Credder Podcast Features MSIV
MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel sat down with MSIV North Bay Founder Network member and Credder Founder & CEO Chase Palmieri for a long-form conversation.
MSIV Welcomes VP Community
MSIV is pleased to introduce its first official hire, Elizabeth Murphy, joining as our Vice President of Community. In her role, Elizabeth will be working to ensure the North Bay has a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem.
MSIV Headlines University Lecture
MSIV Community Partner Dominican University welcomed MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel as the featured speaker for the Barowsky School of Business's Lepage Entrepreneurship Forum on November 4, 2021.
MSIV Celebrates Launch
October's Launch Party at Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma celebrated the inaugural in-person gathering of the entire Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures (MSIV) community.
Founder Interview - Tim Hyer
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 Features MSIV
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.
MSIV Profiled in Marin IJ
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 Formally Launches Efforts
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 Honored by NBBJ
MSIV Founder Zachary Kushel was honored as part of the 2021 North Bay Business Journal’s ‘Forty Under 40’ awards this past week.
Founder Interview - Adam Messner
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.
Founder Interview - Brian Bauer
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.
Founder Interview - Eric Clelland
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.
The North Bay’s Economic Future
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.
Founder Interview - Megan Mokri
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.
Founder Interview - Matt Semmelhack
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.
Founder Interview - Pablo Muñoz Ledo
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.
Founder Interview - Nancy Taylor
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.
Discussion on Impact Investing
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.
The Region’s Most Successful Exits
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.
Interview with MSIV’s First EIR
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.