It’s the biggest week of the year for consumer electronic trends! CES 2020 kicks off this morning in Las Vegas. But the good news is you don’t have to be there to experience it! Many of the sessions are live streamed FREE. Check out the livestream schedule here. The first one, Trends to Watch, starts today at 9 am.

StartupSac and Sacramento’s startup ecosystem were recently featured in Engine’s Startups Everywhere blog. It was great to see a national organization put the spotlight on our region. Check it out to learn more about StartupSac’s work in our community. Read Here

Resolutions: Was one of your goals for 2020 to stop working in your pajamas? Maybe its time to check out the coworking scene! There are over 20 coworking spaces in the greater Sacramento region — you can see a list here (let us know if we missed one!). And if you hail from Folsom or nearby, Granite City Coworking is offering free coworking every Tuesday and Wednesday in January! Check out the details here.

Funding News

Are you a tech business that already has a product that you think would be a fit for a Department of Defense Contract? The SBIR Open Topics program has a free live webinar this Friday for the 1/14-2/12 application period. Open Topics were created to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and transition rate of the SBIR program. Companies with existing commercial products or services that may also be useful to the DoD are invited to apply. More information

This Week’s Best Bets

Tonight (Monday) at Uptown Studios in Sacramento, Evolution Accelerator is offering a seminar, Intro to Startup Funding. It’s $50 to attend but you can save 10% by using “StartupSac20” in the discount code field. Get Tickets

Thinking of starting a food business? On Tuesday, there is an info session on the Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA), a 12-week business training course which is designed to make sense of the confusing aspects of starting a food business. The intro session is mandatory if you want to apply to the AMA and will be offered on additional dates at alternate times as well. Register/Learn More

Plan Ahead

HaneyBiz is kicking off 2020 with its new monthly Happy Hour series at Bennett’s in Roseville. It’s happening Monday, January 13 and is open to anyone. Tickets are $10 and include 1 drink ticket and appetizers. Get Tickets

StartupSac is celebrating its Warm-Up Pitch All Stars on Thursday, January 16 at Hacker Lab. Five of the winning companies from last year’s invite-only pitch competitions will be sharing their presentations. It’s a free event but seating is limited, so RSVP ASAP! Get Tickets

Application Reminders

  • Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy: Application Deadline is January 17, cohort begins 1/25/20. More Info/Apply
  • Cowo Campus Growth Accelerator: Applications open, cohort begins March 2020, $10K in prize money to be awarded. More Info/Apply

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There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, browse  the  StartupSac Website.

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