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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on $86.2M Sientra IPO plumps up public-company ranks
With Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker Sientra’s Sept. 19 announcement that it plans to raise up to $86.2 million, the IPO has returned to the Tri-Counties in a big way. Sientra’s filing is the fourth initial public offering announced in the region this year, joining completed deals at Goleta-based Inogen and Santa Barbara-based Resonant for Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on SpendSmart snaps up TechXpress for $1.6M
It has only been a few months since Alex Minicucci took the reins of publicly traded SpendSmart Networks, but he has already masterminded the acquisition of fellow San Luis Obispo firm TechXpress and expanded SpendSmart’s headcount from 12 to 40.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive
In the digital age, it can feel like you can fit your whole existence — photos and videos of loved ones, writings, important financial documents — onto a small USB thumb drive.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sientra to go public, raise up to $86.2M
Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker Sientra filed papers Sept. 19 to raise up to $86.2 million in an initial public stock offering.
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Adornetto named TMP entrepreneurship director at UCSB
Longtime South Coast technology executive Dave Adornetto has been picked to lead UC Santa Barbara’s successful startup contest. The entrepreneurship program is the largest collegiate business-pitch contest in the region and is part of UCSB’s Technology Management Program. The flagship event of the entrepreneurship program, the annual New Venture Competition, is a major on-campus happening. Read More →