Founder Patrick Zelaya reflects on the startup’s rise to international success Seven years ago, HeavyConnect Founder and CEO Patrick Zelaya was working on perfecting his pitch to present at the…
A Startup Challenge Love Story It’s a Hollywood trope: two people fall in love, maybe get married, decide to have a baby, hilarity, horror, suspense, drama—depending on genre— ensues. And…
https://youtu.be/Lr6RasDqbHg Startup Challenge Social Venture Division winner breaks barriers to tackle rural unemployment Full-time student. Full-time parent. Full-time worker. Full-time entrepreneur? Meet Kirsten Dorenkamp, founder of WorkArk and 2022 Startup…
NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Lavender Farm and Wellness Brand Opens in Greenfield, CA Lavender Creek Co., a lavender farm and wellness brand that enhances everyday life withlavender’s healthful properties,…
Startup Challenge 2021 Venture Division winner talks agtech, collaboration, and mentorship. https://youtu.be/-DVfDHRy688 As COVID pushed meetings, conferences, and networking events online, AGXactly founder, Russell Cole seized the opportunity to cast…
https://youtu.be/WDVlCxyawrM In the darker days of shelter in place, dinner with friends seemed a million miles away. But with increased access to covid tests, vaccines, and safeguards, there is a…
https://youtu.be/OfYpQAFi2iI How many boxes have you opened in the past week? In the past month? Over the last two years? According to Digital Commerce 360, online shopping during the pandemic added…
This past Friday, the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) and the College of Business at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) hosted the 13th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay in person for the first time in three years…
https://youtu.be/D_5054N3anM For people struggling with celiac disease, gluten allergies, or intolerance, finding delicious baked goods can be a frustrating and disappointing experience. But for Sharque and Jordan Starr of Nece’s…
Startup Challenge Finale is free and open to the public on May 6, 2022, from 1-4 PM at Cal State University Monterey Bay’s University Center, 4314 6th Avenue, Seaside. RSVP…
Startup Monterey Bay is a program of the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development at the CSUMB College of Business.
