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Kings tip off 2017 Capitalize Contest

The second season of the Sacramento Kings unique startup competition, Capitalize, is officially in full swing!

This year, nearly 100 companies entered the competition, all with different ideas that seek to make the world a better place—including innovations to improve healthcare, healthy food options and other exciting consumer applications.

Eleven of the top sixteen companies also were founded by alumni of regional schools, showing the strength of homegrown talent in and around the Sacramento region. Seven companies are UC Davis affiliated, two are from Chico State, one is from Sacramento State, and another hails from Sacramento City College.