Are you interested in innovation and entrepreneurship? New businesses and entrepreneurs are the foundation of a healthy economy. Global Entrepreneurship Week is a community celebration of entrepreneurship and the power that it has to revitalize economies and improve local quality of life.
Join StartupSac and a host of other Sacramento entrepreneurial support organizations as we celebrate entrepreneurship and our local entrepreneurs with dozens of educational and networking events during GEW 2021, November 8 – 14. During this week we invite you to choose from a variety of local events and workshops that are designed to showcase our local startup and entrepreneurial community as well as help entrepreneurs test their ideas, expand their network and learn more about what it takes to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset.
During GEW 2021, StartupSac is hosting a series of events to connect and educate our local startup community.
A Journey through the Sacramento Startup Ecosystem will take place virtually on Monday, November 11, 11:00am to 12:00 pm. The Sacramento startup community is a vibrant, growing ecosystem of startups, events, meetups, incubators, VCs, and support organizations. Join us as we take a guided tour through the Sacramento startup community, exploring the journey typical founders might take.
Startup Happy Hour with Riskalyze Co-Founder and CEO Aaron Klein will take place virtually on Tuesday, November 12, 5:00pm to 7:00 pm. Riskalyze is an Auburn-based fintech startup that has twice been named one of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in finance by Fast Company. Riskalyze has raised over $23 million in funding. Private equity firm Hg recently bought controlling interest in Riskalyze in a deal valued at over $300 million. Hear CEO Aaron Klein share his startup story.
Introduction to Angel Investing in Startups will take place virtually on Thursday, November 11, 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Learn what angel investing is, the requirements to become an angel investor, and how and why to get started investing in the Sacramento startup community.
There are over 30 events planned for the week. Here are our top picks of some of the other scheduled events.
- November 8, 4:00 pm — Sacramento Entrepreneurial State of the Union 2021
- November 9, 11:00 am —Testing Business Ideas with David Bland
- November 10, 2:00 pm — Circular Economy – Designing with the End in Mind
- November 10, 6:00 pm — Spark Venture Competition
- November 11, 10:30 am — Mentor Sacramento Office Hours Sprint
- November 11, 12:30 pm — Startup Board Development Panel Discussion
To view a complete list of Sacramento GEW events, visit our GEW 2021 event calendar.
