Vivek Kakkar

The SDSU San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) is open to any member of the community interested in learning more about starting a company and investing in a new business. The conference is the culmination of many months of due diligence, review, evaluation, and selection by the investors. The entrepreneurial candidates are narrowed down and on the day of the conference, the conference finalists have the opportunity to make their best pitch for why their company deserves the investment.

The Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego is dedicated to developing ethical and compassionate leaders prepared to confront humanity’s urgent challenges through innovation. We embrace values-driven free enterprise that creates wealth on a fair and equitable playing field to lift the standard of living for all citizens and preserve the planet for future generations.

The SDSU San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) is open to any member of the community interested in learning more about starting a company and investing in a new business. The conference is the culmination of many months of due diligence, review, evaluation, and selection by the investors. The entrepreneurial candidates are narrowed down and on the day of the conference, the conference finalists have the opportunity to make their best pitch for why their company deserves the investment.

Quay Acceleration (Rebranded from WEVE and Cela) is dedicated to designing, building, and launching accelerator programs that serve the needs of entrepreneurs and drive out-come driven results. We achieve this through partnering with government agencies, domestic and international, as well as institutions and universities to develop programming that supports these partners in their economic development goals. Since 2017, Quay Acceleration has worked with 25+ government partners, as well as a broad range of other institutional incumbents, and has accelerated over 500 companies across the US and globe. Our portfolio has combined raised approximately $870M post-programs and have achieved results leading to new business opportunities, fundraising, partnerships, and more. Our network is composed of over 750 experts across various disciplines, industry verticals, and professions, and over 250 investor groups. Our Flagship program is a 10-week US Soft Landing accelerator for growth-stage international startups entering and scaling in the US. In addition, we build and execute customized acceleration programs for government entities and other international partners. Our accelerator programs are both industry-agnostic as well as geographically agnostic. Since 2017, we’ve accelerated 200+ companies from 34+ different countries. QUAYs startups have a working product and traction in their home markets, and have raised at least a Seed Round of capital.