March is Women’s History Month and there are a number of events happening that feature Sacramento women entrepreneurs making history. This Thursday at 5:30 PM, Sac Rotary and NAWBO are hosting Million Dollar Panel: Featuring Sacramento Fempreneurs. The panel is made up of local women business owners who have scaled their businesses to $1M+ in revenue who will share their experiences, journeys, and insights to their success. Panelists include Trifecta cofounder Liz Connolly, Hamama cofounder Camille Richman, FourthWave cofounder Cheryl Beninga, and Afineol IT Consulting president Margaret Strong. The event will also feature DiverseCity Ventures managing partner Mariah Lichtenstern who will provide a venture capitalist’s perspective. RSVP
Next week, on March 23, CleanStart Perspectives’ guest is Shira Lane, founder of the Atrium 916, a creative innovation center for sustainability offering space for impactful tech, art, and events through education, advocacy, and creative collaboration. Shira is also the creative director of of UPcyclePOP, a pop-up market for artistically repurposed art, furniture, fashion, home design and inventions with workshops open to the public. RSVP
Later this month, on March 30, Camille Richman, cofounder of Hamama, will be back for Startup Happy Hour where she’ll take a deeper dive into her journey in a fireside chat followed by an Ask Me Anything from attendees. Hamama is a West Sacramento startup that makes growing superfood greens fun. They will even be giving away a Hamama Starter Kit to one lucky attendee! RSVP
This Week’s Best Bets
StartupSac Office Hours: Perfecting Your Startup Pitch, Tue Mar 16 at 11:30 AM: Learn how to perfect your fundraising pitch deck from serial entrepreneur, venture partner, and Swimply VP of Revenue, Sonny Mayugba.
State of Fintech & Cryptocurrency, Thu Mar 18 at 10 AM: Fintech industry leaders will discuss the future of Fintech in the Greater Sacramento region.
Million Dollar Panel: Featuring Sacramento Fempreneurs, Thu Mar 18 at 5:30 PM: Join NAWBO and Sac Rotary for a panel featuring local women business owners who have scaled their businesses to $1M+ in revenue.
Plan Ahead
Featured: Startup Happy Hour with Camille Richman, Co-founder of Hamama, Tue Mar 30 at 5 PM: StartupSac and the Carlsen Center at Sac State are honoring Women’s History Month, welcoming successful startup founder, Camille Richman, co-founder of Hamama, a West Sacramento startup that makes growing superfood greens fun.
There’s a lot more going on the next couple of weeks – check out all the details in this week’s Startup Digest. And for more startup resources, browse the StartupSac website.
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