San Diego’s Thriving Startup Community Startup San Diego is the official Non-Profit Organization to support individuals building startups in San Diego, to represent the interests of entrepreneurs, celebrate successes, and foster a cohesive and collaborative community. Eligibility Startups Entrepreneurs Founders Innovators Investors Mentors Aspiring Talents Students Also, read about Startup Funding Options for Business Benefits Educating – startups on how to validate and grow. Fostering – relationships between startups and local universities, government, vendors, and organizations. Facilitating – companies and aspiring talent to the most appropriate resources. Growing – the quantity and quality of companies started in the region. Application Process Click here to apply For more Interesting Content and other Opportunities Visit and Follow/Like Us On Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram Meet the Top Startup Mentors and Graduates in Berlin (Open Zoom Meeting) Many people don’t know there is an abundance of Berlin startup mentors, graduates, and experts that are ready (and willing) to help founders launch and grow their business. At this upcoming open Zoom meeting by The Founder Institute, you can meet and build relationships with some of Berlin’s startup mentors, graduates, and advisors, including the Local Leaders of the Berlin Virtual Fall 2021 program. The majority of this event will be devoted to answering your questions and giving you feedback on your business, so come ready! Eligibility Anyone interested in building a startup in Berlin Entrepreneurs with questions about starting and growing a technology business Anyone interested in learning more about the Founder Institute Berlin Virtual Fall 2021 program Benefits An opportunity to meet and build relationships with some of Berlin’s startup mentors, graduates, and advisors, including the Local Leaders of the Berlin Virtual Fall 2021 program. Application Process For the Application/ Registration Process CLICK HERE. Swiss Startup Conference 2021 The Swiss Startup Conference 2021 is the annual conference for Swiss Startup Founders, VCs, Executives, and Seed Fund Partners. Time is your most valuable resource, and it’s scarce. This conference will give you the best selection of Startup Growth Practices in ninety minutes. This is a pitch-free, no-nonsense, practical event where you will get ideas you can implement in your Startup tomorrow. Hosted by Startup Network Europe, this webinar will focus on Practical Steps to Scale your Startup. A large proportion of speakers and guests will be Swiss Startup Founders based in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the United States. Eligibility For Swiss Startups, gathering founders, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists, and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries. Benefits Join and get access to industry trends and innovative tools, keynote speakers, and virtual discussions on everything related to the startups of tomorrow. Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in 2021 Application Process Click here to register for this event. Deep-tech Start-up Competition 2021 Commercialization Reactor and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is hosting an event to support your business and present it to the forefront of the global investment and acceleration community and corporations seeking innovation. Similarly, LIAA will hold The Deep Tech Startup Competition within the framework of the practical Technology Conference “Deep Tech Atelier”, online, April 15th, 2021. The DTSC is aimed at all early-stage deep-tech startups. The organizers want to help businesses with technology that is not focused on end-user services. Eligibility LIAA has made the competition open for all but all participants must be of legal age Similarly, people from any nation can attend the event Participants who take part in the award competition must have proposals ready Benefits LIAA will give 5 winners various prizes according to their performances, they have also divided the prizes into 3 categories: Business Boost: In fact, they have included mentorships and boot camps as one of the prizes Likewise, the organizers will take lucky winners to China to learn about the Chinese market In addition to this, winners can receive up to €250k in funding Sales Boost: Marketing Angels will give marketing consultations and strategies NCA Accelerator will also provide in-depth coaching RealWeb will give winners a full SEO audit worth €500 Image Boost: LIAA will promote the brand at the opening of the event Similarly, winners will also be made part of the huge network of the organizers Application Process Register for the Deep-tech Start-up Competition by clicking here Apply Before: April 1st, 23:59 Riga time, (GMT+2) Openbusinesscouncil Summit – More than $1.5m+ Funding Opportunity The Openbusinesscouncil (OBC) is hosting a summit in 2021 focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity with the aim of digitizing infrastructure in cities. This event has the agenda of digital transformation and features some of the biggest names in the digital