A Quarter Century of Startups: Big Bang! Finalists Share $100K in Milestone Year

Checking in with past honorees of the UC Davis competition — some who’ve gone public, others who’ve pivoted careers

Today, the UC Davis Big Bang! awards ceremony honors 19 finalist teams with $100,000 in grants. For every founder that participates in the Big Bang, several of which have been spotlighted in Comstock’s Startup of the Month column and other stories, no path forward looks the same.

May 20, 2025 Russell Nichols

The Increasing Risk of Cyberattacks: How to Protect Your Organization Against Massive Losses

As the bad guys get more sophisticated, all businesses, both large and small, are vulnerable. Cybercriminals view large business as a big pot of gold for them to steal and small or medium-sized business as an easy target. McKinsey & Company estimates that cyberattacks will reach $10.5 trillion by the end of this year, a whopping 300 percent increase from 2015. 

Apr 26, 2025 Steve Fleming