For this month's Startup Grind event, I was looking for a guest that was a successful entrepreneur that made the transition to investor. Lokesh Sikaria fits the bill. He was part of two successful businesses, Sparta and Rapidigm, that both had substantial liquidity events. Lokesh has recently started Moneta Ventures which is the largest actively investing venture fund for early stage companies in the Sacramento Valley with a fund value of close to $20 Million. Lokesh will be our featured guest this month at the Urban Hive on August 27. Also at this event, we will be showcasing two early stage startups will be the Gift of Education and EzeSystems. To sign up for this event, click here.
Rich Foreman is the founder of KidneyLuv which develops solutions for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also the COO of IGH Naturals. Previously, as founding CTO, Rich led the team that developed the CordicoShield / CordicoFire Wellness App. Cordico was honored with the Sacramento Innovation Award in 2021. After achieving a 7 digit ARR, Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020. Rich has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an MPA from Troy State University and was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Rich co-authored his book, "Tap into the Mobile Economy." Rich's blog was listed in Top 20 Marketing Mobile Blogs of 2014. He has been featured on KCRA3, NEWS10, 1170 Tech AM PowerDrive, Business Radio Money 105.5, SiliconIndia, the Sacramento Business Journal, and the Sacramento Bee. Rich is also the Founding Director of the Sacramento Chapter of Startup Grind and served a term as Utility Commissioner for the City of Folsom. Rich is a regular contributor to TechWire.net and StartupSac.com. Rich was the Co-founder of Apptology which was named Small Business of the Year in 2014 by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber.
