Just moving to the Sacramento region and looking for some suggestions as to how you can get involved or insight to navigating the startup ecosystem in Sacramento? If you’re new to the Sacramento startup ecosystem, here’s a few quick ways to jump in and start getting involved. Watch the video below and check out the links below it.
Sacramento Startup Digest
Subscribe for free to this weekly email that is published every Monday morning. Co-curators Laura Good and Jeff Bennett scan through 50+ websites of organizations that put on events and meetups of interest to startup founders and select the best ones to highlight. You can sign up here.
1 Million Cups
This is a weekly morning meetup where two startup founders will give short presentations about their companies and then get feedback from the audience. It’s a free event and would be a good place to meet founders as well as others in our startup ecosystem. You can “follow” 1 Million Cups Sacramento on their website to receive notifications about weekly events or on the 1 Million Cups Sacramento Facebook page to RSVP for specific events.
StartupSac
With a mission to connect the startup ecosystem in Sacramento, this website, StartupSac.com, features resources, news and stories about the local startup community. You can also keep up to date by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter.
StartupSac Office Hours
Join us monthly for a presentation from an expert on a topic relevant to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Check out our Office Hours page to see video recordings of past events and to learn of upcoming events.
Startup Happy Hour
Once a month, StartupSac and the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hold “Startup Happy Hour.” This is a free event that includes a bit of networking and features an AMA (ask me anything) session with a successful entrepreneur. View past events and find out when the next event on the StartupSac Happy Hour page.
StartupSac Community Facebook Group
The StartupSac Community Facebook group is a private, moderated community of over 800 entrepreneurs and has become an engaging platform for peer-to-peer networking. Join here.
Startup Grind Sacramento
Startup Grind Sacramento hosts monthly startup events to teach, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Learn more.
The Carlsen Center of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The Carlsen Center serves as a regional hub and platform for providing approachable and accessible entrepreneurial education, community, and support to enable startup founders of all backgrounds to explore and launch their businesses. Learn more.
Sacramento Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Circuit Board
The Sacramento startup ecosystem is evolving rapidly. If you want insight to navigating the startup ecosystem in Sacramento, this conceptual circuit board or subway-style map of Sacramento’s startup and innovation ecosystem represents the connections and relationships of the various resources and support services available to entrepreneurs and innovators in our region’s growing startup community. Check out the full interactive diagram here.
