Customer list, library drive $1.5B merger
By Erika Martin / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Customer list, library drive $1.5B merger
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It is the second largest tech acquisition in the tri-county region’s history, after the $6.9 billion purchase of Santa Barbara-based Software.com.
Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
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Carpinteria is made up of just seven square miles and about 14,000 residents, yet companies including Agilent Technologies subsidiary Dako, silicone manufacturer Nusil and restaurant management firm CKE all call it home.
Procore to build out South Coast operations with $15M Bessemer raise
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 20th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Procore to build out South Coast operations with $15M Bessemer raise
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Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies, a maker of cloud-based construction management software, recently raised $15 million from the same Silicon Valley investors that have backed Yelp, LinkedIn and Skype, bringing its total funding to date to $20.5 million.
Procore Technologies raises $15M from Bessemer
By Staff Report / Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Procore Technologies raises $15M from Bessemer
Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies, company that makes cloud-based construction management software, has raised $15 million from the same Silicon Valley investors that have backed Yelp, LinkedIn and Skype.
805Connect aims to strengthen business ties in the region
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 25th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / 2 Comments
A grassroots effort is under way to connect business people and economic development officials in the Tri-Counties through a new social network called 805Connect.
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Software, squared: ProductPlan makes tools for software product managers
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 17th, 2014 / Features, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Software, squared: ProductPlan makes tools for software product managers
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It’s a low-cost, simple-to-use Web application for making and sharing product road maps, keeping everyone on the same page.
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Making it click: Shopatron CEO taps into 25 years in business with book
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 3rd, 2014 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Making it click: Shopatron CEO taps into 25 years in business with book
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For Ed Stevens, the CEO of San Luis Obispo-based Shopatron, the path to changing how the world shops started in Russia just after the end of the Cold War.