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SEASIDE, Ca., January 15, 2019 – For the seventh consecutive year, California State University, Monterey Bay (ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø) is set to host Startup Weekend Monterey Bay January 25-27, 2019.

, in partnership with , is a 54-hour immersive event in which budding entrepreneurs, developers and designers gather, pitch an idea, join a team, and spend the entire weekend designing the next great venture.

This year’s event, open to all community members and students, will be held at the ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø University Center and starts at 4:00 pm on Friday, January 25th, concluding Sunday, January 27th at 9:00 pm.

Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through testing, business model development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekend culminates with Sunday night demonstrations to a panel of potential investors and local entrepreneurs. Participants are challenged with building functional startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks.

Startup Weekend Monterey Bay is hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) at ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø. iiED promotes entrepreneurship and fosters the development of a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Monterey Bay region.