A curated, one-day builder lab hosted by Clinically AI for senior engineers and AI practitioners who want to build AI agents that solve real problems for patients.
We’re bringing together experienced builders for a day of focused work — designing and shipping autonomous agents that tackle meaningful challenges across the patient experience. If you’ve been building with LLMs and agents (or you’re deep in the stack and ready to start), you’ll be in good company. This is a highly curated event for experienced, technical builders.
Teams pick their own problem space. Here’s some inspiration:
- Navigating insurance claims, billing, and prior authorizations
- Finding and accessing the right care
- Understanding diagnoses and treatment options
- Managing chronic conditions day-to-day
- Coordinating care across multiple providers
- Making sense of lab results and medical records
Teams demo to a judging panel at the end of the day, then we eat and hang out. Teams or solo.
Why show up
- Build next to people who are really good at this.
- Prizes for top teams.
- Connect with people in the space.
- Build something that could go somewhere.
Attendance is limited and curated to keep the quality high. Demonstrated experience building with LLMs, agents, AI systems, or strong software engineering experience required.
Brink Pitch Prep for SDAC: Financials, Corporate Law & Traction
Entrepreneurs, PitchesBrink Pitch Prep for SDAC is a weekly series of workshops hosted by The Brink SBDC at the University of San Diego (USD) to help entrepreneurs prepare to apply for the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) pitch competition. Workshop topics help founders develop, explore and refine the fundamentals required to prepare for angel investment.
The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), hosted by San Diego State University (SDSU), is a 3-month series of events to connect entrepreneurs with angel investors. SDAC activates angel investors who raise funds to invest in the winner of the pitch competition. Through a series of evaluations and pitch events, investors arrive at 6 finalists who pitch at the SDAC finale on May 29, 2026. SDAC application deadline is March 5, 2026.
To get tickets to the 2026 SDAC finale, click here.
San Diego AI Showcase #2 (North County) March 2026
AI, Demo, Discussions, WorkflowsSan Diego AI Showcase (North County)
A Homebrew-style night for AI experiments and demos.
This is a monthly, in-person gathering for San Diego founders who are actively building with AI, and who are willing to show their work before it’s perfect.
Inspired by the original Homebrew Computer Club, where builders like Steve Wozniak casually shared what they were experimenting with, this is a space for real demos, early prototypes, bold ideas, and honest lessons. No polished pitch decks. No sales. No pressure.
This is about learning in public, helping each other think sharper, and accelerating progress through thoughtful feedback.
The San Diego AI Showcase is designed to grow a tight, curious, builder-driven founder community in the region.
What you’ll see
Early AI products, tools, agents, workflows, and experiments
Things that are half-working, just launched, or still a little rough
Lessons from what didn’t work (often the most valuable part)
Live demos, screen shares, short walkthroughs
Format
5–10 founders present for ~10 minutes each
3-minute Q&A and group discussion after every presentation
Hang out, meet other builders, and keep the conversation going
Who this is for
Founders actively building with AI (pre-seed to growth)
Engineers, designers, and product leaders experimenting hands-on
People who value curiosity, humility, and substance over hype
What this is not
Not a pitch night
Not an investor demo day
Not a sales event
Just builders helping builders.
📍 Event Details
When: March 3, 6:00 pm
Where: LVLUP USA (North County San Diego. Vista, California)
Organizer: Demian Borba, Founder and CEO of Pactto (Stanford StartX S25, ex-Adobe, Intuit, PayPal, BlackBerry)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demianborba/
If you’re interested in presenting, attending, or shaping the future of this meetup, please email Demian at [email protected]. The goal is to create something long-lasting for San Diego — a place where meaningful work gets shared early, and momentum compounds over time.
Nucleate SD: Inside Licensing and Tech Transfer
Biotech & Life Sciences, NetworkingJoin us to explore the core principles that govern licensing and technology transfer within the biotech industry, including how academic inventions are evaluated, protected, and ultimately advanced through development and commercialization pathways
Our panelists will guide a conversation outlining the end-to-end technology transfer pathway – from invention disclosure and patenting decisions through license negotiation and post-license obligations, and discuss the key structures that shape these agreements. The session will emphasize practical considerations for early-stage teams seeking to align scientific development, institutional requirements, and future financing or partnering.
Panelists: Tali Tuchin, Marc Morley, and Paul Roben
Our panel will be followed by an unstructured networking hour from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.
We would like to thank Mintz for hosting this event!
San Diego | Claude Impact Lab
Data & AnalyticsReal civic problems. Real city data. One day to build something that matters.
Join us for Anthropic’s first Claude Impact Lab — a one-day hackathon where engineers build AI tools that solve real problems for the City of San Diego, using real city data!
San Diego generates massive amounts of public data — permitting records, parking systems, public safety incidents, short-term rental compliance, municipal code, council meeting transcripts. This data shapes how the city operates and how 1.4 million residents interact with their government. But most of it is locked behind clunky portals, buried in PDFs, or scattered across systems that don’t talk to each other.
