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A new idea accelerator, The Mill, launches in Las Vegas
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Last week I wrote about Sol Lipman and his crew who grew out of NextSpace Santa Cruz, eventually to launch Tomfoolery, and how Tomfoolery was just acquired […]
Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup — the must attend event
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Last week, I wrote about the sixth anniversary of the Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup coming up this Wednesday, February 5 at 6:15 pm at Cruzio. As […]
Celebrating Successful Startup Weekend at CSUMB
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Santa Cruz Tech Beat news typically covers the entire county, but it’s always worth noting what’s going on in Monterey. CSUMB hosted Startup Weekend January 24-26, 2014. […]
Maverix Lands $100,000 Order For 99 Lives Initiative
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Maverix Biomics Inc., co-founded by UC Santa Cruz professor Todd Lowe, has received a $100,000 order from the University of Missouri for analysis of feline genomes. The […]
UC Santa Cruz to play major role in $40 million Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today awarded $40 million to create a new Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics. UC Santa Cruz will partner […]
Yahoo Buys Tomfoolery for $16M
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 30, 2014 — Santa Cruz, CA I met Sol Lipman back in the good ol’ days of NextSpace when he was working on 12seconds.tv. Jakey Knobel […]
Plantronics Named 2013 Winner of Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Plantronics was honored Wednesday, January 29, 2014 for corporate citizenship, exemplary employment practices, environmental stewardship and innovative business practices. The 2013 Award for Corporate Excellence was presented to […]
Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup celebrates 6 year anniversary
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp (“SCNT”) will celebrate its six year anniversary on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Currently one of the largest Meetups in Santa Cruz, there […]
Broadband: What exactly is the Board of Supervisors considering to adopt?
by Zach Friend Santa Cruz County Supervisor Broadband Improvements Coming to County On the January 28, 2014 agenda the Board of Supervisors will consider significant changes to local broadband policy that, if adopted, will begin […]