How do you find local startups, service providers, and resources? Not online but IRL?
Orange County is a big place so it can be helpful to locate where new potential clients, partners, investors, or friends are located geographically…
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Every week, we highlight one valuable opportunity from the Members Only Deals & Discounts Marketplace—helping startups reach the right audiences while optimizing their marketing spend.
This week, we’re featuring Reddit Ads, a highly cost-effective platform designed to help you connect with highly engaged, high-trust communities ready to buy…
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Every week, we highlight one valuable opportunity from the Members Only Deals & Discounts Marketplace—helping startups scale efficiently while optimizing their runway.
This week, we’re featuring AWS Activate, providing your business with the cloud computing infrastructure needed to build, launch, and grow…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Neal Bloom of Rising Tide Partners:
AI’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Model — It’s the System
From brain-inspired compute to 4W mobile constraints to edge infrastructure—what’s actually limiting AI now…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Ruben Dominguez of The VC Corner:
The Only Startup Growth Guide You’ll Need in 2026
Growth advice you will not find anywhere…
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Promoting and celebrating innovation, entrepreneurship, and community in the City of Innovation.
Move Irvine innovation forward — together…
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Irvine Tech Day: Pitch Irvine Application
Applications are now open for Pitch Irvine — the first-ever community pitch competition at Irvine Tech Day!
Watch top startups take the stage and compete for prizes!…
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Looking to start, expand, or relocate your business in Irvine?
Join City leaders and industry experts for an engaging discussion on navigating regulatory processes in one of the nation’s most dynamic economies!..
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Innovate, Ignite, Thrive at IIT 2026 Next Week
Celebrating 75 years of excellence, the IIT2026 Conference is a historic global gathering of visionaries, entrepreneurs, technologists, and changemakers - right here in Southern California!…
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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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Welcome to ReadyScore.AI, a new Bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
ReadyScore.AI is the most thorough startup assessment tool available to revolutionize the fundraising strategy…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Ruben Dominguez of The VC Corner:
Win the First 5 Seconds: The YC Landing Page Formula for Early-Stage Startups
A practical field guide for first-time founders + 180 YC Landing Pages That Helped Raise $400M+…
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Welcome to Hermony.life, a new Life Sciences Member of the OC Startup Council!
Hermony.life is enabling women to advocate for their health with data and confidance. ..
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