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Biotech’s rapid growth on Santa Cruz’s Westside
By Calvin Man Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Two Pore Guys Raises $24.5 Million in Series A Financing (4/25/17) and Two Pore Guys Seek Assay For Platform (2/2/17) and Six Companies to […]
Look who made Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017 list
By Susan Adams Forbes September 26, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker makes Forbes’ list of “Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017” “We have never been focused on valuation, but to be recognized by Forbes alongside many […]
Meet Mappy, a Software System That Automatically Maps Old-School Nintendo Games
By Jacob Brogan Slate.com September 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: As these images generated from Super Mario Bros. show, Mappy can figure out how different sections of a game relate to one […]
Impressions – Thimbleweed Park (Switch)
(Source: http://4colorrebellion.com) September 21, 2017 — Felton, CA [Editor’s note: Read past Santa Cruz Tech Beat articles about Thimbleweeed Park here.] “The story of Thimbleweed Park begins in October 1987, with a dead body pixelating […]
Murres dive into acoustic ecology
By Emma Bueren MBARI September 21, 2017 — Moss Landing, CA At first, Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird wondered if the strange lines appearing on her acoustic readouts were a technical error. Unlike the more typical blobs […]
TechCrunch: Yahoo’s former VP of Mobile launches YaDoggie, a dog wellness startup
By Megan Rose Dickey TechCrunch September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “We’re literally feeding our dogs to death in the U.S.” Having successfully founded and exited a couple of software companies, Tomfoolery (sold to […]
YaDoggie: Tech Veterans Launch “No Worries Dog Food” Startup
(Contributed) September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Serial tech entrepreneurs trade big data for big dogs and “dogfooding” for actual dog food, launching membership club and smart scoop that deliver food just when your […]
Buoy’s product release marks a milestone for smart home devices
By Carrie Kingsley Buoy Marketing Communications Director Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: To charge the battery, just slide it out and plug it into a […]
Learn how SBIR/STTR programs can help fund small business innovation
(Contributed) September 19, 2017 — Seaside, CA The Central CA SBDC Network is hosting an event in Seaside on September 27, 2017 to help local entrepreneurs learn more about funding opportunities via the Small Business […]
New mirror-coating technology promises dramatic improvements in telescopes
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 19, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC researchers worked with Structured Materials Industries to design and build an atomic layer deposition system large enough to accommodate […]