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Monday, April 4, 2022
Sacramento, Calif. — Yesterday, as the team took on the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings announced EyeRate as the winner of the 2022 Capitalize contest, presented by Dialpad, 3STEPS4WARD, and Sacramento Urban Technology Lab, a City of Sacramento initiative.
“Capitalize allows us to deliver on our responsibility to ensure the long-term preservation of our local community entrepreneurs, small businesses, and startups,” said 3STEPS4WARD Founder and CEO Doug Younger. “Awarding $10,000 and 6-months of marketing services to EyeRate will help achieve minimum viable product and product market fit appropriate enough for commercialization success.”
“EyeRate is humbled to win such a competitive and renowned competition,” said EyeRate CEO Raymond Weisberg. “We are honored to have been part of this process amongst some of Sacramento and Northern California’s most innovative thinkers.”
In addition, Neural Lab Inc. was named as the second-place finalist, awarded $3,000 and Matrubials Inc. was named the third-place finalist and awarded a prize of $1,500.
The year’s competition saw 140 applicants, a pool of which was first narrowed down to the “Select 16” and then eight semifinalists who competed in pitch workshops produced by Monique Brown of The Growth Factory. Their guidance helped the semifinalists prepare presentations for Pitch Day on March 21, in which they presented to a panel of esteemed judges. By the end of the day, the judges selected the four finalists – EyeRate, Matrubials Inc., Neural Lab Inc. and RevShopp – who created pitch videos to showcase their companies for fan voting. Voting ended at halftime at yesterday’s game where the winner, second-place and third-place finalists were announced.
For more information on the Capitalize contest, visit Kings.com/Capitalize.
To learn more about EyeRate and what’s next, visit EyeRateBusiness.com.
As we wind down 2022, 3STEPS4WARD ends the year with a bang. Our CEO, Douglas Younger III, continues to be an unstoppable force for small businesses. By supporting clients, employees, and fellow entrepreneurs, we’re succeeding in a world where startups often get the short end of the stick.
As we wind down 2022, 3STEPS4WARD ends the year with a bang. Our CEO, Douglas Younger III, continues to be an unstoppable force for small businesses. By supporting clients, employees, and fellow entrepreneurs, we’re succeeding in a world where startups often get the short end of the stick.
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Sacramento, Calif. — Yesterday, as the team took on the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings announced EyeRate as the winner of the 2022 Capitalize contest, presented by Dialpad, 3STEPS4WARD, and Sacramento Urban Technology Lab, a City of Sacramento initiative.
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