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MAY 14, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Curtail , a new cybersecurity startup which recently landed $3.25M in funding, said this morning that it has named two VPs. Curtail recently raised $3.25M in a seed funding round from Tarus Capital. Curtail recently raised $3.25M in a seed funding round from Tarus Capital. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Santa Barbara-based real estate software company Yardi is pitching in to help with relief and recovery from the wildfires which have swept over Australia in the last month, and which continue to burn, by donating $250,000 to agencies in Australia, the company said on Sunday. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, multi-room wireless music systems, said today that it has has linked with Wolfgang's Vault , a music streaming service provider focused on live concerts. Sonos is backed by BV Capital and Index Ventures. Business terms between the firms was not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Santa Barbara-based whole home music system maker Sonos has raised $130M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. Sonos has previously raised funding from BV Capital, Elevation Partners, Index Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., sonos venture capital funding audio system streaming'

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. billion invested in 780 venture capital deals for Q3. provider of celebrity endorsement services, with $21.6M

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , the online developer of technology for helping connect users with shipping companies, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. DN Capital''s Steve Schlenker also joins the company''s board. shiphawk shipping marketplace logistics startup venture capital dncapital'

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MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles- and Santa Barbara-based DFJ Frontier , the venture capital firm founded by David Cremin and Scott Lenet, has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, ClearAccess. According to networking giant Cisco , it has acquired ClearAccess to bolster its network management capabilities for the service provider market.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus , which develops cloud computing management software, and Jamcracker , a developer of software for provisioning public and private cloud services, said today that the two firms have integrated their software. Business terms of the effort were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the cloud computing firm backed by Tenaya Capital, DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, and Presidio Ventures, said Tuesdya that it has launched a new product called RightScale myCloud.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Santa Barbara-based AppFolio , a developer of software-as-a-service for property management, is announcing today that it has raised $8M in additional funding for the firm. The funding comes from the Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB). Appfolio said the funding round brings the company's total raised to $30M.

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how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? Many of the best exits are now routinely 12–14 years from inception because there is just so much private-market capital available at very attractive prices and without public market scrutiny. Capital is a lot less patient at scale. Of course we can’t. dot-com bonanza.

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MAY 7, 2015

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , the online marketplace for packing and shipping, said today that it has appointed Erica Deas to its sales team. ShipHawk's service lets users find and compare packing and shipping rates; the company is venture backed by DN Capital, Karlin Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, and Wavemaker Partners.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops digital marketing and affiliate marketing software, has raised $30M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

I recently spoke with an unhappy early-stage investor who described the demise of a life sciences startup which was moved from Santa Barbara to San Diego at the behest of a large venture firm. all of which continue to thrive in Santa Barbara to this day. Financial Services percent of total deals = 2.58%.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Santa Barbara-based WorldViz , a developer of virtual reality software, said this morning that it has raised a Series A funding round from Intel. walkthrough architecture capital venture software reality virtual intel worldviz' Financial details of the funding were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the in-home, information technology support firm headed by Eric David Greenspan, has shut down. Make It Work was backed by Frontera Capital, Somera Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Make It Work was backed by Frontera Capital, Somera Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Channel Technologies Group , a manufacturer and supplier of piezo-electric ceramics, transducers along with systems and services, has been acquired by private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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APRIL 22, 2013

FastSpring , the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. acquisition merger capital venture pylon fastspring' Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Santa Barbara-based HG Data has raised $12M in a Series B funding, the company announced today, for it market analytics and intelligence information. The startup said the funding was led by Updata Partners, and also included Rincon Venture Partners and Epic Ventures. HG Data is led by Craig Harris. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , a developer of private cloud management software, said this morning that it has raised $20M in new funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included current investors Benchmark Capital and BV Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2012

Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software maker Eucalyptus Systems , which is run by Marten Mickos, said Tuesday that it has launched a new version of its products, which includes a number of enterprise deployment features. The Eucalpytus software is used to manage enterprise-class private cloud and hybrid clouds. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2010

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , the provider of online wellness testing and related services for employees and their employers, has upped its latest round of funding to just over $1.0M, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. in funding from Great Pacific Capital. in funding from Great Pacific Capital.

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JULY 21, 2016

Santa Barbara-based WeDo , a new startup developing social, to-do list apps, has raised $1M in a funding from angel investors, the company said this morning. WeDo says it launched its app into beta in May, and so far has 18,000 signups for the service so far. Name of the angels were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the cloud management software developer backed by Tenaya Capital , DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital , Index Ventures , and Presidio Ventures, and PHP developer Zend Technologies , said today that they have launched a jointly developed solution for deploying and managing PHP applications.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the call tracking firm headed by former Callwave CFO Jason Spievak, has inked a deal with online marketing and affiliate firm LinkTrust, the two said today. According to the two, they have launched a new pay-per-call service which uses RingRevenue's technology. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software provider Eucalyptus Systems is one of three firms which says they have created a new group focused on bringing self-service, private and hybrid clouds to the enterprise. The three vendors first announced the three way collaboration back in August. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2012

Remember Santa Barbara-based Callwave , the onetime developer of Internet call waiting and Internet fax services? It turns out the company still exists--albeit under another name and management--and just became, again, a venture backed startup. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , online, software-as-a-service for collecting electronic signatures, took "Best of Show" at VentureNet Wednesday, after a day of presentations by thirteen Southern California startups. socalTECH.com was a media sponsor of the event. socalTECH.com was a media sponsor of the event.

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MAY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , a developer of health screening kits and related online services, has scored a win with UnitedHealthcare. BioIQ is backed by Great Pacific Capital. The kits are coming from BioIQ, and will be available nationwide. Financial details of the deal were not released. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison engine site run by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has raised another $4M in funding, the firm said today. FindTheBest offers up a web site which compares different products, services, and other items, via lists which can be sorted and filtered.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , a developer of software for managing cloud computing infrastructure, said Wednesday that it has rolled out its first commercial offering, focused on enterprise customers.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Santa Barbara-based HG Data Company announced this morning that it has raised $2M in a funding round, for its cloud-based, business intelligence database service.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the venture-backed developer of cloud computing management software backed by Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, said yesterday that it has launched a new product specifically focused on grid processing. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , a startup developing personalized medical testing services, is in the midst of raising funding, according to multiple sources. in funding from Great Pacific Capital. Tags: bioiq jentryx venture capital funding personalized medical testing medicine. in funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , a developer of multi-channel, performance advertising technology, announced today that it has raised $6M in a venture funding round. Tags: impact radius venture capital startup advertising performance executive redpoint. The round was led by Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Below is a talk on New Venture Investing from the University of California Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program, by Jim Andelman. In this video Jim Andelman explores venture capital investing and the emergence of capital efficient businesses.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the maker of user-friendly, whole house music systems, has raised $135M in a funding round, according to reports today.

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