Upcoming Workshops:

Pitch Prep for SDAC: Polishing Your 10-Minute Startup Pitch
Prepares entrepreneurs for the 10-minute pitch
Date: April 9, 2025 | Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM | ONLINE
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View our Past Workshops:

Investor Readiness Series: Cultivating Scalable Success
Helps entrepreneurs refine their business models before the final SDAC event, ensuring they present a scalable and investment-ready vision to investors.
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Prepping Your 3 Minute Startup Pitch with Silvia Mah, PhD, MBA
Prepares entrepreneurs for the 3-minute pitch
Watch 2024 Workshop
Watch 20245 Workshop

SDAC VI Finale Networking Tips
Prepares entrepreneurs for networking tips at the SDAC Finale
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Recieve support from the San Diego Startup Ecosystem

Brink SBDC (Website | YouTube)
San Diego’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides free and confidential 1:1 advising and training to students and the community to help innovative founders in tech and life sciences access capital to build investable companies to make economic impact.

Techstars San Diego (Website)
This accelerator is for startups in all industries that are interested in tapping into one of the fastest growing and collaborative startup ecosystems in the world. 

Startup San Diego & First Mondays (Website)
A nonprofit dedicated to strengthening San Diego’s startup ecosystem by connecting founders and talent with the right resources, networks, and support to foster a collaborative and equitable entrepreneurial community.

Mintz Edge – Early-Stage Startup Resources (Website)
A comprehensive resource for entrepreneurs, offering insights, legal guidance, and tools to help start and scale their businesses.

Build connections with Funding and Investors

San Diego-Based VC Firms specialized in investing in angel, pre-seed and seed round

• NuFund Venture Group (Website)
  One of San Diego’s largest and most active early-stage investor groups, NuFund supports innovative technology leaders with a unique fund model, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Interlock Capital (Website)
   A dynamic network of founders, investors, and experts that collaboratively identifies, evaluates, funds, and supports high-potential startups, making early-stage investing accessible to all.
• Seed San Diego (Website)
  Focused on disruptive early-stage companies, Seed San Diego provides both capital and strategic guidance, leading Series Seed and Bridge to Series A rounds to drive measurable growth.
• Stella Angels (Website)
   A network dedicated to empowering women founders and investors, offering access to funding, mentorship, and community support at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey.

Podcasts

• Marcia Dawood – The Angel Next Door Podcast (Podcast | Website )
  

  Marcia Dawood is dedicated to empowering and educating individuals on early-stage investing, helping transform innovative ideas into thriving businesses. A strong advocate for diversity in startup leadership, she supports companies tackling global challenges, from healthcare to climate solutions.