https://www.meetup.com/MontereyBayDART/events/265194430/   A new generation of plane-sized autonomous delivery vehicles are capable of carrying hundreds of pounds for hundreds of miles. They’re called cargo drones. They are fast, more environmentally friendly, and could completely change the cargo industry. Delivery drones are being tested today that are designed to drop a single item nearby a target, […]

54 hours of entrepreneurship! Startup Weekend is a 54 hour immersive event in which budding entrepreneurs, developers and designers gather, pitch an idea, join a team, and spend the entire weekend designing the next great venture. Startup Weekend Monterey Bay is a partnership between the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development and Techstars. Each January CSUMB […]

From Idea to Business in 54 hours! Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue or a problem you'd like to solve but don't know where to start or who to start with? Techstars Startup Weekend is the place to look for a team, create a prototype of your idea, validate your business idea, […]

This event will provide valuable insight to ranchers, farmers, food processors and/or affiliate businesses with energy concerns. Energy along the 101 corridor in the Salinas Valley is a pain point for anyone involved with produce. With questionable power quality and potentially 10 years of PG&E power shut offs ahead of us, unreliable energy poses a […]

Design Thinking with Dave Evans, Dean Hovey, Sibley Simon, TIBCO, Autodesk, Golden Shovel Agency, Spanner, Herbst Produkt. You MUST purchase your ticket fast: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-thinking-tickets-87334149793?aff=meetup   https://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/events/267916932/  

PLEASE NOTE: New Location Below: This month we feature a presentation by Danielle Russo of Think Beyond Plastic Foundation. Think Beyond Plastic Foundation is leading a global multidisciplinary effort to harness the forces of innovation and entrepreneurship for a world free of plastic pollution, with a focus on innovative product delivery systems, including application-specific packaging, […]

Santa Cruz Works Company Spotlight Breakfast at Poly with special guest UCSC Chancellor, Cynthia Larive.We are super excited to have our February Company Spotlight Breakfast at Poly with special guest UCSC Chancellor, Cynthia Larive.Come join us at this informal breakfast to network, talk shop, collaborate, and engage with our growing Santa Cruz Works community. Meet […]

Startup Challenge is an annual startup business competition for the Monterey Bay Region. Showcase & develop your business while competing for over $60,000 in cash prizes! Learn more about the competition and get help completing your application at one of these Introductory sessions held throughout the Monterey Bay region. Start your application today at https://www.startupmontereybay.com. […]

Green Tech: Gringgo, Prometheus Fuels, Cruz Foam, Microsoft + Ventana Surfboards & Supplies, O'Neill Sea Odyssey, Blume Santa Cruz Works is honored to host our 2nd Green Tech event. And this will be our second New Tech event in February due to the timing of our special guest from Indonesia. Toby Corey will kick things […]

This month, Dr. Jenny Lin, a marketing professor at CSU Monterey Bay, will present "Leveraging e-Word of Mouth (eWOM) to Create Buzz for Your Brand." Dr. Lin is a fabulous teacher and researcher in consumer response. She teaches the Integrated Marketing Communications course at CSUMB, which focuses on digital marketing tools, and is co-teaching a […]