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Investment Group of Santa Barbara Backs Mindflash

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The Investment Group of Santa Barbara is the primary backer of a developer of online training software for corporations, which announced a funding round Thursday. Mindflash , a Silicon Valley-based developer of online software for learning management and developing corporate training, said it raised $3.5M

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Sonos Names New CFO

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Santa Barbara-based whole home music system company Sonos has named a new CFO, saying late Wednesday that Brittany Bagley will join the company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Bagley has actually been on the Sonos board since 2012, as a member of KKR's original Sonos investment team.

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2012 – The Year Of Syndication

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In 2012,I added video from my UC Santa Barbara speakers, including Mark Templeon, CEO of Citrix; Kerri Pollard, President of Commission Junction; and Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus. Top Ten Syndicated infoChachkie Entries Of 2012. The following entries generated the most pageviews outside of infoChachkie during 2012.

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Sonos CFO Giannetto To Retire

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Michael Giannetto , who helped shepherd Santa Barbara-based Sonos through its IPO as its Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring from his position, Sonos said on Wednesday. Sonos is a developer of whole-home, connected, user-friendly speakers and music systems. Giannetto was 55 as of the company's IPO filing last year.

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Apeel Sciences Finds $70M

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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. Apeel was initially started in 2012 with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Startup Weekend Santa Babara

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Friday, November 2, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Santa Babara. Startup Weekend Santa Barbara is a 54 hour event where entrepreneurs, designers, developers come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Santa Barbara's second Startup Weekend will be held at Citrix Online.

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Sonos Raises $130M In New Funding

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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. The company last raised a round worth $135M in 2012. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company. and Redpoint Ventures. and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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