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Digest #210
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Happy Thanksgiving! The past week has a great one for local funding news. One local startup announced $8M Series A financing and another announced $6M. Mighty good! Both have been active in our local tech scene for several years so it's not completely unexpected news but heartwarming to be able to share, nonetheless.
As usual, there's more. Scroll down and start reading!
Sara Isenberg
Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
Santa Cruz Tech Beat
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Less than 2 years ago, we shared the sweet story of Inboard's love affair with Santa Cruz and why the founders were motivated to set up shop here. Fast forward: Inboard Technology has landed $8M Series A financing. Read this article.
$6M: A financial revolution is coming, and PayStand has VCs in their camp as they announce $6M in Series A financing. Read this article.
Cabrillo College was awarded a Silicon Valley High Tech Apprenticeship Initiative Grant and will launch the first apprenticeship with Cloud Brigade. Read this article.
The fourth annual Forbes AgTech Summit will return to Salinas in June 2018, placing Salinas central on the #agtech map once again. Read the article.
There's world-renowned research going on just up the hill. The UCSC Genomics Institute is unlocking life's genetic code to unravel disease. Read this article.
Landed launches in Santa Cruz County to help K-12 employees buy a home. The program provides half of the down payment (up to $120K) on a home. Read this article.
Watch: Inboard's CEO Ryan Evans takes the TEDx stage in San Jose. Watch the video.
While an MBARI research vessel is in the shipyard for an engine upgrade, the marine operations team is taking advantage of three months the ROV is off the ship. Read this article.
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