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Santa Cruz Accelerates #9: The 418 Project
The 418 Project aims to create an equitable, adaptive community art space providing a truly accessible and affordable center to inspire, cultivate and present art, thus fostering diversity and social vibrancy in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #11: Seeds
Seeds is empowering the public to shift from neutral bystanders into active stakeholders—essentially making every citizen a climate-conscious asset owner.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #14: Veteran Surf Alliance
Veteran Surf Alliance is a Santa Cruz community-based California nonprofit organization that teaches, coaches, and mentors Veterans to surf and be respected members of their communities.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #27: Foco
Foco is the creator of a friendly robot that motivates people of all ages to be more active by providing exercises tailored to each user's specific age and running level.
NIH funds Center for Live Cell Genomics at UC Santa Cruz
The NIH Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science program has awarded $13.5 million over five years for a new center to advance genomics in biomedical research
What It's Like to Travel with Onewheels // Onewheel
Watch how this couple shared their story, their vision of finding some land to settle down on, and how their Onewheels have been heaven-sent as a micro-adventure van life vehicle.
JoeBen Bevirt to Speak at MBEP State of the Region
Founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, JoeBen Bevirt will be the keynote speaker at the Monterey Economic Partnership (MBEP) 7th annual State of the Region.
What the Data Says About Tech Careers in Santa Cruz County
Andy Stone, Workforce Development Board Director for Santa Cruz County presented an overview of four technology career clusters. Here’s what the data says.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #2:: Wisdom Exchange
The Wisdom Exchange is a digital ecosystem that connects those who have wisdom to those who seek it.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #10: Robotics Cats Limited
Robotics Cats Limited builds AI-powered tools for governments, businesses, and people to mitigate wildfire by early detection.
The Origins of Ted Holladay
Last week Santa Cruz Works had the chance to have a sit down with Santa Cruz Design Icon Ted Holladay. In this video we learn about how Holladay started his career in design and his ideas, inspiration, and process of designing the Santa Cruz Work’s Accelerates Program logo.
Santa Cruz Accelerates #25: Purcell
Purcell addresses the core inefficiencies in our food system which contribute to plastic waste and 37% of GHG emissions.
Santa Cruz Accelerates#21: Wonderfil
Wonderfil is building smart, scalable refill stations that can be installed in any location to enable plastic-free shopping for liquid and cream products.
Santa Cruz County Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment
Santa Cruz County Bank announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share. The dividend is payable on October 12, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2021.
MERGE4 Collaborators and “Sea Walls Santa Cruz” Mural Project
MERGE4 is proud to have a 5 of their local collaborators involved in the Sea Walls Santa Cruz project. From September 13th through the 18th the Sea Walls Santa Cruz project lead by MERGE4 collaborator Taylor Reinhold
Paid Internships for Cabrillo College Students
Cabrillo College wants to partner with local employers to create paid internship opportunities for students.
SapientX Showcases New Voice AI Tech Developments
SapientX showcases their AI technology at IAA Mobility show in Munich and more.
Computer Scientists Awarded $340K NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $340,889 grant to Baskin Engineering’s Chen Qian and Katia Obraczka.
Recording: Zendesk 6 Best CX Practices for Startups
Fernanda Baker with Zendesk shares 6 best customer experiences practices for startups.
Local Company Solving Supply Chain for Retail
2021 has been an incredible growth year for local startup Purcell. Retail companies such as Nestle who are seeking supply chain and operational efficiencies turn to Purcell.

