Accelerating innovation across Santa Cruz County.
We connect entrepreneurs, employers, students, investors, civic leaders, and community builders so more world-class companies can start, grow, hire, and stay here.
The next major company can be built here.
Santa Cruz already has the ingredients: technical talent, research power, creative founders, climate leadership, manufacturing strength, and a community that shows up.
Three clear paths into the ecosystem.
Instead of making visitors hunt, the homepage should route people immediately: build something, hire talent, or plug into the community.
Entrepreneurs
Find startup support, events, funding pathways, local mentors, and visibility for what you are building.
Employers
Meet local candidates, post roles, sponsor high-signal events, and build relationships with students and emerging talent.
Community
Attend events, meet builders, support local innovation, and stay connected to the ideas shaping the Central Coast.
Proof that the network is moving.
These should stay fresh and hyperlinked, giving each audience a reason to click deeper into entrepreneurs, employers, and community momentum.
New Tech comes home to River Row.
AI legal access, ocean forecasts, wheelchair design, housing insights, compostable materials, and a packed room of local builders.
Events, talent, visibility, and startup support — under one roof.
Santa Cruz Works is the connective tissue for the county’s innovation economy. We host the rooms, publish the stories, connect the people, and help local companies find the talent and support they need to grow.
High-signal events
New Tech, CEO Works, Company Spotlight Breakfasts, LaunchPad, and community gatherings.
Jobs + local talent
Connect employers with students, job seekers, interns, and emerging professionals.
Innovation storytelling
Publish stories that make the ecosystem visible to founders, funders, and partners.
Startup resources
Help builders find funding, mentors, space, programs, and practical next steps.
Partnerships
Give companies a meaningful way to support the local innovation economy.
Stories worth clicking.
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Build the future of Santa Cruz with us.
Join as a member, become a partner, sponsor an event, post a job, or subscribe to the newsletter. The fastest way to understand the ecosystem is to get in the room.
