There’s a great New York Times article by Erin Griffith and Twitter conversation happening right now centered around the question, do all startups need venture capital? It’s a great question, and the obvious answer is no. San Diego specifically, while we have seen larger amounts of capital...
2018 was awesome, with a positive change in momentum in the San Diego tech ecosystem. On top of enthusiastic metrics in funding, exits, and new local funds, we as a community found our voice and inner evangelist. San Diego finally started to join the Twitter conversation around tech and spread the...
Happy Giving Tuesday! Locally, we have seen strong growth from a number of web platforms that benefit both individuals through crowdfunding or nonprofits directly.
Welcome to the social good tech age, being led by the San Diego region. Companies like GoFundMe ,founded in and still maintaining...
San Diego tech companies have a long history of putting their heads down and building successful and innovative companies. This new publication will highlight the amazing companies that have planted roots in San Diego, and how they have built a strong and supportive ecosystem around...
We would like to dedicate this issue to Bruce Bigelow , who recently passed after a brief illness. He was a stellar journalist and a champion of the local tech and science community with a flair for a good story.
Bruce’s longstanding coverage of the San Diego tech ecosystem was unparalleled,...
With San Diego Startup Week still in our rearview mirror, the organization has been working on fostering this celebration of local entrepreneurship all year. I am very excited to announce that Jarrod Russell has accepted Startup San Diego’s offer to become Executive Director to lead our...
The heat and waves aren’t the only things making headlines in San Diego this summer. A group of student entrepreneurs from UC San Diego and CSU Northridge are making their own waves with the formation of a $25 million fund to invest in both public and private companies. Triton Funds , whose...
When I thought about the string of recent acquisitions of local tech companies, it got me singing Mel Brooks’ The Inquisition .
But in all seriousness, it’s incredible how San Diego tech companies continue to attract suitors across the country. Within the last month, we have had several...
The Four Comma Club in San Diego: While Amazon has become the second company to hit $1 trillion in valuation after Apple, the chase is still on for other FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) stocks. So, I thought it would be interesting to look at the relationship between the most...
This is what a weekend in San Diego looks like: Hera Venture Summit supports 400 women and ally entrepreneurs and investors over a one-day conference, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton visits San Diego to hear 15 pitches and meet with 13 local LPs in her Backstage Studio, and Ad Astra...
