Tim Hyer is CEO of San Anselmo real estate technology startup Trusty. Tim discusses his work building a social platform for residential real estate, how this fresh approach is helping homebuyers throughout California, and Trusty’s presence in Marin and the North Bay.

KRON4 News highlighted the work of Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures on their evening news broadcast. Anchor Ken Wayne, a Petaluma resident, interviewed MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel and Matt Semmelhack, Co-Founder & CEO of Petaluma startup company Boox.

Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures (MSIV) was profiled in the June 7, 2021 print edition of the Marin Independent Journal, the daily newspaper in Marin county.

MSIV officially anounced the launch of its efforts to the North Bay community with a media release earlier this morning. The PRWEB release details that over 100 leading entrepreneurs and business leaders are uniting behind MSIV to propel the North Bay’s economic future.

MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel was honored as part of the 2021 North Bay Business Journal’s ‘Forty Under 40’ awards this past week.

Adam Messner is Co-Founder of Sausalito landscape design startup Yardzen. Adam discusses the inspiration behind the company, its democratization of the landscape redesign process, and Yardzen’s firm roots here in the North Bay.

Brian Bauer is Co-Founder & CEO of Rohnert Park renewable energy startup Resynergi. Brian discusses Resynergi’s groundbreaking technology, their work to solve our plastic and fuel problems, and his career working and building companies in Sonoma county.

Eric Clelland is Founder & CEO of Santa Rosa networking startup COBO. We sat down with Eric to discuss his history in Telecom Valley, the inspiration behind COBO’s network management solution, and the future of Santa Rosa’s recovery.

Craig Nelson is a seasoned business leader across Marin + Sonoma who previously served as Chair of the North Bay Leadership Council. We sat down with Craig to discuss the opportunity for the North Bay community to promote local entrepreneurs to ensure a brighter economic future for Marin + Sonoma.

Megan Mokri is Founder & CEO of San Rafael food and beverage technology startup Byte Technology. We sat down with Megan to discuss the evolution of Byte’s business, their work to bring fresh food on demand to the masses, and her journey in growing the company in Marin.

Meet Matt Semmelhack, Co-Founder & CEO of Sonoma logistics startup Boox. Matt discusses Boox’s efforts to bring reusable boxes to the mainstream of e-commerce, the evolution of the circular economy, and his experience building and growing Boox in Sonoma county.

Meet Pablo Muñoz Ledo, Founder & CEO of Marin CPG software startup LookInto. Pablo discusses his work around the world to help organic producers bring their stories to end consumers and how this journey ultimately led him to Marin and the founding of the INTO storytelling product.

Meet Nancy Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of Marin women’s fashion & apparel startup époque évolution. Nancy discusses the inspiration for the company's founding, her entrepreneurial journey, operating a complex supply chain, and what it means to her to be a North Bay entrepreneur.

Beth Stelluto Dunaier has spent the past decade as a leader in the impact investment movement where she has helped pioneer the concept of individuals using their donor-advised funds (DAFs) to make mission-driven investments. We sat down with Beth to talk about the evolution of the impact investment space and her more recent efforts to promote the North Bay community.

In September 2020, Santa Rosa-based Alluxa was acquired for $255 million. We analyzed the most successful Marin + Sonoma exits from 2010-2019 and found there were 11 exits of local startups ten years old or less for $100 million or more, including Ultragenyx, Glassdoor, Millipede, Claret Medical, KRAVE Jerky, Cyan, ClairMail, mFoundry, Enphase Energy, Zep Solar, and Teknovus.

Carolyn McGourty Supple is joining MSIV as our first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the 2021 calendar year. We sat down with Carolyn to discuss her upcoming collaboration with Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures.

MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel & Marin Economic Forum CEO Mike Blakeley make the case in the North Bay Business Journal for startups as an integral piece of the North Bay’s economic recovery.

We analyzed the institutional financing of North Bay startups last decade and concluded the following: 1) Marin + Sonoma startups rely on disparate capital sources, increasing risk to the region during a downturn 2) Marin + Sonoma startups are undercapitalized relative to their Silicon Valley peers even after adjusting for the number of promising local ventures.

Each day in May, we highlighted an active, still independent startup founded in Marin or Sonoma since 2010. See #MSIV31in31 on LinkedIn and Twitter. Our goal: to raise the community’s awareness of these inspiring ventures. These are their stories, in no order.

Between 2010 and 2019, at least 331 startup companies were founded across Marin + Sonoma, of which 95 received $1 million or more in equity financing. If Marin + Sonoma together were the 51st U.S. state, this hypothetical state would have seen more quality startups formed here last decade than half of U.S. states and would rank in the Top 3 of all states in the number of quality startups per capita.