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Startup/Expert Matching
Seamless Connections: AI-Powered Matchmaking Between Startups and Experts
✨Startups thrive when the right ideas meet the right expertise at the right time. This session introduces a new way to make that happen. Powered by Simbiosyx, an AI-driven platform from Aquillius, this event creates seamless, targeted matches between startup companies and expert advisors in real time.📜Participants will experience how AI can go beyond networking by intelligently aligning needs with expertise—whether it’s fundraising, product development, scientific or technical know-how, legal guidance, regulatory strategy, go-to-market, or scaling. For Startup San Diego and the broader community, this event strengthens the ecosystem by fostering meaningful connections that accelerate company growth and community impact.
Why Attend?
- For Startup Companies: Get the expert help you need at every budget level—through flexible options ranging from affordable direct payments to shared equity models designed to fit early-stage realities.
- For Experts: Share your knowledge while being rewarded. Experts may receive direct payment for services or participation in a shared equity pool that spans multiple startups—so your upside grows with the ecosystem, not just the companies you directly support.
- For the Community: The San Diego ecosystem grows faster because startups can find and remove bottlenecks faster—making our region one of the fastest places in the world to launch and scale.
🚨Join us at Aquillius for an interactive, high-energy session setting the stage for AI to make powerful connections possible—and walk away with the relationships and opportunities you need to move your startup or expertise to the next level.
Pitch Deck Help?
Are you a California startup developing a device, therapy, or diagnostic?
You may be eligible for 16 hours of complimentary Pitch Deck Consulting.
Agenda
Prizes
- $5,000 Tax Services
- $20k in office/lab space
- Digital Marketing and Branding Services (worth $5,000)
- $10K in office/lab space
- $25k custom UX design package from the largest femtech incubator in the US
- $5,000 Legal Services
- Exploratory biostatistics package: 3 reports
- Membership to Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange
- Regulatory kit and Regulatory strategy consulting (Medical Device only)
- $5,000 Legal fees
- Two months campaign on startup program
- 3-day ticket to the upcoming 2025 RESI Conference
- Contingent Permanent Placement ($5,000 off); Retained Search services ($5,000 off)
- $5,000 of tax services
- 6 month Growth subscription and services package (worth up to $14K)
Learn from Subject Matter Experts
MC/MODERATOR
STARTUP SHOWCASE
JUDGES
Judges
Sponsors




Startup Market
Catalyst Capital Symposia
Activating Startups
This monthly forum provides a unique opportunity for participants to gain valuable insights into emerging sectors and disruptive technologies that have the potential to revolutionize human health, the environment, and society.
Through engaging discussions, informative panels, and interactive workshops, aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs and investors can learn about essential concepts, strategies, and best practices directly from industry experts.
By engaging the venture and startup ecosystem, the symposia encourages investors to be activists and empower startups with cutting-edge technology.
Investing in Startups
Join the ranks of investor-activists who not only provide financial backing but also lend their expertise, networks, and influence to nurture startups, catalyzing a collective effort towards a brighter, more innovative future.
Startups: Apply to Pitch
Pitch your startup to an audience of industry experts, colleagues, and seasoned investors to gain valuable insights and feedback, forge strategic partnerships and connections, secure vital funding for your pioneering project, and elevate your startup to the next level!
Apply to pitch at one of the upcoming symposiums.
Connecting with Potential Customers
Sponsorship at Catalyst Capital Symposia provides a range of advantages, such as heightened brand visibility, lead generation, networking opportunities, thought leadership, and early access to emerging technologies.
To explore the ways in which your company can benefit from sponsoring our event, reach out to us for more information.