Ninth Annual Women’s Venture Summit
10News San Diego Community Calendar Price: $399.00 to $849.00 —Available now, early-bird tickets start at $399. Women founders and investors are invited to join Stella’s “Mission to Money” by participating in the ninth annual Women’s Venture Summit on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT. This event is an effort that has helped Stella facilitate $71 million in fundraising dollars for women-led companies. “Women’s Venture Summit will address the conditions women are facing in a post-peak-pandemic world, including [...]
Applications Open for Female Founder Fas t Pitch Competition
Women entrepreneurs can apply through June 22, 2022 for a chance to compete for a $10,000 investment to be awarded at Women's Venture Summit Business accelerator Stella opened its call for entries for its national Women's Fast Pitch series, which will take place virtually every Tuesday in August beginning August 2, 2022. Sponsored by Cooley LLP and The Impact Seat Foundation, each week participants from a different United States region will pitch their business ventures in front of investors and [...]
2022 Women of Accomplishment
By SD Metro Magazine. Article appeared in April 16th edition of SD Metro Magazine. Erica Pinto Erica Pinto is the chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village of California. She is a poised and effective leader. Throughout the tribe’s history, no other leader has made such significant changes in improving the quality of life for members and its neighbors. Her efforts have resulted in more than $100 million in public benefit and safety improvements for the residents of San Diego County and [...]
Tom York on Business: Carlsbad, San Diego Among Top 10 Places to Start a Business
By Tom York Downtown Carlsbad Photo by Chris Stone San Diego came in No. 3 and Carlsbad No. 9 on a list of the 100 best cities in the country for startups, according to a new study from a crowdfunding expert out of Denver. Overall, the Crowdfund Capital Advisors study ranked Austin as the best city in the country for launching a new business. But two cities in the top 10 is something worth noting. According to a media release, [...]
UC San Diego Receives $929,000 Grant to Foster Community Entrepreneurship
Award to support UC San Diego’s Talent Foundry Accelerator over next three years By Emerson Dawson UC San Diego has been awarded nearly $1 million as part of the U.S. government’s Build To Scale initiative, a federal program promoting the growth of technology entrepreneurship in historically underserved communities. Over the next three years, this $929,000 grant will help stimulate the development of the Talent Foundry Accelerator (TFA), an engine of entrepreneurship and business activity in the San Diego business and [...]
Aquacycl Signs Contract with Major Food Co.
TECH: REVENUE PROJECTED TO REACH $3M IN 2022, $10M IN FIVE YEARS By Mariel Concepcion Aquacycl Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of a new wastewater treatment technology, has signed a long-term contract with a major food and beverage company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2016, Aquacycl helps industrial customers achieve energy neutral wastewater treatment and simplifies complex, tough to treat wastewater, according to the company. After a successful demonstration phase with the food and beverage [...]
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