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The Connect Current

The Connect Current

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The Connect Current is your inside look at the people and ideas shaping San Diego’s innovation ecosystem. Produced by Connect, a nonprofit supporting founders and investors for over 40 years, the podcast builds on a legacy of helping high growth companies, including alumni like Cloudbeds, ClickUp, Inhibrx, and NanoCellect Biomedical, grow and scale from San Diego to the global stage. Each episode features relaxed, thoughtful conversations with founders, investors, and community leaders across life science, tech, climate, defense, AI, and more, sharing the stories shaping San Diego innovation. If you’re building, investing, learning, or simply curious about the future of San Diego’s innovation economy, this is your place to stay connected to what’s happening now and what’s next. Wissenschaft
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  • Building Bionics That People Can Feel featuring Aadeel Akhtar

    Building Bionics That People Can Feel featuring Aadeel Akhtar
    Jun 9 2026
    In this episode of The Connect Current, we sit down with Aadeel Akhtar, Founder and CEO of Psyonic, to explore how advanced robotics and human-centered technology are reshaping the future of prosthetics and mobility. The conversation dives into Aadeel’s journey from research and engineering into company building, the mission behind Psyonic’s work, and how innovation can create more accessible, responsive, and life-changing solutions for people around the world. This episode also explores the intersection of AI, hardware, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, along with what it takes to build breakthrough technology with real human impact.
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    20 Min.
  • Connect 3.0: Building the Front Door to San Diego’s Innovation Economy featuring James Zanewicz

    Connect 3.0: Building the Front Door to San Diego’s Innovation Economy featuring James Zanewicz
    Jun 2 2026
    In this special episode of The Connect Current, Tre Braquet flips the script and interviews Connect CEO James Zanewicz about the vision behind Connect 3.0 and the future of San Diego’s innovation ecosystem. The conversation explores how Connect is evolving beyond events to become a front door, connective platform, and amplification engine for founders, investors, universities, companies, and civic leaders across the region. James breaks down the organization’s Pathways, Proof, and Platform framework, why ecosystem access matters more than ever, and how partners can think differently about visibility, relationships, and long-term innovation impact in San Diego.
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    18 Min.
  • What Prebys Ventures Looks for in San Diego Founders featuring Mike Krenn

    What Prebys Ventures Looks for in San Diego Founders featuring Mike Krenn
    May 26 2026
    In this episode of The Connect Current, we sit down with Mike Krenn, Managing Director of Prebys Ventures, to explore what investors are really looking for in founders and early-stage companies. The conversation dives into how Prebys Ventures is approaching investment in San Diego’s innovation economy, what makes a company truly investable, and where founders most often struggle when raising capital. Mike also shares practical insight on how entrepreneurs can present themselves more effectively, build stronger investor conversations, and better position their companies for long-term growth and impact.
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    20 Min.
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