If you are a founder of a Startup, you NEED TO APPLY for the Kings Capitalize Pitch Competition! The DEADLINE IS TONIGHT, 2/19, at 11:59 pm! You could win $10,000 PLUS there are opportunities to meet investors during the process. Apply here NOW:   http://www.nba.com/kings/Capitalize (and yes…those CAPS– I was SHOUTING at you!)

This weekend is your last chance to participate in a Startup Weekend in our region until next year. Tickets are on sale now for the Rocklin Startup Weekend at Hacker Lab in Rocklin. Use code “digest” for 35% off general admission of $99; students, your price is already deeply discounted to just $29. Check it out here: http://go.startupweekend.org/rocklin (I’m also looking for some volunteers to help out during the weekend — let me know if you have a few hours to spare).

Did you know the UC Davis Big Bang! competition is not just for UC Davis students and faculty? It’s now open to the general public. If you’re working on your startup idea, consider applying–participating is FREE. And there is big prize money! The deadline to apply for the 2017-2018 competition is this Wednesday, Feb 21. More info here: https://gsm.ucdavis.edu/program/detail/big-bang-business-competition

Plan Ahead

The Sacramento Business Journal just announced the 2018 TechEdge Celebration. It’s a little different this year–there’s a free-to-attend TechExpo happening in the morning before the usual speaker and luncheon program. Save the Date — It’s on March 22 at the McClellan Conference Center.  All the details are here: https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/event/161839/2018/techedge

There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details. If you’ve organized (or know about) an event we have not included, please submit it here for consideration.