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Connect
Non-profit Organization Management
San Diego, CA 7,413 followers
Helping entrepreneurs build great companies!
About us
Building the best innovation ecosystem on the planet.
- Website
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http://www.connect.org/
External link for Connect
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- Technology & Life Science Companies, Capital, Start-Up Accelerator, People, and Technology
Locations
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Primary
1100 Market St
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Employees at Connect
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Mike Krenn
Innovation Instigator. Community builder. Venture guy. Longtime SD doer. Working to create the best damn innovation ecosystem on the planet.
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Michael Kimball
Outside General Counsel (IP, Venture Capital, Corp. & Comm'l Transactions), Nuclear Submarine Vet, Recovering Engineer
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James Smith
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Marco Thompson
Angel Mentor @ EvoNexus, Express Ventures, SDSI
Updates
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The San Diego Funding News 📰 Check out the local #tech & #lifesci companies that were part of last week's raises. Stay up-to-date on innovations news with Connect. #SDfunding Recent Raises: https://bit.ly/3Xu32iW
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The Brink SBDC is offering a 4-week series starting 10/7 that provides a step-by-step guide and timeline to write a successful SBIR. Prepare to Learn: - How to find the right grant opportunities - What content to include for: Specific Aims – Team – Budget – Letters of Intent - How to address: Work Plan, Innovation and Impact, Biosketches - Tips for describing your: Research Plan and Budget, and Commercialization Plan Register today: https://bit.ly/3MNJVeL
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"We were immediately drawn to Connect's mission of supporting venture-backed and high growth startups in San Diego, connecting founders, talent and investors. We believe this partnership will not only accelerate our growth as a business but also strengthen biotech innovation and talent in San Diego." Condor is a 2024 Cool Company and recent TL Fund recipient! Learn more about their story in the spotlight: https://lnkd.in/gHmWE7jq
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Founder & CEO of Promo Drone Passionate about bringing big ideas to life! #Hardware, #Robotics , #A.I., #UAS #Technology #Executive #Innovator FAA Part 107 PIC 📈entrepreneur 🚀 goal getter 👨🏾🎓 learner
🎉📣 We are absolutely thrilled to share a monumental achievement for Promo Drone ! After five years of relentless pursuit and unwavering dedication, we have officially been granted allowance for a #UTLITY #PATENT for our groundbreaking drone technology: Promotional Advertising Apparatus. It took a lot of work and emotions to get here but thanks to April Wurster and the Snell & Wilmer team we were able to get it done! This patent is a significant #milestone for Promo Drone and serves as a testament to our #commitment to pushing the boundaries of #innovation in the drone industry. This is a reflection of the value we are creating and the pathways we are #forging. As we celebrate this incredible #accomplishment, we want to express our deepest #gratitude to our remarkable team, partners, and clients who have stood by us every step of the way. Your unwavering support and belief in our vision have fueled our drive to make the impossible possible. Thank you! Charlotte L. Goldsberry Toni Drummond Mark Fackler Jeremy Sanders Crystal Houston Sandy Khaund Jeffrey Klubeck Connect Christie Marcella David Favela Christiana Russell, M.Ed CMTC Draganfly Inc. Paul Mullen Cameron Chell Corrie Larson Neil Morehouse Dawn Zoldi Chris Lewis Vets to Drones UC San Diego Sandeep Shah Julius Macatangay Jordan Chude Williams AUVSI — Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International The Droning Company San Diego Business Journal Harpoon Ventures Amanda Cheyney Carahsoft Google for Startups AnyMile
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Results-Driven Business Development Executive | Partnerships Expert | Sales & Marketing Strategist | Revenue Growth Specialist | Brand Builder💪🏿
Attended Innovation Day at Petco Park, where San Diego’s top #Tech and #LifeSciences leaders gathered to exchange ideas and showcase cutting-edge advancements. It was inspiring to witness the #talent and #innovation shaping the future of #AmericasFinestCity. Thanks to Connect, Mike Krenn, and everyone involved for organizing such a successful event. It was an honor to serve as a Pegasus Tech Ventures' Startup World Cup pitch competition judge alongside Ina Kodra, Jason Halac and Preston Horner. Congrats to the pitch contestants (Jordan Epstein, CEO @ Juno, Dr. Faith Barnett MD, PhD, FAANS, CEO @ Resolute Bio, Brad Chisum, CEO @ EyePop.ai) and to the eventual winners Dr. Jeff Chen MD/MBA & Pelin Wood Thorogood, co-Founders @ Radicle Science🥇 See you at the #StartupWorldCup finale in #SiliconValley 🏆💰 Special recognition goes out to all the #Founders, #Entrepreneurs and #SmallBusinesses that exhibited at this event. I