Santa Barbara’s Sandbox incubator debuts with virtual reality forum
The region’s newest business workspace made its public debut Feb. 23 with the opening of Sandbox, a medium-sized business incubator at 414 Olive St. in Santa Barbara’s emerging Haley Street corridor. About 85 people attended a forum on “The Business of Virtual Reality” with VR experts and author Shel Israel. Sandbox is the brainchild of Read More →
Resonant agrees to sell $7.5 million in stock to Longboard
Goleta-based radio frequency front-end designer Resonant agreed to allow its stockholder Longboard Capital Advisors to purchase $7.5 million worth of stock and stock warrants. Expected to close Feb. 22, each unit in the offering will be sold for $4.61, the average closing price for Resonant common stock between Feb. 3 and Feb. 16. In addition, Read More →
The Trade Desk stock up 8 percent as firm sells 5 million shares
Shares of Ventura-based The Trade Desk jumped 8 percent to $35.00 as the company announced the launch of a 5 million share offering by current investors. At the company’s closing price on Feb. 21, the offering would have a gross value of around $165 million before a possible 10 percent overallotment, as disclosed in the Read More →
Genentech sues Amgen over biosimilar drug info
Roch AG subsidiary Genentech filed a lawsuit against Amgen claiming the Thousand Oaks-based company obstructed its investigation of whether the biosimilar Amgen is developing for Genentech’s cancer treatment Avastin violates the company’s patents, according to reports Feb. 20. Sales for Avastin, a treatment for lung, colon, ovarian and other types of cancer, reached $6.8 billion Read More →
San Luis Obispo’s MindBody closes in on profitability
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The Trade Desk reports strong income growth
The Trade Desk reported a 29 percent increase in net income in its fiscal year 2016 earnings statement Feb. 16 and filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a follow-on stock offering. The Ventura advertising platform company made $10.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a total of $20.5 million Read More →
AeroVironment releases pilot program details at expo
Unmanned aircraft systems company AeroVironment published details from its pilot program and debuted a new drone and support system at the World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery Show Feb. 14 in Tulare, CA. Based in Monrovia, with operations in Simi Valley, the company partnered with farmers and universities to develop a drone that would Read More →
