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Recording: Flash Tour at Light & Motion
In this tour of Light & Motion headquarters, we learn about their new product launch, their product market niche, and the great company culture.
The Apptopus Launches Platform Designed to Help Small Restaurants
The Apptopus today announces the launch of its new platform that helps mom and pop owned restaurants launch and maintain their online orders, delivery orders
Recording: Predictable Pipeline
In this presentation, ScaleUp breaks down the sales process, market segmentation, capacity planning, value proposition, and alignment for companies of any size.
Recording: How to Adapt to the Future of Work
If Canva, Jamboard, and Google Drive had a baby, Hoylu would be it. Hoylu is a fully integrated interactive wall collaboration and computing solution.
LIFEAID Beverage Co. Brings First FITAID Flavor Variation to Market
LIFEAID Beverage Co. brings the first flavor variation of its most popular blend, FITAID, to market. FITAID Strawberry Lemonade joins the brand's line up just in time for summer.
Parallel Flight Gets Heavy Liftoff with Firefly
Parallel Flight named it’s first product Firefly. Be a part of this story by becoming an investor for as little as $500. Funding closes on June 30, 2021.
Paystand is Giving Away Up to $250,000
Paystand, the Santa Cruz company that is rocking the business world with a better payment structure, announced that it is giving away up to $250,000 to new customers. Jump on it before June 30, 2021.
Picroscope Inspires Collaboration Between UCSC and Alisal High Salinas
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Scientific Director David Haussler had an inspiration: “Let's use our Picroscope to introduce Alisal High students to research!” And so the journey began.
County Adopts Remote Work Policy
The County of Santa Cruz announced the formal continuation of remote work options for employees, adopting new policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion while offering staff additional quality of life benefits.
Fullpower®-AI Announces the Issuance of Eight U.S. Patents
Fullpower®-AI today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office had issued eight new U.S. Patents directed to methods related to the Fullpower®-AI and Sleeptracker®-AI technology platforms.
First Look at Parallel Flight's Ground Control Station
Parallel Flight Technologies' mobile Ground Control Station provides seamless operation of our heavy-lift drone from remote locations.
Mylkubator Announces Startup Incubator for Dairy Industry Innovation
Mylkubator is one of their latest incubation programs targeted towards innovators who are seeking to develop innovative solutions for the dairy industry utilizing cellular agriculture technology.
Professor Shiva Abbaszadeh Collaborating with Western Digital
The Radiological Instrumentation Laboratory directed by Shiva Abbaszadeh has entered into a research and development agreement with Western Digital.
Santa Cruz County Bank Makes American Banker Magazine's Top 200
Today the Bank announced its rank as 29th in the Top Performing 200 Community Banks and Thrifts in the United States
This is Not Mark Zuckerberg's Piece of Tape
In 2016 this image of Mark Zuckerberg went viral not for the original intent but because of the less than one inch piece of tape that was visible over his laptops camera.
Aviation Executive Chris Krajewski Joins Parallel Flight Advisory Board
Parallel Flight Technologies , a leader in heavy-lift drone technology, today announced the addition of aviation expert Chris Krajewski to its board of strategic advisors.
New Santa Cruzian Brings Tax Relief Solution
When Emilio Pineda was asked to set up operations in California, it was an easy choice for Santa Cruz vs. Silicon Valley. Learn about R&D tax relief and refunds his company offers.
Shiv Sikand Sees the Future at Tesla Event
We caught up with Shiv Sikand of Drako Motors when he was not speeding away as fast as lightning in a spaceship.
River Runner: Visualization of Where a Raindrop Starts and Ends
Some people follow the money. Sam Learner decided to follow the raindrops. River Runner is a 3-D map that follows the raindrops anywhere in the US.
Former Santa Cruzian teams up with Kevin Costner
Clay Feeter describes his journey as a windsurfing pioneer, to the travel guide app HearHere, to fellow history buff and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner.