Last week, the Sacramento Innovation Awards selection committee announced the finalists for this year’s awards. What a great line up of innovative companies! I was on the Software category selection committee and it was hard to narrow down nominees to just 3 finalists. If you haven’t checked out the list yet, you can view it here. The winners will be announced at a celebratory luncheon on November 4.
Freebie of the Week
Will you make it out to the Rocklin Mini Maker Faire on Saturday at Sierra College? This is the second annual event. It’s family friendly and FREE! It runs from 10-5. I went with a group aged 8-78 last year and we all had a blast. When you go, be sure to check out Hacker Lab Pavilion and also the SacVR exhibit.
Best Bet
Last week’s inaugural 1 Million Cups Sacramento was a blast! Over 45 people came out bright and early to see Activity Jungle and GripTough present. If you missed it, no worries — 1 Million Cups is EVERY Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. This week, wimZr and Sievent will be presenting. Come check it out!
Plan Ahead
Startup Grind just announced that Qasar Younis, Y Combinator’s Chief Operating Officer, will be the guest at their October 17 event. This might sell out, so get your tickets early. Use code “digest” and save $5 on admission.
Startup Weekend Sacramento is happening Nov 11-13 at Velocity’s Downtown Campus. Get your tickets now and enjoy early bird pricing PLUS use code “digest” and save an additional 35%.
Looking for Maker and Design Classes? Check out Hacker Lab’s full calendar of events here. There’s also a new maker space in town, MakerHQ. They also offer classes.
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’ve organized (or know about) an event we have not included, please submit it here for consideration. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, visit the StartupSac Website.
