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Humanly, an artificial intelligence startup company, is one of the first tech companies with a presence in Sacramento to receive funding from the prestigious accelerator Y Combinator. Co-founded by Andrew Gardner, Humanly was a finalist in the 2019 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition. Read the article >

Sacramento MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how she caught the entrepreneurial bug and joined a winning team in the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition. Read the article >

Spotlight on Adrian Pinon, founder and CEO of TownToday, a free mobile app that helps users discover nearby events conveniently and efficiently. TownToday participated in the Little Bang! competitions in 2018-2019 and was a semifinalist in the 2019 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition. Read the article >

The Sacramento Bee spoke with UC Davis alumna Christy Serrato, CEO and founder of Pair Anything, a Davis-based customer engagement platform for next-generation wine consumers that is digitally transforming the $70 billion wine industry. Pair Anything is a 2019 Big Bang! Business Competition winner. This article is part of a series featuring AAPI businesswomen in Sacramento and the broader California region. Read the article >

Launched as a college homework assignment in 2017, Mathew Magno’s parking technology company Japa Inc. has landed contracts with multiple universities, companies and the city of Woodland. Magno and fellow UC Davis alumnus Charles Chen simplified smart parking with a sensor device that relays in real-time parking availability information to an app. Japa won the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition in 2018. Read the article >

UC Davis alumni Mathew Magno and Charles Chen are co-founders of Japa. This “Just a Parking App” allows users to see in real-time available parking spaces and gives directions to them. Japa won the 2018 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition. Read the article >

After a satisfying career in banking and IT security in the Bay Area, UC Davis alumna Christy Serrato returned to Davis, became program director at Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy—and founded PairAnything, a mobile app used by wineries that provides wine suggestions to be paired with any dish. Read the article >

UC Davis MBA student Samantha Contreras came to campus with one mission in mind: to transform industries. The Big Bang! Business Competition gave her the opportunity to help prepare PairAnything Inc. for success in the billion dollar wine industry. “As an aspiring entrepreneur, I put together a plan to strategically position myself for a key role in a growing startup”. Read the article >

Japa, founded by UC Davis undergraduates Mathew Magno and Charles Chen, won a 2019 Sacramento Region Innovation Award for their smartphone app, which shows drivers the real-time availability of parking lots and structures. Vite Kitchens, founded by UC Davis alumni Tim and Tom Zheng, also received an award for their nutrient-rich instant ramen meals. Read the article >

On this podcast hosted by Frank Zaccari, past Big Bang! Business Competition contestants Cerecell and Caregivers Pathway Inc. discuss their contributions towards helping seniors who are experiencing some of the challenges associated with aging. Listen to the podcast >