Calling All Aspiring Entrepreneurs!
Attend Panther Cage Competition — Chapman University's Shark Tank–style event where bold ideas meet real opportunity…
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Thank you to Capital Link LLC, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council.
Capital Link LLC: SBA Expert consulting for startups, working capital, and acquisitions with Business loans from $250,000 to $5,000,000…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, February 24 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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Greater Irvine Chamber Highlights Innovation Economy and Honors Members at 2026 Annual Members Meeting
Greater Irvine Chamber President & CEO Dave Coffaro delivered a forward-looking presentation at the Chamber’s 2026 Annual Members Meeting on Jan. 21, offering insight into the unique composition of Irvine’s business community—that he described as a Fortune 500 Small Business Community…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, January 27 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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Thank you to Sunstone Management Inc., a Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Sunstone Management Inc. believes in the aspirational power of the American economy to attract and inspire investors and entrepreneurs from throughout the world…
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Want to find a lawyer for expert legal advice on your startup’s financing, incorporation, intellectual property, or litigation?
Lawyers qualified to specialize in startup ventures can be difficult to find...
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OC Startup Events - there are more new startup events for techies and software companies listed every day in our OC Startup Council Events Calendar!
Check out the Orange County tech startup conferences, happy hours, workshops, meetups, and seminars our members are posting here…
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Thanks to these Sponsors who support the OC Startup Council’s work accelerating innovation and diversity in the local tech startup ecosystem.
Their investments in the local startup economy help power small business creation, job growth, the #GrowthOC movement and the many free services the Startup Council offers to support diverse local founders, entrepreneurs, and startup ventures…
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OC Startup Events - there are more new startup events for entrepreneurs and startup companies listed every day in our OC Startup Council Events Calendar!
Check out the Orange County tech startup conferences, happy hours, workshops, meetups, and seminars our members are posting here.
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, November 18 at 9:00PM PT!
- Special Edition for Global Entrepreneurship Week! #GEW2025 -
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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Want to find a lawyer for expert legal advice on your startup’s financing, incorporation, intellectual property, or litigation?
Lawyers qualified to specialize in startup ventures can be difficult to find...
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, August 26 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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Product Entrepreneurs: Here's Your BIG Chance!
Applications are now open for this year's CoCreate Pitch, the world’s leading product-driven startup competition!
Bold entrepreneurs are invited by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, Alibaba.com, and StartupCouncil.org to share your vision, connect with top global manufacturers and investors, and compete for a share of $1 million in prizes. Finalists will pitch LIVE at flagship events in Las Vegas, USA and London, UK…
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$1M New Products Startup Competition
The annual CoCreate Pitch Competition is back for 2025 with $1M in prizes!…
Read MoreOur free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice…
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