Calling All Founders: AngelCon 2025 Offers $100K+ in Funding for Sacramento Startups

Written By Rich Foreman

AngelCon 2024 Winners ArizBio and JAPA

If you're a founder with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), a compelling vision, and a base in the Greater Sacramento area, AngelCon 2025 wants to hear from you.

Presented by the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Growth Factory, this annual competition is a high-stakes opportunity to pitch your company to active angel investors and secure $100,000+ in equity-backed and non-dilutive capital. More than just a pitch event, AngelCon is a multi-phase program designed to accelerate scalable startups by matching them with funding and strategic mentorship.

What You’ll Gain:

  • Access to real capital: A chance at over $100,000 in investments.

  • Investor visibility: Your startup will be seen by seasoned angel investors with sector knowledge.

  • Startup education: A mandatory investor readiness program (Sept 3 – Oct 8) helps you sharpen your pitch, business model, and fundraising strategy.

  • Community recognition: Finalists pitch live on November 19th with a chance to win the coveted Audience Choice Award.

Who Should Apply:

AngelCon is looking for startups that:

  • Have a working MVP or are generating early revenue.

  • Show strong potential for scalability and growth.

  • Are led by capable, execution-ready teams.

  • Are based in or affiliated with organizations in the Greater Sacramento region, including partners such as Startup Folsom, StartupSac, AgStart, FourthWave, and others in the Sacramento Entrepreneurial Growth Alliance.

Timeline:

  • August 1 – Application Deadline (Round 1)

  • October 15 – Semifinalist Pitches (Round 2)

  • November 19 – Final Pitch Event (Round 3)

Why It Matters for Folsom Startups:

Startup Folsom is all about growing the local innovation economy—and AngelCon is a launchpad for that growth. Whether you’re building in cleantech, agtech, medtech, software, or beyond, this is your chance to go from MVP to funded. And with the support of Carlsen Center, Growth Factory, and CalOSBA’s Accelerate CA program, you're not just getting money—you’re plugging into a powerful ecosystem of mentorship, capital, and opportunity.

📅 Apply now before August 1
🔗 AngelCon 2025 Application Info


🚀 Your big break could start here.

Rich Foreman
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