There are cool companies...and then there are Cool Companies. 😎

Congratulations to Connect's Cool Companies Class of 2024, which represent 31 of our region's most exciting, innovative emerging tech and life sciences players.

Meet the companies 👇
connect.org/class-of-2024-…

There are 120+ San Diego companies hiring paid interns for the summer, including BetFully, Inc. hiring at least 2 interns. A prime opportunity for students in business, computing, and engineering fields.

Details on the roles and companies: sites.google.com/k16talentpipel…

Your success depends on understanding balance.

Every founder, every day, has to decide between speed and distance.

How fast you move is in a natural tension with how far you go.

Just got our 100th VC registration for Cool Companies. 100 VCs. They're paying to come see San Diego companies. How cool is that?
connect.org/cool-companies/

San Diego biotech news: Veteran life science execs raise $150M for cancer drug targeting hard-to-treat tumors dlvr.it/T4qz6v

Join us at Innovation Day 2024 on September 24 at Petco Park in San Diego! It's an electrifying celebration of innovation, bringing together over 150 tech and life science exhibitors, visionary talks, panels, pitches, entertainment and more!

Get Tickets: bit.ly/3V12QIp

Primmune Therapeutics Secures $22.5 Million Contract from Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to Advance PRTX007 for Treatment of Lassa Fever sdbn.org/san-diego-biot… #biotech #news

🚀 Returning to Petco Park on September 24, this event is your gateway to the vibrant future of San Diego's tech and life sciences. Dive into a day filled with expert talks, innovative exhibits, dynamic panels, inspiring pitches + more at #IDSD24 .

🎟️ bit.ly/4aXFLvE

Connect just launched the country's first philanthropic regional investment fund. The TL fund is investing half a million dollars into SD companies - with all returns getting reinvested right back into the community. Never been done before. That's Connect innovating for you SD!

We're Hiring! Are you interested in joining our team as the Strategic Inclusion Director? Learn more about the opportunity today: connect.org/careers/

Startups - want a shot at meeting 100 VCs in SD? We're bringing them here. Along w/ a shot at getting a $100k pop from the Connect-aligned TL Fund?

Cool Companies have raised over $800M in just Series A money the past 7 years. (San Diego, baby!)

353,000 new jobs unemployment at 3.7% the stock market has hit 9 record highs, including today, since 2024. Interest rates and inflation falling. You can’t get better economic news. The USA is has the absolute strongest economy in the world at present. FOX 5 San Diego

.Qualcomm beat first quarter earnings estimates, with great performance in handsets and automotive! Our diversification plan — including leadership in on-device generative #AI — is positioning us for long-term growth. finance.yahoo.com/video/qualcomm…

San Diego - this is a BIG freaking deal. Yet another SD first - you won't find this in ANY other market. A fund designed to invest in local startups, where ALL financial returns get invested right back into the community. No carry, no mgmt fee. All for San Diego!

Picture this: September 24th, Petco Park buzzing with the brightest minds in tech + life sciences, from VCs + CEOs to the next generation of San Diego talent. This is the gathering where your ideas + connections can ignite real change.

Register Today: connect.org/idsd24/

Join the network of companies that have participated in our programs since 2015. You probably recognize many of them as they've grown and scaled to become prominent companies in our region.

Apply to Cool Companies today! bit.ly/3j70C56