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Why Is Funding a Challenge for Women-Led Agtech Companies?
By Amy Wu Precision Ag September 18, 2018 — Salinas, CA When it comes to women-led agtech companies the funding discussion never seems to cease. In June after the The New Food Economy-sponsored screening of […]
Q&A: Jacob Martinez on building a talent pipeline with NEST Flight
By Teresa Ruiz Decker Communications + Content Strategist Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 18, 2018 — Watsonville, CA Looking for local talent? You’re in luck. One of the region’s top social entrepreneurs is […]
Looker Expands International Operations Into Japan
(Contributed) September 18, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Appoints long-time industry executive Shoji Ozawa as Country Manager; Signs new partnerships and customers Looker, a leading data platform company, today announced the expansion of its international […]
Come celebrate NextSpace’s 10 Years of Coworking, Community, and Shenanigans
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 18, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Nextspace staff plays around at a training held in the early years. Contributed.) Community celebration with […]
Looker is Named to Forbes 2018 Cloud 100 List for Second Consecutive Year
(Contributed) September 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker, a leading data platform company, has been named to the Forbes 2018 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the […]
SupplyShift and Verisk Maplecroft Form Strategic Alliance
(Contributed) September 12, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA SupplyShift, a leading supplier management, responsible sourcing and supplier engagement platform, and Verisk Maplecroft, the global risk analytics and research company, have sealed a strategic alliance to […]
Adyen selects Looker to help transform its business and drive growth
(Contributed) September 12, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Investment in Data Pays Dividends for Adyen Looker, a leading data platform company, today announced that Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading […]
Inboard: Behind the Flow – Part 2 (video series)
(Source: Inboard Blog) September 11, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Meet Patrick: a superstar industrial engineer, professional kiteboarder, and general action sports maniac. Pat “Reb-Stoke” Rebstock perfectly embodies the flow that is Inboard’s heart and […]
The Importance of Apprenticeships in the New Economy
By Chris Miller (For CAFWD) (Photo credit: InstituteForApprenticeships/Flickr) Just out of my high school vocational program, I began my career as an auto mechanic at 17 years old. My father before me had graduated from college […]
Digital NEST’s New Plan to Link Watsonville, Silicon Valley
By Alisha Green Good Times September 11, 2018 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Digital Nest founder Jacob Martinez, left, helps intern Josue Sanchez on a project while Remy Rodriguez plays guitar. Credit: Keana Parker) Inaugural […]