We were incredibly excited to host our Valley Ventures Capstone Pitch Competition at the Fresno State Winery earlier this month. This event marked the conclusion of our intensive, month-long curriculum, which focused on sales and marketing training, grant writing, investor relations, pilot site demonstrations, and technical mentorship. Congratulations to Penny Lane Case from Nexstera Tech for presenting the winning pitch of the evening! Penny will have the opportunity to present at the Plug & Play Silicon Valley Summit in June. View a recap of the pitch competition here - https://lnkd.in/g-qEYrMv A special thanks to all the founders, judges, and community members who made our pitch competition a success. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for these visionary companies!
Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center
Business Consulting and Services
Fresno, CA 4,244 followers
Connect with the WET Center by visiting www.wetcenter.org!
About us
The Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center's mission is to support water, energy and ag-tech innovators and entrepreneurs on their path to commercialization through training, coaching and networking. The WET Center is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that is respectful and affirming to the needs and identities of all entrepreneurs, staff, students, and community members.
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http://www.wetcenter.org
External link for Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center
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- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Fresno, CA
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1996
- Specialties
- Business Readiness Assessment, Feasibility Study, and Online Business Planning Course
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2911 E BARSTOW AVENUE
Fresno, CA 93740, US
Employees at Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center
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🚨 9 more hours until applications close for the Valley Ventures Culinary Catalyst program! 🚨 Take your food business to the next level: https://lnkd.in/gfCBTaG3
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Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to grow your food business⬇️ Applications close Friday 7/19!
Dr. Erin Stafford Dormedy, our Food Science and Nutrition Department chair, will help host a Certified Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Training in August with local food entrepreneurs through our campus Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center Technology Center at Fresno State. Those interested in joining the cohort (that will meet August 5-9, 7am-3pm) can apply by July 17 at: https://lnkd.in/gcWHhD4P The program is part of the first-ever Valley Ventures Culinary Catalyst program, and California State University, Fresno staff and partners will also host sessions for business plan development, Quickbooks, product pricing, and working with local government agencies. This program is supported by the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, and additional program partners and members from the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation, Valley Community Small Business Development Center - SBDC, Access Plus Capital and Fresno Street Eats. #valleyventures #fresnostate #food #foodbusiness #fresno#centralvalley
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This week we’re having our first Valley Ventures Alumni Mentor Week. The goal of this week is to bring additional value post-program to all 8 Valley Ventures cohorts. The team at the Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center takes pride in extending additional resources and opportunities to all of our alum. By joining the Valley Ventures Accelerator, you gain our continued support for your start-up! Huge thanks to our mentors contributing to this week: Chris Mangieri, Alicia Wooten, and Brent Eubanks, PE, LEED
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Make sure you get your applications in by July 17! https://lnkd.in/gfCBTaG3
Canvassing for the upcoming Valley Ventures Culinary Catalyst at the River Park Farmers Market this evening! Awesome meeting my new friend Daniel who is most interested in the business plan formation aspect of the program. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gfCBTaG3
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* The Water, Energy and Technology Center and the Fresno State Food Science Program are excited to announce the first-ever Valley Ventures Culinary Catalyst. This Food Business Accelerator will take a select group of local food entrepreneurs through a Certified Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Training administered by esteemed Fresno State Food Science Program Director Dr. Erin Dormendy. The cohort will also engage in training with WET Center Staff and partners, including, but not limited to, business plan development, Quickbooks, pricing your product, and working with local government. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gfCBTaG3 Thank you to our partners who are helping make this possible: Erin Stafford Dormedy, Eric Hadden, Fresno State Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation, Rich Mostert, MBA, CBEP, Ana Alfaro, Access Plus Capital, Samuel Fairbanks, Jose Cobos, Mike Osegueda This program is supported by the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center #valleyventures #fresnostate #food #foodbusiness #fresno #centralvalley
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I had the pleasure of supporting our Valley Ventures Accelerator pitch event winner, Nexstera Tech at the Plug and Play Tech Center innovation summit yesterday. Penny Lane Case and Kylene Landenberger controlled the #Sustainability Expo audience with their novel #lithiumbattery detection, Pyrotack. With this invention, waste transportation and facilities will have more sustainable preventative measures to mitigate lithium fires resulting in safer work environments and less pollution. I am very proud of this year’s cohort 8 and I look forward to supporting all of our alumni post program. Special thanks to Robert Grey for connecting us to Plug and Play which allowed the Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center to offer this opportunity to our ventures. We look forward to continuing our partnership.
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Thank you @Ben Hensley from The Business Journal Fresno for writing such a great article on our graduating business team @Raices Unidas! Can’t wait to see how things evolve with Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center this summer and many more months to follow! Click here for the full article: https://lnkd.in/gi55v3Dm Phillip J. Patiño School of Entrepreneurship Fresno Unified School District California State University, Fresno Uncharted Learning, NFP | INCubatoredu
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Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center reposted this
Great night celebrating our incredible partners CleanStart at their Clean Tech Progress Report Party. An added perk was connecting with valued BlueTech Valley and Accelerate CA partner ChicoSTART! Thomas Hall Gary Simon Eva L. Shepherd-Nicoll Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center
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Are you prepared to answer all of these questions while pitching your deck to investors? Chris Mangieri dives deep into why it is so important to have a deep understanding of your company in order to answer all of these imperative questions. Fundraising is hard but with the right resources you will increase your chances of securing capital. Here is the link to the full video where Chris explains each question in detail: https://lnkd.in/gTF8DdcE This is a glimpse of the invaluable insight that Valley Ventures Accelerator offers to its cohorts. Exciting announcement about Cohort 9 coming soon! If you have any questions about Valley Ventures or any of the Water, Energy and Technology Center’s programs, feel free to reach out to us.