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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

The New Religion of AI

When you hear people talk about AI, the vibes are eerily reminiscent of some good ol' religious bedtime stories. Newspapers paint AI as this omnipotent tech-god. Maybe it is time for us to embrace AI as our next pantheon of mythological deities.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Cruz Foam Achieves Major Milestone

Santa Cruz-based Cruz Foam proudly announced today a peer-reviewed cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment was conducted to evaluate their product’s environmental impact.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

January New Tech Photos

A little more than 100 people braved the rain and flooding to attend the first Santa Cruz Works New Tech of 2023. Eight companies presented their truly inspirational journeys, their visions for the year, and open job positions.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Cruz Foam Wins BIG $18M Series A

Investment will enable rapid scaling of commercialization as the company responds to the urgency of global market demand and converts to Benefit Corporation

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Cruz Foam Closes $2.5M Seed Funding Round

Cruz Foam, a mission-driven sustainable materials company, announced today that it has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. Investors Include At One Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Regeneration.VC, and Santa Cruz Works

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Cruz Foam Secures $1M NSF Grant

Cruz Foam, the bio-benign foam and plastic packaging alternative provider, today announced it has secured $1 million in non-dilutive funding with an NSF SBIR Phase II Grant in support of the development of its patented sustainable packaging material.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Green Tech: It's a Wrap! (photos)

Green Tech was a big hit with presentations from both local companies as well as Gringgo (2 “g”s for “go green”) from Indonesia, Microsoft from Redmond, and more

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