NextSpace’s Managing Partner, Keith Warner announced via email on June 20, 2023 the Harlen Lee has been selected as Santa Cruz NextSpace’s new Community Manager.

Applauding Mary Anne Carson, Santa Cruz County Bank's EVP and CMO, for her exceptional leadership and dedication, as she is recognized as a 2023 Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, symbolizing a true Marvel superheroine.

Joby Aviation has a new face on their board of directors.

California Governor Gavin Newsom visited Joby's facilities on Sunday to meet with Joby team members and celebrate the Company’s progress.

Santa Cruz Accelerates 5th cohort member, Edily Learning, attends VidCon.

Need an Amiga to help you farm? Learn about the new technology that is helping farmers and accelerating innovation in agriculture.

Have you seen the new black and white E-bikes around town? They’re all over Santa Cruz and here to stay!

Santa Cruz Accelerates 5th Cohort member EVEN Recharge made its first public appearance of their Mobile EV Charging Hub.

As electronic shelf labels begin to see broader adoption, the impact of millions of discarded batteries is increasing. Enter Ambient, wielding their biodegradable high power density PV cells, ready to revolutionize the world of ESLs.

It’s time to celebrate Plastic Free July and no better way to do that at Cruz Foam than shipping our first cold chain products with customers like Verve Coffee and Real Good Fish both based here in Santa Cruz.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program hosted the National Family Childcare Forum.

Santa Cruz County Bank reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share.

Cruz Foam Joins LVMH's Exclusive Startup Acceleration Program for Sustainable Innovation. 'This prestigious program introduces collaboration on various projects between an elite cohort of 29 startups...for which Cruz Foam was selected.'

Remember that time you were super impressed by your friend who could recite the entire periodic table backwards, but when asked to plan a road trip, couldn't get past packing snacks? That's kind of how the artificial intelligence world is feeling about GPT-4.

The folks at Fonda Technologies must have been jumping out of their skins with excitement recently. Why, you ask? Because they were hand-picked to strut their stuff at Bay Angels' June pitch event!

As we find ourselves poised on the cusp of this era powered by A.I., it becomes vitally important that we recognize the promise held within this technology to elevate and enhance our communities. These tensions between privacy and convenience, between innovation and regulation, are the knots we must untangle as we navigate our way towards the future. And as we do so, a measure of humor and self-awareness might not be amiss.

Europe took a step toward AI regulations last week with a European Parliament vote on the AI Act, a proposed law that would establish requirements for AI makers and users based on risk levels.

Jane leverages leading, proprietary e-commerce technology to enhance in-store shopping experience and empower retailers.

Onewheel invited the trail blazers of the Onewheel world together for a few days at Santa Cruz HQ to ride, imagine the future of the sport, ideate on product development and share visions of a more radical future.

Climatize has been selected to join New Energy Nexus' Climate Fintech accelerator.