radicle Growth , a startup investor which invests in innovative agtech and food tech startups, says it has awarded $250,000 to WeedOUT , an Israeli startup focused on the resistance of weeds to existing chemical herbicides. READ MORE>>.
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Trust & Will Adds $6M
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2019
San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which offers up online services to help people create trusts, wills, and guardianships, has raised $6M in a new funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The startup had announced $2M in an earlier funding in January of 2019. READ MORE>>.
Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space
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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Good Eggs raises $100M and plans to launch in Southern California
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Grocery delivery startup Good Eggs is announcing that it has raised $100 million in new funding, and that it’s planning to launch in Southern California in either the summer or fall of this year. “There’s the LA region, northern San Diego, Orange County — those areas collectively are the size of two or three Bay Areas.
GroGuru Gets $250K In Seed Funding
socalTECH
JUNE 29, 2018
GroGuru , a startup developing irrigation automation technology for the agriculture industry, has raise $250,000 in a seed funding from Western Growers and Radicle Growth. GroGuru is part of San Diego- and Irvine's EvoNexus startup incubator, and develops a precision soil and irrigation monitoring system. READ MORE>>.
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Wheels Enters Last Mile Transportation Fray With $37M
socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2019
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Wheels --founded by the founders of dog walking marketplace Wag--has jumped into the crowded "last mile" transportation fray, saying it has raised $37M and launched its services in San Diego. The startup was founded by Jonathan and Joshua Viner, the two brothers who founded Wag.
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2013
In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. What is Tradesparq?
Building Your Business in the Face of Global Competition
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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Meet The Angels
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 18, 2012
Are you thinking about starting your own company or in the early stages? The Tech Coast Angels invites San Diego's up and coming entrepreneurs to "Meet the Angels" that can help you make your dream come true. See https://www.cvent.com/events/meet-the-angels/registration-d31686c4fff849f4a6b8af7c4049568a.aspx.
Inston, Cyberflow Advance Towards $150,000 Cisco Innovation Award
socalTECH
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.
Inston, Cyberflow Advanced Towards $150,000 Cisco Innovation Award
socalTECH
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.
EvoNexus Gets Bank, Investment Firm Backing for Fintech Incubator
Xconomy
APRIL 11, 2019
Financial firms are facing competition from legacy players and disruptive fintech startups as technology continues to reshape the heavily regulated industry. Two financial firms are betting on a nonprofit incubator program in San Diego in hopes of identifying top talent and potential targets for investment or acquisition.
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Interview with Dan LeBlanc, CEO and Co-founder, Daasity
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
San Diego-based Daasity (www.daasity.com) which just raised $2.3M We spoke with CEO and co-founder Dan LeBlanc , a veteran of ProFlowers and FTD, on how he started the company and he problem the startup is solving for direct to consumer brands. What does your startup do? founded in summer of 2017.
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Nebula Genomics Touts Free DNA Sequencing to Coax Health Data Sharing
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
A growing number of startups are trying to encourage people to share genomic and other health data for research purposes by offering them some form of compensation. Now, as competition in this young sector ramps up, one of the big questions is what type of incentive will attract the most individuals.
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Dealstruck Looks To Crowdsource Business Loans
socalTECH
JUNE 4, 2013
In a new twist on the crowdfunding space, a new startup, Dealstruck , said it has launched a new service to help small businesses find business loans from investors. The startup said it is looking for businesses seeking $50,000 to $1M in capital, and is matching those businesses with secured, commercial loans.
Car Sharing Firm Zipcar Heading To Los Angeles
socalTECH
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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Postmates’ newest feature is like Uber POOL for food delivery
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 20, 2019
The feature illustrates how Postmates, one of the earlier entrants to the billion-dollar food delivery wars , is trying to remain competitive by appealing to price-sensitive customers. Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Orange County, Calif. and Philadelphia. billion valuation.
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Crash, Backed By Idealab, Debuts App For Finding Tourist Attractions
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Newly funded and launched startup Crash --backed by Idealab--said today that it has launched its iOS-based attraction discovery app and website. The startup, led by Erick Laubach, said that the application lets anyone be their own tour guide, and explore attractions which "make a city unique."
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socalTECH
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. READ MORE>>.
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SD Team Heads to US Ignite Summit to Advance Emergency Mobile App
Xconomy
MARCH 25, 2018
A San Diego software development team with an idea for an emergency mobile app that it said would be faster than calling 911 is headed this week to US Ignite’s Application Summit in Kansas City, MO. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.
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Mission Edge Taps 10 Businesses for “Social Enterprise” Accelerator
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Mission Edge, a nonprofit organization backed by the San Diego Foundation and three corporations, has chosen 10 companies and organizations to participate in a 12-week program intended to improve each entity’s financial performance, and thereby long-term sustainability. Ken Davenport, CEO of San Diego-based Mission.
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2pointb Takes On Uber, Lyft With On-Demand Ride App
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2015
San Diego-based 2pointb , a new startup aiming at the on-demand transportation market, said over the weekend that it has launched a new, mobile on-dnd ride and transportation app. Like Uber, the company offers up luxury black cars and SUVs, along with taxis as part of its service. READ MORE>>.
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Berkeley’s SkyDeck Offers Chip Design Support Worth Millions to Startups
Xconomy
OCTOBER 25, 2018
So how much room remains for startups that are relative latecomers? Plenty, says Chon Tang, one of the leaders involved in launching a new program for chip developers at UC Berkeley’s growing startup accelerator SkyDeck. Competition isn’t the biggest problem in a field so primed for innovation, says Tang, who is.
Dragonfly, eGenesis, Spero & More: Xconomy’s Startup Award Finalists
Xconomy
AUGUST 14, 2017
Startups play a critical role in the innovation economy that we chronicle at Xconomy—transforming new ideas that begin in a lab into the products and companies of tomorrow. Here are brief introductions to our six startup finalists. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.
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