Startup
World Cup
Santa Cruz meets the global startup stage.
Luminarium Pacifica brings technology, entrepreneurship, creativity, health, sustainability, art, and culture together for one high-energy day in downtown Santa Cruz. The program includes the Santa Cruz Regional of Startup World Cup, connecting local and regional founders with investors, judges, operators, and ecosystem leaders.
For current application information, tickets, sponsorship and booth opportunities, program updates, and participation details, please use the official event website.
Explore Luminarium Pacifica at Luminarium.io →One day. Multiple conversations.
A quick look at what to expect. See the full event-day schedule below, and visit Luminarium.io for the latest official event updates.
Startup Competition
Live startup pitches and the Santa Cruz Regional of Startup World Cup.
Ideas & Connections
Founders, investors, operators, artists, executives, and ecosystem leaders sharing one room.
Pacifica Experience
A broader program bringing together technology, culture, creativity, and community throughout the day.
Saturday, October 17.
The latest event-day schedule for Luminarium Pacifica — Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional. Program timing is subject to change.
A lower-cost way for students to participate.
To support student-led teams, we can offer a student combination rate of $100 total for either two applicants or one applicant and one attendee.
Registration includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, the drink-tasting party, participation in the competition, and a Venture-IQ investability analysis. Venture-IQ is designed to help founders identify strengths, weaknesses, and investor-readiness gaps that might otherwise take years of pitching and investor feedback to uncover.
Santa Cruz Works
Santa Cruz Works is proud to support Luminarium Pacifica — Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional as a Community Partner, helping share the opportunity with the local innovation community.
A special rate for SCW members.
Current Santa Cruz Works members receive 30% off event tickets for Luminarium Pacifica — Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional.
Luminarium Pacifica — Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional is produced and operated by Love My Robot, Inc. / Luminarium.io.
Thank you to The Catalyst.
A special thank you to The Catalyst for partnering with the event and helping bring Luminarium Pacifica — Startup World Cup Santa Cruz Regional to downtown Santa Cruz.
Applications, tickets, sponsorships & event information.
All official participation and event information is maintained by the event organizer at Luminarium.io.