Events
Grow your network, make connections, and improve your business with Startup Monterey Bay events and programs
Startup Monterey Bay Events
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A monthly meeting where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, local startups, and businesses can network and learn. Anyone interested in the latest innovations, trends in business and technology, or the latest and greatest ideas should come!
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Startup Challenge is an annual new venture competition and acceleration program. Prospective entrepreneurs, emerging companies showcase their ideas and business concepts, receive helpful advice from mentors, and compete for over $60,000 in prizes.
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The Startup Investment & Community Capital Expo is the region’s largest showcase of emerging companies. Connecting startups with venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors, and impact investors. The Expo features speakers, panels, and networking to empower the Monterey Bay startup community.
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Startup Factory Monterey Bay is a hands-on educational program where everyone, from aspiring entrepreneurs to the merely curious, can learn the necessary steps to start a successful business. This annual event is held at Cal State University Monterey Bay.
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