Anthropic is providing API credits, swag, and prizes. City staff and domain experts will be in the room. The Claude Code team will be on hand. A panel of AI leaders and city officials will judge final demos.
Register here: https://lu.ma/6ok9h92y
Q1 San Diego Cybersecurity Mixer
Community Building, Cyber CommunityCome hang out and socialize with the local cyber community. All are welcome!
StartupSD 1st Mondays – Startup Ecosystem Showcase Presented by ADP
Community Building, CoworkingJoin us for 1st Mondays on March 2nd at Kiln Rancho Bernardo from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM!
NEW! 1:1 Mentoring for Founders from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Register by adding on at check out!
San Diego is home to an incredible range of entities that support startups—from accelerators and incubators to investors, university and college programs to nonprofit support hubs. At this special 1st Mondays SD Startup Ecosystem Showcase, you’ll get to meet the people behind these organizations, learn how they can help your startup grow, and discover where you fit in this thriving ecosystem.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale, this is your one-stop connection to mentors, partners, funding sources, and community leaders driving innovation in our region.
Free coworking at Kiln Rancho Bernardo is available for attendees before the event between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. RSVP at checkout.
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What’s 1st Mondays?
Startup San Diego 1st Mondays is San Diego’s premier quarterly startup networking and industry event featuring regional innovation ecosystem leaders, resources, and community hubs.
With over 250-300 participants ranging from founders, entrepreneurs, and talent to investors, service providers, and ecosystem supporters, Startup San Diego curates an impact-driven evening of in-demand programming, expo opportunities, and networking.
Whether you’re new to San Diego or seasoned in the local startup scene, this event is for you. Stay tuned on social media to get updates on the event. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram or X.
Complimentary light bites and refreshments will be available. Please purchase your tickets ahead of time through Eventbrite – this will be a sold out event. See you soon!
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Global Astrobiotechnology Hub 2026
Biotech & Life SciencesThe Sanford Stem Cell Institute annually convenes the Global Astrobiotechnology Hub to discuss space-related stem cell science and regenerative medicine. All are welcome via Zoom, including industry leaders in biotechnology and space, researchers, faculty, academic leaders, students, and members of the general public.
AI Tool Time: Trying the Latest AI Tools
AI***LAPTOP REQUIRED***
Please bring a laptop, we will be hands-on trying out AI tools. In order to participate you will need to have one in order to do things on your own.
AI Tool Time
The AI industry has been moving so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all of the latest and greatest tools. This will be some set aside time to try out some new stuff and learn from what other people are able to try out in this time as well. We will have ~1 hour of play time and then gather back up to do 30-60 minutes of show and tell to see what people were able to do with the tools and get their feedback on them.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pF7wTL8gH9oWFG2ldKN_aDe_1UBsdfV5NsgPdPqo3QY/edit?usp=sharing
Agenda:
Links to notes/slides and videos of prior meetups are available on the SDML GitHub repo https://github.com/SanDiegoMachineLearning/
Location:
We are meeting at Aquillius in Rancho Bernardo.
Please Note: There are two steps required to join the online meetup:
Community:
Join our slack channel for questions and discussion about what’s new in ML:
https://join.slack.com/t/sdmachinelearning/shared_invite/zt-33z4811de-F_YKuCsQH1ev3TLSnQQfgQ
Backland Builder Lab – Healthcare
AIWe’re bringing together experienced builders for a day of focused work — designing and shipping autonomous agents that tackle meaningful challenges across the patient experience. If you’ve been building with LLMs and agents (or you’re deep in the stack and ready to start), you’ll be in good company. This is a highly curated event for experienced, technical builders.
Teams pick their own problem space. Here’s some inspiration:
Teams demo to a judging panel at the end of the day, then we eat and hang out. Teams or solo.
Why show up
Attendance is limited and curated to keep the quality high. Demonstrated experience building with LLMs, agents, AI systems, or strong software engineering experience required.
40th Annual Supply Chain Management Career Fair
Events & ConferencesCompanies: Looking for talent to fill your organization’s hiring needs?
Students: Looking for job and internship opportunities in the supply chain industry?
Join us on February 27, 2026, for the annual Supply Chain Management Career Fair at USD!
The Supply Chain Management Career Fair is open to all USD business and engineering students including undergraduates, graduates and alumni. The fair will be especially beneficial to those seeking opportunities in supply chain management, information technology, accounting, data analytics or industrial engineering.
Employers
All interested employers are welcome to attend including those who are “just looking.” Please register your company here: SCMI Career Fair 2026
About the Supply Chain Management Institute
The Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMI) at the University of San Diego’s Knauss School of Business hosts the annual Supply Chain Management Career Fair, now in its 40th year! Our organization is committed to promoting collaborative alliances between USD and the supply chain management business community.