California Innovation Showcase

​The California Innovation Showcase celebrates the extraordinary talent, ambition, and innovation of women entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of California companies. By convening founders alongside investors, ecosystem builders, philanthropists, and public-sector leaders, the event is designed to spark meaningful connections, elevate promising ventures, and catalyze new partnerships.

​Co-hosted by the California Women's Wealth Advisory Council, Lobby, and the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), with special guest First Partner of California Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the Showcase will feature high-potential, early-stage women founders, including 5–6 companies selected to deliver live pitches to an audience of leading venture capital, angel, family office, and institutional investors. The event will also bring together investors, senior leaders from the State of California—including GO-Biz, IBank, and the State Treasurer's Office—and key partners from across California's innovation ecosystem.

​More than a traditional Demo Day, the California Innovation Showcase is designed to connect promising women founders with the capital, strategic relationships, mentorship, and public resources that help companies scale. By bringing ecosystem partners in one room, the Showcase highlights California's commitment to fostering innovation, expanding opportunity, and supporting companies that are driving both economic growth and meaningful community impact.

​For questions, please write to: margaret.arsala@gov.ca.gov

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