
A Catalyst for Cures
StemExpress founder and CEO Cate Dyer on how her company accelerates medical advancements
Comstock’s spoke to Dyer about her company’s function as an accelerator of medical advancement.

Breaking Ground
Women in the Capital Region are founding biotech companies with a global reach — but venture capital remains elusive
Women founders in the Capital Region are developing groundbreaking technology in biotech and ag-tech, emerging industries where territory is still uncharted.

Women in Leadership: Lorie Symon
Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future
Lorie Symon is the president of the El Dorado Hills-based aerospace manufacturer Aerometals, which specializes in prolonging the lives of older aircraft for companies like Boeing.

Startup of the Month: BoxPower
Delivering clean energy to end-of-the-line customers
In a world of portability and to-go orders, Grass Valley-based startup BoxPower delivers energy in a box.

Game of Skill
The Next Chapter: Mark Otero uses his gaming background in algorithms to program his quant hedge fund
In December 2019, a few months before the fastest drop in global
stock markets in financial history, Mark Otero launched Alice
Capital, a hedge fund designed to bypass emotion.

Startup of the Month: Warchest
Budgeting software aids political campaigns
The 2020 presidential election may be over, but the team at Warchest still has work to do.

Startup of the Month: Factory OS
You might not associate remote work with construction, but Mare
Island-based Factory OS is redesigning the business model by
building multifamily homes off-site, then shipping them to the
designated location.

Status Check: Innovation on Hold
Proponents for Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus press on despite election defeat
Davis voters narrowly rejected Measure B this past November, declining to change land-use designations to pave the way for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus.

Power Surge
The Capital Region is emerging as a clean energy technology hub
Here are four innovative companies helping drive the clean energy
revolution in the region.

Technology on Your Side
For small businesses, free or low-cost tools can provide an advantage
Here are seven things small businesses can do right now to help
with their technology challenges.