Fall 2025 Startup Demo Day brings together UCSC’s most promising student founders for an evening of live pitches, innovation, and community. Hosted by CIED, Startup Club, Pie Fi, and Santa Cruz Works, the event showcases 10–12 emerging ventures, networking, food, and fresh ideas.

UCSC's CIED was honored with the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award at the 2024 GCEC Conference, recognizing its leadership in innovation and education.

We are excited to welcome Iman Schaefer to the Santa Cruz Works team!

The largest job fair in Santa Cruz is back! If you are an employer trying to hire or are currently building your hiring pipeline, this is the one event you won’t want to miss.

The largest job fair in Santa Cruz County is back! Plus, $50,000 in cash prizes for the student business plan pitch competition.

UC Santa Cruz has appointed Manel Camps, professor of microbiology and environmental toxicology and provost of Crown College, to serve as the director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development (CIED).