- Start up San Diego"A nonprofit that serves as the gateway to the San Diego Startup Ecosystem. We up-skill, guide, and connect our local community to the right ecosystem resources, networks, and support institutions to foster a cohesive and collaborative community." (Source Start-up San Diego) Visit their start-up ecosystem list for other resources (https://startupsd.org/resources/)
- North San Diego SBDC"The SBDC offers training workshops on topics such as starting your business, financing your business, operations, marketing, and much more."
- The Brink SBDC (Innovation Hub)"The Brink SBDC provides free and confidential 1:1 advising and training to help innovative founders access capital to build investable companies." Source: The Brink SBDC
- Connect.orgConnect Connect is one of the nation’s first startup accelerators, founded in 1985 by the University of California San Diego. UCSD in partnership with the San Diego Regional EDC and private sector businesses, recognized the opportunity to establish an organization to transform San Diego’s growing research capabilities into an economic driver to increase the prosperity of the region. Source: Lean about SDAC
- San Diego Sports Innovators (SDSI)SDSI is "committed to the growth and development of Sports and Active Lifestyle Industry (SAL) and support healthy living companies in all stages, by fostering innovation, providing business mentorship and building communities.
" Source: SDSI - San Diego Tech SceneSite offers: San Diego Tech and Startup Resources links, events calendar, list of San Diego User Groups and Tech Meetups, etc.
San Diego Venture Capital
Most Active Tech VCs in San Diego
BIPOC Entrepreneurial Resources
- 500 Startups
500 Startups supports early-stage Black- and Latinx-owned startups in the US.
- Backstage Capital
Backstage invests in startup founders who identify as a Woman, Person of Color, and/or LGBTQ.Includes an acceleator program.
- Base Ventures
Base Ventures is owed to its founder and Managing Director, Erik Moore, one of the 25 Most Influential Black in Tech.
- Black Angel Tech Fund
The Black Angel Tech Fund invests in Black-owned startups.
- Cleveland Avenue
Cleveland Avenue is focused on funding restaurant, food tech and beverage companies. The founder of this investment firm are Don and Liz Thompson.
- Connectivity Capital Partners
Connectivity Capital Partners "advocates for diversity in technology by supporting extraordinary startup founders regardless of their background."
- Cross Culture Venture Capital
Cross Cultural Venture Capital focuses on investing in early-stage startups focusing on tech and consumer products.They invest in minority-owned startups.
- Digitalundivided
This fund invests in Black- and Latinx-owned startups.
- Diversecity Ventures
Diversecity Ventures invests in startups that not only have "socio-economic and environmental impact but those that strive to promote cultural, geographic and cultural diversity."
- Dreamit Ventures
Dreamit Ventures in collaboration with Comcast Ventures aims to provide financial support and mentorship to minority-owned startups with ready-made products to help them scale through their Dreamit Access program.
- EchoVC Partners
EchoVC Partners invests in early stage startups in both North American and sub-Saharan Africa.
- Founders First Capital Partners
Founders First Capital Partners provides capital and support to startups owned by women, entrepreneurs from minority groups, and military veterans.
- Harlem Capital Partners
Harlem Capital Partners is a firm venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage, minority-owned startups.
- Humble Ventures
Humble Ventures invests in firms established by women and entrepreneurs belonging to minority groups.
- KEC Ventures
KEC Ventures supports early-stage startups founded by entrepreneurs belonging to minority groups.
- New Voices Fund
The $100 Million New Voices Fund directly invests in businesses owned by women of color entrepreneurs. The fund focuses on investments from start-ups/Seed to Series C rounds and primarily invests in three verticals: consumer, technology and media/entertainment.
- Pipeline Angels
Pipeline Angels invests in women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs
- Precursor Ventures
Precursor Ventures "are committed to investing in founders who represent a wide variety of backgrounds in terms of gender, race, background," academic experience and life circumstances.
- Presidential Innovation Fellows
This organization partners innovative startup founders with change-makers within the government to help them grow and scale for the better good of the country.
- Reach Capital
Reach Capital aims to support minority-led startups striving to help underserved communities in the country, particularly in the field of education.
- Southbox Venture Capital
Southbox Venture Capital invests primarily in film, ad-tech, and media-tech.
- Valmo Ventures
Valmo Ventures is focused on creating, collaborating, and investing in companies, assets and efforts that add value to portfolio returns and add value to our society.
(Source: CalPoly Pomona LibGuide created by Mark Bieraugel)