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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Joby Buys Plantronics/Poly Building for $25.5M

The first new building to be procured for Joby's HQ in Santa Cruz. The former owner Plantronics (AKA Poly) was acquired by HP. Closing for Joby will happen 30 November at a price of $25.5M

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Street Lights Provide a Bright Future

As EV adoption accelerates, where will you plug in and recharge. Here are a few ideas on how to make use of our existing infrastructure: street lights.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Santa Cruz être Venture Capital closes $3 Million

étre Venture Capital, a new firm based in Santa Cruz, has a goal to increase venture capital investment outside of Silicon Valley and major metropolitan areas, and among underserved communities, including those led by women and minorities.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Ambient Photonics Breaks Ground in Scotts Valley

Ambient Photonics today celebrated the groundbreaking of its state-of-the-art, 43,000-square foot low-light solar cell manufacturing facility in Scotts Valley, California – one of the largest low-light indoor energy harvesting technology factories in the world.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Joby Aviation Q3 2022

Joby Aviation announces their Q3 2022 results including their partnership with Delta, certification progress at 84%, application for certification in Japan, the recent field trip, and of course financial disposition.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Doon Insights Auto | Mobility Workshop

Doon Insights held the Auto / Mobility Tech Workshop featuring 12 startups and panel discussions on battery tech, directions in aviation, mobility, navigation, hydrogen, and supply chains.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Cruz Foam Wins BIG $18M Series A

Investment will enable rapid scaling of commercialization as the company responds to the urgency of global market demand and converts to Benefit Corporation

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

DART Symposium 2022

This year’s theme, “Innovation Workforce: Ready to Fly,” focuses on the economic development opportunities and challenges of expanding DART-related innovation ecosystem on the Central Coast.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Herbst Produkt: Where Coffee Lifts, and Books Drop

Scot Herbst is one of the most prolific designers in Santa Cruz. In his design studio - Herbst Produkt - we see creations ranging from home decor to autonomous underwater robots, there is no limit to his imagination and talent. We caught up with him in this interview to learn about his latest works, and a new book.

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