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#041: VC Chat at UCSD, TechCon SoCal conference in San Diego, private wine tasting in Beverly Hills, NASA Tour rescheduled due to fires
Brandon Hoffman, Emerging LA & Gary Leung
January 16, 2025
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TLDR: Issue #041 Summary
TechCon SoCal 2025
Gathering of tech VIPs in region
Panel on Seed/Series A deal diligence
Upcoming Events
Trending
Pre-Seed software startup distribution tips
2025 predictions from SoCal VCs
Poll: What event format would you like to attend?
San Diego is Emerging! TechCon SoCal + UCSD
TechCon SoCal 2025 is just around the corner, and I couldn’t be more excited!
This event brings together the brightest minds in technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship from Southern California and beyond.
I am honored to be invited to speak for the second year in a row!
The event will be held on the beautiful San Diego State University campus.
It is especially exciting to share the stage with the VCs I admire:
Mark Lee, Mucker Capital
Howard Ko, Morpheus Ventures
Danny Brown, MAC Venture Capital
This year, we will be doing a deep dive into Seed and Series A due diligence. Can’t wait!
Interested in TechCon?
Keep reading for more information!
Join us at UCSD for our Second installment of the VC Chat College Pop Up series with #EmergingVC!
Dive into the world of VC as we discuss VC fundamentals, strategies for breaking into VC, and the emerging ecosystem in San Diego.
Mission Matters, Emerging LA, and Sunset Ventures team up for an exclusive wine tasting event at an upscale wine club in Beverly Hills.
Due to the LA fires, the Space Tour at NASA has been rescheduled March 18.
Join us and Steph Smith’s Internet Pipes Community for an exclusive tour of NASA’s JPL facility.
If you are approved, you must show! (or else be excluded from future opportunities). We need 100% attendance on this one please.
Post of the Week
Pre-Seed Founders … check out this list of best & worst distribution wedges used by software startups to acquire early customers.
Martin Tobias is the GP of Incisive Ventures, a Pre-seed venture fund and has invested in 250+ companies.
I have invested in over 250 pre-seed startups, mostly in B2B software. The most successful ones have had some distribution tricks to quickly get their first happy customers.
Here are the Best (and worst) distribution wedges I have seen for Pre-Seed software startups.
— Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) (@MartinGTobias)
5:51 PM • Jan 16, 2025
Blog of the Week
This issue of Business of San Diego, from Fred Grier, covers:
Hot takes & VC trends going into 2025
San Diego's booming startup ecosystem
Why they are returning to S.D. for TechCon SoCal conference
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