StartupSac Happy Hour returns with a twist, a new venue, and another impressive guest entrepreneur ready to answer your startup, innovation, and entrepreneurial questions. Our guest this month is Jon Coss, the founder and CEO of Pondera Solutions. In 2017, this Sacramento-based govtech company closed on an eight-figure equity deal and won the Sacramento Innovation Award in the software category.

So start prepping your questions now and make sure you join us for an engaging evening where you can learn and get direct insight and feedback as well as enjoy the supportive, collaborative Sacramento startup community.

This time, thank you to the generous sponsorship of venue host Buchalter Law and Chompff Consulting, drinks and pizza are on us! Plus, Buchalter will validate your parking! Get your parking validation when you check in.

When: Tuesday, May 22, 5:30 – 7:30

Where: 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1900

Cost: Free

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Agenda

5:30-6:20 networking
6:20-6:30 StartupSac remarks
6:30-7:15 AMA with Jon Coss
7:15-7:30 networking

About Pondera Solutions

Pondera Solutions leverages advanced prediction algorithms and the power of cloud computing to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs. Our core detection system, Fraud Detection as a Service (FDaaS), helps our clients detect and prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in improper payments in Medicaid, Unemployment Insurance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and other large government programs. Pondera Solutions founded in 2011.

About Jon Coss, Founder and CEO, Pondera Solutions

Jon has 22 years of technology and data analytics experience including 9 years at Oracle and 10 years as a technology entrepreneur. In 2006, Jon founded Finish Line Solutions which was acquired in 2010. Finish Line helped large system integrators capture and deliver government projects in Medicaid, Unemployment Insurance, Child Support Enforcement, and other federal and state programs.

Jon is a frequent speaker at Unemployment, Medicaid, and Welfare events and conferences, in addition to multiple presentations at Google’s Innovation for the Nation. Jon holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Business Administration from New York University, and a LEAD Certificate in Corporate Innovation from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.