got a chance to learn about 2 #femaleowned businesses doing great things in #SanDiego - SAVAGE BEE-CHES® and Illustrated Melanin. Founded by Elisa Summiel-Bey, #IllustradedMelanin creates stationary products specifically designed to empower Black and Brown women. Their product lines include greeting cards, wellness journals, and coloring books, all featuring thoughtful designs and messages that promote self-love, acceptance, and mental well-being. #Beekeeper Kemi Pavlocak's company, #SavageBeeches, is a gourmet honey company dedicated to producing high-quality, artisanal honey, with a strong focus on #sustainability and #biodiversity. The honey is sourced from local and diverse floral landscapes across #California, offering a unique range of flavors that reflect the region's natural beauty. Lest I forget, Kemi Pavlocak is also a former U.S. #Navy veteran🙏🏾 📢Finally, if you want to get involved in the #Startup ecosystem in San Diego, connect with Mike. If You Don't Know, Now You Know! #IDSD24 #MedTech #Science #DellTechnologies #PegasusVentures #DWEN #SanDiegoisBetter #BrandBuilder💪🏿
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👋 Good morning from Singapore! With 40 regional leaders across the public and private sector, we’re joining Representative Scott Peters in leading San Diego’s 2024 trade mission to Singapore. 📍 Why #SDinSG? Gateway regions like Singapore-Malaysia and San Diego-Tijuana will anchor the critical supply chains of the future, an opportunity to strengthen economic prosperity for all. With shared expertise in knowledge-intensive industries, including AI, medical device manufacturing, and strategic technology, Singapore boasts satellite operations for some of San Diego’s premier innovators like Qualcomm, ResMed, and Illumina. Further, Singapore has poured $12.8B in FDI into the U.S. since 2019, and is a top 10 country investing VC into San Diego by deal count. Singapore also shares similarities to San Diego’s binational identity, with Singapore-Johor seeing nearly 1.6 times San Diego-Tijuana’s daily border crossings. Representative Scott Peters shares: “Singapore’s strategic position and expertise in innovation industries make it an ideal partner for our San Diego-Tijuana binational region. This trip with World Trade Center San Diego will help strengthen our global brand, drive investment, and bolster the resilience of our local businesses.” We’re joined this week by Councilmember Raul A. Campillo, as well as senior leaders from Ambix Ventures, Arup, Austal USA, Biolinq, The City of San Diego, Connect, Cubic Corporation, Curebound MiraCosta College, Mitsubishi Electric, Port of San Diego, Qualcomm, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, San Diego State University, San Diego Tourism Authority, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Silver Creek Modular, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Tijuana Economic Development Corporation, UC San Diego, and Visaic, Inc., and thank Qualcomm, Ambix Ventures, San Diego Tourism Authority, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance for their generous sponsorship. Learn more about the trade mission: https://lnkd.in/gxFi2DH9 And follow along this week at #SDinSG! 🇸🇬
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Last week, we were honored to be among the select companies representing top #SanDiego innovations and presenting at the VIP event at #IDSD24! From the start, attendees lined up to receive fast, accurate results from our benchtop platform on our IRB approved usability study. 🩸 We were thrilled to have physician and scientist Daniel Kraft, MD from NextMed Health check out our platform firsthand. One of the many event highlights was a talk from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center astronaut Kate Rubins who was the first person to sequence DNA in space! 🚀 Thank you Connect and CEO Mike Krenn for another amazing event! #BloodTesting #Diagnostics #HealthcareInnovation #SDBiotech
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Brick by brick. 🧱 Turning a vision into a reality is no small feat. Something that is not accomplished alone or in a vacuum. It takes time, it takes patience, it takes execution. Alleo Labs is very grateful to the judges and to the folks at The Brink SBDC, Connect, Stella Foundation, and California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) for putting together the ACE Pitch Competition. A special thanks to Amy Duncan & Tara Lynn Gray and to Martin Gleeson PhD. & Silvia Mah PhD, MBA for your incredible coaching. Congrats to my other fellow awardees Jorge M. and Elena Brin! Alleo Labs can now say we performed at a stadium. 🏟️ So thanks to everyone who joined us to hear our story about striving for a better quality of life free from brain diseases! #IDSD24
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Connect's VIP day was a powerful kick off to showcase San Diego's innovation. From listening to Astronaut Major Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space, to participating in a study for Truvian with a quick and easy blood draw, it is impressive to be immersed in a strong and inclusive innovation ecosystem. Cheers to the Connect team for continuing to develop the life science and tech community through this event. #fivetenthirty #Innovation #SanDiego #lifesciences #technology #xeo #Connect #impact