Ecosystem Leadership
Building Connections That Compound
Building and participating in communities where founders, engineers, investors and operators can exchange knowledge, build relationships and move technical ideas toward real-world execution.
Community Track Record
Growing Through Consistent Programming
820+
Community Memberships
13
Community Events Led
1149
Community Registrations
9
Industry Speakers
Hosted Since March 2026
San Diego County Startup Mixer
A recurring gathering designed to make it easier for founders, engineers, investors, operators and people exploring the San Diego startup ecosystem to meet in a relaxed, low-pressure setting.
Community Snapshot
505
+
Community Members
8
Events Led
713
Registrations
Focus
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Founder & operator connections
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Thoughtful introductions
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Low-pressure networking
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Local ecosystem building
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Recurring community touchpoints
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Cross-industry conversations
Track Record
Mixer History
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Event Partners
Sponsors
Organizations supporting the Startup Mixer through sponsorship.
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Co-Organized Since January 2026
San Diego Hardware Meetup
A technical community bringing together hardware founders, engineers, designers, manufacturers and product leaders around the challenges of building and scaling physical products.
Community Snapshot
315
+
Community Members
4
Events Led
233
Registrations
9
documented speakers
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4
event sponsors
Focus
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Hardware commercialization
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Product development
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Design & engineering
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Manufacturing & scale
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Technical founder conversations
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Industry knowledge sharing
Track Record
Recent Programming
Technical conversations with founders, engineers, designers and industry practitioners.
October 2026 45
registrations
San Diego Hardware Meetup Happy Hour @Pure Project
Sponsor
Pure Project
June 2026 87
registrations
10th San Diego Hardware Meetup | The Road to Scale: Zero-to-One HW Story
Sponsor
SEACOMP
Speakers
Alex Cordeiro
dip · Industrial Designer & Founder
Derek Jackson
SEACOMP · VP of Sales
Aliasgar Morbi, Ph.D.
Velavu · Co-Founder
April 2026 57
registrations
9th San Diego Hardware Meetup | Medtech - Pathway to Patient-Ready
Sponsor
Expertise Engineering
Speakers
Kaheawai Kaonohi
The Disabled Soloist · Founder & CEO
Young Lee
Dexcom · Lead Industrial Designer
Brian Coullahan
Element Biosciences · Director, Regional Market Development
February 2026 44
registrations
8th San Diego Hardware Meetup | Hardware for Defense
Sponsor
Downtown Works
Speakers
Tom Cotton
Motive Labs · Lead Product Engineer
Clayton Karmel
Dronekyll · Founder
Ryan Roberts
QHR · CEO
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Community Contributors
Speakers & Sponsors
Organizations represented by speakers and sponsors supporting San Diego's hardware community.
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Hosted & Co-Organized
Other Events & Collaborations
Selected events I host or co-organize outside the recurring Startup Mixer and Hardware Meetup communities, often in partnership with companies, operators and technical organizations.
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Event Snapshot
1
Events Led
203
Registrations
5
Organizations
Focus
— Industry networking
— Partner-led programming
— Technical community building
— Cross-ecosystem collaboration
Track Record
Other Hosted & Co-Organized Events
One-off collaborations and partner-led programs outside the recurring communities above.
Hosted Industry Event Jan 7, 2026
Voler Systems Networking Stravaganza at CES
Industry networking event hosted during CES, connecting professionals across device design, medtech, wearables, robotics, IoT and embedded systems.
Sponsors
Voler Systems, Seltech, Innovobot Labs, Sonical, Pisco
Event Partners
Sponsors
Organizations that supported these hosted and co-organized events.
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