{"id":3543,"date":"2024-08-09T17:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connect.org\/?page_id=3543"},"modified":"2025-02-04T09:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:29:39","slug":"investors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3543\" class=\"elementor elementor-3543\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2143ef6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2143ef6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5dc71f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d5dc71f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374f1e0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374f1e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316216f elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3316216f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">San Diego\u2019s Best Tech &amp; Life Sci Deal Flow<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e02001 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e02001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We connect you to the best startups in the region. Reach out to us, and your returns will exceed expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5deaaf89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5deaaf89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6550e5c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6550e5c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbc36d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bbc36d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e8302e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e8302e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Top 5 Venture Market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2264a252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2264a252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve helped tech and life science companies raise $900M in Series A in the last 9 years. Zero fees, zero equity for us. Yes, that sounds crazy. But having no vested interest enables us to be excellent. We screen, scrub, and advise companies all year \u2018round. Then we thoughtfully connect quality, vetted companies to the right funds.<\/p><p>San Diego is now a Top 5 venture market with a healthy, almost 50\/50 split between tech and life science. We have quality companies across all sectors. 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They foster meaningful interactions, provide great mentorship and help grow our entrepreneurial companies.\"\u200b\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kimkandar.jpeg\" alt=\"Kim Kamdar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Kim Kamdar<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Manging Partner, Medical Excellence Capital<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"We invested in and started a new company from a Connect event. [I was stopped after a] brainstorming meeting and told to connect with this team trying to raise money. Fast forward 3 months... we invested in it and started a new company. So even side conversations at Connect matter.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sergio.png\" alt=\"Sergio Duron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Sergio Duron<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Managing Partner, Avalon BioVentures<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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