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UCSC Offering Hacking 4 Oceans Course
UC Santa Cruz is offering a new Entrepreneurship + Ocean/Coastal Conservation Course.
Innovation Series: Hubris is a death sentence for many startups
CodeStringer CEO Michael Manzo gives us some must learn lessons for every business. Sometimes it is better to listen learn and take action than to let hubris lead.
CruzHacks 2021 Winners and Top Projects
That’s a wrap on CruzHacks 2021! Find out more about the winners and their projects.
CruzHacks 2021 - Join Now!
CruzHacks brings together a community of students and professionals to design solutions for real world problems, with the inclusion of tech.
ATMOTUBE Your Personal Air Quality Monitor
Atmotube detects harmful air conditions and alerts users on their phones. By By detecting harmful gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), continuously measuring temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure, Atmotube is democratizing air quality monitors.
Amazon opens registration for re:MARS 2020, starring Jeff Bezos and Hollywood’s Jon Favreau
How do you follow up on Iron Man? The answer for Amazon’s second annual re:MARS conference is to bring the godfather of Baby Yoda to the Vegas stage.
Design Thinking: It's a Wrap!
What a night! Thank you to all our speakers, guest and sponsors who came out to Design Thinking, our first event at Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
Webinar on Platform for Cleantech Companies
Santa Cruz Works and Empower Innovation are excited to invite you to a free webinar demonstrating an online platform for entrepreneurs, established developers, and other members of the cleantech community.
20 Percent Of Newly Funded Startups In 2019 Have A Female Founder
We close out the decade with 20 percent of global startups raising their first funding round in 2019 having a female founder. The proportion of female co-founded companies has doubled since 2009 which stood at 10 percent.
PETER from Pleasant Robotics Wins at CES
At CES, Santa Cruz’s Gabriella Pleasant (Pleasant Robotics), known as the mother of the pooping turtle PETER was announced the winner with a captivating mission to build a bio-inspired micro plastic eating robot.
Santa Cruz Works Awards Local Subsidized Internships!
Congratulations to the companies that were selected for Santa Cruz Works’ subsidized internships. The winning businesses were selected on the basis of their focus on tech innovation, the ability to scale their business, and their entrepreneurial spirit.