Alicia Burgess (left) and Don Turner are friends turned co-founders By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: 2019 Aztec Founders: Alicia Burgess (CEO), Don Turner (CFO) Headcount: 4 team members One day in early 2019, Alicia Burgess (‘20) was watching an episode of “Trigger Warning,”...

Co-Founder & CEO Joel D’Eon completed his executive master’s degree at San Diego State University By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: 2013 Aztec Founder: Joel D’Eon Technology: Mobile health app that uses health behavior change principles to help people manage stress, eat healthy,...

By Sandy Athniel  Year Founded: 2018 Aztec Founders: Tristan Fleming & Charlie Wiggs Technology: Mobile app that helps college students find compatible roommates, connect with friends, date, and discover events, all with the intention of creating real-life experiences. Headcount: 8...

By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: 2019 Technology: Virtual reality experiences that, with just a headset, transport users to a limitless array of locations and settings - and put the user right in the center of the action. These experiences are intended to educate the general public and, in the...

By Fred Grier Meet Kim Folsom, a serial entrepreneur and investor whose mission is to empower underserved groups of business owners by providing them access to capital and resources to build sustainable companies.  Folsom, a former tech executive and veteran entrepreneur who has built six...

By Sandy Athniel  Year Founded: 2018 Aztec Founder: Breanne Acio Technology: Mobile app that helps outdoor adventurers find camping, overnight parking, amenities, community, and more In late 2016, San Diego State University (SDSU) communication professor and...

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 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...

By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: May 2016 Technology: SaaS for item rentals Players: Andrew Adrian, Alexander Weber, &  Karenina “Nika” Zaballa Headcount: Three full-time employees In early 2016, U.S. Marine veteran Andrew Adrian wanted to go kayaking. So, he searched the...

By Sandy Athniel Year Founded: 2016 Players: Jack Doheny & Jake Solomon Funds Raised: $200,000 and counting During his sophomore year as a mechanical engineering student at San Diego State University (SDSU), Jake Solomon was deep into his studies at the campus library, a place he...