The startup scene in United States

Fresno State’s WET Center describes its role as supporting innovation in food, energy, and agriculture across the Central Valley. (Claim 88564) Fresno State’s Hub of Digital Transformation describes university-industry collaboration and incubation opportunities serving Fresno State and the Central Valley. (Claim 88574)

WET Center reports cumulative figures of more than 500 companies evaluated, $433 million in private and public funding, 840 jobs, and 2,500 mentoring sessions; the captured homepage does not specify a measurement period or methodology. (Claim 88565) In a U.S. Department of Energy interview published June 15, 2021, the center reported that since 2016 it had graduated 60 accelerator companies, created 120 commercialization plans, and conducted 121 technology evaluation meetings. (Claim 88566)

The City of Fresno advertises a revolving loan fund for businesses within city limits that cannot obtain full conventional financing; the city page lists eligible uses and a typical requirement of one job per $35,000 borrowed. (Claim 88567) The same page describes an Access Plus Capital microloan of up to $50,000 for businesses anywhere in Fresno County, for listed business expenses. (Claim 88568) The cited descriptions do not establish whether applications or funds are currently available. (Claims 88567, 88568)

The U.S. Department of Justice reported that Fresno-based Bitwise collapsed in May 2023, with more than 900 jobs lost, and that its founders were sentenced in December 2024 for fraud involving approximately $115 million. (Claim 88569) Reclaim Tech’s official homepage describes the company as a downtown Fresno technology consulting firm offering custom technology, website, and app development. (Claim 88571)

The Fresno State Lyles Center lists the 2027 Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition for May 6–7, 2027, hosted at Fresno State. The page describes campus selection among 22 CSU campuses and eligibility conditions; it does not provide an open public application. (Claim 88573)