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Santa Cruz Works is Building a Stronger Innovation Economy

Who We Serve

What We Do

Market Size

$30B+

Market value generated by tech businesses in Santa Cruz county - excluding Netflix.

600+

Tech businesses in Santa Cruz county per the City of SC Economic Development 2014 census.

10,222+

Commuters driving the Hill every day to San Francisco. We strive to reduce the loss of productivity when commuting.

6.0

Multiplier. For every tech job, 5 more jobs are created in other local goods and services sector.

Successful Santa Cruz County companies include…

Jane Technologies

Santa Cruz Bicycles

Human Genome Project

Verdagy

Cruz Foam

Ohalo Genetics

Oxford Nanopore

Versa Vascular

Unnatural Products

Capstan Medical

Netflix

Joby Aviation

Seagate

Verve Coffee

Goodles

Olipop

Prometheus Fuels

Climatize

Looker

FullPower AI

Ambient Photonics

Paystand

Future Motion

Farm-NG

Driscoll's Berries

Life Aid

Borland

MagArray

Peregrine Hydrogen

Jane Technologies Santa Cruz Bicycles Human Genome Project Verdagy Cruz Foam Ohalo Genetics Oxford Nanopore Versa Vascular Unnatural Products Capstan Medical Netflix Joby Aviation Seagate Verve Coffee Goodles Olipop Prometheus Fuels Climatize Looker FullPower AI Ambient Photonics Paystand Future Motion Farm-NG Driscoll's Berries Life Aid Borland MagArray Peregrine Hydrogen

Community. Collaboration.

Inspiration.