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ICA Fund provides coaching, capital, and connections for small businesses in the Bay Area

ICA provides coaching, connections, and capital to grow Bay Area businesses so that entrepreneurs can create good jobs and build wealth for themselves and their workers.

13/05/2026

Alameda just got a whole lot sweeter 🥐

A huge congratulations to Joyce Tang and her team on the grand opening of new spot at the Alameda Marketplace! This is a huge win for the community and ICA is honored to be in your corner.

You can soon bring Bakesum’s flavors into your own kitchen. Joyce is dropping her new cookbook, "Bake Sum: Asian American Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats," on September 1st! It features over 75 recipes — including the legendary Croissubi — and the stories that made Bakesum.

Drop a 🥳 to congratulate Joyce and tag someone in the area who needs a bakery run!

22/01/2026

Last week, ICA Fund brought a cohort of companies from the ICA community to Specialty Food Association's inaugural Winter Fancy Faire in San Diego: , , , , , .hunger and

We’ve been digging into the consumer trends in the CPG space that SFA announced at the event. Check out page to read more!

Thank you to the Specialty Food Association for having us and to the entrepreneurs who attended. It was exciting seeing your brand on full display!

Until next time, in New York!

07/08/2025

The 2025 ICA Fund Accelerator is officially a wrap 🎬

Huge congratulations to the 27 founders from 24 Bay Area businesses who have officially completed our program. For months, they've been working to implement new tools and knowledge to take their business to the next level 🚀

This unique experience was made possible by our incredible community of advisors, mentors, facilitators, and staff, who offered their guidance and expertise every step of the way.

To the new ICA alums: Welcome to the ICA Community! We're excited to continue supporting you as you leave your mark on the Bay Area and beyond.

Meet the founders in person at the 2025 ICA Fund Community Showcase 🎟 Early registration is now open — grab your ticket via the link in our bio.

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11/07/2025

We had an amazing time seeing our Bay Area small biz community at the annual ICA Summer Sizzler ☀️

When we get together, connecting feels effortless and the energy is radiant — thanks to all the entrepreneurs, advisors, partners, and ICA members who came out this evening. We hope you got a chance to make some new friends and catch up with old connections 🤝

More Sizzler photos and videos to come — in the meantime, if you attended the event feel free to share some captured moments (and tag us!)

Thank you for hosting us!

20/06/2025

Sharing some moments from ICA's tour of HQ in San Leandro 📍

Torani's motto is "Flavor for all. Opportunity for All." It’s not all about the bottom line — there is a different and better way for employees to thrive alongside their company. And Torani is modeling this everyday through their commitment to good jobs and family-first approach to their team.

Earlier this month, we got the opportunity to tour Torani Headquarters right here in San Leandro. After a syrup tasting in the Torani speakeasy and a tour of Torani history, we ended the visit with a Q+A with CEO Melanie Dulbecco, facilitated by ICA Investment staff, Isis Dillard and Caron Gugssa-Howard.

Our team and cohort of Portfolio entrepreneurs got some great insights into key parts of Torani’s history and how they got to where they are today. If you know ICA Fund, it’s no surprise that what stood out to us (among the many other incredible parts of Torani’s journey) is their commitment to their employees and creating good jobs within the local Bay Area community. Not only do they provide fair wages and ensure comprehensive benefit plans, but they also provide 401K matching, an employee ownership program, and profit sharing opportunities — alongside keeping their main operations in the Bay Area, they are creating community wealth everyday right here at home.

Huge thanks to the team at Torani for helping us bring this to life and creating an unforgettable experience for our community!

14/05/2025

ICYMI - Highlights our Accelerator Kick-Off and Demo Day last Thursday ✨️

ICA’s business advising program is geared towards supporting entrepreneurs along their growth journey, with personalized advising and customized curriculums to help them build their growth strategy and become investment ready.

Here’s a preview into some of the upcoming workshops we’ll be hosting to rev up the program for the summer:

🚀 Pitch Decks with Advisor Ariana Wolf from

🌟 Brand Position + Potential through Storytelling with Advisor Michelle Lee from .rhye and the ICA Investment Team

🌱Growth Visioning with current Advisor and former ICA staff, Shibisha Johnson

If you are a new cohort member, get ready to dig deep — and we hope all of you are just as excited as we are to get started 💪

08/05/2025

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: ICA Fund is excited to introduce the 2025 Accelerator cohort of small businesses who are creating more vibrant, resilient communities with local jobs and shared wealth — all built in in the Bay Area.

This year, we are welcoming 24 new businesses that reflect the diversity of industries in the Bay Area. From green tech and education, to apparel and CPG, these entrepreneurs show a vast array of innovative solutions to build wealth and connection in their communities. Through the Accelerator, these businesses will learn tested growth strategies, connect with ICA’s expert advising network, and – when the time is right – have access to our flexible, founder-friendly equity capital.

Welcome to ICA Fund!

🧱 The Accelerator Track:
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KARDA Analytics

🌱 The Lab Track:

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See our continued Lab list in the comments below 👇

👀 Read the full cohort announcement in our bio, and stay tuned for a recap of the Accelerator Kick-off and Demo Day, happening today!

03/02/2025

We had a great time seeing new and familiar faces at the ICA Accelerator Info Night last week! Thanks to all who came out to mingle and learn more, and to our amazing alumni for hosting us at their Oakland shop.

Applications are still open for the ICA Fund Accelerator until February 9th. Apply at ica.fund/accelerator

And if you couldn't attend the info night or still have questions about the application, feel free to DM us!

23/12/2024

Can you believe 2024 is almost over?

To our incredible community of entrepreneurs, partners, and supporters—thank you. You made this year unforgettable. Here’s what we accomplished together:

💰 $14.9M invested across 64 companies
🌟87¢ of every dollar went to businesses led by women or people of color (since we started the fund)
💼 Over 100 companies served this year
🎓Our largest Accelerator cohort ever—46 new alumni!

Entrepreneurs, you’re the heart of this community. You create jobs, shape culture, and drive inclusive wealth right here in the Bay Area and beyond. We're so lucky to partner with you on this journey.

And to our amazing partners and supporters: your belief in this mission fuels everything we do.

Thanks to all of you for making this community thrive. Let’s keep up the momentum!

Happy holidays and Cheers to 2025 🥂

04/11/2024

With a lack of non-carbonated, low-sugar alcoholic beverages, Holly Paul and Chris Tran were inspired to create MIZO—a ready-made hard lemonade in a juice pouch. Infused with flavors thoughtfully inspired by their Asian heritage and containing just 4 grams of sugar per pouch, MIZO is one-of-a-kind — not to mention the functional and nostalgic packaging that it comes in:

“Nostalgic moments will never fail to make you smile. MIZO is a hard lemonade, but more than that, we are a social beverage company creating new nostalgic moments for our consumers.” - Holly Paul, co-founder of MIZO

ICA Fund recently invested in MIZO after they graduated from the Accelerator, and it was a no-brainer: MIZO is an AAPI and woman co-owned brand, and Holly and Chris are committed to creating robust benefits for future employees as they build out their team in the South Bay community.

MIZO is a featured pitching company at this year’s ICA Fund Community Showcase. Learn more about how Holly and Chris got inspired to start MIZO on our blog. 🔗 in bio

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