What do seven of the eight startups that made the semifinals for the 2021 Sacramento Kings Capitalize Pitch Contest have in common? They’ve all presented at 1 Million Cups Sacramento! Congrats to the 1MC Sac Alumni who made the semifinalist cut! Acorn Finance, EV Life, Fanalyze, FloraPulse, Foodom, Humaxa, and Remember.us. One of them may win $10,000! By next week, we’ll know who the Final Four are.

If you want to be a winner too, you should take advantage of our region’s weekly founder forum where a young business gives a 6 minute presentation about their startup that is followed by feedback and questions from the audience. 1 MC Sac meets every Wednesday morning from 8:34-10AM via Zoom. Learn more about 1 Million Cups (and apply to present!) here.

This week, General Assembly is celebrating Product Week, a free virtual summit filled with workshops, panel discussions, and interactive events about Product! Topics include 4/19 There Are No Mistakes: Learning from Failed Products, 4/22 Sustainable Products – Building Circular Economy To Last, 4/23 Taking Product from Concept to Funding, and plenty more! Check them all out here.

There’s a lot going on the next couple of weeks – check out the details below and click through the “view entire message” link to see them all. Events for the developer community are at the very end of the message.

Looking to connect with other founders? Find your peers when you join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group. Startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup community connect and exchange ideas in this private moderated group.

This Week’s Best Bet

StartupSac Office Hours: Intellectual Property Control and Protection, Tue Apr 20 at 11:30 AM: There’s more to intellectual property control and protection than filing a patent. Learn how to protect your startup in this workshop led by Weintraub Tobin.

Startup Founders Workshop: The Lean Canvas – a Single Page Business Plan, Thu Apr 22 at 4 PM: Learn how to create a single page business plan for your startup using the Lean Canvas.

Plan Ahead

Startup Happy Hour with Anthony Romano, CEO of CREtelligent, Tue Apr 27 at 5 PM: Join us for Startup Happy Hour powered by StartupSac and the Carlsen Center with CREtelligent CEO Anthony Romano.

Deadlines

Economic Gardening 2.0 – Apply by Thursday, April 22: Local businesses can apply through 4/22 to participate in the City of Sacramento’s Economic Gardening 2.0 program, which offers companies up to $50,000 in matching funds for future growth. Learn more.

UC Davis Startup Career Fair — Apply by Wednesday, April 21: Startups with 3-100 employees that have gone through one funding round are invited to participate in the UCD Virtual Startup Career Fair on May 7. Share your startup’s story and meet with diverse undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students from a wide-range of academic areas. Apply by Learn more/Apply.

Looking to connect with other founders? Find your peers when you join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group. Startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup community connect and exchange ideas in this private moderated group.

Find an Advisor with Mentor Sacramento: Mentor Sacramento is a free online business mentoring platform that connects early stage startup founders and small business owners to volunteer business mentors. Learn more here.

There’s a lot going on in Sacramento’s startup community this week –check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. While you’re there, consider subscribing. For even more startup information, happenings and resources, check out what’s available on the StartupSac Website.