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Startup of the Month: CREE8

A ‘studio in the cloud’ connects creatives worldwide

“I wanted to build a platform that removed those barriers,” says Lisa M. Watts, CEO and founder of CREE8, “enabling creators to work from anywhere with the same power as an enterprise-grade studio. Truly reinventing the future of work.”

May 7, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Off The Wall Energy

Energy device puts power usage in consumers’ hands

With a family of six, Bob Guimarin had three “power problems”: 1) too many cords, 2) too many outages and 3) not enough ports in the van during road trips. Being a serial entrepreneur, Guimarin came up with a way to simplify power management and reduce reliance on external sources.

Apr 11, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Elve

High-powered amplifiers aim to boost connectivity

Back in 2019, Diana Gamzina presented her powerful amplifiers at a space agency. The feedback was direct: At about $1 million per device, they were just too expensive for real-world infrastructure. It was a hard truth, but instead of giving up, she doubled down.

Mar 6, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Alter Learning

STEAM games designed to make education fun for kids

As an Albanian immigrant who grew up poor, Aldi Agaj dreamed for his children to have the access and opportunities he didn’t have. When his daughter was 4, he had an idea to create an edtech company that gives kids free access to innovative games.

Feb 7, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: LogRx

Platform digitizes narcotics tracking to improve EMS accountability

For agencies that provide emergency medical services, every single drug must be accounted for. But during Clive Savacool’s time as a firefighter in the Bay Area, drugs went missing from a fire station.

Jan 3, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: PowerTechs

Virtual ‘cockpits’ train tomorrow’s workforce in immersive environments

“Using XR technology enables PowerTechs to immerse workers and students in a realistic, simulated environment where their skills can be assessed authentically,” founder Ksenia Solomatina says.

Dec 6, 2024 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Red Line Safety

Wearable tech on track to transform fire services

Red Line Safety, Scott Holman’s Sacramento-based startup, is enhancing firefighter safety and efficiency with wearable technology that monitors a firefighter’s location, vital signs, environmental conditions and toxic gas exposure in real time.

Nov 6, 2024 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: MyFloraDNA

Gene-editing startup aims to create allergy-free peanut

Peanut allergies affect around 6.1 million Americans, with cases rising as awareness has grown. A 2017 study found that peanut allergy had increased 21 percent since 2010. But what if there was a way to eliminate the genes responsible for peanut allergies?

Oct 3, 2024 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: NuCicer

Davis startup seeks to raise chickpea from fringe ingredient to mainstream hero

By applying machine learning and data analytics to plant breeding, this Davis-based company aims to elevate the chickpea as a key crop to address growing food demands while also improving crop resilience, yield and nutritional value.

Sep 6, 2024 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: EpiSense

Device to alert patients, contacts of imminent epileptic seizures

Getting diagnosed with epilepsy changed not only Jaya Athuluru’s life but her career path. With co-founder Simran Lallian, Athuluru developed EpiSense, a wearable device that detects irregular spikes in electrical brain activity and alerts patients and emergency contacts five minutes prior to an episode if a seizure seems imminent.

Aug 9, 2024 Russell Nichols
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