SitSense is a posture coach powered by AI to alert users when they’re slouching in real time. The tool uses your webcam to monitor your sitting position and provide data on how to adjust.

Co-founders and siblings Bhawna Sharma Goraya and Danish Sharma are developing a test strip to check for food allergens in seconds.

Re-tears after rotator cuff repair is common, which raises a big question: What if the sling is obsolete? ImmobiCUFF, a startup founded by five biomedical engineers at UC Davis, has a solution designed to replace it.

After years in the esports and gaming industry, Jessica Flor launched Hexwave to create inclusive games and support indie developers.

After dealing with multiple errors, David Webb, founder of LowPropTax, takes property taxes personally.

By the end of the 20th century, the Three Rs were everywhere: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But waste management is more complicated than a catchy slogan, according to Sambhav Agarwal, a third-year computer science student at UC Davis.

For many, plant-based proteins leave a bad taste in the mouth: bitter and “beany,” according to Vanessa Small. At her food tech startup Alcheme Bio, she strips that tart taste at the cellular level to enhance flavoring.

Nearly a decade ago, researchers issued a grim prediction: By 2050, plastic in the ocean would outweigh all the fish. Now, just 25 years away from that deadline, a tech startup named after sea nymphs in Greek mythology is turning the tide on the ocean’s plastic waste.

Purple Door Finders is a platform for seniors to connect with communities directly, eliminating the hassle of sales solicitations and the costs of referral fees paid by the communities. The Folsom-based startup is a software company that provides real-time information on vacancies, pricing, move-in incentives, services, amenities, community events and more.

Doctors call it the “obstetrician’s nightmare”: a childbirth emergency where the baby’s head emerges, but the shoulders get stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone. The founding duo at Everest Medical Solutions has designed a device to make delivery safer and less traumatic when this complication arises.