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StartupCircle
StartupCircle is an entrepreneur community that fosters collaboration among over 1500 members, including entrepreneurs, resources, and investors, based on a System of Trust.
Overview
What StartupCircle does
What StartupCircle is
StartupCircle is an entrepreneur community that fosters collaboration among over 1500 members, including entrepreneurs, resources, and investors, based on a System of Trust.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community 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
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
Find StartupCircle elsewhere
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Capability profile
StartupCircle as a community
Community overview
StartupCircle is an entrepreneur community founded to foster collaboration and trust among innovators, resources, and investors. It is based in San Diego, California, and aims to evolve the region into a sustainable entrepreneurial hub similar to Silicon Valley. The organization is dedicated to promoting 'Dolphin Entrepreneurship' as a vital economic activity globally.
Community focus
StartupCircle invests in and supports entrepreneurs through its acceleration program, which is implemented in collaboration with various non-profit and profit incubators in Southern California. The organization emphasizes innovation, collaboration, contribution, and trust as core values in its approach to entrepreneurship.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and accelerator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Notable partners include Plug and Play Accelerator San Diego, Chic CEO, European American Enterprise Council (EAEC), San Diego French-American Chamber of Commerce (SDFACC), and Swedish American Chamber of Commerce.
Common questions
What to know about StartupCircle
Upseed classifies StartupCircle under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community 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 16, 2026
Known limits
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