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805 Startups
805 Startups connects startup communities with traditional businesses in Southern California, fostering growth through events and tailored services.
Overview
What 805 Startups does
What 805 Startups is
805 Startups connects startup communities with traditional businesses in Southern California, fostering growth through events and tailored services.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2010
- Approximate age
- About 16 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
805 Startups as a community
Community overview
805 Startups is an organization founded in 2016, based in Southern California. It aims to support entrepreneurs and business professionals by providing networking opportunities, mentorship, and resources to foster business development and innovation.
Community focus
805 Startups invests in and provides services for various stakeholders, including individuals, organizations, and government entities. Their offerings include mentorship programs, peer support groups, workshops, and an incubator program. They focus on fostering economic and community development, innovation, and strategic opportunities across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, mentorship, and access to resources that foster business development and innovation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and incubator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
805 Startups hosts various events, including the VIP Lunch Club, a monthly in-person networking event, and regular workshops and speaker panels to support entrepreneurs.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Apollo Robotic Systems, Klickly, and Soundwave Tattoos, which have all benefited from the community's support.
Capability profile
805 Startups as an event host
Event focus
805 Startups invests in and provides services for various stakeholders, including individuals, organizations, and government entities. Their offerings include mentorship programs, peer support groups, workshops, and an incubator program. They focus on fostering economic and community development, innovation, and strategic opportunities across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties.
Format narrative
805 Startups engages with its community through various content properties, including an online community that offers virtual events, workshops, and a member directory, as well as the VIP Lunch Club, a monthly in-person networking event held in Conejo Valley, CA.
Participant value
805 Startups provides networking opportunities, mentorship, and resources to foster business development and innovation, helping entrepreneurs refine their pitches and connect with investors.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- meetup and workshop
- Recurrence
- monthly
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next event location
- Conejo Valley, CA
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- United States
Common questions
What to know about 805 Startups
Upseed classifies 805 Startups under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
Known limits
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