Brink Pitch Prep for SDAC is a weekly series of workshops hosted by The Brink SBDC at the University of San Diego (USD) to help entrepreneurs prepare to apply for the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) pitch competition. Workshop topics help founders develop, explore and refine the fundamentals required to prepare for angel investment.
The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), hosted by San Diego State University (SDSU), is a 3-month series of events to connect entrepreneurs with angel investors. SDAC activates angel investors who raise funds to invest in the winner of the pitch competition. Through a series of evaluations and pitch events, investors arrive at 6 finalists who pitch at the SDAC finale on May 29, 2026. SDAC application deadline is March 5, 2026.
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2026 Brink Pitch Prep Workshop Schedule
To register for the entire series, click here.
- Feb 3: SDAC Pitch Prep Overview | In-Person | Nexus Theatre, USD
- Feb 5: Value Proposition (Problem/Solution) & AI Deck Design | In-Person | Manchester Hall, USD
- Feb 12: Team, Finance & Investor Ask | Zoom
- Feb 19: Market Opportunity, AI & Deck Design | In-Person | Nexus Theatre, USD
- Feb 24: Competition & Customer Discovery| In-Person | Manchester Hall, USD
- Mar 3: Financials, Corporate Law & Traction| In-Person | Nexus Theatre, USD
- Mar 5: Pitch Deconstruction | In-Person | Nexus Theatre, USD
- Mar 5: SDAC Application Deadline | Apply here
- May 29: SDAC VIII Finale
To learn more about the San Diego Angel Conference, visit https://lavincenter.sdsu.edu/sdac
About The Brink SBDC
The Brink SBDC hosted at the University of San Diego provides free and confidential 1:1 advising and training to help innovative founders access capital to build investible companies. Brink advisors are available to review your SDAC pitch and application. Register for advising here.
About the San Diego Angel Conference
The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) is a 3-month series of events that connects angel investors and entrepreneurs through entrepreneur training, investor training, and a pitch competition. The overarching goal of SDAC is to train entrepreneurs to pitch investors and activate and immerse new angel investors by providing a learn-by-doing environment, resulting in one or more scalable startup investments.
Attendance to the Brink Pitch Prep is free and founders are not required to apply to SDAC or register for Brink services. Registering for Brink services is not required to apply to SDAC.
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The Accelerate California: Innovation Hub Program (Accelerate CA) is funded by the State of California and administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA).