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Startup of the Month: Trifecta

Going door to door with healthy ready-made meals

Even though 76 percent of Americans think fast food is “not too good” or “not good at all for you,” almost half say they eat fast food at least weekly, according to a 2013 Gallup poll.

May 2, 2018 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Molecular Matrix

Biotech company uses carbs to help bones heal themselves

You might say Dr. Charles Lee created a synthetic bone graft substitute by accident.

Apr 4, 2018 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Cineshares

Web platform links underrepresented filmmakers to capital

In the early 2000s, Mariah Lichtenstern was an undergrad studying the rhetoric of narrative and image at UC Berkeley and starting a boutique production company in the Bay Area. That was when Napster was disrupting the music industry in a way that would leave it forever changed.

Mar 7, 2018 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Tenkiv

With the power of the sun, Sacramento startup aims to make waves by purifying water

Around the world, 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home. This Sacramento startup aims to make a difference. 

Feb 7, 2018 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Athena Intelligence

Ag-tech startup plots to make data efficient at the ground level.

For almost a decade, David Sypnieski has been working in the ag-tech space, focusing on the production and processing levels of California’s food system. Six years ago, he noticed a major hole in the supply chain: Food companies and growers didn’t have solid, easy-to-access data to help them evolve with the times.

Jan 3, 2018 Russell Nichols

Startup of Month: Dermveda

With integrative approach, comprehensive skin care website delivers personalized content to users

The most common reason people visit their doctor might surprise you. It’s not back problems, high blood pressure or diabetes. According to a 2013 survey by the Mayo Clinic, the No. 1 reason is skin disorders.

Dec 6, 2017 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Wyllness

Granite Bay startup launches solution to help solve the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis was born in the late 1990s. Pharmaceutical companies said opioids — a class of drugs that produce pleasurable effects and relieve pain — weren’t addicting. Healthcare providers prescribed more of them. Twenty years later, we’re in the throes of an epidemic.

Nov 1, 2017 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Alphapura Robotics

To impact the world, local business seeks to turn trash into 3D treasure

The big idea was garbage.

Frederick Janson was in the garage, taking the trash out of his first house in North Natomas. That was when he noticed how full the blue recycle bin was with plastic containers. He realized these recyclables he was paying somebody to take away could be used as building materials.

Oct 4, 2017 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Shenanigans Inflatable Pubs

With Irish imports, family business taps into inflatable pub trend

Inflatable Pubs can be rented for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties or any other type of festivity. Prices range from $400 to $600 per day with additional shipping fees for deliveries outside the region. Right now, Shenanigans has two inflatable pubs, imported straight from Ireland.

Sep 7, 2017 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Fantag

With on-demand instant replays, spectators can watch live games from different shots

For sports fans, it’s not about wins and losses, but how you experience that game that counts. Brian Dombrowski learned this shooting videos for youth and high school sports events in the Bay Area. He was filming original content for coaches, but they weren’t the only ones interested in his footage.

Aug 9, 2017 Russell Nichols
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