Westlake Village BioPartners launches new $450M fund
Westlake Village BioPartners, a venture capital firm focused on biotechnology startups in the Conejo Valley and the rest of greater Los Angeles, announced the closing of its third fund on July 17, raising $450 million that will go toward early-stage next-generation biotechnology companies. The new fund will be managed by founding managing director Beth Seidenberg, M.D., Read More →
Our view: Goleta’s failed housing efforts need rekindling
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Tri-county regional network’s $155M business plan receives approval
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Competitive cornhole clash finds a home in Ventura County
Ventura restaurateur John Karayan originally set out to throw an old-fashioned block party in 2009. It’s almost 15 years later, and Karayan’s idea is more than just a party — it’s a spectacle. His idea turned into The Throw Down Cornhole Festival, a 1,280-team cornhole tournament with $350,000 in prize money — the largest cornhole Read More →
Region ups jobs seekers’ digital skills
Solid digital skills are essential in today’s job market. Toward that end, a free pilot program has launched in Ventura County to train people who have little or no computer acumen. The Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Workforce Development boards had their own digital literacy pilot programs last year and anticipate another round Read More →
New public biotech firm joins Conejo Valley cluster
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Oxnard distillery’s vodka wins top award again
Founder and CEO of Oxnard-based Sespe Creek Distillery, Alfred English, alongside his team, had one goal in mind when they were setting out to make their own vodka — to be different. “At the time, everyone believed all vodkas tasted the same, and sadly for vodka, they weren’t wrong,” English told the Business Times via Read More →
