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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Joby Aviation on CNN

Joby hosted CNN at their Electric Flight Base to experience their aircraft in flight and discuss Joby's pursuit of "a cheaper, quieter and greener means of commercial flying."

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Malina Long Malina Long

Santa Cruz Accelerates #26: Immergo LLC

Immergo LLC aims to empower physical therapists to run their own virtual clinics through off the shelf virtual reality headsets, intelligent biomechanical analysis, and playful user experiences.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Santa Cruz Accelerates 4th Cohort Launch Party & Movie

October 6, 2021 was the launch of Santa Cruz Accelerates 4th cohort. Over 150 people attended our first outdoor event since March 2020. We were thrilled to see your shining faces and to share our exciting short film where we launched Stephen Colbert and Molly Woods to space!

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Levered Learning Raises $1.5M in Seed Round to Scale Math Proficiency

Local startup Levered Learning announced it has secured $1.5M in a Seed Round. The funds raised from notable organizations and angel investors will help the company build on its success supporting school districts in their efforts to help every student achieve, and go beyond, proficiency in math.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Host a Digital NEST Birthday Party!

Digital NEST is hosting a virtual event for it’s 7th birthday. Become a party host for this event. Support the organization that has inspired our community.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Joby Flying with NASA Acoustic Experts

Over the next few months, Joby and NASA will work together to analyze the data gathered from the flight test campaign in order to ensure proposed aircraft operations will blend into the noise profile of urban communities.

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Malina Long Malina Long

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.

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Malina Long Malina Long

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.

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Malina Long Malina Long

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.

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