The time to submit your proposal is now!The 21.2/B SBIR/STTR topics are openThe Open period has begun, May 19th, 2021. The Navy’s 21.2/B cycle has a total of 39 traditional SBIR topics, and 3 Direct to Phase II topics. To take a look at the Navy topics and start...
SAN DIEGO — Connect announces the 32 top-tier innovation companies to present to venture firms across the country Cool Companies is an annual Connect program designed to match San Diego’s top-performing technology and life science startups with quality venture capital...
Since 2015, Cool Companies have raised over $650M (just in Series A)Thank you to the Cool Companies 2021 Sponsors Announcing the Cool Companies of 2021! Every year we gather applications from tech and lifesci startup companies around the region and select around 30 to...
Committed to our mission of helping innovative companies thrive so they can make a meaningful impact in the development of San Diego, Connect has partnered with the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, NIWC Pac, under Naval Information Systems Warfare Systems...
San Diego is on a roll! After finishing 2020 by raising a record high of over $4.9 Billion, San Diego startups have closed the first quarter of 2021 by raising a blistering $2.4 Billion. This total is doubly impressive when considering that just a few years ago, San...
Venture Capital is coming into San Diego at a record pace, with quarter one of 2021 coming to $2.42B ($3.5B if you include M&As). Companies we've worked with, who raised this quarter include: CommSafe Ai — 2020 Cool Company Coursekey — 2016, '17, '19 Cool Company...
Well, 2020 was… something.One thing that 2020 brought us here in San Diego was an absolutely phenomenal influx of venture capital funding. In just a few short years, San Diego county has matured from a metropolitan area that raised less than $2B in 2017 to one that...
Dear friends, Thank you for all those little extra things you did in 2020, and will continue to do to make our community a better place. Our innovation economy continues to contribute to San Diego’s overall health. It’s worth noting — each innovation job helps to...
Biocom has just released The Path Forward 2.0, the Return to Work Guide for California's Life Sciences industry. The community has come together to provide comprehensive best practices for the workplace, current vaccinations and up-to-date CDC guidelines. Access the...
The City of Yokohama, Japan — recently deemed a Global Startup City and a Sister City of San Diego, is in partnership with Connect to build a strong relationship between two predominant life science startup communities. We've spent the past few months working with...
As this year winds to a close and we have a full picture of last year’s innovation data through the 2019 San Diego Innovation Report, it’s fair to say that 2019 was a big year for San Diego. San Diego county, in 2019, recorded the highest total money invested in by...
A huge 'Thank You!' for all your amazing work! Q&A w/ Tim Scott — Meet the Chairman of the BoardTim Scott has been an active member of the innovation community for over 20 years. He is co-founder and CEO of TEGA Therapeutics, serves on the Boards of several...
Organizations, communities, programs, and resources to help you — from inspiration to exitAs a part of San Diego Startup Month, we presented on the Journey of the Entrepreneur in San Diego, leading a discussion on the organizations, communities, programs, and...
Introducing the 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America Every year Inc. chooses the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. We are proud to say that this year we have worked with seven of those awesome companies. #35 LeadCrunch- Cool Company...
San Diego's fastest growing and most exciting tech & lifesci companies.Thank you 2020 Cool Companies SponsorsEvery year we gather hundreds of tech and lifesci startup applications, selecting around 30 to introduce to over 100 VCs from across the country....
Hello friends, Interesting times indeed. It’s admittedly a brand new world. And we are so proud of the work that so many of our colleagues have done to pick up our friends in need. One of the reasons we love San Diego - we’ve got great humans here who will continue to...
Connect is a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) — part of a network of centers designed to help small businesses, and it is partially funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA). If your business has been negatively affected by the current COVID-19 Public...
Local tech advocate Neal Bloom interviews our very own Mike Krenn on local Tacos & Tech podcast. Mike shares some of his background and the story behind turning his career to supporting the SoCal tech ecosystem, gives insight on current happenings and excitement...
This week’s Venture Outlook 2020 brought together some incredible perspectives to talk about what we can expect this year from the venture capital industry. Speaking at the event was Correlation Ventures’ Managing Director, David Coats, and National Venture Capital...
To get right to it... we still have a lot to do. We greatly appreciate your help and support. The singular point of this merger was to get big sh#t done, and to make a BIG meaningful difference for our community. As a region, we have made incredible progress in...