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				    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

								
Two recent capital raises put spotlight on cybersecurity

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 | Friday, April 1st, 2022

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

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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

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 | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

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

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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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