This year, as San Diego State University students return to campus, so too does the Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU accelerator. This year hundreds of companies applied to the accelerator program– fewer than 2% were accepted. Today marks their first day of the accelerator. 

Recognizing the world class startup ecosystem in San Diego, founders in this class have come from around the world to build here. Four of the companies are from right here in San Diego with startup founders joining them from Lithuania, Poland, France, London, Australia, and Mexico City. We’re also welcoming startup founders from Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and Austin.    

Last year, San Diego welcomed the first 12 companies to San Diego State University for the inaugural Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University accelerator program. The San Diego startup community showed up providing the founders with mentorship, capital, and an amazing network here in America’s Finest City.

This year’s founders will spend the next thirteen weeks working on campus at San Diego State University alongside more incredible volunteer mentors from the San Diego startup ecosystem. Techstars mentors are founders, investors, service providers, SDSU faculty, and subject matter experts who volunteer their time to work alongside the founders to help them see the road ahead and learn how to build great companies. We’re so fortunate to have such an amazing group of #givefirst local mentors with such deep experience building startups.

Along with our accelerator operations lead, Gracie Parker; our Entrepreneur in Residence Morgan Spenla, founder and CEO of Crafter.com and a Techstars alum; and Cathy Pucher, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Initiatives at SDSU; I’m stoked to welcome these twelve companies to San Diego to work side by side with the amazing startup community here. 

And with that, let’s take a look at the Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU’s class of 2024 class:

Elly | San Diego, CA

Elly delivers smart audio content to comfort, educate and support chronic disease patients for life science companies. Users gain access to content on motivation, meditation, exercise videos, sleep stories, clinician classes and patient stories based on their diagnosis, treatments, demographics and preferences. With +12K users, Elly increases treatment adherence by +40%, promotes quality of life by +15% and significantly reduces anxiety levels at 30, 90 and 120 days through clinical studies.

EverLearn | Cambridge, MA

EverLearn is the EdTech marketplace revolutionizing post retirement learning for seniors 55+ by offering a complete catalog of online and offline classes designed specifically for seniors — igniting curiosity, purpose, connection in their next chapter of life and creating the Future of Inspired Aging.

HVAKR | San Diego, CA

HVAKR is a collaborative cloud-based platform to engineer and manage your mechanical projects in one place. We 10x mechanical team productivity and reduce design durations by consolidating the entire process into one integrated, intuitive environment.

Follo | Murrieta, CA

Follo possesses a robust framework for tracking deliveries and managing logistics across construction projects. With the advent of new regulations mandating contractors to report their carbon footprint, Follo is the first tool for contractors to reliably track and report their carbon emissions from the moment they break ground.

Loopholes | San Diego, CA

Loopholes is the world’s first AI-powered tool for marketing compliance. Our platform leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze text and creatives in real-time, identifying potential policy violations across major marketing platforms and products. Our AI detects compliance issues and provides actionable recommendations and automated editing capabilities to correct them,ensuring companies can launch compliant content and campaigns.

Mahmi Bio | Los Angeles, CA

Hypoallergenic Foods are horrible. Mähmi Bio makes allergy-friendly ingredients for CPG companies using cutting-edge biotech. Our technology enables food companies to make delicious, nutritious and allergy-friendly foods with patentable protein molecules, the reason that food can elicit allergies, that are allergy-friendly by leveraging our world-class expertise in biotechnology and fermentation.

Mauna | Mexico City, MX

Mauna is a SaaS-enabled marketplace transforming the event industry in LATAM. It offers: (1) Vendor Software: Tools for quick bookings, secure payments, and efficient management. Features include reviews, discounts, messaging, notifications, and a dashboard with insights. (2) Marketplace: Connects vendors with a broad audience, ensuring seamless transactions and flexible cancellations. Mauna digitizes operations, increasing market reach and revenue by connecting providers with consumer.

Menudata.ai | San Francisco, CA

Menudata identifies real-time global menu innovations across trending flavors, ingredients, and menu items, utilizing social listening and generative AI to provide sales and marketing insights to the food and beverage industry.

Rhubarb | Byron Bay, Australia/Bend, OR

Rhubarb is creating an innovative smart-food gardening platform that integrates AI-driven personalised gardening advice, advanced monitoring and analytics, and a supportive community network. This platform will connect gardeners with local experts and peers, providing tailored guidance, real-time problem-solving, and collaborative opportunities to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of home food production.

Streamfog | Austin, TX

Streamfog is bringing a new dimension to streaming. We enable content creators on Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms to create visually immersive experiences using AR and AI. We’re also transforming the streaming landscape with AR advertising. From Twitch to YouTube to Netflix, we believe traditional commercial breaks are outdated. Our in-content solutions disrupt the industry, not your entertainment.

Such Much AI | Vilnius, Lithuania & Warsaw, Poland

Such Much AI is a no-code business process automation platform. We empower companies to harness the power of AI without needing technical expertise. Our platform enables users to effortlessly compare the quality, performance, and costs of 40 leading Large Language Models, providing practical insights into the latest AI technologies. Easily create AI-driven workflows with a library of business prompt templates and a proprietary AI agent. At Such Much AI, we’re making AI adoption seamless for businesses of all sizes.

The Stands | London, UK

The Stands is building software to power the supporter community experience for colleges and lower division sports teams. Clubs currently struggle to diversify revenue while supporters crave better value for money and recognition, creating a club / fan disconnect. The Stands builds with clubs so their supporters can receive personalized videos powered by AI, connect with other visiting supporters and receive rewards in new exciting ways for no extra cost. This builds global value for the most loyal supporters and drives revenue for the clubs.

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