Healthcare company-building profile
Springboard
Connect Foundation (Connect San Diego)
AcceleratorGovernment or nonprofit acceleratorNonprofitActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Organization
- Connect Foundation (Connect San Diego)
- Organization type
- Nonprofit
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Mentor-panel based program with rolling admission; specific terms Not found
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- Not found; Connect does not invest directly
- Equity or fee model
- Not publicly documented
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
- Founded
- 1993
Public description
About the program
Springboard is the flagship mentorship and commercialization program of Connect, the San Diego nonprofit that has supported the region's technology and life sciences startups since the 1980s. It pairs founders with panels of experienced entrepreneurs and domain experts to refine business models and prepare for fundraising. Springboard has been a core pipeline for San Diego's biotech and medtech ecosystem for decades.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
Life sciencesMedical devicesDiagnosticsDigital healthTechnology
- Category: Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Program structure: Mentor-panel based program with rolling admission; specific terms Not found
- Published terms: Not found; Connect does not invest directly
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