Techstars Announce Fall 2024 Cohort...Three Startups Win Grant Funding...Women's Venture Summit Sees Record Attendance
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Techstars San Diego Announces its Fall Class of 2024
Techstars San Diego, powered by San Diego State University has selected 12 startups for its Fall Class of 2024.
Program leadership team: Ryan Kuder and Misti Cain.
Elly digital-health mobile app helping chronic disease patients (San Diego)
EverLearn an education-tech startup serving the senior population (Boston)
Flow Circuits a software startup for mechanical engineering teams (San Diego)
Follo a startup helping streamline logistics for construction firms (Los Angeles)
Loopholes an artificial intelligence startup for marketing compliance (San Diego)
Mahmi Bio a biotech making allergy-friendly ingredients for CPG (Los Angeles)
Mauna a booking platform for events and experiences in Latin America (Mexico)
MenuData an artificial intelligence startup for restuarant industry (San Francisco)
Rhubarb a mobile app using artificial intelligence to help gardeners (Australia)
Streamfog a tech startup bringing augmented reality tools for streamers (Texas)
Such Much AI a no-code process automation platform for businesses (Europe)
Kaadi a sports-tech startup serving colleges and lower division teams (London)
Notable program mentors include: Andy Ballester, Neal Bloom, Caitlin Wege, Allison Long Pettine, Vidya Dinamani, Duncan Street, Jeremy Yamaguchi, Hussein Yahfoufi, among others.
Three Startups Place at ACE Startup Pitch Competition
The ACE pitch competition is hosted by the Brink SBDC, Connect and Stella Foundation during Innovation Day, on September 24.
Jorge Muniz, founder at Ascender Systems took first place winning $100,000.
Jermaine Ross, founder at Alleo Labs took second place winning $50,000.
Elena Brin, founder at Lanuaria Therapeutics took third place winning $25,000.
Pitch Competition Judges
Maria Gonzalez-Blanch, Managing Partner at Crescent Ridge VC
JJ Richa, Chief Executive Officer at Pismo Ventures
Serhat Pala, President at NuFund Venture Group
Hem Suri, Managing Partner at Spark Growth Ventures
Women’s Venture Summit Sees Record Attendance
More than 400 attendees gathered to attend Stella Foundation’s annual Women’s Venture Summit (WVS) in Sorrento Valley for panel conversations, fireside chats and in-person networking from September 25-27.
Key organizers: Silvia Mah, Flossie Hall, and Rylie Jennings.
Women's Fast Pitch competition
Haley Marie Keith, CEO at MITO Materials took first place winning $50,000.
Founded in 2019, MITO is a Midwest-based venture backed startup developing advanced materials for industries such as automotive, transportation, and infrastructure, among other industries.
Notable speakers at this year’s conference include:
Arian Simone, Co-Founder and CEO at the Fearless Fund
Elizabeth Gore, Co-founder and President at Hello Alice
Lolita Taub, General Partner at Ganas Ventures
Sylvia Kwan, Chief Investment Officer at Ellevest
among others