Startup Weekend 2020
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January 24th to 26th
@ CSUMB University Center
54 hours of entrepreneurship! Startup Weekend is a 54 hour immersive event in which budding entrepreneurs, developers and designers gather, pitch an idea, join a team, and spend the entire weekend designing the next great venture.
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay is a partnership between the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development and Techstars.
Each January CSUMB hosts Startup Weekend Monterey Bay. Startup Weekend Monterey Bay has been the launch pad for several innovative companies and social enterprise companies. Come pitch your great idea and become the next big thing in this region!
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News
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Grant to Help Fund New Startup Launchpad at CSUMB
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help fund a new virtual startup incubator designed to serve entrepreneurs in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.
Eighteen entrepreneurs pitch to active investors at Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo
Now in its third year, the Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo may have just outgrown its home at the Monterey Bay Embassy Suites.
Success Stories
Past winners Cruz Foam, Katie’s Coldpress and HeavyConnect are standouts flourishing in the region.
Fueling Entrepreneurs
COB's Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) building region's business ecosystem.
Blog
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Blog posting by Brad Barbeau
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Blog posting by Brad Barbeau
The New Marketing
Blog posting by Anjika Grinager