From funding to negotiating to finding customers, UC San Diego is igniting the entrepreneurial trail from campus to downtown with a day of hands-on learning, competitions and mentoring for innovators, founders, and startup teams in the San Diego ecosystem.  

IGNITE is designed to bring the campus community and region together; help create conversations; and bridge gaps between disciplines on campus and in the community to encourage a diverse, cohesive entrepreneurial ecosystem. In addition to a keynote speaker the program will include:

  • 24+ breakout sessions
  • 3 pitch competitions with pipelines to ~$500,000 in cash and prizes
  • startup company and resource fair
  • mentoring hours
  • startup crawl in downtown
  • co-founders lab networking session where people can connect if they are looking for team members
  • Regional media awareness through secured media partner, press releases, and other marketing activities
  • 500+ participants including investors, students, and entrepreneurs from the region (including Tijuana)

For more information and to register, please visit the UC San Diego IGNITE event page.

Sponsors

Pillsbury

UC San Diego