Startup Events in San Diego

It's time to have fun! Take a day off from the grind and come enjoy a sunny afternoon with other founders. This event comes to you from Corgi (YC S24), VoiceOS (YC P25) and GutGutGoose (YC S26) Corgi Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform giving startups and tech companies instant quotes and same-day coverage across general liability, D&O, cyber, and tech E&O. corgi.insure VoiceOS VoiceOS is a system-wide AI voice assistant and productivity platform for Mac and Windows that converts natural speech into clean text, edits, screen-aware answers, and automated actions across your desktop applications. For more information contact voiceos.com GutGutGoose GutGutGoose is a health-tech startup that sequences your gut microbiome using stool samples and AI metabolic modeling to manufacture custom, strain-level probiotics. For more information get in touch at gutgutgoose.com

Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude! Part II of the Claude Conversation for Biotech & Life Sciences in San Diego, a two-part series. Curious about Part I? Details here! Last month, we held Part I, the Claude Conversation: a room full of San Diegans spent an evening sharing our experiences, fears, hopes, and ideas focused on the future of AI in biotech and life sciences. This month, it's time for Part II: What should we do about it? What solutions might we build? Three key themes emerged from Part I of the Claude Conversation that will guide our tracks for Part II, the Impact Lab: 1) How do we address concerns around AI being "confidently wrong," especially when dealing with scientific data? 2) What are the opportunities and use cases for in-silico testing and discovery? 3) How do we protect proprietary scientific data? No previous hackathon experience required! Pick one of the three tracks, tell us your area of expertise in the sign-up, and we'll make sure you have a team for the evening. This isn't your typical hackathon - by the end of the evening, we hope you've built not only a prototype, but also real connections and continued conversations right here in your community around the future of AI in this space. See you there!

Claude Cowork for Lawyers & Paralegals: Hands-On Workshop Built for practicing lawyers and paralegals, this workshop shows you how to use Claude in your day-to-day legal work—from contract review and NDA triage to meeting preparation and first drafts. We'll cover three things: skills that teach Claude your firm's playbooks and drafting style, connectors that connect it to your email, calendar, and documents, and the latest Claude features relevant to legal practice. You'll see practical demonstrations of legal workflows, then work through a task yourself. We'll also discuss confidentiality, privilege, and the points where professional judgment and review remain essential. No technical background needed. Bring a laptop and a task from your practice that you'd like to speed up. You'll leave with a workflow you can put to use Monday morning. This workshop is designed for lawyers, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Priority registration will be given to those working in the legal profession. Organizers Max Krueger is the founder of Backland Labs, an AI studio that helps organizations apply artificial intelligence to complex business workflows. A self-taught AI engineer and former startup CTO, Max has led engineering teams, built production AI systems, and advised Fortune 500 companies. He also runs a growing AI community in San Diego, bringing together practitioners to share knowledge and explore practical uses of AI. Julian Bryant is a San Diego attorney and software developer who uses AI in his own legal practice every day. A Georgetown Law graduate, Cooley alum, and former startup founder with a decade of app development behind him, he brings a rare blend of legal and technical fluency to the question of what AI can actually do for lawyers. Julian is also the Lead Organizer of Startup Weekend San Diego.

💌 CALLING ALL PAPER PEOPLE! YOUR PROJECTS MISS YOU! ✂️📒 Do you have a journal you've been meaning to fill, a scrapbook waiting to be finished, a sticker collection that needs organizing, or a creative hobby you've been wanting to make more time for? This is your sign to do it! Introducing Paper Date Open Office Hours — a FREE, low-pressure hangout for paper lovers to slow down, unplug, work on their projects, and find community IRL. Bring your journals, planners, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, sticker books, pen pal letters, calligraphy practice, or any paper project you've been meaning to get around to. No pressure to finish anything and no experience required, just bring your supplies and yourself. We’ll also have a supply swap table for you to donate your extras and refresh your stationery stash 😊 Think of it as a little date with your creative side, with the added bonus of making new stationery-loving friends. 💗 Bonus: It's Wine Wednesday at Moniker! 🍷 Grab a glass of vino while you work on your projects and mingle. ✨ FREE TO ATTEND 📝 ALL PAPER PROJECTS WELCOME ✂️ SUPPLY SWAP TABLE 💌 COME SOLO OR BRING A FRIEND This is the first of what I hope will be many Paper Dates and I can't wait to build this community with you! Additional info: This event is hosted at the Moniker General at Liberty Station. There should be free parking available in nearby lots. We will be in the back patio, so please bring a light jacket or cozy blanket if you prefer. This is a free event and seats are limited, so please RSVP and come earlier to grab a spot. We will try our best to accommodate everyone, but seats are not guaranteed. If you are no longer able to make it, we ask that you please cancel your RSVP so that others may take the reservation. Thank you!

Calling all Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors - learn how to use technology as a tool to make the world a better place! Explore apps, identify an issue in your community, and prototype an app as a solution to that issue. Participants will earn all three badges of the Coding for Good series (Coding Basics, Digital Game Design, and App Development), while discovering how AI shows up in everyday coding. A partnership between Code with Her and the Data Science Alliance (DSA), this two-hour workshop adds a new AI safety component to the Coding for Good series because the coders of today are the responsible AI users and builders of tomorrow. Participants will also get a behind-the-scenes tour of DSA's workspace and earn a fun patch for the day. Coding for Good badges can be purchased through Girl Scouts after the workshop. Workshop availability (all times Pacific): Morning session: 10 AM to 12 PM Afternoon session: 1 PM to 3 PM When you register, please tell us the Girl Scout participant's name, level, and which session they will attend. For any questions, please contact us at: info@codewithher.org. Hope to see you there!

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.