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April’s SCNTM: SellHound, Merge4, MakerDao, SupplyShift, Rivetz
(Contributed) March 28, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Doors open at 6pm, presentations start at 7pm Dream Inn, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA Early […]
3rd annual Micro-Business Summit to be held May 4
(Contributed) March 28, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA This all-day conference at Cabrillo College will be filled with small business tools, ideas, and innovations. The largest small business event in Santa Cruz County returns Friday, […]
Plantronics to buy video conferencing gear maker Polycom for $2 billion
(Contributed) March 28, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Plantronics and Polycom today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Plantronics will acquire Polycom in a cash and stock transaction valued at […]
Startups Boost Social Good with Tech Shares Initiative
By Teresa Ruiz Decker Community Foundation Santa Cruz County Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 27, 2018 — Aptos, CA A new initiative by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County gives entrepreneurs a concrete approach […]
Coworking space comes to Monterey
By Kimber Price Monterey Herald (Photo above: Avneesh Kumar and Sam Hain, Pacific Grove startup entrepreneurs who founded Monterey’s first coworking space. Credit: Kimber Price) March 27, 2018 — Pacific Grove, CA Monterey is catching […]
Q&A: Suzanne Wouk on what to do with all your STUFF that you no longer need
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 27, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA SellHound aims to be the seller’s best friend! If you’re a regular reader of Santa Cruz Tech Beat, […]
Seismologists introduce new measure of earthquake ruptures
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz, March 22, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: A map summarizing the new REEF measure of seismic energy for events around the Pacific Ring of Fire shows the […]
Third Time’s The Charm: the Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire returns yet again
By Zaq Roberts Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 21, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Scene from last year’s event at Gateway School. This year the event […]
More agtech startup news from Salinas agtech accelerator WGCIT
(Contributed) March 21, 2018 — Salinas, CA In addition to recent news that WGCIT resident startup BioLumic raises $5M Series A (3/20/18), here is additional news from Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT), […]
Q&A: Lissa Daniels, VP, Demand Generation, Marketing Operations and Analytics, Looker
By Rohan Jagan Martechseries March 20, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Lissa Daniels is VP of Demand Generation, Marketing Operations and Analytics at Looker. Source: LinkedIn) “Technology is going to help us all […]