SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast Presents: Technology Space - The Final Frontier for Growth of Companies in Santa Barbara? Have you ever come up against a wall when trying to find "technology space" in the Santa Barbara region?

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Santa Barbara Enterprise Forum Technology Company 100

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Santa Barbara-based C-Zero, a startup developing natural gas decarbonization technology--based on research out of UCSB--has raised $11.5M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. The company said the funding will go towards accelerating its first commercial-scale deployment of its technology.

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Santa Barbara Technology Research Activity 113

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Although UCSB has room to grow with regard to the total number of VC-backed startups it generates, the Santa Barbara region fares well when its relative size is taken into account. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Techpreneurs.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Three companies--all started in Southern California--have been picked up for their cloud technology over the last few months, including today''s acquisition of Pasadena-based Metacloud by Cisco Corp.; READ MORE>>'

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Southern California Startup Santa Barbara SoCal 145

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Maria--on California's Central Coast--is hoping the availability of very high speed Internet will specifically attract new tech companies and employees, who require high speed internet service. According to Santa Maria and Wave Broadband, the city sees the project as "essential" to the community's economic expansion.

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Santa Barbara Company Companies Networking 124

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APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. How'd you end up at HG Data? So, I cam on board.

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Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

EI Solutions, the solar integration startup backed by Pasadena-based Idealab, has scored a win in the City of Santa Barbara. According to Tioga Energy, a renewable energy services provider, and EI Solutions, the two are building and funding a 384 kW DC solar electric system for Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>

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Santa Barbara Idealab Pasadena Sales 100

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

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MAY 26, 2020

Goleta-based Apeel Sciencs , a startup developing technology which coats fresh fruit and vegetables with what it calls an "extra peel" to help preserve fruit for longer, has raised a huge, $250M funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by GIC.

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Santa Barbara Funding Southern California Capital 124

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Cognixion, a startup which says it is developing a non-invasive, wireless brain-computer interface with augmented reality display--aimed at helping those with communications and physical disabilities--has raised $12M in a funding round. Andreas Forsland is Founder and CEO of the new startup.

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Santa Barbara Seed Funding Funding Startup 113

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JUNE 26, 2017

Santa Barbara- and New York-based clean technology investor NGEN Partners has scored an exit at Choose Energy , a startup which lets consumers comparison shop for and select electric energy providers, according to a report. The report, from Fortune, said the deal was worth less than $100M. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Southern California Report Resource 149

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MARCH 14, 2018

Santa Barbara-based energy storage startup Ice Energy has an almost-too-good-to-pass-up offer for businesses in Orange County, as part of a recent energy storage contract the company won with Southern California Edison (SCE): a free, HVAC replacement and energy storage system. The company recently won a 25.6

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Orange County Southern California Santa Barbara Company 113

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Jason is another local Santa Barbara CEO and we had a great chat about Make It Work, Ring Revenue, Affiliate Marketing and life in SB. He’s a great guy and taught me a bunch of new things about affiliate marketing and his company. Each company adds something different to the mix. We pay based on each call received.

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Santa Barbara PPC Blogging Google 106

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Don Charlton’s heroic journey began with him growing up on government assistance and culminated in his founding The Resumator , one of America''s fastest growing startups. You can hear Don tell his story in the following excerpt from his recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. I grew up ridiculously poor. Growing up.

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Startup Entrepreneur Design Santa Barbara 250

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Later today I’m presenting at the annual Rincon Ventures Summit in Santa Barbara. Startup Exits: A Primer from msuster. I speak privately a lot about getting an exit at a startup. We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold.

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Startup Technology Venture Capital Santa Barbara 323

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MAY 29, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant , which is developing radio frequency filters (RF) used for mobile devices, has priced its IPO, saying it is offering up 2,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $6.00 The company is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market as RESN today. for the company.

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Pricing Santa Barbara Startup Mobile 138

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Santa Barbara-based WELL Health , a startup which offers up patient communications tools to healthcare providers, payers, and others, has raised $45M more in a SEries C funding round, the company said this week. According to the company, it has now raised $75M in total funding since it was founded in 2015.

