Mike and Renée Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

young entrepreneur receiving trophy for winning contest while many look on

Japa Wins Startup World Cup Sacramento

by Rich Foreman | StartupSac
August 31, 2022

Over 50 startups applied to the Startup World Cup Sacramento Regional Competition and 10 finalists pitched their ventures before judges on August 30, 2022. The voting was close but in the end, JAPA won and goes on to represent the Sacramento region at the Startup World Cup Semifinals and Grand Finale in San Francisco September 28-30.

scientist in lab coat and ppe working on equipment at Origin Materials’ West Sacramento facility.

Origin Materials Debuts as Publicly Traded Company 'ORGN"

by Sacramento Business Journal
June 24, 2021

Environment

Origin Materials is debuting as public trading company ‘ORGN” after approval of merger with Artius Acquisition Inc. John Bissell, founder/co-CEO of Origin Materials, is a 2008 Big Bang! Business Competition alumnus.

Origin Materials: Disrupting the Plastic Bottle Mold

by Marianne Skoczek
March 31, 2021

Environment

Profiles in Success Origin Materials: Disrupting the Plastic Bottle Mold

“I’m going to only say one word…plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.”—The Graduate, 1969

Origin Materials going public in $925 million merger with Atrius

by Christina
February 17, 2021

Environment

Origin Materials is going public in $925 million SPAC merger with Artius Acquisition Inc. John Bissell, founder/co-CEO of Origin Materials, participated in the 2008 UC Davis Big Bang! with technology for producing recyclable and sustainable materials.