Support Our Mission | Join CONNECT

CONNECT is entirely self-supporting through membership dues, course fees, and corporate underwriting for specific programs.

Membership enables CONNECT to provide high-quality programs to entrepreneurs and early stage companies, while simultaneously providing opportunities for early stage access to capital providers and the service industry.  The resulting membership community has accelerated company formation while strengthening San Diego’s local economy.

CONNECT carries out its mission through the generous support of our over 220 members and almost 2,000 volunteers who mentor companies and serve on our boards and planning committees. The financial support and active, hands-on participation by CONNECT's members from all areas of high technology, life sciences, law, accounting, angel and venture investment, investment banking, marketing, and communications brings invaluable expertise to start-up companies.

Who can become a CONNECT Member?

  • Life science, telecommunication, software and other high-technology companies
  • Business service (legal, accounting, banking, real estate, etc.) providers to the life science and technology industries
  • Capital providers such as VCs, angel investors, and banks

Join CONNECT and become part of this unique and vibrant collaborative community. Put your talents to work to help us continue to grow San Diego's innovation economy.

For more information, contact Tricia Geringer at (858) 964-1352 or tgeringer@connect.org.