Startup Happy Hour Comes to Elk Grove

StartupSac will bring its monthly Startup Happy Hour to Elk Grove on Tuesday, May 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to the organization’s event page. The gathering is set for Old Town Pizza and Tap House at 9677 Elk Grove Florin Road and is billed as an in-person networking event for founders, entrepreneurs, creatives and startup supporters. StartupSac said the event is organized with the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and supported by the City of Elk Grove’s Invest Elk Grove Office of Economic Development. The group said appetizers will be provided and registration is open through its website. ### Where and when is the Elk Grove event scheduled? Tuesday, May 19, 2026, is the date listed for the Elk Grove edition of Startup Happy Hour on StartupSac’s event page. The page gives the time as 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and names Old Town Pizza and Tap House in Elk Grove as the venue. StartupSac’s weekly events roundup repeats the same date, time and city for the meetup. (startupsac.com) The address, 9677 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, California 95624, appears on the event listing. StartupSac described the format as a relaxed setting for conversations among people involved in the regional startup community. ### Who is organizing the happy hour? StartupSac said it organizes Startup Happy Hour each month with the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (startupsac.com) A separate StartupSac page describes the series as a monthly “Ask Me Anything” Q&A event for startup founders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Invest Elk Grove, the city’s Office of Economic Development, is listed by StartupSac as a supporting partner for the May 19 event. (startupsac.com) StartupSac has used Elk Grove venues for prior editions of the series, including events in November 2025 and May 2025, according to archived event posts on its site. ### Who is expected to be there? May Kolchak, a senior associate at Growth Factory Ventures, and Pam Kaur, co-founder of Tech Sis, are listed as special AMA guests for the Elk Grove event. (startupsac.com) StartupSac said both have served as judges for Pitch Elk Grove in prior years. StartupSac said attendees will be able to ask questions about pitching, fundraising, investor expectations and what helps startups stand out in competitive settings. (startupsac.com) The organization’s listing frames the event as a place to meet other entrepreneurs who may also be preparing applications for Pitch Elk Grove 2026. ### Why is Pitch Elk Grove part of this month’s program? (startupsac.com) Pitch Elk Grove 2026 is already open for applications, according to StartupSac’s event page and the competition’s separate information page. StartupSac said the happy hour arrives as founders consider entering the fifth year of the regional startup pitch competition. The Pitch Elk Grove page says the competition was launched in 2022 by the City of Elk Grove in collaboration with StartupSac. (startupsac.com) The same page says the program is intended to give local entrepreneurs a chance to present their businesses, receive mentorship and compete for prize money. ### What does StartupSac say the event is for? StartupSac said the purpose of Startup Happy Hour is to create informal space for introductions, conversations and possible collaborations. (startupsac.com) On the event page, the organization said some startup opportunities come from casual discussions rather than formal meetings and described the goal as bringing together people who care about innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. (startupsac.com) The organization’s broader site shows Startup Happy Hour as one part of a recurring calendar of founder meetups, accelerators and pitch-related programming in the Sacramento area. Recent posts on StartupSac’s homepage include coverage of Pitch Elk Grove 2026, weekly startup event roundups and accelerator programming. ### How can people sign up or follow what comes next? StartupSac’s event page includes a registration link for the May 19 gathering. (startupsac.com) The organization’s weekly events roundup also points readers to the Elk Grove meetup as part of its May 11 calendar. May 19 is the next scheduled date for this Elk Grove happy hour, and StartupSac said founders interested in Pitch Elk Grove 2026 can use the event to ask questions before applying. (startupsac.com) More details for both the meetup and the pitch competition are posted on StartupSac’s website. (startupsac.com)