March 10, 2025

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Friday, April 1st, 2022

Startups to compete for more than $100k in Cal Poly AngelCon’s in-person return

Higher Education, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Small Business, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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| Friday, March 25th, 2022

New arrival on Santa Barbara tech scene starts biz-tech group

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| Thursday, March 24th, 2022

AeroVironment drones to aid in Ukraine’s defense

Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County

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| Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

Two Santa Barbara tech firms raise combined $95M in venture capital

Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Technology, Top Stories

Two Santa Barbara software companies announced Series B Funding rounds on March 23, each in the neighborhood of $50 million. MixMode, a cyber defense company, raised $45 million in Series B funding, led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies, with additional participation from an existing investor, Santa Read More →

| Friday, March 18th, 2022

Vandenberg commander describes ‘year of firsts’ and growth at base

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| Wednesday, March 16th, 2022

Saalex makes $30M buy of fellow defense IT company

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| Friday, March 11th, 2022

Goleta solar window company adds Inogen co-founder, ramps up toward commercialization

Energy, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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