Startup Events in San Diego

We're bringing back Tech Coffee to the greater downtown area after a few year hiatus. What better spot for Tech Coffee than Little Italy, the coffee capital of San Diego! Join us at Portal Coffee overlooking the beautiful Waterfront Park and San Diego Harbor. There's lots of available street parking along Kettner between Fir and Beech St just 1-3 blocks from Portal Coffee. See the Parking Map attached image. We're also one block from the MTA Trolley and 2 blocks from Amtrak and the Coaster. Come by for some networking, sharing, brainstorming, and mentoring. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the SD Tech Scene calendar - https://sdtechscene.org

AI is changing how designers explore ideas and bring them to life. But what does that look like in practice? Join us for a panel discussion on how designers are incorporating AI into their prototyping workflows, which tools they’re using, and how their work is changing as a result. We’ll explore the benefits and challenges of the tooling and ask the question on everyone's minds: with AI integrated into the design process, how do we expect the role of a designer to evolve? Event Details 6:30pm: Check-in Begins 7:00pm: Panel Begins 7:45pm: Audience Q&A 8:00pm: Post-event networking 📍 San Diego Made Factory Our Sponsor Thank you to our amazing sponsor, Magic Patterns, for making this event possible! Magic Patterns is an AI design tool used by 2,500+ product teams at companies like Toast, Vanta, and Ramp to iterate on product ideas, get user feedback, and deploy to a website. Our Panelists Panelist: Shira Kates Principal Designer, Agentic Interfaces Shira Kates spent 20 years leading 0→1 product design, most recently at Google, where she ran UX for AppSheet and Cloud Al and shipped Google Cloud's first generative Al feature. She now works independently on Al products and runs Al prototyping workshops for design Panelist: Adam Rayman UX Design Manager, CVS Health Adam is a UX Design Manager at CVS Health, where he explores how AI tools can support the user-centric design process. His 12+ years as a product designer and researcher has produced a portfolio of award-winning work for household acronyms such as AWS, CVS, HBO, NBC and GM, as well as ICW Group and Property Meld. His UX claim to fame is having his work referenced in a Nielsen Norman Group article. Panelist: Alex Danilowicz CEO & Co-founder, Magic Patterns Alex is the CEO & co-founder of Magic Patterns. He jumped into AI systems early, building Magic Patterns in early 2023 to enable teams to design faster. Magic Patterns is used by some of the largest enterprises in the world to accelerate ideation and product

San Diego Test Equipment Symposium \# SDTES 2026 www.sdtes.org \#\# San Diego’s Premier Test & Measurement Symposium Advanced Test Equipment Corp. invites you to SDTES 2026 for a full day of technical insight, meaningful connections, and hands-on innovation in San Diego. Located in the technology and innovation hub of Sorrento Valley, SDTES brings engineers, business professionals, and industry experts together for educational workshops, expert presentations, live demonstrations, and opportunities to meet and network with professionals in the field. \#\#\# Why Attend Connect and Discover \#\#\# Where Innovation Meets Opportunity Enjoy live demonstrations, technical presentations, networking, local food, raffles, and a closing happy hour. Live Demos Networking Food & Activities Register to Attend \!\[img\]\(https://www\.atecorp\.com/getmedia/b0a9c7c6\-ea91\-43f1\-8ffd\-59e9f8aab136/IMG4557\.JPEG\) \#\#\# Keynote Speakers Learn From Experts \#\#\# Ideas That Drive Innovation Hear practical insights from technical leaders discussing emerging technologies, testing strategies, standards, and industry trends. Technical Insight Industry Trends Expert Sessions Meet the Speakers \!\[img\]\(https://www\.atecorp\.com/getmedia/fedf09ef\-45b2\-49a3\-bb14\-1ab429d251fc/P1190074\.JPG\) \#\#\# Exhibitors Explore the Technology \#\#\# The Solutions Showcase Meet manufacturers and solution providers representing RF, EMC, power, data acquisition, electrical, and environmental testing. Test Equipment Leading Brands Product Experts

The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. There's no pitching, only networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego Startup Ecosystem Resources List - https://startupsd.org/resources/

RSVP NOW for Tech Beer! San Diego Tech Coffee's Tech Beer is held at the "Garten" of Deft Brewing! Join the enthusiastic crowd of startup founders, tech entrepreneurs, crypto enthusiasts, developers and others involved in the San Diego startup community to socialize, network and enjoy each other and talk about what you're doing at our monthly Tech Beer gathering. There will be great beer, mead, wine and wood fired pizza to enjoy along with the great people and conversations. So, there's no excuse not to hoist a good beverage while enjoying great pizza with good company at this month's SD Tech Beer! RSVP now while you're here!