industry. Similarly, OBC has invited many public figures and industry experts to speak at the event. Data literacy is another attraction of the event. The segment will help startups and businesses that are new to the digital business world. Likewise, OBC’s inaugural 2020 summit featured more than 100 speakers from different parts of the planet. Eligibility The online event is open for all interested and can be accessed by people from all over the world Interested candidates need to buy a ticket to attend the event Benefits OBC is giving users the chance to win funding/award of more than $1.5 million if they select the applicant Similarly, participants can get access to top-level networks of the tech industry OBC’s summit has more than 80 experts of various fields speaking at the event The event also gives candidates the opportunity to make their business tech-driven OBC can give participants brand exposure via their social media audience and influencer network Participants can learn how to use smart solutions to grow their business Digital certification for winners and participants E-book on the purchase of tickets Application Process Click Here To Apply Evolve Operations Bootcamp Evolve Operations Bootcamp is a resource for startups who have raised a round of funding and are seeking to scale their business operations. Open to founders, C-suite, and other early employees. Business leaders at this stage have little time and increasingly complex company-specific problems. This Bootcamp offers self-paced learning to respect your time and personalized consulting to immediately contextualize and apply your learning to your specific business needs. This 5-week program will consist of: Prepare for the class with pre-work assigned before Kick-off. A virtual, facilitated, “meet & greet” event where participants can get to know each other, ask questions, and meet the facilitators. Weekly, progressive, self-paced online learning focused on scaling business operations. 1-on-1 Consultation Calls with a startup expert to review work progress and move your strategy in the right direction – specific to your business. Access to Evolve Socialization Events – such as Cohort Connects and Alumni Events. Evolve Storytelling – a chance to tell your company’s stories to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Eligibility Startups founders Flywheel members General public Students Benefits At the end of this Bootcamp you should have: A shared definition of what operations means for your specific business. A current and target operating model. A set of S.M.A.R.T. operational key performance indicators (KPI). A scaling strategy is specific to the needs of your business. A company “North Star” A strong community of relationships with other growth-stage entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors. Application process Click here to register. PitchBreakfast -February PitchBreakfast is about providing area startups a chance to practice their most crucial pitch in a challenging but supportive environment. PitchBreakfast is a safe, supportive environment where entrepreneurs go to connect, learn, and grow. They feature local founders/entrepreneurs/startups getting expert feedback on one of their most valuable assets – their pitch – in order to help get them investor-ready. They’re big believers in Brad Feld’s philosophy that events that engage the entire entrepreneurial stack are important. So they created one! From the entrepreneurs that take the stage, to the distinguished investors and entrepreneurs that sit on their panels, to the community that makes up their audience, they create a great atmosphere where you can get connected without fear. The event is free, they just ask for your email address to keep you up to date with future events. They always want their attendees to get the most out of each event. At each event (monthly in Charlotte, quarterly in Asheville and Charleston), they feature 3-4 startups who pitch their companies to the audience and a panel of experts they put together. In their standard format, each startup is given 5 minutes with slides to pitch followed by 10 minutes of feedback and Q&A with their panel and audience. Breakfast and coffee are provided, courtesy of their sponsors. Once a quarter in Charlotte, they host a special format with their partners at IDEA Fund Partners, the most active seed-stage investor in the southeast (with combined exits of over $1 Billion). This IDEA Pitch is only 2 minutes long and does not use slides. As Lister Delgado says, “if you can’t get my attention in two minutes, you’ll never do your full presentation.” If a presenter nails their 2- minute elevator pitch and the Q+A session to follow, the IDEA Fund Partners may bring them to Durham to do their pitch for the assembled investment team. They think everybody can benefit from applying to pitch at PitchBreakfast. The point is to support each other, ask good questions, supply good feedback and get the buzz going on Wednesday mornings. They welcome startup companies at most levels to pitch at PitchBreakfast, from prototype and beta users to companies that are making revenue and already have some funding.