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SellHound lands first angel funding, receives warm reception at Silicon Valley debut
(Contributed) July 10, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA In addition to new angel funding, SellHound was flooded with new users after their first public Silicon Valley debut at eBay Headquarters SellHound Inc, a fast growing […]
SpoonRead Turns Reading into School Resources
(Contributed) July 10, 2018 — Capitola, CA SpoonRead Looks to Enhance School Fundraising by Getting Kids Reading Area start-up SpoonRead, Inc. is helping Santa Cruz County schools make summer reading a game that helps schools […]
Looker’s Jen Grant: From actress to CMO
By Jennifer O’Brien CMO.com July 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA With experience at Google and Box, Grant continues to blend her creative side with love of business and marketing Looker CMO, Jennifer Grant, didn’t […]
Plantronics completes $2 billion Polycom acquisition
By Jondi Gumz SC Sentinel July 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Plantronics completed its $2 billion acquisition of San Jose-based Polycom. Credit: Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo) Soon after publicly-traded Plantronics completed its $2 billion […]
Scenes from Forbes AgTech Summit 2018
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 2, 2018 — Salinas, CA (All photos by Jan Janes Media) Here are some scenes from the Forbes AgTech Summit held in Salinas last week. […]
Q&A: Augean Robotics wins THRIVE Innovation Award at Forbes Agtech Summit 2018
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 2, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Augean Robotics CEO Charlie Anderson, second from left, completed the THRIVE accelerator program, pitched at the Western Growers […]
Ganaz, GroGuru Wins $500,000 in Seed Funding to Develop Automation to Help Relieve Ag Labor Woes
(Contributed) June 27, 2018 — Salinas, CA Answering the call to help solve agriculture’s severe labor shortage, Western Growers and Radicle Growth today awarded Ganaz and GroGuru each with $250,000 in seed funding to advance […]
SVG Partners unveils plans for the THRIVE Business Park in Salinas and expanded THRIVE-X University Challenge and Accelerator Program
(Contributed) June 27, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter, SVG Partners CEO John Hartnett and Ralph Borelli of Borelli Investment Company announce plans to develop the new THRIVE Business Park adjacent […]
Watch: Doug Erickson inspires students with venture into sailboard hardware supply business
(Source: YouTube) June 26, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The 6th annual Business Design Showcase at the UC Santa Cruz last April 18 rocked! Keynote speaker Doug Erickson inspired the students with his venture into […]
How to get your paws on SellHound’s posting app
By Suzanne Wouk President & CEO, SellHound June 26, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Hello Friends of SellHound! Time flies when you’re working your little tail off! Over the last few months we have been […]