Congratulations to Sedale Turbovsky, CEO and cofounder of Egeria, for winning last week’s StartupSac Warm-Up Pitch competition! Egeria is democratizing public funding–their platform streamlines public private partnerships and provides a single source of truth when it comes to government business. Second Place and the Audience Favorite award went to Mathew Magno, CEO and cofounder of JAPA which delivers real-time parking availability to drivers and enhanced parking analytics to parking lot owners/management. Stay tuned for your chance to apply for the next StartupSac Warm-Up Pitch!
Insider Discount! ACM’s Future Worlds conference is back for year two on September 26 and someone slipped me some deep discount codes. I’m not sure how long they will be valid so if you plan to go, register ASAP. “ACM90” will get you 90% off the general admission price of $100. If that code doesn’t work, try “ACM75.” Both codes worked for me yesterday. Note: you enter the code at checkout. Get Tickets.
This Week’s Best Bet
The Startup Grind Sacramento Chapter is celebrating its Five Year Anniversary this Tuesday, September 17, with special guest, Pam Marrone, founder of Marrone Bio. Pam is a Sacramento-region All-star Founder, having taken the company IPO and overcoming challenges many startup companies would not survive. Enjoy live music, delicious appetizers, great networking and a fireside chat with Pam. Use promo code “digest” to save $5 off admission. Get Tickets
Plan Ahead
The last Tuesday of the month means it’s time for StartupSac Happy Hour! Join us September 24 at Hot Italian in midtown to meet and mingle with other founders, enjoy some free pizza and ask your burning questions to our AMA guest, Brandon Brown, cofounder and CEO of GRIN. Admission is free! RSVP
1 Million Cups is heading to Folsom on Wednesday, September 25! Join us at Granite City Coworking for an encore presentation of Egeria’s winning pitch! Admission is free. RSVP
Do you want free business mentorship, advising, or consulting? StartupSac and the Capital Region SBDC have partnered to provide free business support mentorship to help Sacramento region entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Learn more and sign up!
We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has over 450 members. Now we need you! Request to join here.
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