Join us for a fun-filled evening at Kupros in Midtown Sacramento! Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just getting started, this in-person mixer is the perfect opportunity to network and unwind with like-minded individuals in the startup community.
At Startup Happy Hour, you’ll have the chance to connect with fellow innovators, share ideas, and maybe even find your next business partner. Grab a drink, enjoy some delicious bites, and let the good times roll as you mingle and exchange stories with other passionate startup enthusiasts.
AMA with PairAnything Founder and CEO
This month’s featured Startup Founder is Christy Serrato, Founder and CEO of PairAnything, a startup that is harnessing AI to bring consumer inclusivity and data-driven innovation to the world of wine and make its enjoyment more accessible to underserved consumers. Christy is also the Entrepreneur-In-Residence for FourthWave, a Sacramento-based accelerator that is catalyzing the development and growth of women-led technology companies. During the AMA session (Ask Me Anything), Christywill share a bit about her founder journey and then it’s your turn to ask her questions about building his company and raising funding.
Eats!
We’ll provide a variety of delicious appetizers. Guests can enjoy craft beer and hand-crafted cocktails from the no-host bar.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to expand your network and have a blast at the same time. RSVP now to save your spot!
Your Hosts
Startup Happy Hour is organized monthly by StartupSac and the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Sponsor
Sponsored in part by the City of Sacramento through the Innovation Grant program.
Details
When: Monday, December 4 from 5 – 7 PM
Where: Kupros Craft House, 1217 21st Street Sacramento
RSVP
About Our AMA Guest
Christy Serrato, founder and CEO of PairAnything.
Christy Serrato is an award-winning multi-entrepreneur who operates at the nexus of food and beverage technology and consumer experiences. Her heart is in entrepreneurship, as she views it as the vehicle to make a meaningful impact on society. Christy is the CEO & Founder of the Davis-based software company, PairAnything, which is leading digital transformation in the global food and beverage industry to bring about consumer inclusivity and data-driven innovation to serve overlooked consumers. Prior to PairAnything, she led product, sales and marketing for global FinTech, cybersecurity and enterprise software companies.
Christy has been recognized for tech product innovations and holds an international patent in Identity Assurance. She launched PairAnything with $10k award money from the 2019 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition. To scale herself and her company, she participated in the FourthWave Accelerator, where she now serves as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Christy recently secured $100,000 investment from the world’s most active pre-seed investor, Techstars. Ms. Serrato is an angel investor, startup advisor, and a founding fellow of the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy.
About Pair Anything
PairAnything is the WOC-led technology company that is harnessing AI to bring consumer inclusivity and data-driven innovation to the world of wine and make its enjoyment more widely accessible. PairAnything seeks to solve a two-sided problem. This is a problem that affects retailers and the customers that they serve. The food and beverage industry, specifically wine retail, fails to market effectively to underserved consumers. Diverse cultures that differ from the model of the wine enthusiast which typically is the more affluent, eurocentric consumer, like younger generations, are often overlooked by the industry. In addition, wine is complex and intimidating to approach for many consumers. With PairAnything, consumer inclusivity and broad access to enjoyment is the struggle we aim to solve. For large retailers, like Target, that desire to engage more shoppers in a personal and ground-breaking way, PairAnything provides an in-store digital companion for wine discovery that delivers unique insights to grow sales. Test drive the PairAnything wine experience: app.pairanything.com/targetcalifornia. To learn more, visit www.PairAnything.com.
