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EDGE Mobile Payments extends bailout offer to Coin customers
(Contributed) May 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Customers of Coin Card can sign up for the EDGE Card discount program EDGE Mobile Payments, LLC, a Santa Cruz-based Fintech company, is extending the Plastc bailout […]
UCSC launches IDEA Hub to generate social enterprises
By Cori Hoover Project Assistant, UCSC VizLab Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA IDEA Hub’s first Pitch for Social and Creative Enterprise takes place June 7, 3pm, before […]
Santa Cruz County Greenway Launches Today
(Contributed) May 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Great Santa Cruz Trail Group Becomes Santa Cruz County Greenway; Over 2,500 County Residents Already Support Safe and Scenic Multi-Use Trail [Editor’s note: It’s not tech but […]
LitmusBox Opens Digital Engagement Lab in Santa Cruz
By JT Mudge Owner & Chief Experience Innovator, Litmusbox Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 25, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New Digital Engagement Lab opening in downtown Santa Cruz What do transparent digital […]
SomaGenics awarded $270K NIH funding to develop novel cell-free-DNA liquid biopsy platform
(Contributed) May 25, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA SomaGenics announced the receipt of a $270K Phase I SBIR grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute to support extension of its RealSeq® platform to the […]
Santa Cruz Fiber to begin construction in downtown Santa Cruz in June
(Contributed) May 23, 2017 — Santa Cruz Construction in the downtown area is expected to begin in early June and continue through July The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved the encroachment permits for Santa […]
Gonzales putting broadband into every home, business
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 22, 2017 — Gonzales, CA Basic broadband in every home and fast fiber for every business: that’s the goal endorsed on Monday by Gonzales city council members. The […]
Action Sports Tech Companies Thrive on Big Legacy in Santa Cruz
By Heather Putnam Santa Cruz Works Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 22, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA WaterSHRED: A celebration of world class, home grown extreme sports innovators and outfitters that fuel themselves […]
“Get Hired in Santa Cruz” is focus of June 7 SC New Tech Meetup
(Contributed) May 22, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA GET HIRED: Amazon, Plantronics, Modern Tribe, ProductOps, Portable Cloud, Paystand, Joby Aviation, Cyxtera, FullPower, plus UCSC BSOE CIED Pitch Contest Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup Wednesday, June […]
New Microsite AgTechSalinasCA.com Highlights Salinas’ AgTech Ecosystem
(Contributed) May 22, 2017 — Salinas, CA “Located just 60 miles south of Silicon Valley, Salinas is an ideal location for agtech startups to grow. Salinas entrepreneurs and major ag companies alike are developing cutting-edge […]