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Watch! From the Beat: iotaGift
If you’ve been following Santa Cruz Tech Beat, you already know that iotaGift is a local startup worth following. Watch: Interview with Karla Hawkinson, Craig Vachon, and others about iotaGift, a crowd funding website for […]
Watch! From the Beat: iSentio
If you’ve been following Santa Cruz Tech Beat, you already know that iSentio is a local startup worth following. Watch: Presentation by iSentio CEO May Kristen Roen at the February 2014 Santa Cruz New Tech […]
Modarri is talk of the New York Toy Fair
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Three dads who never grew up You may recall Santa Cruz Tech Beat’s December feature about Modarri Cars by ThoughtFull Toys, the company started by three dads […]
Which Santa Cruz communities are eligible for broadband subsidies?
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates New ranking of Santa Cruz communities eligible for broadband subsidies posted for discussion CASF-eligible areas in Santa Cruz County. Click for larger map. The Pleasure Point/Twin Lakes area topped […]
Six Companies to Watch in the Emerging Santa Cruz Biotech Hub
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat If you haven’t heard yet that Santa Cruz is fast becoming a biotech hub, it’s time to start paying attention. This feature profiles six companies but the […]
County Science & Engineering Fair seeks partners and judges
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Become a Booth Partner, Special Awards Partner, or Volunteer Judge! The Educational Services Division of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education is seeking help for the […]
CPUC president wants to put $11 million into Salinas Valley to Santa Cruz fiber
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates The route is in blue, red and yellow indicate areas where broadband service is poor and non-existent, respectively. The Salinas Valley is one huge step closer to getting a […]
TEDXSantaCruz brings local flavor to March 8 ACTIVATE event
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat TEDxSantaCruz organizers are closing in on the final speaker lineup for ACTIVATE 2014, a live all day event to be held on March 8, 9 am – […]
TechRaising prep: VC Bud Colligan will share Lessons Learned
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat From Start-up to IPO — Lessons Learned TechRaising Weekend is scheduled for April 25-27, 2014. Think “Barn Raising” for tech. In anticipation of the big weekend, TechRaising […]
Sued By a Patent Troll?
Five Ways Small Businesses Can Fight Back By Robert W. Payne partner at LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP As one of the top patenting areas per capita in the country, the Santa Cruz tech startup […]