This celebration showcased some amazing program highlights; plus we heard from four members who shared their personal passions about the future and what it means to them, their families, and their community!

Liz Kroft, Lance Hulsey, and Jamie Manley, founders of Santa Cruz’s own Sol Property Advisors, partnered with Side, Inc. (2021 Inman Innovator of the Year) to secure a competitive advantage for clients and agents.

A 4 hour workshop for startups to learn how to perform market validation using the Innovation Within Discovery platform. Recordings available to Santa Cruz Accelerates participants.

Mediocre companies focus on potential, whereas great companies focus on results. Joby Aviation’s 3rd quarter results were what makes Joby the global leader in electric aerial ridesharing, and by our definition: GREAT.

86% of marketers use videos, but do you know who is watching them?

Drako is working on an updated version of the GTE. It’ll be called the Drako Dragon (great name) and will be fully unveiled in January 2022.

Immergo announced as first SCA startup selection for Startup Sandbox co-working subsidy.

Kate Roberts has been named California Regional Steward of the Year by the California Economic Summit.

SPHERE Therapeutics is revolutionary approach to injury prevention and health promotion.

Belay helps individuals set works hours, earn a steady income, and plan your life.

Clicks2Bricks needs your input. Take this survey to help entrepreneurs move from online to a physical storefront.

In just a few short weeks, California will decide the new rates utilities will pay homeowners and businesses for the solar power customers generate. MYNT would like your input about California’s solar future.

Today, aviation accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions, but the sector’s true impact is almost three times that figure. Combustion-powered aircraft also release water vapor and nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, which are powerful contributors to global warming.

Monterey Economic Partnership (MBEP) has named Tahra Goraya as its new President & CEO, effective January 3, 2022.

Inspired by cutting edge aerospace design, the look of the SR/S is rooted in its aerodynamic fairing. Like all things Zero Motorcycles, form follows function.

For the past three years, Paystand has seen an acceleration in growth as a direct result of a critical business need to better manage payments and cashflow. Silicon Valley Business Journal named Paystand as #3 fastest growing company in the valley.

Santa Cruz startup ROOMDEX is helping hotels give their customers more perks and better services. In this interview by Paul Peddrick, we learn how Pacifica Hotels is using ROOMDEX.

Light & Motion, a pioneer in the lighting industry for more than 30 years with manufacturing at their HQ in Northern California, is adding two revolutionary lights to the StellaPro line.

We are excited to announce our last New Tech of 2021: Startup Rumble. In one fast-paced hour, 5 startups from Santa Cruz Accelerates 2021-22 will compete for Rumble Winner by demoing their solutions — possibly what could be the next Looker or Joby Aviation.

Petrinovich Pugh and Co (“PP&Co) held The 18th Annual Financial Forum with Christopher Thornberg, PhD of Beacon Economics. The webinar (recording above) addressed questions from the state of the US economy, recovery, housing, jobs, and so much more.