A UNIT OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH login
UC Davis InnovationAccess Logo Tagline: Connecting research to market  

Web Resources

Index to links

UC Davis and University of California

Regional Community

Entrepreneurial

Financial

U.S. Government

Space/Real Estate

Publications

Copyright Resources

DMCA Resources

UC Davis and University of California

Return to Index

Regional Community

Cities and Counties: Economic Development

Associations

  • BayBio
    Through advocacy, membership services, programs and more, BayBio brings the world's greatest life science community to your fingertips.
  • SARTA
    Fostering entrepreneurial growth and attracting capital to the greater Sacramento region.
  • TechCoire
    TechCoire's mission is to help technology entrepreneurs and executives within the region build successful businesses by empowering them with the knowledge, capital and connections that are critical to their development and growth.
  • Women's Technology Cluster
    The Women's Technology Cluster is the pre-eminent business incubator dedicated to women leaders building technology-driven businesses. Our mission is to increase the number of successful companies and to leverage their influence.

Return to Index

Entrepreneurial Resources

Return to Index

Space / Real Estate

  • Technology Development Center (TDC)
    A 14,000 square-foot, for-profit incubator based in West Sacramento. Managed by the Soderquist Group, the TDC provides turnkey startup development services for life science and high technology companies.
  • McClellan Technology Incubator (MTI)
    MTI exists to accelerate the formation, growth and success of sustainable technology-based businesses in the Sacramento region.

Return to Index

Financial Resources

Angel Investors

  • Angel Legacy
    Expert knowlege of Angel Investors and their investment preferences allows us to connect entrepreneurs with accreditedinvestors who want to participate in the development of business ventures.
  • Band of Angels
    The Band of Angels is a formal group of 100 former and current high tech executives and entrepreneurs who provide counsel and capital to startup companies.
  • Foothills Angels
    A group of successful entrepreneurs and business people, with investment interests including clean technology, software, internet and life science companies. The group meets once a month, with the exception of August and December.
  • Keiretsu Forum
    Keiretsu Forum was founded in September 2000 in order to provide disciplined and structured approach to private equity investing. The Keiretsu Forum San Francisco East Bay chapter is the founding chapter of Keiretsu Forum with 150 investor members. Our mission is "Great Association With Quality Deal Flow".
  • North Bay Angels
    The North Bay Angels (NBA) has been formed by a group of San Francisco, North Bay Area executives and professionals to fill a growing need to provide a forum for learning about and making early stage investment capital (seed capital) and advisory assistance (mentoring) available to entrepreneurial companies in the North Bay.
  • Sacramento Angels
    The Sacramento Angels is a group of individuals who invest in early-stage Northern California companies. Members act on their own behalf and make individual investment decisions.
  • Sierra Angels
    The Sierra Angels is the premier angel investment group in the Northern Sierra region. Our members are independent business owners and senior corporate executives experienced in financing and developing emerging enterprises. We provide seed-stage investments in promising local technology ventures and support the entrepreneurs we fund with mentoring and connections.
  • Tech Coast Angels
    Our mission is to provide opportunities for our members to obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in early-stage technology and life science companies in Southern California and accelerating them to market leadership.

Venture Investors

  • Akers Capital
    Akers Capital manages Pac West Technology Fund I, LP, an investment partnership that invests in emerging technology companies in the Northwest and Northern California.
  • American River Ventures
    American River Ventures (ARV) was created to bring entrepreneurs a new point of view — a point of view that will help you build a great business. We are an early-stage investment firm focused on bringing value and experience to high-growth information technology companies.
  • Capital Valley Ventures
    Capital Valley Ventures (CVV) is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage funding for innovative technology businesses. We invest in software, communications, life sciences and other emerging technologies in the fast growing “Lake to the Bay” region, the area extending from Lake Tahoe/Reno, NV through Sacramento, CA to the East Bay of San Francisco, CA.
  • DFJ Frontier
    With offices in Sacramento and Santa Barbara, DFJ Frontier invests in seed and early stage technology companies in California. We are an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a premier Silicon Valley venture capital fund known for visionary early stage investing.
  • Intel Capital
    Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, is one of the largest global corporate venture programs investing in the technology segment. Its mission is to make and manage financially attractive investments that support Intel's strategic objectives.
  • Velocity Ventures
    Velocity Venture Capital is the financial catalyst for building the next generation of successful technology companies in the Sacramento region.

SBIR/STTR Information Sources

Return to Index

U.S. Government

Return to Index

Publications

Return to Index

Copyright Resources

The University of California Office of the President has an excellent copyright site with plain-English explanations of what copyright is and how to use copyright-protected works, as well as UC FAQs and links to all of the systemwide policies.

The US Copyright Office has many informative publications as well as the forms to register copyright-protected materials.

Finding Copyright Owners

Return to Index

Page Tools
 
Industry university collaboration guide
Strawberry Licensing Program Banner
Sign up for TechAlerts - Technology matches sent directly to your inbox