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Santa Barbara Venture Capital Tool Capital 113

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APRIL 25, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos has filed for a confidential IPO, according to a report on Wednesday, which says that Sonos is hoping to go public as soon as June. The company's founder and CEO is John Macfarlane. The report , from the Wall Street Journal, says the IPO will value Sonos at between $2.5 billion and $3.0 READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Redpoint Journal Report 113

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Affinity Biosensors , a startup developing benchtop, automated systems for microbiology research, has raised $5.9M in a ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the startup. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Sample Research Funding 113

Steve Reich

MARCH 23, 2012

I joined a panel with Sam Teller, Managing Director of LaunchpadLA ( www.LaunchpadLA.la ) , Klaus Schauser CEO of Appfolio ( www.appfolio.com ) , and Michael Holliday, founder of the incubator and prominent architect in Santa Barbara, to talk about the pros and cons of the current incubator boom. The takeaway?

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Santa Barbara Incubator Technology Outsource 49

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Naki Laundry , the smartphone driven startup which has been offering up pickup, cleaning, and delivery of laundry, has expanded into San Jose, and is looking to expand to San Francisco next month, according to the company. The startup is based in Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Umbra Lab, which is developing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites, has raised $32.38M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The company's founders include David Langan and Gabe Dominocielo.

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Santa Barbara Web Platform Funding 113

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Brian Coryat, Founder and CEO of Local Market Launch and former Founder and CEO of ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) recently winged his talk at UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. He shared a number of witty entrepreneurial insights, including: "Startups are like high school. Both are fun, but mostly in hindsight.

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Startup Yahoo Santa Barbara Slides 223

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, SureSale , has raised $7M in its Series A funding round, the company said this week. The company's CEO is Donny K. Hall--who is based in Santa Barbara--and who previously served at LowerMyBills.com, HomeLoanCenter.com and LeadPoint.com. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Santa Monica Report Sales 113

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APRIL 24, 2012

Article first published as Why A Prominent Start-up Executive Wants You to Get Fired and Fail on Technorati. Kim Kovaks, Founder and CEO OptionEase , recently spoke to a class of emerging entrepreneurs at UC Santa Barbara. attendees was the importance of focus, especially during a startup’s early days.

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Startup Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Class 258

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AUGUST 16, 2018

How, exactly, did Santa Barbara-based Sonos get to where it is today? In an in-depth look, Wired just posted a long article charting the path of Nick Millington, the Chief Product Officer at Sonos , and the evolution of the company's whole home sound systems. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Startup Technology Product 113

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Urban Airship , a startup which develops mobile analytics and engagement software, said today that it has named two executives--both of whom have had prominent roles at Santa Barbara area technology companies. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara SoCal Southern California Sales 100

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Tortuga Logic , a new startup focused on chip-level cybersecurity technology whose founders include professors from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, has raised $2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. The seed funding came from Eclipse Ventures.

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Software Review UCSD Santa Barbara San Diego 124

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Goleta-based Apeel Sciences , a new startup which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce--using substances derived from other plants--has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. The company said the funding will go to meet demand from both U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Demand Funding Product 113

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JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. This is one of the biggest source of future problems for the company.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , which offers up an online service and marketplace to help businesses and individuals to arrange for packing and shipping of items via shipping carriers, has rolled out a new API to let users tap into real time status of their shipments. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Startup Venture Capital Press San Diego 378

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. In five short years, they’ve helped build 52 companies, raised 25 million in investments and reached over 2000 founders. “[It]

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

I consistently remind my UC Santa Barbara startup students that for most people, money is not a sustaining motivator. They might start a venture with the money as a primary goal, but money alone generally isn''t an adequate catalyst. I am often asked, "John, how do I identify a great startup opportunity?"

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Startup Santa Barbara Journal Entrepreneur 200

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APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. I started helping them with strategy in 2000 and then. I was ready to give up. worth $15,000.

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Oracle Startup News Press 229

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos saw a successful initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, closing its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market up nearly 33 percent. Sonos, which priced at $15.00 per share on Wednesday night, closed at $19.91 on Thursday, 32.73 percent above the IPO price.

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Santa Barbara Redpoint Pricing Acquisition 100

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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. According to the startup, Deborah Scanlon will serve as vice president of strategic sales, and Nigel Quinnin will take on the role of vice president of development at the company.

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Funding Chief Technology Officer Santa Barbara Seed Funding 133