Tri-county companies make key additions
• Santa Barbara-based Bitwarden announced the appointment of Mary Writz as chief product officer. Writz brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and product leadership experience and will lead product strategy and portfolio development for the company, which serves more than 15 million users and over 80,000 businesses across 180 countries. • Westlake Village-based Turn Therapeutics, Read More →

AeroVironment piles on wins with latest earnings
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Kite Pharma relocating to Thousand Oaks
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Kite Pharma relocating to Thousand Oaks
Santa Monica-headquartered Kite Pharma is relocating its home office to two locations in Thousand Oaks and El Segundo. The company, which specializes in engineered cell therapy to treat and cure cancer, says in a LinkedIn post that the move will be made at the end of 2026. Kite will be the latest addition to the Read More →
Latigo reports first earnings since going public, highlights successful IPO
In its first earnings report since going public, Latigo Biotherapeutics highlighted the success of its upsized initial public offering, including full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, raising gross proceeds of $397.4 million. Based in Thousand Oaks, Latigo Biotherapeutics is a pre-revenue, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative non-opioid pain medicines. Read More →
The Trade Desk lays off 15% of its workforce
Ventura-based The Trade Desk, an advertising tech firm, announced that it would be laying off 15% of its global workforce in an effort to “align resources” for long-term growth. In a filing with the SEC on Sept. 3, The Trade Desk announced it would be eliminating approximately 15% of its workforce, which is about 585 Read More →