A new kind of networking is coming to San Diego. Offline SD is a connection-first experience for founders, creatives, entrepreneurs, operators, and builders who want to meet in real life, without the stiff corporate mixer energy. This is not a pitch fest. This is not a random business card exchange. This is not another awkward networking event where everyone waits for someone else to start the conversation. Offline SD is designed around the room: the people, the venue, the energy, and the conversations. Your ticket includes entry, one hosted beverage, and access to a curated room of ambitious people building something in San Diego. Expect good conversations, a stylish venue, intentional connection moments, and a social-first atmosphere designed to make meeting people feel natural. Sometimes Offline SD will be social. Sometimes it may include founder talks, panels, or guided conversations. But the focus will always be the same: Real people. Real conversations. Offline. This event is for founders, entrepreneurs, creatives, operators, freelancers, consultants, investors, brand-builders, and ambitious professionals who are actively building something. Come solo, bring a friend, or meet your next collaborator in the room. Ticket Includes entry to Offline SD, one hosted beverage (limited drink menu), and access to a curated connection-first networking experience. Learn more at www.offlinesd.com . Location is subject to change.

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

Small Business Expo is San Diego's Largest Networking & Educational Event for Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs.

What to Expect Join us for a special weekend developer experience! We're long time San Diego developers, looking to fostering a community of devs of all skill levels to have fun, network, and learn new things! Connect For this monthly meetup, we gather for lunch to introduce ourselves and enjoy complimentary food and drinks. Inspire After networking lunch, we start a series of presentations from members of the community to share interesting developer topics. Build Once presentations are finished, we break into groups to casually network, show off our projects and build together! Reminders Please be courteous and respectful to others. Laptops are encouraged. Should you be giving a presentation or want to share a project, your laptop is essential. We are developers, let’s build together Feel free to ask our organizers for help on some code you're struggling with, if you are! We're happy to help where we can. Speaker Topics TBD Topics and speakers are in-development. Stay tuned! If you're interested in giving a talk please submit a request on our website. Commuting Suggested Car Parking Street ($0) San Diego County Waterfront Garage ($20) Fashion Valley Mall ($5)take the green line from Fashion Valley Transit Center to County Center/Little Italy Station costs $2.50 each way Suggested Bike Parking Waterfront Park Suggested Rails Green and Blue Trolly Linesstop at County Center/Little Italy Station Coasterstop at Santa Fe Depot Live Stream We'll be streaming the event live on YouTube for those who cannot attend in-person. Click here to view the scheduled live stream. Our Community You can find more information about our community at devx.network. Also, join our Discord community to ask what others are interested in learning in the #event-talk channel: https://discord.gg/hyf9KSaKtv If you're interested in giving a talk please submit a request on our website.

A low(ish) tide walk from Pacific Beach at Crystal Pier north to Tourmaline. Enjoy the sand and cool surf lapping at your bare feet on a mostly social walk with other tech related/interested people.

We're bringing back Tech Coffee to the greater downtown area after a few year hiatus. What better spot for Tech Coffee than Little Italy, the coffee capital of San Diego! Join us at Portal Coffee overlooking the beautiful Waterfront Park and San Diego Harbor. There's lots of available street parking along Kettner between Fir and Beech St just 1-3 blocks from Portal Coffee. See the Parking Map attached image. We're also one block from the MTA Trolley and 2 blocks from Amtrak and the Coaster. Come by for some networking, sharing, brainstorming, and mentoring. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the SD Tech Scene calendar - https://sdtechscene.org

SD IEEE Consultants' Network: SEPTEMBER 2026 Meeting ("Home Base") "Use and Deployment of AI Specialists" Matthew Zimmer, MSME, MBA Systems Engineer \| AKA “The A\.I\. Penny Pincher” TOPIC: AI is a general-purpose technology, but it's already produced specialists — practitioners so fluent that the gap between them and a motivated beginner is wider than most people realize, and widening daily. We'll look honestly at where the real value lives, why meaningful results come from partnering rather than going it alone, and which skills and mental models non-specialists need to leverage what they can and hold a credible conversation with the people handling the rest. SPEAKER: Matthew Zimmer, BSME, MSME, MBA Systems Engineer \| AKA “The A\.I\. Penny Pincher” \| "Chief Slopper"\, VibeCraft Works Matthew's entrepreneurial journey began at a young age when he launched his first business mowing lawns for his neighbors. With a passion for technology and business, he went on to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, followed by an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. After joining Niagara Bottling in California, Matthew led the rapid expansion of their manufacturing facilities for seven years before embarking on his own venture in the food and beverage industry. Since then, he has founded and grown multiple venture-backed enterprises, including (notably) StackTek, a single-serve consumer packaged goods company, and cheddr, a SAAS sales incentive management platform. Matthew currently runs VibeCraft Works, an edutainment production company for AI fluency and systems thinking. Additionally, he currently serves as a Professor at Miramar College’s and University of San Diego's (USD) Schools of Business, focused primarily on the application of AI technologies within neo-businesses. MORE INFO: www.vibecraft.works WHERE: Leucadia Pizza UTC / La Jolla 7748 Regents Rd San Diego, CA Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8z7L

The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. There's no pitching, only networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego Startup Ecosystem Resources List - https://startupsd.org/resources/

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

Where San Diego’s Leaders Meet. Leadership Starts Here.

