By Andrea Siedsma This article was originally posted as part of a startup spotlight on the Innovate78 blog. A few years ago, entrepreneur Michael Smallwood became frustrated with all the plastic cards in his physical wallet. “Cards get lost, they’re hard to manage, or you’re stuck with...

By Sandy Athniel & Fred Grier Year Founded: 2013 Players: Matt Ellis Headcount: About 60 team members Funds raised: $30 million In this first-ever collaboration between the AzTech and TritonTech series, we chatted with Measurabl founder & CEO Matt Ellis, an alumnus of both...

By Fresh Brewed Tech Staff Planning to attend San Diego Startup Week (SDSW) but not sure how to navigate the more than 150 events, let alone parking downtown? No need to panic or have FOMO - the Fresh Brewed Tech team has you covered. We’ve put together some tips to help guide you through the...

By Andrea Siedsma Editor’s Note: The original article was published on the Innovate78 blog. From food innovation to software, aircraft design, breweries, life science, hospitality, agriculture, action sports and more, the 78 Corridor in San Diego’s North County is home to a cluster of...

By Andrea Siedsma This article was originally posted on the City of Vista’s Economic Development blog. In the summer of 2018, Vista-based business incubator Open Source Maker Labs (OSML) conducted a small pilot program with the Department of the Navy’s Naval Innovation Advisory Council...

Welcome to the innovation hub, a series celebrating the extraordinary companies that span across the entire San Diego region. From software to healthcare tech, precision medicine, electronics, AI, cybersecurity, manufacturing and more, this series takes a deeper dive into the innovative clusters...

By Veronica Mitchell Guest Writer Five years ago, Melissa Jean (“MJ”) Stapley was rebuilding her career and life after losing almost everything in her real estate career after the market crashed. Stapley knew she wanted to follow a dream of getting involved in a new industry where she...

By Andrea Siedsma As one of San Diego’s dot-com darlings, Active.com gained traction during the early days of the internet, and it was no small accomplishment to successfully combine SaaS, media, transactional, and membership revenue streams into one cohesive platform, “but somehow, we made...

Welcome to the innovation hub, a series celebrating the extraordinary companies that span across the entire San Diego region. From software to healthcare tech, retail tech, precision medicine, electronics, AI, cybersecurity, manufacturing and more, this series takes a deeper dive into the...

By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: 2017 Players: Reyanne Mustafa, Kristian Krugman Headcount: 5 team members In 2017, soon-to-be San Diego State University (SDSU) graduate Reyanne Mustafa was working as a server at True Food Kitchen when she witnessed copious amounts of perfectly edible...