mission and thesis
we believe in santa cruz as startup hub
We believe in Santa Cruz's innovative, disruptive, visionary founders and companies. Seagate, Netflix, Plantronics/Poly, Looker, Joby Aviation, Paystand, and 500+ other tech companies got their start in Santa Cruz. Over $15 billion in new market value has been created by these startups in last 10 years.
we partner with santa cruz works
- Well-established Santa Cruz-based accelerator founded by Doug Erickson
- Over 12K members
- Backed by City of Santa Cruz Economic Development, Santa Cruz County Business Council, UC Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, Looker, Google, Joby Aviation, plus over 100 other companies
- Popular online and in-person events
we leverage santa cruz's strong tech ecosystem
- UC Santa Cruz is an AAU research university
- Close ties to Silicon Valley with Santa Clara second campus
- QB3, Genomics Institute, CITRIS, Coastal Science and Policy Program, Center for Agroecology, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience