Tenkiv
Name
Description
Democratizing sustainable water and energy access.
Long Description

Tenkiv designs, builds, and implements advanced energy systems with the goal of democratizing sustainable water and energy access. Our technology is unique— with a single, modular solar thermal system we can handle energy acquisition, distribution, storage, and conversion while remaining cost competitive with fossil fuels.

We can adapt our technology to solve a huge number of vital, global problems, such as clean energy production and water purification. Our current goal is to reduce child mortality rates due to water-borne diseases by bringing our systems to the communities and regions that need them most.

Founder(s)
Zack Juhasz
Stage
MVP/Launched
Contact Person
Arya Rashid
Programs
Entrepreneurs Showcase Accelerator
Founded
2013
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
Bluon Energy
Description
We're the leading developer and manufacturer of the new generation of HVAC refrigerants.
Long Description

Bluon Energy revolutionizes the refrigerant space with our first product to market, TdX-20, a drop in replacement that UPGRADES your R-22 system!

City
McClellan, CA
California Sunlight
Long Description

California Sunlight Corporation develops, designs, and commercializes high efficiency and cost-effective small scale solar energy systems. Using its patent pending technologies, California Sunlight offers a new breed of solar energy systems for your personal and business needs, including active daylighting, solar electricity generation, and solar cooking.

Founder(s)
Bing Gu
Programs
Velocity Venture Capital Entrepreneur Showcase
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
JLM Energy Inc.
Description
JLM Energy, Inc. develops innovative technologies to support breakthrough energy conservation and energy generation products and services.
Long Description

JLM Energy is an innovative energy technology company that offers a broad set of renewable energy and energy storage products. JLM manages every aspect of the value chain delivered to customers from product design to installation and service. JLM Energy’s full portfolio of advanced energy solutions provides consumers with choice and control over their electricity expenditure.

Founder(s)
Kraig Clark, Farid Dibachi
Founded
2011
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Rocklin, CA
In the News
Glide Cruisers, USA
Description
Designer and manufacturer of an innovate line electric-drive stand up cycles (eSUPs).
Long Description

Glide Cruisers designs and manufactures a unique line of clean technology transportation alternatives for short-range recreation, personal use and public safety applications. Our innovative electric-drive products are helping shape segments within the emerging $23 billion global LEV (light electric vehicle) industry. Bridging the gap between electric motorcycle and bicycle engineering - our designs yield exceptional performance, styling and fun!

Founder(s)
Christopher Wiggins
Stage
Series A
Contact Person
Christopher Wiggins
Phone Number
9162938161
Programs
Cleantech Showcase
Needs
Marketing Team, Sales Team, Investors, Advisors
Founded
2010
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Rancho Cordova
carbonBLU
Description
carbonBLU develops sustainable fleet strategies without the costs typically associated with hiring technical staff and additional personnel.
Long Description

carbonBLU helps fleets analyze and explore options for improvement and optimization, without the costs associated with hiring technical staff and additional personnel. Our software empowers fleet managers to purchase the right vehicle for the job, integrate alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technology into fleet operations and even improve energy use at their facilities. Our propriety analytics tools allow us to automate and expedite the process of understanding and analyzing fleet operations while identifying areas of potential improvement.

Founder(s)
Sedale Turbovsky, Rick Sikes, Joshua Pietak
Stage
Seed
Contact Person
Sedale Turbovsky
Phone Number
530-863-3173
Programs
Entrepreneurs Showcase Accelerator
Needs
Investors, Coders
Founded
2012
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
In the News

Software company helps fleet operators make cost-effective investments | Sacramento Business Journal, January 5, 2018

Electro Scan Inc.
Long Description

Next Generation Pipe Assessment finding defects not found by CCTV, Acoustic, Electromagnetic, or Laser inspection.

Founded
2011
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
Long Description

Alphapura Robotics is a green manufacturing systems innovation company, focused on developing recycler-manufacturing systems capable of turning the world's meltable garbage into inexpensive global solutions and products.

Founder(s)
Frederick Janson, MBA
Stage
Idea/Concept
Contact Person
Frederick Janson, MBA
Programs
Entrepreneurs Showcase Accelerator
Founded
2016
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Rocklin, CA
Origin Materials
Long Description

Origin (formerly Micromidas) is a material company  tackling hard problems in materials in service of the world's great companies. Origin's technology produces bio-based intermediates from lingo-cellulosic raw materials. Origin's intermediates can be used to make new polymers, surfactants, and carbon blacks.

 

Founder(s)
John Bissell
Stage
Series A
Contact Person
John Bissell
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
West Sacramento, CA
AQUAOSO Technologies
Description
Building a water resilient future though water risk analytics.
Long Description

AQUAOSO is building a water resilient future through advanced water risk analytics. They help financial institutions, insurers, investors, corporations and policy makers identify, understand, monitor and mitigate water risk through their software platform.

Founder(s)
Christopher Peacock
Programs
Entrepreneurs Showcase Accelerator
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Folsom, CA