HomeZada
Description
Online & mobile solutions to manage the entire homeowner lifecycle including home improvement projects, home maintenance & home inventory. Get started today!
Long Description

HomeZada is a digital home management system to help homeowners manage all the details of their home for better financial management. Managing the contents of their home in a home inventory, tracking maintenance tasks and home remodel projects, managing financial details and eventually marketing their home with this data when they are ready to sell it.

Founder(s)
Elizabeth Dodson, John Bodrozic
Stage
Seed
Programs
Velocity Venture Capital alum, Capitalize 2016
Founded
2010
Female Founder/Co-founder
Yes
City
El Dorado Hills, CA
In the News

Moneta Ventures leads $2.1M financing round into HomeZada | Sacramento Business Journal, October 20, 2014

eze System
Description
The easiest way to remotely measure, log and control over the Internet. Save energy, visualize and automate.
Long Description

We make remote monitoring and control via the Internet easier than ever. The ezeio system is designed to be easy to deploy and use for anything from a single temperature probe to large systems of meters, sensors, thermostats and control points. Monitor, log, alarm, control and automate – all in a single integrated system via any web browser.

Founder(s)
Anders Rehnvall & Niklas Zandelin
Stage
Revenue
Contact Person
Anders Rehnvall
Phone Number
888-393-9330
Programs
VVC accelerator, Capitalize 2016
Founded
2009
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Folsom, CA
In the News

Spotlight On ... Anders Rehnvall, CEO, Eze System Inc. | Sacramento Business Journal, July 31, 2013

StemExpress
Description
Assisting the research community with the procurement of human primary stem cells, blood and tissue needed to further their stem cell research.
Long Description

StemExpress fuels regenerative medicine and translational research by supplying human specimens to biomedical researchers around the world. Founded in 2010, StemExpress is the only company of its kind to procure tissues and isolate cells for researchers’ individual needs in its own labs.

Founder(s)
Cate Dyer
Founded
2010
Female Founder/Co-founder
Yes
City
Placerville, CA
LearnSkin
Description
Enabling regenerative medicine with off-the-shelf tissue scaffolds.
Long Description

LearnSkin was developed by dermatologists and integrative medicine practitioners who wanted to support other professionals in dermatology, the number one driver of doctor's visits. Our goal is to share the latest in scientific research and treatment options in dermatology for both Western and Eastern medicine to meet the growing demand for responsible, high quality, evidence-based education that bridges conventional and alternative medical approaches. LearnSkin is supported by the world's largest integrative dermatology team.

 

Founder(s)
Maelene L. Wong, PhD, Leigh G. Griffiths, VetMB
Contact Person
Maelene Wong
Programs
UC Davis Big Bang!, Capitalize 2016
Founded
2012
Female Founder/Co-founder
Yes
City
Davis, CA
Barobo
Name
Category
Description
We make computational thinking addictive, fostering the next generation of STEM professionals through robotics.
Long Description

Whether the subject is math, physics, or programming, our robots have given students hands-on coding experiences that get them hooked. We serve over 200 schools worldwide, forming a vibrant community that provides training, curriculum, and student competitions.
Our classroom solution has no software or apps to install, so setup and maintenance is quick for any PC, Chromebook, or tablet. From the easy-to-use Blockly to industry-standard Python and C++, our robots keep students engaged year-round.

Founded
2010
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Roseville, CA
SkySlope
Long Description

SkySlope —the most powerful transaction management platform nationwide in the real estate industry.

Founder(s)
Tyler Smith
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
Kazan Networks
Description
Kazan Networks is enabling a transformation in datacenter connectivity.
Long Description

Kazan Networks was founded by an experienced team of high-tech veterans who trace their roots back to the Systems business at HP in the early 90s. After being part of the team to create the industry’s most widely-deployed embedded Fibre Channel controller (Tachyon and its follow-ons), the team continued to innovate in the areas of iSCSI controllers, FC-to-SATA bridges, SAS controllers, and high-performance networking solutions. The leadership team has been awarded over 60 patents in the areas of storage and networking.

Founder(s)
Joe Steinmetz, Mike Thompson, Murthy Kompella
Stage
Series A
Founded
2014
City
Auburn, CA
BioConsortia
Description
BioConsortia is an agricultural biotechnology company that uses a proprietary method for the selection of beneficial microbial consortia for crop improvement.
Long Description

BioConsortia is developing highly effective microbial consortia for increasing agricultural yields.

We have developed a revolutionary Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process, which uses directed selection to discover beneficial teams of microbes. This novel, patented model works by controlling the seed genetics and the environment while changing the microbial community in order to shift trait performance in the crop toward improved targeted phenotypes.

Founder(s)
Marcus Meadows-Smith
Stage
Series B
Founded
2014
City
Davis, CA
Category
Description
We are focused on the research, development, and commercialization of autologous cell-based therapeutics for use in regenerative medicine.
Long Description

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. is an industry leader in the development and commercialization of automated cell processing technologies for the cell and gene therapy fields. We offer a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and large scale cellular processing and manufacturing for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market.

Stage
Publicly traded on NASDAQ
City
Rancho Cordova, CA
California Sunlight
Long Description

California Sunlight Corporation develops, designs, and commercializes high efficiency and cost-effective small scale solar energy systems. Using its patent pending technologies, California Sunlight offers a new breed of solar energy systems for your personal and business needs, including active daylighting, solar electricity generation, and solar cooking.

Founder(s)
Bing Gu
Programs
Velocity Venture Capital Entrepreneur Showcase
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA