#CApital Momentum
Greater Sacramento, CA has reached critical mass and investors and companies are taking note. We’re the right place and now is the right time. Why aren’t you here yet?
LIMITLESS POTENTIAL
Greater Sacramento’s growth trajectory is set to go into overdrive over the next five years. Population growth, diversity and degree achievement are expected to accelerate and several world-class innovation centers will be taking root.
The region is quickly becoming one of the hottest markets in the West, and the place to do business in California.
GROWING, DIVERSE & EDUCATED
The fastest-growing large metro in California is also one of the country’s most diverse and highly educated.
Data sources: USPS, College Navigator, CompTIA
NEXT LEVEL INVESTMENT
Venture capital activity jumped significantly in the past year, including multiple IPOs, a $1.8 billion SPAC merger and an $800 million capital raise.
GROUND-BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS
All this activity is culminating in the development of key projects that will change the region’s economic landscape. See a preview of what’s to come below.
GET THE DATA
A new report from Newmark and GSEC shows that Greater Sacramento’s growth trajectory is set to go into overdrive over the next five years. Download the report to see what’s driving our #CApitalMomentum.
SUCCESS STORIES
Get to know some of the companies driving Greater Sacramento’s momentum.
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Origin Materials
Origin Materials was founded in West Sacramento by two UC Davis graduates who met while studying chemical engineering. Today, Origin is the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, boasting partnerships with the likes of Mitsubishi and LVMH Beauty.
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advanced.farm
Advanced.farm is a cutting-edge agtech company located just minutes from UC Davis – the country’s #1 agricultural science university -- in the Greater Sacramento region.
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PEM Motion
Aachen, Germany-based PEM Motion provides engineering and business consulting services to zero emission vehicle companies from its North America headquarters - Greater Sacramento.
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Growth Factory
Greater Sacramento’s growing innovation infrastructure supplies entrepreneurial resources, financing and collaboration for start-ups and businesses to grow and thrive. The Growth Factory, a regional pre-seed accelerator and accompanying venture fund, is a key resource to early stage companies.
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باور سكول
PowerSchool’s IPO in 2021 was the largest in K-12 education software in North America. The Folsom, CA-based company is a leading provider of global educational technology, impacting 45 million students around the world. Its 2021 IPO was the largest in K-12 education software in North America. The company is headquartered in Folsom, California and employs over 3,000.
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Lion Electric
Lion Electric is pioneering the development of ZEV buses and trucks. The company has found success in Greater Sacramento thanks to the region’s progressive EV adoption rate and innovative business climate. Watch the video to learn more.
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The Lab@AgStart
The Lab@AgStart celebrated the grand opening of its new $1.5 million facility, which includes coworking space for startups, a wet chemistry lab and the Raley’s Food Lab, a facility that will allow startups to experiment on new food products with ingredients they develop.
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Accenture
Accenture is a professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services.
DIVE DEEPER
Learn more about the trends influencing the region’s growth.
BOSCH acquires U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors in Roseville
Bosch, the Fortune 500 German multinational engineering and tech company, has acquired TSI Semiconductors in Roseville, CA near Sacramento. Bosch intends to invest more than $1.5 billion in the site and convert the facilities to state-of-the-art processes.
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Global Semiconductor Company Solidigm Names Rancho Cordova Global Headquarters
Solidigm, a U.S.-based leading global provider of innovative NAND flash memory solutions, has named the City of Rancho Cordova in Greater Sacramento the company’s new global headquarters.
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Sacramento Ranks 2nd in Nation for Diversity in Tech Workforce, Women Leading the Way
The <a href="https://www.greatersacramento.com/">Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC</a>) announced that the city of Sacramento has been ranked second in the nation for diversity in its tech workforce.
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Greater Sacramento Gains National Notice for Best Place to Move
The Sacramento region is quickly becoming the favorite city in the Golden State, according to recent accolades from national media and data from nationwide moving trends, and Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) is doing its part to fuel the momentum.
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Orca Bio Expands in Greater Sacramento Building New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility
Series D Bay Area biotech company Orca Bio is expanding in Greater Sacramento with a new, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
READ MOREMEET THE COMPANIES FROM THE #CApitalMomentum VIDEO
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
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