Spark Venture Competition

Wednesday, Nov 15 | 5:00 - 7:30pm

Join us in-person at the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the fifth-annual Spark Venture Competition from 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, a competition hosted by the Carlsen Center for early-stage startups and social impact ventures during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).

A total of $20,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. The competition is open to early-stage ventures aiming to operate in the Greater Sacramento Region. An application is required to be considered for the first round of judging.

For Profit:

  • Itacate Foods - Martha Yolanda Díaz
  • CAGED LLC - Da'Shena Payne
  • IGH Naturals - Rich Foreman
  • AgriNerds, Inc. - Maurice Pitesky
  • Rely - Real Estate - Heather Rankow, MBA and Ashley Keyes

Social Ventures:

  • Marcellus Foods - Eve Cohen
  • Inspirame - Maria Medrano
  • Raveival - Jack Miller
  • The Lionheart Community - Charlene Vine
  • Strived.io - Shweta Gandhi
Our Judges: