CONNECT

Connect is the premier innovation leader for the San Diego region. We ignite our local economy and strengthen our impact and reputation as a global innovation hub. Innovators belong here... Connect is a specialty center of the San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center Network... Connect is an innovation instigator established to cultivate San Diego's life science and tech communities. A trusted partner for 40 years, we propel our region's entrepreneurs and talent as they create and scale companies - from first-time founders or scientists to seasoned executives. Connect launched one of the nation's first startup accelerators, founded in 1985 by the University of California San Diego. UCSD, in partnership with business organizations and private sector businesses, recognized the opportunity to establish an organization to transform San Diego's growing research capabilities into an economic driver to increase the prosperity of the region.

Also known as: Connect Foundation

Primary location: San Diego United States