Kings Capitalize: Elevating Sacramento’s Startups

Mar 23, 2022, 10:00 PM

In addition to their core business – basketball – the Sacramento Kings are well known for their entrepreneurial owners, building the most high-tech arena in the world in the middle of downtown Sacramento, and for being an engaged member of the broader Sacramento community.

In this segment, Mark sits down with John Rinehart, President of Business Operations at the Sacramento Kings to talk about the team, arena, the Sacramento ecosystem, and one of the King’s community initiatives: their Capitalize startup pitch competition.  John is joined by Andrew Gardner, Founder of Humanly, a local HR tech startup that won Capitalize in 2020 who shares his experience and what has happened with his company since.

Now in its 7th year, Capitalize attracted over 140 applicants from the Greater Sacramento region. Over the last several weeks, through a series of reviews, interviews, and a pitch day, these applicants have been whittled down to four companies competing for the $10,000 first prize.  The winner will be announced during the Kings v. Warriors game on April 3rd and will be, in part, decided by fan voting between now and the 3rd.  Tune in to this fantastic conversation and then head over to the Kings site to meet this year’s finalists and VOTE! https://www.nba.com/kings/blog/capitalize-contest-four-finalists-announced-and-fan-voting-begins.

To learn more about John, Andrew or the Kings Capitalize check out the links below:
https://www.nba.com/kings/roster/john_rinehart
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gardner-0b3548a0
https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanlyhr
https://humanly.io/

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