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Long Marine Lab Wins Environmental Engineering Award
The seawater intake repair project at the UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab was named the 2021 Environmental Engineering Project of the Year for the American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco Section.
MERGE4 Launches Their Fuel The Future High School Art Contest
MERGE4, is pleased to announce the launch of their Fuel the Future 2021 art contest. High school students across the U.S. are invited to submit their original artwork for the opportunity to have their art on a pair of MERGE4 socks.
Update on 2021 Water Shortage in Santa Cruz County
In our New Tech event on September 3, 2021, Rosemary Menard gave a brief overview of the current water supply situation and actions being pursued to address Santa Cruz’s long standing water supply reliability issues.
Digital Nest: New location in Salinas
See Digital NEST’s new location at 210 Salinas St in Salinas. Digital Nest expands its services to help more students navigate their careers.
Push Start Auto: Make Money From Your Car
Push Start Auto introduces a one of a kind platform for finding affordable and flexible vehicle leasing options and helping car owners monetize their vehicles.
UCSC Engineering Professor Lands $700K Grant
James Davis, professor of computer science and engineering at the Baskin School of Engineering, has received a major grant from WISE Automotive
Recording: SC Works New Tech 01SEP2021
Santa Cruz is booming with new startups. Join us for: Rosemary Menard / Director of Water City of Santa Cruz, Seeds Renewables, RealSeq, DoorFinder, Project Unicorn, Akkio, Waygate
Alexandra Joins Latinas in Tech as Chief Staff Officer
A candid interview with Alexandra Navarro who has flown the “NEST” to be Chief Staff Officer at Latinas in Tech.
Joby and NASA Collaborate to Measure Noise Footprint of Electric Air Taxi
Joby becomes first company to fly an electric aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign
All new SR/F Quickstrike Package
Zero is back to elevate the SR/F to new heights with equipment inspired by the company’s factory race build from the 2019 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Antares Introduces Auto-Key® Mobile
Antares Audio Technologies, creators of Auto-Tune® and a global leader in vocal effects and pitch correction technologies, have introduced Auto-Key, a new free mobile app for iOS devices.
Digital NEST Welcomes Dr. Antonia O. Franco As Its First COO
Digital NEST is proud to welcome Dr. Antonia O. Franco as Chief Operations Officer, a newly created role amid a significant moment of regional expansion for the organization.
SBDC Increases Impact Through Partnerships with Local Municipalities and WFD organizations
The SBDC is increasing its impact through supporting partnerships with local municipalities and workforce development organizations.
Recording: SCWorks Flash Tour at HitchFire
Did you miss this event? Watch the recording. From the founders of Tepui, the leader in roof top tents, comes HitchFire Grills, creator of the world’s first purpose built hitch-mounted grill daring you to Grill Where No One Has Grilled Before™.
Akkio - Bridging the Chasm With Machine Learning
Akkio will present at the Sept 1 New Tech near realtime AI for your data-driven decisions. You gotta see this to believe it!
New Startup: Doorfinder Helps CPGs Expand
New Startup Doorfinder is a market data tool helping consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and distributors improve their strategic decision making.
Jane Technologies Raises $100M
Jane Technologies is announcing a $100 million Series C financing round, bringing the total amount raised since its founding in 2015 to $130 million.
PitchHub's Video Platform Ignited With an Investment From C.A.R.
PitchHub Inc. announced today that the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) has made a strategic investment into their company.
SCWorks Clinic: Zendesk CX Best Practices & Metrics for Startups
Learn about the best practices for Customer Support (“CX”) learned by Zendesk in a survey of 4,400 early-stage startups from around the world.
Joby Aviation's Epic Day at the NYSE in Video
On August 11th Joby rang the opening bell at the NYSE with huge fanfare. Here is a collection of videos that captured that day.