Sacramento Climate Champion
Clean Tech Showcase’s Return Successful!
After a five year pause, the Clean Tech Showcase came back with a bang on October 9. We had a great turnout with over 150 showing up and 18 up-and-coming companies from the area had exhibits and made pitches. We had companies not only from our usual ten-county...
Startups learn to “Keep it Clean”
CleanStart just had a great class aptly titled: “Keeping it Clean: Legal & Financial Essentials for Tech Startups”. With speakers from Weintraub Tobin and EY. It was a great opportunity that companies were able to take advantage of to get some of their questions...
StartupSac Founder Spotlight: Ryan Barr of RePurpose Energy
By Jeff Bennett of Startup Sac. Blog on StartupSac. Ryan Barr is the co-founder and COO of RePurpose Energy, a Sacramento area cleantech startup that reuses electric vehicle batteries to store solar energy. Ryan started his career as a management consultant for...
Social Equity, Disadvantaged Groups, and Cleantech Startups
A big crowd gathered at CleanStart’s new home, Hacker Lab at 2533 R Street, to hear three speakers on what might have seemed an unusual topic for us. Jose Bodipo-Memba from SMUD, Eugene Lee from the CEC, and Mariah Lichtenstern from DiverseCity Ventures spoke about...
Our New Home
After a period of vagrancy, CleanStart has a new home at Hacker Lab in Midtown Sacramento. Many of you know we were graciously hosted by Impact Venture Capital, but when they moved offices we did too. Now we are proud to be at the co-working / maker-space of Hacker...
Treat Water Like it Matters
Every day we take for granted that we have instant potable water at our fingertips. Maybe, we leave the water running for a shower a bit long or pour out a cup of water we couldn’t finish. We aren’t alone, many companies make small decisions that cause them to...
Engage the Community to Grow the Clean Tech Market
The theme of our September 26th meetup is the value of connecting with disadvantaged communities. We picked this theme because the clean tech community is bigger than most people realize. Typically people focus on communities that have significant excess capital that...