RightScale plans hiring spree with fresh $15.6M
This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Hopkins, Smith leave Sheppard Mullin for Cooley
Thomas Hopkins and Ian Smith, two of the top deal-making attorneys in the Tri-Counties, have left Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton for technology powerhouse Cooley. Hopkins and Smith both joined Sheppard Mullin in 2001 when it acquired Santa Barbara firm Nida & Maloney. They accumulated a roster of billions of dollars of deals with local Read More →
Obesity device firm raises $27.3M for clinical trials
Goleta-based BAROnova has raised $27.3 million to fund clinical trials of its obesity treatment, bringing the medical device firm’s total funds raised to date to $41.3 million. The company is developing a product it calls the TransPyloric Shuttle. The firm said the device may be able to slow the digestion process and create the sensation Read More →
Someone new under the sun: Mainstream hires former UTC exec
This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Warm reception for HotHouse: SLO startup incubator opens in downtown location
A business incubator aims to scale up its support of San Luis Obispo startups at its new downtown location. The San Luis Obispo HotHouse is a blend of a business incubator, accelerator and co-workspace. Incubators are designed to support entrepreneurial companies through business support resources, like accounting or legal help, and access to funding. Accelerators Read More →
lynda.com buys Austrian video training firm
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. to correct a quote attribution.] Fast-growing online education company lynda.com, which last month raised $103 million in its first round of outside financing, has acquired an Austrian video training platform. Lynda.com said Feb. 14 that it purchased video2brain, a video training site that offers courses in Read More →
Despite Gov. Perry’s visit, Haas has yet to say ‘I do’ to Texas
Officials at Haas Automation appeared flattered by a pre-Valentine’s Day recruitment visit by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but did not reveal any definitive news about the company’s expansion or relocation plans on Tuesday. The Oxnard-based machine-tool maker was courted by Perry after saying publicly that it is considering locations outside of California to expand beyond Read More →
