Coding Autism wins MIT entrepreneurial competition
By Marissa Nall / Friday, June 30th, 2017 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Coding Autism wins MIT entrepreneurial competition
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New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech
By Philip Joens / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech
A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →
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
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.
Get a move on: StartupWeekend winner taps sharing economy for moving
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 6th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Get a move on: StartupWeekend winner taps sharing economy for moving
Moving is never fun, but a Santa Barbara startup is hoping to make it a little less stressful by connecting people who need to move with nearby truck owners looking to earn extra money. NextMover bills its service, which launched earlier this year, as “your friend with a truck.”
Venture capital raises at Goleta firms Transphorm and Tyrian top $23M
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 21st, 2014 / Green Coast, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Venture capital raises at Goleta firms Transphorm and Tyrian top $23M
Transphorm, a maker of energy-efficient electronic components, has raised $15 million in additional capital related to its recent partnership with Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan. Tyrian Systems, a firm founded by a pair of longtime infrared sensor entrepreneurs to commercialize thermal vision technology, has raised an $8.3 million Series B investment.
FindTheBest finds $11M for expansion spree
By Stephen Nellis / Saturday, March 9th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on FindTheBest finds $11M for expansion spree
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Cloud firm garners $30M from Netflix backers
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 20th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cloud firm garners $30M from Netflix backers
Eucalyptus Systems has raised $30 million in fresh venture capital from the same firm that funded Netflix and Twitter, bringing the Goleta-based cloud computing software company’s total capital raised to date to $55.5 million. Eucalyptus was founded in 2009 by a team of computer scientists led by UC Santa Barbara professor Rich Wolski. It makes Read More →