ViVita Technologies Inc
Description
Enabling regenerative medicine with off-the-shelf tissue scaffolds.
Long Description

ViVita’s patent-pending platform technology—the ViVita Process—removes the immunological barriers in animal-derived tissues, rendering them immune-compatible with human patients. Leveraging this technology, ViVita aims to generate off-the-shelf tissue and organ replacements that avoid long-term medication, repeat transplants, and associated patient deaths.

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
Bluon Energy
Description
We're the leading developer and manufacturer of the new generation of HVAC refrigerants.
Long Description

Bluon Energy revolutionizes the refrigerant space with our first product to market, TdX-20, a drop in replacement that UPGRADES your R-22 system!

City
McClellan, CA
Care Innovations
Description
Care Innovations® offers turnkey remote patient management solutions that help you lower costs, improve outcomes, and bring health home.
Founded
2011
City
Roseville, CA
Foodfully
Description
Passionate nerds building software and hardware to eliminate food waste. Currently in beta testing!
Long Description

Foodfully builds software and hardware to eliminate household food waste. By integrating with grocery store loyalty cards, automatically tracking purchases and sending notifications before food items may spoil, and giving users access to resources to use or donate their food, Foodfully addresses the common problems leading to household food waste.

Founder(s)
Brianna McGuire
Stage
Pre-seed
Programs
UC Davis Big Bang!, Capitalize 2016
Founded
2016
Female Founder/Co-founder
Yes
City
Davis, CA
Ag for Hire
Description
Connecting laborers to farm owners
Long Description

Ag for Hire connects farmers with their seasonal and specialty workforce

Programs
Apps for Ag Hackathon 2015, UC Davis Venture Catalyst
Founded
2015
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
Splor
Name
Category
Long Description

Splor facilitates cost effective 1:1 coaching to increase learning and increase performance.

Founder(s)
Mike Mendelson
Contact Person
Mike Mendelson
Programs
Velocity Venture Capital Entrepreneur Showcase
Founded
2016
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Sacramento, CA
Spruzza
Name
Category
Description
A company who loves to ride bikes and wants to make cycling better by making it cooler!
Long Description

Spruzza is an on board cooling system for your bike. It is the FIRST practical, easy to use and very effective design that keeps cyclists 15-20+ degrees cooler anytime they want while they're riding.

Founder(s)
David Carrozza
Contact Person
David Carrozza
Founded
2014
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Folsom, CA
Chromatiscope
Category
Description
Chromatiscopes are low-cost smartphone labs, giving students access to laboratory capabilities in the most affordable way possible.
Long Description

We make an affordable smartphone-driven “lab in a box” that will bring high end laboratory devices to the general public, starting with the education system. We are currently working with Liz Tang, the director of the Engineering Student Startup Center, in order to bring this product to market.

Founder(s)
Alex Godbout
Stage
MVP/Launched
Contact Person
Alex Godbout
Founded
2016
Female Founder/Co-founder
No
City
Davis, CA
Octain
Name
Description
The go-to productivity platform for free lancers and consultants in the gig economy!
Long Description

Octain is fueling the gig economy and offering a software platform, education, and connections to help freelancers build great businesses and live better lives.

Founder(s)
Clare Price, Lacye Martini
Stage
Idea/Concept
Contact Person
Lacye Martini
Founded
2016
Female Founder/Co-founder
Yes
City
Roseville, CA