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Mixt & Company
An exciting new startup for Santa Cruz catering.ElevationXR: Worlds You Step Inside
ElevationXR builds modular immersive domes, from a 150-guest VIP space to a 1,500-capacity live venue. Its flagship, Elevation Sky Park SF at Pier 70, opens March 1, 2027.Farmblox: The Building Blocks of Farm Automation
Farmblox began by finding leaks in New England maple sap lines and now monitors California farms from its Santa Cruz headquarters. Santa Cruz Ventures recently added it to its portfolio.g-SPACE: Turning Off Gravity
Former NASA physicist Ioana Cozmuta built a platform that predicts whether a manufacturing process will improve in microgravity, before a company launches anything. g-SPACE is the reigning Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional champion.Printed Living: Homes Built to Survive Fire
Printed Living robotically prints noncombustible concrete walls for homes, ADUs, and fire rebuilds. In a county still rebuilding from the CZU fire, that pitch hits home.Scale AI: AI agents ask for help when a task is unclear. This company will show you that the response can use models maliciously.
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Mixt & Company Brings a Fresh Approach to Event Catering in Santa Cruz — A new local startup rethinking how Santa Cruz events get fed.
ElevationXR: Worlds You Step Inside — Modular immersive domes scaling from intimate VIP lounges to 1,500-seat venues.
Farmblox: The Building Blocks of Farm Automation — From maple sap lines to California fields, now part of the Santa Cruz Ventures portfolio.
g-SPACE: Turning Off Gravity — A former NASA physicist predicts which manufacturing processes improve in microgravity.
Printed Living: Homes Built to Survive Fire — Robotically printed concrete walls for homes, ADUs, and fire rebuilds.
February 7 Is New Tech MeetUp Day in Santa Cruz County — How a 2008 gathering of a dozen people grew into a county tradition.