San Diego startup Lennd is hard at work behind the scenes at KAABOO Del Mar. Photo courtesy of KAABOO

September 13, 2016 Comments (0) Views: 2444 Blog, Startup Buzz

Downtown Buzz: KAABOO Uses Local Startup Lennd

This week’s business and tech news from around downtown

San Diego Ranked #11 in Startup Activity Again

Once again, San Diego has ranked 11 nationally in the Kauffman Foundation’s Index on Startup Activity. The report looks at factors such as the rate of new entrepreneurs, the opportunity share of new entrepreneurs, and startup density.

KAABOO Uses Local Startup

EvoNexus company Lennd will be hard at work behind the scenes at this weekend’s KAABOO music festival. Lennd is an operating system for events and large productions, helping to manage things like inventory, production schedules, credentials, catering, and more. In addition to KAABOO, Lennd has been a part of Southern California events such as TEN, Air + Style, the Los Angeles Marathon, and NWG Live. The company is still early stage and only in private beta for now.

New Visa Rule for Entrepreneurs

A new rule proposed by the Citizenship and Immigration Service would allow foreign entrepreneurs with at least 15% ownership and a central role in the operations of a company to stay here and work for at least 2 years.

Grant for Female Entrepreneurs

Hera Labs—a growth program for female entrepreneurs to launch or grow their businesses—received a $30,000 grant from the City of San Diego to support women-owned businesses. They will use the money for their 3-month accelerator program, IP and other training, and to host their annual investment conference.

Venture Summit Recap

The Union-Tribune captures some of the thoughts from last week’s Venture Summit, hosted by the San Diego Venture Group. Bottom line—San Diego is a better place to start a business than it was a few years ago and funders are looking for deals outside of the Bay Area.

Pivots and Opportunities

LeadCrunch is still growing and has added some new talent.

Be There or Be…

HeraLabs Venture Summit
September 17, USD
For female entrepreneurs to hear from experts on both sides of the investment table.
Tech Sales and Founders MeetUp
September 21, 6-8 p.m., Ballast Point in Little Italy
Get to know the sales side of tech startups from the perspectives of founders, CEOs, and sales professionals.