Amotions AI founder and CEO Pianpian Xu Guthrie — a Yale-trained sociologist turned product leader — brings her emotionally intelligent sales teammate to Santa Cruz Works New Tech on July 1.

Born at CruzHacks, SmartBrowse is an AI shopping agent that does the tab-hoarding, Reddit-spelunking, price-checking grind for you — then shows its work in a transparent dashboard. See them live at New Tech on July 1.

Santa Cruz Works brought its June New Tech gathering to River Row — a new riverfront venue beside the San Lorenzo — and debuted an expo-style format that let founders, engineers, and community members actually talk to each other. Seven companies showed what innovation looks like when it grows from this place.

Santa Cruz Works New Tech heads to River Row on June 4 for an evening of riverfront networking, local innovation, and fast-moving founder presentations. This month’s lineup features companies working across accessibility, AI-powered building insights, ocean intelligence, sustainable materials, and downtown river activation.

Santa Cruz New Tech hit the Anton Pacific rooftop on May 6 with 130+ attendees, perfect weather, Pleasure Pizza, Cruz Control live, and five sharp presentations from BOARD, Jane Technologies, Light Links, Sonde, and Afterglo. Thanks to sponsors Comcast Business, Greater Zurich Group, and Anton Pacific.

Santa Cruz Works New Tech Meetup returns May 6 to the rooftop at Anton Pacific — stunning views, food & drinks, and six founder presentations from some of the most exciting startups in tech. Don't miss it.

Board makes photo editing as simple as tapping what you don't want — and watching it disappear. Ex-Apple, ex-Google co-founder Vojta Jina brings big-tech polish to a tool anyone can master in seconds.

The April 1st Santa Cruz Works New Tech meetup delivered an unforgettable evening. Six remarkable teams tackled some of today's most pressing challenges — from AI-powered crime prevention and conversion optimization to Parkinson's therapy, organoid research automation, a needle-free brain-computer interface, and a fascinating neuroscience talk fresh from UCSC Grad Slam. Local innovation at its finest, and every presentation was worth the wait. Watch all six recordings!

Join Santa Cruz Works New Tech on April 1 at Chaminade for networking, live music, food, fast-paced startup presentations, and a rare appearance by Steve Jobs on the 50th anniversary of Apple Computer.

We had a sold out event on March 4 with rapid-fire demos from Innovation Within, BrandCapsule, Radi8, Activity Ally, and The Host Mindset. Sponsored by Comcast Business and Wynn Capital.

Join Santa Cruz Works New Tech for networking at 6:00 pm with live music, food, drinks, and real conversation. At 7:00 pm, catch rapid-fire startup demos from Innovation Within, BrandCapsule, Radi8, Activity Ally, and The Host Mindset. Sponsored by Comcast Business and Wynn Capital.

Beaches, Books, Budgets, and Bots brought together innovators, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable evening of insight, tech demos, and dynamic discussion. From political impacts on education and climate to cutting-edge AI startups, the event sparked ideas, collaboration, and meaningful connections at the beautiful Chaminade Spa & Resort.

Join us on April 2 at the stunning Chaminade Spa & Resort for an evening of cutting-edge insights, dynamic discussion, and top-tier networking at Beaches, Books, Budgets, and Bots. This exclusive event brings together leading innovators and thought leaders to examine how political instability is shaping our communities and the world at large.

We had a packed house at last night’s April New Tech! Check out the photos!

Rents and mortgages at all time highs. Our monthly New Tech event will kick off with presentations about housing progress and the challenges ahead for Santa Cruz County.

We are taking it to the next level at our monthly New Tech. Check it out, and grab your seat!

Check out our February New Tech recordings!

We are very excited to announce our second New Tech event of the year. We have a stellar line up of companies ranging from women’s health to new financial management apps and much more.

ChoreStop is a live streaming professional platform to help users for whatever they need combined with comparison shopping & much much more. Problem solving or planning has never been easier with one of our pros.

Skydio, the Redwood City, CA startup, is flying high with the Skydio’s X2 drones along with an $100 million in Series C funding. Skydio will present on November 4 at the SCWorks New Tech.