Connecting Tech & LifeSci Companies to Quality Capital & Mentorship
We help innovators and entrepreneurs
in Southern California by providing access
to investors, mentors, and education.
We’re a community nonprofit passionate about helping entrepreneurs build great companies,
and together create a world-class tech ecosystem.
A flexible process, designed to accelerate
tech and lifesci startups
“We just finished the new 2-hour Springboard program and I was impressed at the speed and quality. They brought together spot-on advisors for a panel review of our business, covering everything from sales execution best practices to financing strategies. The feedback and critical thinking was spot-on and was exactly what we needed. Thank you Connect! ”
See if Springboard is right for you.
San Diego’s fastest growing & most
exciting companies
Each year, we collect hundreds of applications from the community,
select the top companies and introduce them to over 100 VCs.
Since 2016, Cool Co’s have raised over $400M
San Diego Funding News
VelosBio has announced an oversubscribed Series B financing of $137M to further advance clinical development of their pipeline of therapeutics
July 8, 2020MemComputing has raised a funding round of an undisclosed amount to bring their total funding to over $3M
July 7, 2020
Hygienica has announced a $1M Seed round to help the company meet market demand for their disinfecting system
July 6, 2020
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IT Office Hours w/ HaloSentient
IT Office Hours w/ HaloSentient | Signup for a free, virtual consultation with industry expert! Get answers to specific questions about your business. HaloSentient partners with businesses to create: Reasonable and measurable approaches to security, privacy, and risk management, General IT business operations efficiencies, and Smart data/metrics to drive business ...
Legal Office Hours w/ Stradling
Legal Office Hours with Amit Singh, shareholder in Stradling’s Corporate and Securities practice group and member of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Emerging Growth practice groups. Categories of Law specialized in: Corporate Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, IP Sale & Licensing Transactions, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Transaction, Venture Capital ...
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