Welcome to the fifth edition of State of Startups. What started as an experiment in 2015 has since become a treasured tradition at First Round. It's now the industry's largest dataset on what it’s like to run a startup with 3,600+submissions and 190,000+ data points.

Local businesses suffered through lost business and unexpected expenses during Pacific Gas & Electric’s power safety shutoffs in October 2019. With little hope of reimbursement, diverse industries, especially hospitality and gastronomic institutions are facing financial repercussions.

The results are in and they show strong support for the City’s new GO Santa Cruz Program. The initiative, launched October 1, aims to provide downtown employees with commute alternatives to single-occupant car trips. Since launch, 830 of 4,000 downtown employees (20.8 percent) have registered through the online portal for the program.

The Codiga Family challenged Digital NEST this December to raise $50,000. To date, we have raised $37,184 in just 3 weeks! 

This August, Universal Audio partnered with Levi’s®Music Project and music icon Justin Timberlake to outfit the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, Tennessee with a suite of world-class recording equipment.

In this final article of our six part series, writer Julia Sinn exposes the unique social entrepreneurship of the Santa Cruz tech community.

On October 2, 2019, Inboard Technology’s Board voted to enter into an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC) agreement with the firm Sherwood Partners.

Like many cities around the world, Santa Cruz has seen significant job growth in tech over the past decade. In this article we discuss the organizations and pathways for the next generation of tech workers.

What is success for entrepreneurs? A Santa Cruz based independent production company created an inspiring documentary series that chronicles the entrepreneurial journey of several West Coast businesses.

Neal Saiki, the founder of Zero Electric Motorcycles, has just revealed that after 3 intense years of R&D he has developed a revolutionary electric bicycle motor that is half the weight and twice the efficiency.

Thank you as always to all that came out to the December Company Spotlight Breakfast hosted by Capital One & Strahle Legacy Planning Law. And congrats to the raffle winners!

When Google announced its acquisition of Looker in June, it said it expected to close the transaction by year-end. But that may not happen, given this week’s development.

In this episode of Shopify Masters, you’ll hear how David Dennis balances his career at Microsoft while running Ventana Surfboards, the key components of running an impactful sustainable business, and how Instagram drives most of their sales. 

In this the 5th article of our 6 part series about Santa Cruz's unique work & life style benefits, author Julia Sinn interviews community leaders who are focused on foundation: unifying skills from K12 thru upper education, venture capital, affordable homes and office space.

Santa Cruz Work’s 4th Titans of Tech event is just around the corner on January 8th in 2020. Learn more about the Titans as we celebrated people who have lifted us with their challenges, their successes, their character, and contributions to our community. Marc Randolph, Nina Simon, David Haussler, and more.

Company Xnor.ai has announced a small energy efficient chip using state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms.

The Remarkable People Podcast will bring you wisdom through interviews with other thought leaders, legends, and iconoclasts such as Dr. Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Woz and many many more…

The Drako GTE supercar needs no introduction. 1200HP, algorithmic torque vectoring, the future is here at a price of $1.25 million. Automobile Magazine’s January 2020 Cover is adorned with Shiv Sikand’s vision and vehicle. Learn more with our exclusive content on the GTE.

NEST Flight was born out of our team's desire to bring together a diverse community of young talent with leading, inclusive minded professionals to uncover our collective hidden potential when we tackle inequality together. The second NEST Flight was held on October 12, 2019.

Design Octaves uses a high tech RIM process to create high-end, low-volume cases for devices big and small.