Santa Cruz Accelerates (“SCA”), a leading accelerator program on the Central Coast, is proud to announce the startups that have been accepted into its fifth cohort. Santa Cruz Works has teamed up with Startup Space, Startup Science, and Innovation Within to support seed-stage companies in their growth and success by offering mentorship, resources, and funding in today's competitive market. The program has helped several startups grow and succeed such as Cruz Foam, Jane Technologies, Climatize, and several others.

“We are thrilled to welcome these exceptional startups into our fifth cohort at SCA,” said Santa Cruz Works Accelerates Program manager, Malina Long, “Santa Cruz County is home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to drive innovation. We are proud to support these individuals through our accelerator program and look forward to working alongside our newest cohort of startups as they evolve and scale.”

Each company will receive access to valuable resources such as office space, legal assistance, marketing support, and discounts to the top tools and services. In addition, each startup has access to SCA's network of mentors who can help them reach their goals faster than ever before on Startup Space. Mentors are leaders in technology, finance, law, business strategy, venture capital, marketing, and other key areas. The program will conclude with a pitch contest on August 2, 2023 where participants will be selected to present their businesses to customers, partners, investors, and other potential stakeholders from across the region.

Please Welcome

• CarbonBridge Inc.

  • Striving to be the leading provider of low cost renewable liquid fuels with out dependency on carbon credits, resulting in an impact of at least 1 gigaton of CO2e by 2050.

• Edily

  • Edily is a mobile app for educators and high-school / college students featuring education-focused videos that are engaging and fun! Edily will change the way teens experience education online, encouraging kids to be participants in their education, while creating effective, engaging learning.

• EVEN Recharge Inc.

  • Developing sustainable, clean energy, off-grid, solar/wind powered mobile hubs for applications of EV charging, pop-up shops for retail, brand marketing, and events.

• Fluid Robotics

  • We are a water analytics company, helping cities around the world solve urban water pollution. Our water analytics platform helps water utilities predict and prevent sanitary sewer overflows.

• Ingrediently LLC

  • Connecting the world of online recipes and online grocery stores, for the purpose of helping people cook their meals at home. We provide online recipe users the easy ability to copy the ingredients and paste them inside online grocery carts.

• MoneyFlow Organization

  • The MoneyFlow Organization is a social impact fintech company with the mission of expanding financial empowerment and happiness for mid- to low-income individuals and families through the MoneyFlow 3-Step System, Insight Forum, Community, Lifecycle Programs and Marketplace.

• RedRider LLC

  • RedRider is on a mission to revolutionize the construction industry with sustainable and durable housing solutions. Our customizable homes are made from eco-friendly redwood, sourced locally within CA, and built like a classic log cabin, leaving a minimal carbon footprint, while providing incredible structural capabilities with resistance to wildfires, earthquakes, and hurricanes.

• See Change Now

  • See Change Now is a 501(c)3 non-profit formed to design scaleable initiatives to raise awareness about climate change.

• Swell Cycle Surfboards LLC

  • Providing sustainable materials to locally design and manufacture fun surfboards with in-house built 3D-printing technology.

• Yektasonics Inc.

  • Introducing highly cost-effective and superior performance ultrasound driving systems known as Power Module (PM) and Phased Array (PA). These sophisticated electronic systems deliver energy to transducers, enabling the generation of acoustic waves. The technology finds applications in various medical and non-medical fields due to its versatility.

• Here For You is a centralized platform where community members can come together and provide meaningful support during difficult times is evident.

• Guardian Angel is focused on solving the heartbreaking problem of child deaths due to being left unattended in hot cars.

Keep an eye out on our upcoming newsletters. We will feature each of these startups in our newsletter in the coming weeks!