The Dog Days of Summer are here and it’s too hot to be very creative! Especially if like me, you live in an early last century house with lousy insulation and no central air conditioning! This week I’m just going to dig right in without much commentary.
Accelerator & Incubator Application Deadlines
- Berkeley Skydeck Startup Accelerator — Apply by August 8 (must have an affiliation with a UC Campus)
- Alchemist Microenterprise Academy for Food Businesses — Apply by August 9
- Founder Institute Global Food Program — Apply by August 30 (for food or agritech startups)
- Y Combinator Winter 2021 Cohort (likely virtual) — Apply by September 23
ICYMI: Could your startup benefit from MBA-level assistance? UC Davis has a pool of talented graduate business students who are interested in entrepreneurship and want to give back this summer by helping startups in such areas as Business Development, Business and Data Analytics, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Product Management, and Program Management. If you’re interested, submit a request here.
This Week’s Best Bets
Clean Tech Spotlight Pitch Night, Thu, Jul 23 at 5 PM Join CleanStart and BlueTechValley as they spotlight four investment-ready clean tech companies by inviting them to pitch their businesses to an investor panel and an online audience.
1 Million Cups Sacramento with USAutoTraining.com and NeVap, Wed Jul 22 at 8:45 AM 1MC is a weekly event where founders present their startups to their peers for advice and feedback. Presenters: USAutoTraining.com makes it possible for mechanics to go from a $9/hr position to an $18/hr career boost through mentoring. NeVap makes infection control medical devices that make invasive mechanical ventilation safer.
Shining the Light: Sonny Walebowo interviews Kristopher Francisco, Thu Jul 23 at 11 AM Kristopher Francisco is the Founder and CEO of Evolute Inc. He has innovated technology infrastructure, big data, and storage architectures amongst the world’s most admired technology companies. We will discuss his journey from New Orleans to Silicon Valley, leading a tech company, innovations during Covid-19, and more.
Plan Ahead
StartupSac & Carlsen Center Happy Hour with Nicholas Haystings, Tue, Jul 28 at 5 PM StartupSac, the Carlsen Center, and DiverseCity Ventures are collaborating to bring you a social impact focused event. Our featured guest is social impact entrepreneur Nicholas Haystings, founder and Executive Director of Square Root Academy.
There’s a lot more going on in the Sacramento Startup Community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you want to submit items for consideration, use this link. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, visit the StartupSac Website.
Missing connecting with other founders? Request to join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group, a place where startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup ecosystem can connect and exchange ideas.
