Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University

One of the top reasons founders join Techstars is because of our incredible network. But how do you build a great one? Join Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University and the SDSU Division of Research and Innovation for a powerful talk on the "Power of the Network" by global relationship builder, John Hill. During this interactive and super entertaining session, John will share how to build valuable networks that help entrepreneurs fundraise, attract talent, acquire customers, increase knowledge share, and find mentorship faster and easier. About John Hill: John is the VP of Story at Whop, a no-code platform that allows anyone to build a digital business. The company currently has 12.5 million users, 110,000 revenue-generating companies that have done $1.9 billion in Gross Market Value (products and services sold). Before Whop, he built the largest entrepreneurial network globally through a decade at Techstars and, before that, as the Higher Education Evangelist at LinkedIn. RSVP ⏩️ https://luma.com/b7vuhueo

Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University could not do what we do without the support of our mentors. Shoutout to the mentors who showed up for our program's Mentor Magic sessions. These subject matter experts give their time and expertise to help our founders #DoMoreFaster (and easier). So thankful for an incredible founder-first mentor community! If you spot a mentor you know in the video, give them a shoutout and share how they've helped you or your organization. We promise, this small gesture goes a long way. 🙏

Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University believes that helping founders build great startups includes helping them build meaningful connections. Week 1 of the accelerator program included a lot of learning, but also some meaningful (and fun) connections. Shoutout to our Week 1 superstars who graciously gave their time and shared invaluable startup knowledge with these founders: - Neal Bloom🎩 for coming in to talk to our startups about how to get and stay connected to the San Diego tech ecosystem. - Alex Altomare for sharing your Founder Story and stepping up to be a mentor for the founders. - David Ambler from Paul Hastings for not only sharing your startup financing wisdom with our founders, but also sponsoring a 'Pins & Pizzas' bowling event. - Alex Newmann for dropping insane knowledge bombs on how to create a repeatable and scalable sales process. - Christian Sanz for taking the time out of your active fundraising schedule to share your exited founder/CTO wisdom. Our founders are more successful and ready to do more faster because of people like you. Stay tuned for more Fall 2025 updates...🚀

🚀 Let's goooo! Announcing the Fall 2025 class of Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University. This cohort represents an exciting mix of sectors, from life science, space, and compliance tech to developer tools and marketing technology innovation, and brings founders from across the U.S. and around the world. Help us celebrate these dynamic 7 startups who will spend the next 13 weeks building, iterating, and scaling with mentorship from the best of the San Diego and Techstars global network. Cytodyme: Automating document generation and management for life sciences companies HapWare: Developing AlEye, a wearable that gives people who are blind, low vision, or deafblind real-time access to nonverbal communication cues through haptic feedback. Klira AI: Helping AI teams in heavily-regulated industries ship industry-compliant agents with just a few lines of code. Laibl: An AI-powered sourcing platform that connects brands with pre-vetted suppliers, streamlining procurement, reducing costs, and speeding up project timelines. Landng: Helping brands increase and track offline and experiential marketing activities to actual in-store purchases and marketing campaign ROI. ORBES: Autonomous space robots that decrease the cost and manual effort of filmmaking and inspection inside space stations. Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gSBAtBKp

🎉 San Diego Tech Community, you're invited 🎉 Join Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University on Sep 8th at SDSU as we celebrate our Fall 2025 founders. We'd love to see our San Diego tech community out in full force! Mentors, investors, Techstars alumni, founders, entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts...all are welcome! Parking is paid for courtesy of SDSU. Plus, enjoy delicious food, meet the new founders, and network with each other. We can't wait to see you all. A special thank you to Cooley LLP for sponsoring this event 💚 RSVP here ➡️ https://lu.ma/ikovcsww

When it comes to the accelerator offer, getting an email that you aren't moving forward in the process can be discouraging. Your mind might start swimming with questions: What was missed? What could have been better? Misti Cain, Managing Director of Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University, provides a few ways to think about a non-select decision in this guide "8 Reasons You May Have Been Non-Selected By Techstars". While this is only an overview and there may be other reasons, you can use this as an initial starting point to strengthen a future application or a current pitch. And remember, a non-select decision isn't an indicator of your entrepreneurial capabilities or future success. 📣 Whether you're a founder, a mentor, an investor, or simply a supporter of entrepreneurs, share this guide with others who may find this helpful.

Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University would not be as dynamic as it is without our incredible mentors, partners, and the team members backing it. So, it is with great pleasure that we announce two new faces joining the Techstars San Diego Powered by SDSU team for the Fall 2025 Accelerator Program: Hunter Haines as Investor in Residence and Jonah Peake 🐺 our new Program Director. Feel free to leave them a friendly word or a warm welcome in the comments.

🎵 🎶 The Final Countdown... There's one week left to submit your application to the Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University Fall 2025 accelerator program. Applications close Jun 11th at 11:59pm PT Reminders: - Founders don't have to be affiliated with San Diego State University in any way - Founders can live anywhere when applying (operative word being "applying") - Yes, if accepted you'll need to be in person in San Diego - Yes, we accept solo founders - Yes, San Diego has amazing tacos - Yes, San Diego is one of the best places in the world to live and build a startup... Oh wait...we've gone a little off topic. Still have questions? Learn more (and sign up for office hours or apply) here: https://lnkd.in/g4C3X-uM

Join Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU alum + Site Bionics CEO, Adam Blair, along with EyePop.ai CPO, Andy Ballester, for a live conversation and demo. They'll be showing how AI-powered vision is helping retailers monitor merchandising, identify loss prevention risks, and measure staffing effectiveness to solve these costly issues in real time. Adam is a leader in retail analytics and smart store tech. He'll share how his team is using visual AI to help brands improve in-store execution and accountability—without adding headcount. You'll also see a live EyePop AI demo showing how AI-powered vision can detect shelf clutter, inventory gaps, and staffing behavior from store footage or photos with real use cases you can build or integrate today. RSVP here: lu.ma/97ba9orw

Founders and Alumni in Vancouver! Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University will be at Vancouver Startup Week on Thu May, 22nd and Fri, May 23. We'd love to see you IRL You'll need to purchase a pass for Vancouver Startup Week, but if you have one, you can register and attend our events for free! How to Get Investors Interested In Your Pitch ➡️ RSVP here: https://lu.ma/nssgi2pv Founder Panel: What it Takes to Get Into and Through a Top Accelerator With Founders Alexander Kurtynin, Sean Braacx and Vivian Liu ➡️ RSVP here: https://lu.ma/TSSDxSDSU Hope to see you soon!