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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 attendees and 18 up-and-coming companies from the area had exhibits and made pitches.The highlight of the show was having all the attendees act like venture capitalists. Everyone was given a “fund” to invest in the form of coins they could drop in the jars at the exhibits of the companies they liked best. The four with the most money collected at the end of the day were RePurpose Energy, NeoCharge, and BoxPower, with Sierra Energy being named the Grand Prize winner. All of companies got over 45 coins each, with Sierra Energy getting 67! Read the full story on our blog.
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Green Drinks Trivia Night
Tuesday, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
Big Stump Brewery in Sacramento
Come mingle with environmental enthusiasts!
Free to attend. More Info
Cleantech Meetup:
Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Thursday, October 24, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
at Hacker Lab in Sacramento
Free to attend (donations welcome).
RSVP
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Featured Company:
Waterhound Futures
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Treat Water Like It Matters
Recently, we talked with Anthony Jones, a habitual entrepreneur around water with more than 10 years of experience, to learn about what he has been up to. His experience and network connected him with an early stage water startup called Waterhound Futures, whose motto is “We treat water like it matters… it does!”
Waterhound Futures adds intelligence to water and waste treatment plants with a web-based software-as-a-service tool to help eliminate contamination of freshwater caused by untreated wastewater at source, by providing real time data collection, monitoring, and predictive decision tools. Decision tools eliminate traditional methods of wastewater management. Read the full story on our blog
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Welcome Osato!
CleanStart has a new face supporting the region’s Entrepreneurs. Osato Evbuomwan is a Sac State Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student who is the newest associate at CleanStart. Growing up in Nigeria with smog from backup diesel/ gasoline generators inspired Osato to work towards building a sustainable future for the world.. Learn more about Osato
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Founder Spotlight: Ryan Barr, RePurpose Energy
Jeff Bennett, cofounder of StartupSac, recently interviewed RePuropose energy cofouder Ryan Barr. Barr was the 2nd place winner of the June StartupSac Warm-Up Pitch competition. Watch the interview here.
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CleanStart Wraps up its first CEO Crash Course
Last month 10 companies participated in CleanStart’s CEO Crash Course, learning the skills they need to accelerate their start up. continue reading
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Social Equity, Disadvantaged Groups, and Clean Tech Startups
Last month, we gathered to hear Jose Bodipo-Memba from SMUD, Eugene Lee from the CEC, and Mariah Lichtenstern from DiverseCity Ventures, speak about spreading the benefits of clean tech beyond the usual set of customers. continue reading
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Startups learn to “Keep it Clean”
Earlier this month, Weintraub Tobin and Ernst & Young led a workshop on legal and financial essentials for clean tech startup companies. They presented issues newer and growing tech companies encounter; how to avoid common pitfalls; establishing a solid legal and financial foundation for your venture; why tax planning needs to be done now; and the benefit of running your company like you are prepping to sell. continue reading
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Coming to the Crest Theater November 7
On November 7, the 4th annual Sacramento Region Innovation Awards celebration will be held at the Crest Theater in Downtown Sacramento from 5:30-8:30 pm . This event will honor innovations developed by technology ventures in a variety of industries, including Sustainability. This year, the finalists for the Sustainability category are Electric Vehicle Battery Storage by RePurpose Energy, Facet by Sustainable Technologies, LLC, and Hang AI Virtual Building Engineer by Hank. Use code "startupdigest" for 15% off! Get Tickets |
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Thank You to Our Valuable Partners
AgStart, Area 52, AWWEE, BlueTechValley, California State University, Sacramento
Capital Region SBDC, ChicoStart, Davis Roots, Entrepreneurs Showcase
The Grant Farm, Green Drinks Sacramento, StartupSac, Sierra Energy Research Park
Startup Grind Sacramento. Valley Vision, Tech Futures Group
UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UC Davis Engineering Student Startup Center, UC Davis Venture Catalyst
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