One of the esteemed judges for Demo Day 2024 is Heidi Dillon. Heidi is the CEO of Distill Ventures, where she stands at the forefront of emerging trends in the drinks, wellness, and consumer sectors with a passionate focus on finding and nurturing the most talented founders and their brands.

The CMSF received more than $71 million from NOAA and kicked off their 5-year plan to address costal resiliency in October 2024.

Is there someone in Santa Cruz, Monterey, or San Benito County who inspires you or has uplifted your team or community? Nominate them for a Titan award!

The National Science Foundation (NSF) nearly $1 million to researchers at UC Santa Cruz to advance equity and inclusion by fostering a more inclusive, culturally rich environment in STEM graduate programs. 

150 youth attended the 3rd annual Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) USA 2024 to address key issues and draft policy demands regarding climate change.

Central Coast Community Energy’s (3CE) BioMAT Program incentivizes the creation of small bioenergy projects.

On November 7, the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a workshop featuring David Dennis, Microsoft’s Principal Program Manager, to delve into how AI and tools like Copilot can help small businesses approach Keynes’s ideal of a reduced workweek.

Tech Trek, powered by the California chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), empowers girls through a STEM-oriented summer camp.

Santa Cruz-based Almost Human Media creates animated stories: Simplicity. Ask yourself if now is the time to update your website and branding. Emmy awarded Almost Human Media is offering a special end-of-year 50% off. See the flyer below re: Simplicity.

Joby Aviation announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 40,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $5.05 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions.

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education is proud to announce the Youth Empowerment through Technology and Innovation program.

Comcast has provided funding to Cabrillo College to established a journalism scholarship for students.

Joby announced it is hosting aviation regulators from around the world at the company’s manufacturing and flight testing facilities in Marina, California, as part of ongoing international certification efforts.

2023 Titan of Tech, David Lee, takes on a new role at UC Santa Cruz.

It is time for the next big thing in aviation. And it is happening here in Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz Works is proud to announce the newest addition to its Board of Directors, David Doolin, who has also been elected to serve as the Board's Treasurer.

Cabrillo College today announces that it has been ranked the best community college in California, based upon a study released by SmartAsset that was published in the October 21 issue of The Miami Herald.

Santa Cruz Works is thrilled to announce the esteemed panel of judges for Demo Day 2024 on November 6, where innovative startups from the 6th cohort of Santa Cruz Accelerates will present their business ventures.

No Isolation invented their AV1 robot to help children attend school and mitigate “chronic absenteeism.”

And that’s a wrap on our company spotlight tour with Swellcycle!