![Kwamane Liddell is founder and CEO of DispatchCare. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0820_dept_fotm_terenceduffy.jpg?1596517311)
Startup of the Month: DispatchCare
Health app delivers services to doorsteps
“We make it easier for our most vulnerable community members to get the care they need to stay independent and stay home,” says Kwamane Liddell, DispatchCare’s founder and CEO.
![Barbara DeHart is CEO and cofounder of Sama Learning. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0720_blog_startup_terenceduffy_lead.jpg?1593703976)
Startup of the Month: Sama Learning
VR platform expands learning possibilities
This spring, COVID-19 forced schools to go online. But, for the most part, the teaching models remained the same. Sama Learning, a Nevada City-based startup, wants to transform those models.
![Tony Braham, a hospital assistant at UC Davis Medical Center, invented a patented medical that helps organize medical equipment. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0620_dept_fotm_terenceduffy.jpg?1591039295)
Startup of the Month: RAIVES
Medical clip helps organize hospital room equipment
As a hospital assistant at UC Davis Medical Center, Tony Braham helps nurses lift and move patients. In other words, “We’re the muscle of the hospital,” Braham says, and his startup aims to help “the muscle” be more mobile.
![Serial entrepreneur Sedale Turbovsky launched OpenGrants in September 2018. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0520_blog_startup_terenceduffy.jpg?1588359437)
Startup of the Month: OpenGrants
Platform simplifies search for public funding
Based in Sacramento, OpenGrants is a free platform that uses machine learning to sift through, list and match users with grant writers and opportunities. The platform reduces the opportunity cost inherent in the grant funding process by 30-40 percent.
![Grant Lea is cofounder and CEO of Nytch, a Woodland-based mobile app that connects independent businesses to local shoppers.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0420_blog_startup_terenceduffy_lead.jpg?1584562943)
Startup of the Month: Nytch
App helps small businesses make online shopping personal
Nytch, a Woodland-based mobile app, connects independent, offline businesses to local shoppers looking for specific items.
![Many of the companies profiled in the Startup of the Month column have grown well beyond starting up. (Shutterstock photo)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/startup.jpg?1583358264)
Startups of the Month: Where Are They Now?
Progress reports from five standout startups in the Capital Region
Since 2015, Comstock’s has spotlighted more than 60 regional startups in our Startup of the Month column. Here are five standouts from the column that are going stronger than ever.
![Pauline Torres launched the DapIt in 2018 with her husband, Cesar Torres. (Photo by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0320_dept_startup_terenceduffy.jpg?1582580999)
Startup of the Month: DapIt
Digital gift cards give small businesses a boost
With gift cards continuing to soar in popularity, a Woodland-based startup aims to bring their convenience to small businesses while cutting down on plastic.
![Manvir Sandhu is one of Zennify’s three cofounders.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0220_dept_startup_terenceduffy.jpg?1580327273)
Startup of the Month: Zennify
Consulting firm guides companies through digital upgrade
With industries moving at the speed of the internet, many companies have trouble keeping pace. Zennify, a Sacramento-based cloud solutions and consulting firm, wants to help legacy businesses catch up.
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Startup of the Month: Humaxa
A new model for employee-satisfaction surveys
Humaxa uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to help employers boost productivity and satisfaction among their workforce.