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Cathy Pucher

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Mission Valley Innovation District Rendering with people milling about modern office buildings

The SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District will be the home for entrepreneurship and invention in San Diego. It includes approximately 1.6 million square feet of office, technology and research space and the beautiful Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub designed for the exchange of ideas.

Developed primarily through public-private partnerships, the Innovation District will facilitate internships, create new educational experiences, inspire innovative discoveries and advance technology.

With Snapdragon Stadium, 80 acres of parks and open space, housing and transit easily accessible nearby, this will be a desirable, centrally located place for San Diegans to live, work and play.

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Techstars is the largest startup network in the world.

  • $24.8B in total funding

  • $1.0M average first raise post-program

  • Nearly 3,500 early-stage start-ups launched

  • 7,300+ diverse founders spanning Web3 to CleanTech

  • 54 accelerator programs in 14 countries

The in-person Techstars San Diego powered by SDSU accelerator program supported 12 companies.

Two renderings of the Entrepreneurship Hub - a modern wood and glass building. On the left, the focus is the building itself with people milling about and a larger building in the background. On the right, the focus is the courtyard between the Hub and the office building behind it; mountains and a blue sky dotted with clouds are in the background.

The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub will house all of the entrepreneurship programs SDSU offers:

 

This building will be in the heart of the action in the SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District, facilitating new partnerships with nearby businesses, non-profits and researchers. Developers are aiming for it to achieve high LEED certifications with plans to include spaces for meetings and events as well as a gym.

Mission Valley Aerial Rendering (LPC West; Design: Lever/FPBA/JCFO; Image by E Studio Nod)

SDSU Mission Valley is being designed as a vibrant, medium-density, mixed-use, transit-oriented development that will transform the university and the City of San Diego.

SDSU Mission Valley will be a community asset, expanding the university’s educational, research, entrepreneurial, and technology programs and supporting community engagement.

Rendering of Snapdragon Stadium with SDSU Aztecs football field at sunset

Snapdragon Stadium is a 35,000-capacity multipurpose venue owned by San Diego State University and managed by OVG360.

As part of SDSU Mission Valley, Snapdragon Stadium serves as a year-round entertainment destination and hub of community engagement. The venue is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and manages sustainability efforts as a top priority. Snapdragon Stadium is home to SDSU Aztec Football, San Diego Wave FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby, and San Diego's Major League Soccer team.

In addition to tenant events, Snapdragon Stadium will host a myriad of events including concerts, festivals, dirt shows, international sporting events, championships, community events, and more.