News Highlights
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Cruz Foam New Executive Chair, Climate Week NYC
John Felts, CEO of Cruz Foam, attended Climate Week NYC and announced the company’s new Executive Chair, Tom Chi.
Cruz Foam Earns Prestigious Recognition on TIME's List of America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024
Cruz Foam, a circular materials company, has been honored by being included on TIME's inaugural list of America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024
Building for Sustainability and Impact | Toby Corey, Cruz Foam
Toby shares his personal and professional journey, offering valuable insights into leadership, entrepreneurship, and the importance of a growth mindset.
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.
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.
Cruz Foam Launches Earth-Friendly Packaging Products for Consumers and Businesses
Revolutionary earth-friendly product category to become available in partnership with industry leader Atlantic Packaging.
January 2023 New Tech Videos
Did you miss our first New Tech event of the year? Check out the recordings here!
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.
Eight Santa Cruz Companies to Watch in 2023
With over 400 innovative tech startups in Santa Cruz County, it was difficult to narrow our spotlight. Check out the companies who made the list!
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
Santa Cruz Companies Pivot to Remote Employees
62% of new hires in the US work remotely. Santa Cruz tech companies are bucking that trend.
10 Startups to Watch in 2022
Santa Cruz is ripe with startups and “super-startups”. We list the top 10 to watch in 2022.
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
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.
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