We are now Connect w/ San Diego Venture Group

We are one. It’s on.  Effective immediately. Mike Krenn and Dr. Silvia Mah are in as new leaders, with a combined team and board – and we’re anxious to get going, with plans to make an evolutionary and meaningful contribution. We’re bringing you, our loyal...

33 Tech Startups Make San Diego Venture Group “Cool Companies” List

Xconomy, Sarah de Crescenzo March 29, 2019 — What does it take for a tech startup to be considered “cool?” In the eyes of the San Diego Venture Group, the key element is readiness for venture capital backing.  It’s through that lens that the nonprofit organization,...

2019 SDVG Cool Companies Announced!

San Diego Venture Group has selected and announced the 2019 Cool Companies. CEOs of selected companies will be invited to exclusive networking events with visiting VCs.  Over the past few years, Cool Companies have raised over $200M.   Accel RoboticsAccel...

Why San Diego missed the first wave of tech ‘unicorns,’ and what’s changing now

San Diego Union Tribune, Brittany Meiling March 8, 2019 —After years of stagnation, San Diego is seeing a barrage of startup activity in the tech scene. In recent months, two tech startups earned billion-dollar valuations, making them the first software “unicorns”...

Rivaling dot-com boom, 2018 breaks record for San Diego startups raising cash

San Diego Union Tribune, Brittany Meiling Jan 7, 2019 — San Diego’s startup scene made big gains in 2018, hauling in nearly twice as much money as the prior year. That’s record-breaking attention from investors, and it’s an impressive performance compared to state and...