Growth Factory is an organization that supports entrepreneurs by providing them with access to capital, networks, and expertise to help them build successful companies. The company emphasizes the role of entrepreneurs in fostering economic growth, regional vitality, and addressing global challenges.

Growth Factory

A nonprofit startup accelerator with a mission to scale truly great companies by supporting early-stage founders from Northern California with capital, capacity building programs, and a community of investors, mentors, customers & advocates.

Niki Peterson and the team University of California, Davis are hosting a thought-provoking talk with Mitch Lasky (short bio below), on the crucial role of the humanities (and digital humanities) in shaping innovation and entrepreneurship in today's ever-evolving world.  

April 30, 5-6:30 PM RSVP HERE: Think. Do. Discover. | Mitch Lasky | UC Davis (startuptree.co) -- 

These experience and perspective sharing conversations contribute so much to shaping our thinking and work as we collectively build & support great companies so THANK YOU to Mitch and UC Davis for making this happen!!

Mitch Lasky is a partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top venture firms, and a co-owner of Major League Soccer Club LAFC. At Benchmark, he made early investments in many games and mobile application companies, including Riot Games (League of Legends), Snapchat, and Discord. Before joining Benchmark, Mitch worked at the Walt Disney Company, ran Activision's studios, founded the first mobile game startup to go public in the U.S. and led mobile and online gaming at Electronic Arts. He has a podcast on the modern history of the video game business called GameCraft.

Jon Feld Doug Walker Rick Spencer Nikki Sims Monique Brown Donna “BasicTaq” Walters, MBA Mehrshad Mansouri Amy Schulz, PhD, MBA Denise Bushnell, MA, MBA

Come join us during Capital Region Small Business Week from April 29th through May 3rd. 

While you plan your list of activities for growth and success, be sure to attend Capital Summit for an opportunity to speak directly with local lenders about financing and other avenues to monetize your business. 

This critical workshop will take place at Mahany Fitness Center in Roseville on April 30th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. (details below)

We are excited to continue supporting small business owners and startups through our ecosystem partners and the Roseville Venture Lab - a new entrepreneurial development center established through our public-private partnership with the City of Roseville.

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Our April Business Blend is now open and accepting RSVPs! 

Join us on April 18th from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM and learn from Khalil Ferguson from United CORE Alliance on how to solve issues impacting minority business growth & sustainability. 

Register here to attend: https://lu.ma/82ys9b4m

Nikki Sims produced an impactful content & experience rich day with our partners Dan McGill and Mark Romney at Blue Rise Ventures - convening a community of founders building companies addressing the future of food, health & medicine for our first Bay Area Roadshow.  It was wonderful to extend our Backyard and meet so many new colleagues!!

Growth Factory portco founders, Ruby Gadelrab Tudor Joe Schroeter Daniel Kurzrock Zane Starkewolfe dispensed some really useful knowledge and experience from the stage alongside JP Morgan's Barbara Silva, Neil Littman and Mark Romney.  

And, it was a very special treat to have Tony Lam in the house for a fireside chat with Rick Spencer about how he helps founders rapidly test and validate their food & beverage products.

The sustainable food tasting that followed was a definite highlight --  featuring a sustainable burger collaboration between Optimized Foods Upcycled Foods, Inc. (UP, Inc.) Terviva that disappeared quickly!!

California Cultured Inc. and Eclipse Ice Cream were the cherry on top with their chocolate and ice cream offerings.

Special thanks to JPMorgan Chase & Co. MDisrupt and Paul Ratner and Marble Bridge Funding Group for sponsoring this event!!

Stay tuned for our next adventure...

Nick Guptil David Block Don Taylor Ron Amadeo Reneta Jenik Gary Wilson Kan Morimoto Lew, Esq. Carlos V. Monique Brown Mark Haney Donna “BasicTaq” Walters, MBA Cameron R. Law Troels Adrian Mike Lemcke 

Last chance to attend! 

Join us for this no cost event on March 21st from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 

The Roseville Venture Lab is proud to present March's Business Blend: Improving Team Alignment and Moving Ideas Forward Using Design Sprints (A Workshop) led by Jason Ugie and Candice Morgan.

Register here: https://lu.ma/uqbc8h7z

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Join us on March 21st from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the Roseville Venture Lab's March Business Blend: Improving Team Alignment and Moving Ideas Forward Using Design Sprints (A Workshop) led by Jason Ugie.

Register here: https://lu.ma/uqbc8h7z

Startups and established company teams often get mired in meetings that yield little results, and jumping into development can be costly and introduce risks. Design Sprints are a structured four-day process rooted in design thinking that solves business challenges, creates new products, or improves current products. They mitigate risks, enable quick decisions, and align cross-functional teams to improve time-to-value. Join us for a hands-on workshop that will demonstrate the core elements of a Design Sprint and explain how you can apply the process in your organization.

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