We're bringing back Tech Coffee to the greater downtown area after a few year hiatus. What better spot for Tech Coffee than Little Italy, the coffee capital of San Diego! Join us at Portal Coffee overlooking the beautiful Waterfront Park and San Diego Harbor. There's lots of available street parking along Kettner between Fir and Beech St just 1-3 blocks from Portal Coffee. See the Parking Map attached image. We're also one block from the MTA Trolley and 2 blocks from Amtrak and the Coaster. Come by for some networking, sharing, brainstorming, and mentoring. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the SD Tech Scene calendar - https://sdtechscene.org

The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. There's no pitching, only networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego Startup Ecosystem Resources List - https://startupsd.org/resources/

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

Connect with adolescent health professionals at #HealthyTeen26.

San Diego is a leader in climate innovation. From cutting-edge climate science centers, to startups and strong climate policies at the city level, San Diego is primed to advance solutions in clean energy, ocean intelligence and agriculture. We’re a city that has proven economic growth and climate solutions go hand in hand. How can we celebrate progress and build on this momentum? During San Diego Climate Week, Climate Salon, in collaboration with Cleantech San Diego, Four Fin Creative, and Mintz are bringing together the innovators, investors, and public, private, and academic industry leaders driving the region’s energy, bluetech and food/agriculture ecosystem. Salons are conversation-based; come ready to network and share ideas. Join us as we talk solutions for: Energy and grid solutions with Cleantech San Diego startup founders Bluetech and ocean commercialization supported by StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Food and agriculture innovation with Escondido AgX Parking for cars and bikes is available on-site. Carpooling is encouraged. By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of San Diego Climate Week and our event platform partner, Climatebase. Your information will not be shared with third parties. About the hosts: Climate Salon is a 501(c)(3) on a mission to bring stakeholders together to talk solutions to climate challenges. Through event activations, follow-on programming and funding opportunities, we're speeding up the commercialization of climate solutions by making it easier to take action. It all starts with a conversation. Four Fin Creative is a San Diego-based branding agency supporting climate-focused leaders as they start, prove, commercialize, fund, or scale-up solutions. They collaborate with companies from early stage through exit, as well as venture capital firms and non-profits, on improving brand positioning, messaging, websites, and design. Through their work with over 100 impact-f

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. There's no pitching, only networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego Startup Ecosystem Resources List - https://startupsd.org/resources/

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

A low(ish) tide walk from Pacific Beach at Crystal Pier north to Tourmaline. Enjoy the sand and cool surf lapping at your bare feet on a mostly social walk with other tech related/interested people.

Three leading cannabis organizations — the Institute for Cannabis Research (ICR), the Global Hemp Innovation Center (GHIC), and the National Interdisciplinary Cannabis Symposium (NICS) — are joining forces to launch what will be the most comprehensive interdisciplinary cannabis research conference in the United States, set for October 19-21, 2026, at the Double Tree by Hilton - Mission Valley in San Diego, California. With the NICS signing on as co-organizer, this collaboration will bring together researchers, healthcare providers, policymakers, legal experts and judges, industry leaders, educators, and social scientists for a deep dive into cannabis science, policy, and innovation. “This isn’t just another conference. It’s a convergence of cannabis science and dialogue,” said Dr. Chad Kinney, Director of ICR at Colorado State University Pueblo. “We’re gathering every corner of the cannabis research ecosystem to spark breakthroughs and shape the future.” What to Expect: - Dozens of sessions across 12+ disciplines - Keynotes from global leaders in cannabis science and policy - Industry exhibits on emerging industrial hemp and cannabis innovations - Legal roundtables, indigenous voices panels, social equity summits - The latest outcomes from cutting-edge scientific research - Clinical training, interactive workshops, and more “Together, we will build on years of pioneering work in curating inclusive, evidence-based cannabis discourse,” said Judge May Celeste (ret.), Director of NICS. “We are creating a powerful engine for knowledge exchange, equity, and innovation that will shape cannabis scholarship and practice for decades.” “As Chair of the 2026 conference, I’m thrilled to help lead this unprecedented collaboration,” said Joanna Zeiger, MS, PhD. “By bringing science, policy, business, and equity together in one space, this conference will be a thought-leader in the field of cannabis.” The call for session proposals will be announced in Fall 2025. Stay Connec

Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 16th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be late - come when you can, leave when you need to. Very informal. New to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego "Startup Ecosystem Resource List" at https://startupsd.org/resources/.

Join us for a night of networking and startup community building at StartupSD 1st Mondays - December 2026 edition!

Celebrate International Women’s Day by connecting students with women across STEAM careers. Participating companies can elevate employee role models, demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and help young women envision a future in the industry.

Generation STEAM’s annual festival brings together more than 20,000 attendees and 130 organizations for immersive, hands-on STEAM experiences. Participating companies can engage the community, showcase their work and spark curiosity through interactive discovery.

Get ready for the ultimate camping experience at Camp Miva 2027 - where adventure, friendship, and fun await!

Generation STEAM’s weeklong summer externship gives more than 30 local high school girls hands-on learning, industry exposure and career connections. Companies can give back by hosting a workshop or tour that opens doors to STEAM careers and strengthens the workforce pipeline.