Bill Keeshen

Folsom Tech Week 2026 kicks off TODAY in Folsom, CA, and the energy is electric. From March 3-6, innovators, founders, investors, and public sector leaders are converging for four days of ideas, deals, and collaboration that will shape the future of technology in the Sacramento region and beyond. This year's event features a powerful lineup across HealthTech, GovTech, and Artificial Intelligence, with dedicated programming for startups at every stage. Whether you are competing in the pitch competition, hacking through the night at the hackathon, or sitting across the table from potential investors at the founder/funder breakfast, there is no shortage of high-value moments. The networking opportunities alone make the trip worthwhile. Folsom Tech Week brings together the builders, the backers, and the decision-makers who are driving real change. If you are not already here, it is not too late to join us. Let us make this week count. Tag a founder or investor who needs to be in the room. Folsom Tech Week 2026 starts now.

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The California Attorney General has made it crystal clear once again that opt-out mechanisms must be simple and comprehensive for all aspects of a company’s offerings and business operations. California has just announced its largest CCPA enforcement settlement to date, in which The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $2.75 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it "failed to fully effectuate consumers’ requests to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their data across all devices and streaming services" covered by their Disney accounts. Providing a form where a consumer may opt out only out of one category of sharing, but not others, will not cut it. AG Bonta points out in the Disney case - as he did in the Sephora, Door Dash and Jam City settlements- that telling a company to stop sharing one’s personal data should not be complicated or burdensome. Failure to fully follow data flows and how internal processes respond to data rights requests can get a company in big trouble and potentially cost both significant penalties and customer trust.  Invest the time to review your company's practices to ensure they are meeting required standards. https://lnkd.in/gN2vvMaz

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💡 Unmarried But Building a Life Together? Here’s What You Need to Know About Intestate Succession in California In Santa Clara County, approximately 5.7% of households consist of unmarried partners, according to recent data — that’s around 37,396 couples who are living together without the legal protections of marriage. But what happens to your shared assets if one of you passes away? Under California’s intestate succession laws, if you pass away without a will or living trust: - Your partner is not recognized as a legal heir. - Your assets will go to your closest blood relatives — such as children, parents, or siblings. - If you have no living relatives, your property could end up with the state. This means that the person you’ve built a life with may receive nothing if your estate goes through probate. Without a legally recognized estate plan, your assets may be distributed in a way that does not align with your wishes. For unmarried couples, protecting what you’ve built together isn’t just about having conversations — it’s about having the right documents in place. A will or living trust can ensure that your partner is provided for, regardless of marital status. Curious about how to get started? Let’s talk. #EstatePlanning #IntestateSuccession #SantaClaraCounty #LegalDocumentAssistance #UnmarriedCouples

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Aprio Expands in Pacific Northwest, Uniting Two Leading Oregon Firms - Delap LLP and ... https://lnkd.in/ewd45ttB #technology #IT #managedIT #MSP ARCOA

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When most people hear "solid-state," they think storage. But in Santa Clara, xMEMS Labs just gave that term new resonance, literally. The company just raised $21M in Series D funding led by Boardman Bay Capital Management, with Cloudview Capital, CDIB-TEN Capital, Harbinger Ventures, Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, and other strategic investors tuning in. This isn't another round of capital, it's an #amplifier for a company turning silicon into a new language of #sound and #cooling for the AI era. Founded in 2018 by Joseph Jiang and Jemm Liang, xMEMS spun out of piezoelectric R&D at TSMC and turned what was once wafer-level theory into commercial hardware. Joseph Jiang, a veteran of Knowles, Fortemedia, and InvenSense, leads with precision and swagger, while Jemm Liang, who built Ultrachip from the ground up, drives the engineering with surgical focus. Co-Founder & CLO Wei-Fu Hsu, the former MediaTek exec and IP expert, ensures xMEMS' innovation is as protected as it is disruptive. Their play? A monolithic MEMS platform that transforms voltage into vibration, silicon into sound. Unlike legacy coil speakers and fans, xMEMS tech doesn't move parts, it moves markets. Over 500K MEMS speakers shipped in 1H'24, backed by >250 global patents. The Cypress & Sycamore lines redefine what "small" can do: 1mm-thin, full-range, and capable of sub-bass response once thought impossible in earbuds. Their XMC-2400 µCooling chip, 1mm-thin, fan-on-a-chip, inaudible, moves 39cc/sec of air at just 30mW. That's not cooling, that's choreography at a molecular level. Dr. Chester Hwang, named CTO on Oct 15, 2025, joins to push that curve further. Alongside veterans Mike Housholder (VP Marketing & Biz Dev), Jim Wargnier (VP N.A. & EU Sales), James Lee (VP & Korea GM), Steven P. Bentley (VP Sales), and Martin Lim (VP MEMS Tech), xMEMS is scaling at semiconductor speed. They're already in BleeqUp's AI sports glasses and teamed with Dongguan Rayking Electronics for TWS modules. When OEMs talk "next-gen," they're talking xMEMS-level integration. For investors like Boardman Bay's Will Graves, this isn't just sound engineering, it's signal intelligence. With AI pushing devices thinner, faster, and hotter, xMEMS' piezoMEMS platform sits at the intersection of #acoustics and #thermals, where every millimeter matters. Backing them is a bet that the next wave of #sensorytech won't just compute, it'll feel alive. So what's next? Scaling production, expanding capacity, and embedding xMEMS' silicon pulse into everything from earbuds to AI #datacenters. In a world chasing speed, silence, and fidelity, xMEMS isn't following the beat, they're building the frequency the future will hum to. #Startups #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #SeriesD #AI #Sound #SoundEngineering #Semiconductors #Data #DataDriven #Technology #Innovation #TechEcosystem #StartupEcosystem #Hiring #TechHiring If software engineering peace of mind is what you crave, Vention is your zen.

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