Last week, StartupSac cofounder Jeff Bennett got busy creating and publishing a brand new version of our Sacramento Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Diagram. He’s up to version 5 and this latest rendition has a whole new look! We depend on feedback from you to keep the diagram up to date. Let us know if we’ve missed something or if a correction is needed. Learn more about v5 here.
Back in October, The City of Sacramento solicited applications to participate in its first Economic Gardening 2.0 program. The program is for established companies that have five to 99 employees and $1 million to $50 million in revenues. Last week they announced the seven companies for the first cohort. Among the seven is Trifecta Nutrition, a mover and shaker in our startup community. Greg Connolly, CEO, was one of our first AMA guests for StartupSac Happy Hour back in 2017 and then again in January last year. You can learn more about the program and the other six companies selected here.
This Week’s Best Bets
Tonight, Evolution Accelerator is hosting a jam session at Uptown Studios on Investor Types. If you’re preparing to raise investment funds, this session will be invaluable. You can save 10% off the session fee with promo code “StartupSac20.” Get Tickets
Tuesday night, CleanStart is offering second session of its Customer Discovery and Product-Market Fit workshop at Hacker Lab. Last week’s session received high praise from those who attended. RSVP
On Wednesday Afternoon, the Mark Haney Show will be recording live from the Carlsen Center at Sac State and Mark’s guest is Dale Carlsen, who built the mattress company, Sleeptrain, and is an outstanding supporter of our entrepreneurial community. RSVP to Attend
Plan Ahead
Did you miss the first ever HaneyBiz Happy Hour last month? The next one is on Monday, February 10 at Bennett’s in Roseville. $10 gets you a drink and appetizers. RSVP
On Wednesday, February 12, CalSEED will have two grant information workshops — one at Hacker Lab Rocklin at 1:30pm and one at Hacker Lab Sacramento at 6:00 pm. CleanStart is organizing these sessions so that clean tech startups can learn everything they need to know to apply for funding. The registration links are included in the event listings below.
Plan Way Ahead
Bizwomen Mentoring Monday, an annual nation-wide event hosted by the Business Journal, is happening on February 24 from 8:30-11:00 am. This is an opportunity for women to meet women mentors speed-dating style. This year, I will be one of the 50 mentors at the event. Additional mentors from the entrepreneurial community include Gina Lujan (Hacker Lab), Shobha Mallarapu (Anvaya Solutions), Ashley Mellott (Webconnex), Amelya Stevenson (Vistage International). This event usually sells out in advance, so if you want to go, better get your ticket now. Get Tickets
Startup Weekend Sacramento is back! This time it will be hosted at the Carlson Center at Sac State the weekend of March 6-8. Early bird tickets are on sale now! Use code “digest” to save $15! Learn more here.
Application Reminder
Cowo Campus Growth Accelerator: Applications open, cohort begins March 2020, $10K in prize money to be awarded. More Info/Apply
We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has over 550 members. Now we need you! Request to join here.
There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, browse the StartupSac Website.
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