GEW 2026: Sacramento Entrepreneurial State of the Union & Silent Pitch

Made in California, Grown in Sacramento

The Capital Region's biggest entrepreneurial night of the year · Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026 · Powered by Western Health

Monday, November 16, 2026 · Doors 4:30 PM · Program 5:30–7:00 PM · Celebration to 7:30

Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Sacramento State · University Library, Room 1520

Eight years running, the Sacramento Entrepreneurial State of the Union is where the region's founders, investors, operators, and civic leaders land in the same room to answer one question: what's working, what's next, and what do we build now? This year, we're turning it into a party.

The Silent Pitch · from 4:30 PM

Ten of the region's most promising startups — Startup World Cup Sacramento entrants, this weekend's Startup Challenge winners, and Innovation Lab ventures — set up at stations around the room. Walk up, watch the pitch, grill the founder, vote from your phone. Cash and in-kind awards go live at the close of the program.

The State of the Union · 5:30–7:00 PM

Hosted by the Sacramento Entrepreneurial Growth Alliance (SEGA). Here are the topics that will be discussed:

What we heard today at the Capital Innovation Summit

Made in California: the state's push to make things here again, and what that opens up for the Capital Region

The State of the Ecosystem: how we keep growing from within — capital, talent, infrastructure, and the connections between founders, funders, and institutions

Silent Pitch awards

Food, drinks, music, and the whole ecosystem in one room.

Key themes

Made in California: advanced manufacturing, clean tech, and what it takes to build here

Backing the region's homegrown innovators

Opening up early-stage capital and mentorship

Tightening the loop between founders, funders, and institutions

The State of the Union caps the Capital Innovation Summit, a full day at the Carlsen Center for the people building the region's next companies. Want the whole day? Register here: https://luma.com/27jctqex

Founder, investor, policymaker, or partner — this is your front-row seat to Sacramento's entrepreneurial momentum. Speakers announced as they're confirmed. Grab your seat.

Accessibility: If you need any accommodations, please let us know at least two weeks in advance so we can arrange them.