Boost Biomes Launches With $2.05M Seed Funding to Develop Microbiome-Based Products
(Contributed) February 27, 2018 — Salinas and San Francisco, CA Boost Biomes today announced the close of a $2.05M seed round — led by Nimble Ventures..
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Buoy announces Chief Evangelist for Water (aka CEH2O)
By Keri Waters Buoy CEO & Cofounder February 22, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Buoy: Now with More Joy Dr. Wallace J. Nichols joins Buoy Labs as Chief..
The FCC Could Help Make Good Local Broadband Models Great
By Dave Nyczepir Route Fifty February 20, 2018 — Washington, D.C. Santa Cruz County has taken steps to improve internet accessibility in its rural parts..
UCSC tech incubator offers convenient access to Silicon Valley
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz February 20, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Startups accepted into UCSC’s SVLink will get access to..
Watch: PayStand CEO Jeremy Almond talks about B2B payments and blockchain
(Source: YouTube) February 20, 2018 — Palo Alto, CA Jeremy Almond, CEO of PayStand, sits down with John Furrier for a CUBEConversation at theCUBE..
If data defines society, how should blockchain redefine data?
By Kristen Nicole SiliconANGLE February 20, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA PayStand combines blockchain tech with software services to digitize the paper check..
Jim Brock: The future of NDAs involves bots
By Jim Brock ezNDA Founder February 20, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA An automated NDA is a better NDA We just announced ezNDA, a bot that manages your..
Watch: CNN segment on Buoy and smart home water devices
By Maya Dangerfield CNN Tech February 20, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA When your home is smart, will leaks go away? [Editor’s note: Keri Waters was on CNN..
Joe Madden, Xpansiv CEO, to discuss digital commodities on blockchain at Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Meetup
By Sean Gilligan Santa Cruz Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Meetup February 15, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Joe Madden, CEO of Xpansiv Data Systems, will be the..
Q&A with Bonnie Lipscomb, Economic Development Director, City of Santa Cruz
By Cat Johnson February 15, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Originally published:..
CSUMB to hold symposium on women in ag and tech
By Iris Nolasco Farms to Incubators February 14, 2018 — Seaside, CA Leaders in agriculture and tech come together in half-day symposium at CSUMB Symposium:..
UCSC’s SlugBot team chosen again to compete in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Challenge
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The 2018 SlugBot team, left to right: graduate students Wen Cui, Jurik..
Two UCSC professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photos above: Professors Martin Abadi, left, and David Haussler, have been elected to..
Analytics for All: A Smarter Way to Work with Data
By Kenny Cunanan Product Marketing Manager, Looker February 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Today, Looker is announcing the availability of new features that..
Looker Enhances Self-Service Analytics for Everyday Business Users
(Contributed) February 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Make decisions and take immediate action based on current, trusted and secure data Looker, the leading..
Ten years, 106 events, and 2120 pizzas later
By Tatum Whitehead Student, Pacific Collegiate School Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 11, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Attendees start to..
Beacon report outlines benefits of growing tech sector in Santa Cruz County
(Contributed) February 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The Santa Cruz Tech Sector and Ecosystem report outlines the benefits of the growing local tech sector,..
Otters in the “Shark Tank”
By Ray Kaiser The Lutrinae, CSUMB February 6, 2018 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Students participate in the sixth annual Startup Weekend for the Monterey..
Three-part series spotlights minority women entrepreneurs in agtech
(Source: From Farm to Incubatorsttps) February 6, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Minority women featured in the article series at the documentary..
Cross-institutional cohort will participate in Transforming STEM Teaching Faculty Learning Program
(Source: UCSC Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning) February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The Transforming STEM Teaching Faculty Learning Program..
Scientists report big improvements in HIV vaccine production
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Using robotics, UCSC researchers automated the process of screening tens of..
EDGE on fintech takeaways from CES 2018
By Chandler Harris Director of Marketing, EDGE Card Mobile Payments February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Key fintech takeaways from CES Edge was at the..
Watch: Congrats Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup on 10 Year Anniversary!
(Source: Matthew Swinnerton) February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Matthew Swinnerton of SC Works made the rounds to capture some..
Naval Postgraduate School’s Seed Program selects first group of projects for full funding
(Contributed) February 1, 2018 — Monterey, CA VC Funding Model Fuels Military Research Five research projects at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are..
Bloomberg: Air-Taxi Startup Has a Working Prototype and a Fresh $100M
By Ashlee Vance and Brad Stone Bloomberg Businessweek February 1, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: by Inkee Wang for Bloomberg Businessweek) “This..