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Connect elevates entrepreneurs by providing educational programming, mentorship, introductions, and access to capital. We help innovative companies thrive so they can make a meaningful impact in the development of the San Diego region. We’re on a mission to build a world-class innovation economy.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Diego
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 858-964-1300
Founded date
1985
Investment Type
Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 27
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| Apr 25, 2022 | San Diego startups, investors will take over Petco Park to showcase region’s innovation economy | After five straight years of double-digit percentage gains in venture capital funding for local startups, San Diego is on the national radar as a place for innovation. This week, the region’s startup community aims to brighten that light a ... |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Connect Eyes the Future with Five.Ten.Thirty | When it comes to economic growth and attracting investment dollars in recent years, the San Diego region has cause to celebrate. That is the inspiration behind Five.Ten.Thirty – a Connect San Diego event at Petco Park that will be held on A... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Five.Ten.Thirty Coming to Petco Park | San Diego nonprofit Connect will hold the largest regional “innovation celebration” in San Diego history later this spring. George Lurie Connect CEO Mike Krenn told the Business Journal this week that his organization, which he describes as... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Novi Connect : Raises $10.3M to Help Brands Build Transparent and Sustainable Products | SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novi Connect (Novi), the first B2B marketplace to help brands build and manufacture transparent products, announced $10.3M in new funding from Greylock, with participation from Defy Partners, Tho... |
| May 13, 2021 | Pandio, A Cloud-Native Distributed Messaging Service, Has Been Named to the San Diego 2021 Cool Companies List | Cool Companies 2021 by Connect San Diego Pandio is growing rapidly, and this recognition provides the opportunity to reach more customers, investors, and enterprise organizations interested in optimizing their data. SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) May 13... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | 4 new startups chosen for CONNECT’s world-class mentoring Yokohama Springboard Program | San Diego is one of the nation’s leading start-up support regions with more than $3.47 Billion in venture capital investment in 2019. The City of Yokohama has partnered again with CONNECT w/ San Diego Venture Group (CONNECT) to leverage the... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Carlsmed raises $2.5M to create personalized implants for spinal surgery | The company is currently incubating at EvoNexus While it's not talked about as much as other areas of healthcare, there's a lot of money being spent on our spines. It's estimated that approximately $90 billion is spent on the diagnosis and ... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | 60 San Diego startups named Cool Companies, twice as many as last year | Innovega has developed patented contact lenses that, when combined with specialized face glasses, bring digital augmented reality to a user’s field of view without a bulky headset. Vivid Genomics uses machine learning and genetic based prof... |
| May 10, 2019 | CONNECT Springboard Program partnership to support Yokohama City startups | The City of Yokohama will be partnering with CONNECT, the San Diego accelerator that has successfully supported over 3000 startups, to launch the “CONNECT Springboard Program” in Yokohama. The goal of this program will be to accelerate the ... |
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FAQ about CONNECT (Accelerator)
When was CONNECT (Accelerator) founded?
CONNECT (Accelerator) was founded in 1985.
What has the press written about CONNECT (Accelerator)?
Parsers VC has collected 27 articles mentioning CONNECT (Accelerator), among them “San Diego startups, investors will take over Petco Park to showcase region’s innovation economy” (Apr 25, 2022) and “Connect Eyes the Future with Five.Ten.Thirty” (Apr 12, 2022).
Is CONNECT (Accelerator) still active?
Yes, CONNECT (Accelerator) is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 7, 2022.