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Formerly Folsom Tech Week
Folsom-Cordova Tech Week 2027: March 1–5 in Folsom & Rancho Cordova
Folsom-Cordova Tech Week (FCTW) is a regional innovation week for founders, technologists, investors, and government and healthcare leaders, running March 1–5, 2027 across Historic Folsom and Rancho Cordova, California. Formerly Folsom Tech Week, it is operated by the Granite City Entrepreneurship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and has been hosted at The Commons at Granite City in Folsom since 2025.
At a Glance
Folsom-Cordova Tech Week 2027 fast facts
- Dates
- March 1–5, 2027
- Where
- Historic Folsom and Rancho Cordova, California
- Home base
- The Commons at Granite City, 705 Gold Lake Dr Ste 150, Folsom, CA 95630
- Operated by
- Granite City Entrepreneurship Foundation (501(c)(3) nonprofit), run by volunteers from regional employers, the community college district, city economic development teams, and the startup community
- Format
- Distributed across coworking hubs, community venues, the historic district, and Lake Natoma, with sessions, workshops, a hackathon, a pitch competition, and Pocket Events
- Tickets
- Not yet announced. Join the priority list for ticket releases
- Get involved
- Speak, sponsor, host a Pocket Event, join the hackathon, or volunteer via the priority list
- Formerly
- Folsom Tech Week (2025, 2026)
Programming
Four pillars for regional innovation
Startups, Capital & Growth
Founder journeys, fundraising, product-market fit, go-to-market, and scaling durable companies.
GovTech & Civic Innovation
Public-sector modernization, procurement, smart communities, cybersecurity, and civic technology.
HealthTech & Human Performance
Healthcare AI, digital health, medical devices, biotech, and wellness.
Signature experiences include the Founder & Funder Breakfast, the Pitch Competition, a multi-day Hackathon, a Startup Showcase, and community-hosted Pocket Events.
2027 Program
The next program is taking shape
The 2027 session program and speaker lineup are in development. This page will be updated as sessions are announced.
History
From Folsom Tech Week to Folsom-Cordova Tech Week
2025 · Folsom Tech Week (Feb 24–28, 2025)
The first edition came together in under 60 days at The Commons at Granite City, with panels across HealthTech, GovTech, AI, and startups, a Founder & Funder Breakfast kickoff, Pocket Events like paddleboarding with tech leaders, a startup pitch competition, and a hackathon focused on using AI to help government do more with less. It was co-founded by Matthew Loughran, Justin Fortier, Graham Peck, and Kyle Middleton.
2026 · Folsom Tech Week (Mar 3–6, 2026)
- 300+ attendees
- 12 panels
- 50+ panelists
- 13 Pocket & networking events
Keynotes came from Ishita M. Shah, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Matrubials, and Travis Cox, Chief Technology Evangelist at Inductive Automation. Rancho Cordova hosted a fireside chat with Mayor Garrett Gatewood and a Rancho Cordova tech panel. The 48-hour hackathon, run with FYC Labs and Sacramento Venture Philanthropy, built AI tools for local nonprofits. Founder Titilope Olotu won the $3,000 pitch competition prize for PADÍ, and the week closed with a concert at Zittel Amphitheater. Sponsors and partners included Granite City Workspaces (host venue), FYC Labs & Fractal Group, SMUD, RingCentral, Tesla, the City of Rancho Cordova, Inductive Automation, Uncle Charlie's Brewery, Mind Garden, and CLA Connect.
For 2027 the event was renamed Folsom-Cordova Tech Week to reflect its footprint across both cities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Folsom-Cordova Tech Week FAQs
March 1–5, 2027, across Historic Folsom and Rancho Cordova, California. The Commons at Granite City, 705 Gold Lake Dr Ste 150 in Folsom, has been the home base for every edition so far.
Yes. The 2025 and 2026 editions ran as Folsom Tech Week. For 2027 the event was renamed Folsom-Cordova Tech Week to include Rancho Cordova.
It is operated by the Granite City Entrepreneurship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and run by volunteers from regional employers, the community college district, city economic development teams, and the startup community.
Ticket details for 2027 have not been announced yet. Join the priority list at fctechweek.com to hear about ticket releases first.
All of these start from the priority list at fctechweek.com, which covers speakers, sponsors, Pocket Event hosts, hackathon participants, volunteers, and students.
No, they are separate events. Sac Tech Week runs in October across the Sacramento region, and Granite City hosts Sac Tech Week sessions in Folsom October 20–23, 2026.
Our Story
Built in Folsom, for the people working here.
Granite City is locally owned, and it started with a simple problem: coffee shops close early, and home offices get claustrophobic. We opened as Granite City Coworking in 2019 in Historic Downtown Folsom to give the east Sacramento corridor's independent professionals a real place to work — and later grew into Granite City Workspaces as the space expanded into meeting rooms, private offices, and event venues.
And we chose community over forced networking. The founders, consultants, and remote professionals who work here meet each other naturally — which is exactly how a tech week found its footing in this building.
Behind the Event
Operated by the Granite City Entrepreneurship Foundation.
Folsom-Cordova Tech Week is operated by the Granite City Entrepreneurship Foundation (GCEF), our 501(c)(3) nonprofit. GCEF also backs Micro Biz Launchpad and Better Bridge — programs that connect local entrepreneurs with the practical support they need to grow.
“We believe great ideas deserve great infrastructure.”
Make Granite City part of your week.
Tour the space where the week happens, or catch what's on our calendar before and after March 1–5.