Santa Cruz Works New Tech March 2026

Join us for an evening of connection and cutting-edge insights at the next Santa Cruz Works New Tech event! The night kicks off at 6:00 pm when doors open for a lively networking hour featuring live music, great food, and drinks.

And then at 7:00pm, we learn from these exciting presentations:

• : Radi8 is launching in March - A completely new Social Media Command Center powered by AI Agents that research, discover, create, schedule and post content with authenticity and brand alignment. Whether you are an individual building a brand, a startup looking for customers, or an enterprise scaling engagement, Radi8 AI Agents work 24/7 to achieve your top level goals. Michael (Mash) Ashley
• : Activity Ally is a Santa Cruz-based platform that helps parents find, compare, and book local kids’ activities for ages 0 to 18 in one place. It connects families with coaches and program operators, replacing outdated websites, PDFs, and fragmented listings. Amelia Samuels
• : RoomForty is a hosted, invitation-style culinary experience offering small private gatherings, cocktail evenings, and intimate dinners for 8 to 12. Founded by Steve Fortunato, it pairs curated food and drink with guided conversation, turning meals into connection-focused experiences in California. Steve Fortunato
• : Innovation Within is an AI-powered customer discovery platform that validates ideas before building. Teams map hypotheses, generate interview questions tied to learning goals, capture interviews, and use AI meta-analysis to convert conversations into structured insights that speed decision-making for teams. James O’Connor
• : BrandCapsule is a decision-intelligence platform for AI discovery. As more customers use AI chat to find products and services, BrandCapsule shows how AI systems interpret brands, determine relevance, and decide who gets included or excluded in those answers, then provides guidance on what to change and why. Toby Corey

• : Rebecca Benjamin, a UC Santa Cruz graduate researcher, is launching Benjmark Surf Co. to bridge surfboard craftsmanship with computational fluid dynamics. Using custom boards, tuft testing, and underwater imaging, she’s translating flow into insight and sharing the findings with the broader surf community.

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