CleanStart

08/31/2026

Sacramento could reclassify balcony solar as a household appliance, opening a market utilities aren't ready to serve and startups aren't sure how to sell into.

If your business touches interconnection, DERs, or customer programs, this is the regulatory shift to understand before your competitors do.

🗓️ New Horizons in Utility and Customer Integration — Oct 15, Venture Lab Roseville

Register Today:

Join us for an engaging evening exploring where utility innovation and customer integration are headed next, and where the real opportunities lie for the…

08/27/2026

Building a business is hard enough without guessing your way through it. This fall, we are giving you three chances to skip the guesswork. 🚀

From testing your idea before you spend a dollar, to figuring out where the funding actually comes from, to sitting in the room where utility leaders and founders are shaping what's next, this is where the smart moves start.

Space is limited. Save your spot now.

Register: https://luma.com/cleanstart

05/19/2026

Silicon Valley has discovered the grid. 👀

Big ideas, bold claims, and a lot of confidence. But what holds up when you stress-test it against reality?

We're having that conversation at our June 18th Cleantech Meetup at Rancho Cordova. Come bring your perspective.

🔗 https://luma.com/m6t7j4zw

Made Possible By:
City of Rancho Cordova Government, SMUD, Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Sac State, & E2

05/14/2026

Shoutout to our host, Kora Power! 🙌

We're thrilled to hold our June 18th Cleantech Meetup at their Rancho Cordova office. Come see the space, meet the team, and spend an evening talking about the future of the grid with the CleanStart community.

📅 June 18, 2026
📍 11151 Trade Center Drive, Rancho Cordova

Grab your ticket: https://luma.com/m6t7j4zw

05/09/2026

Build more — or use what we have smarter?

That's one of the biggest debates in clean energy right now, and we're bringing it to our next Cleantech Meetup on June 18th at Kora Power.

Whether you're a developer, utility professional, investor, or just grid-curious — this one's for you.
📅 June 18 | 📍 Rancho Cordova

🔗 https://luma.com/m6t7j4zw

05/05/2026

We've got our next Cleantech Meetup on the books — and this one's all about the grid. 🔌

June 18th, we're gathering at Kora Power in Rancho Cordova to talk about one of the most pressing questions in clean energy right now: how do we actually fix the grid?

Come join founders, investors, utilities, researchers, and public-sector partners for a practical, honest conversation about what's coming next.

📅 June 18 | 📍 Kora Power, Rancho Cordova
Link: https://luma.com/m6t7j4zw

04/17/2026

Look at these rooms. 👀💚

Founders pitching. Investors listening. Community members showing up. This is what 20+ years of CleanStart looks like — and it only happens because of people like you.

We've never sent a founder an invoice. Their resources belong in the work — in cleaner air, smarter grids, and a future worth building toward.

But right now, that work needs your help. Federal funding for clean tech is being cut, and our community has to step up.

Every dollar you give is matched dollar-for-dollar. A small gift really does move a big idea forward. 🙌

Donate today and help us keep these rooms full. 💚
🔗https://givebutter.com/xw1tq9

04/08/2026

See that map? 🗺️

Every pin is a clean tech company right here in Northern California — founded, coached, and supported by our CleanStart community.

For 20+ years, we've been fueling the entrepreneurs who are building our region's sustainable future. And right now, we need your help to keep that map growing.

Federal clean tech funding is shrinking. But our community? We're showing up. Every dollar donated is matched dollar for dollar — so your gift goes twice as far.

Together, we power change. Be part of the movement funding the clean tech entrepreneurs shaping Northern California's future. 💚

🔗https://givebutter.com/xw1tq9

04/07/2026

What does a cleaner future sound like?

It sounds like this.

Your donation to CleanStart funds the next pitch, the next connection, the next breakthrough. Give a donation today, link in bio.

04/06/2026

Behind every clean energy breakthrough is a room like this one — full of people who showed up, leaned in, and refused to give up. 💚

For 20+ years, CleanStart has been that room for founders across our region. And right now, we need our community to show up for them.

Federal support for clean tech is being cut. Investors are pulling back. But we're doubling down — and every dollar donated is matched dollar for dollar by generous supporters.

Donate what you can today. A little support really does go a long way. 🙌

🔗https://givebutter.com/xw1tq9