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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

And then there are smatterings (Dallas 2x, DC 3x, Philly 3x, Austin, Boulder, Seattle not to mention San Diego 8x, Santa Barbara 8x – where I invested in RingRevenue). Plus, they know the local market better and therefore don’t have the uninformed biases of those that don’t. I’m in NY 6-8 times.

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APRIL 29, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the developer of pay-per-call technology for the affiliate marketing industry, told its customers Friday that it has moved into a new space on East Figueroa Street in Santa Barbara. The firm said the move comes as it needed to accommodate new team members.

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JULY 12, 2010

A group of businesses and local organizations in Goleta, California, north of Santa Barbara, are looking to rally more businesses to join in their effort to spur new, direct flight support to San Jose, California, after a loss of the service in February.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

This contribution is from John Greathouse , a longtime venture capitalist and also a professor at UC Santa Barbara, who was instrumental in Computer Motion's initial public offering and the sale of GoToMeeting to Citrix. I am very excited with the prospects of the San Diego market, as it reminds me of Santa Barbara circa 2005.

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JUNE 21, 2010

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Technologies , which develops remote, telemedicine products for the healthcare industry, said today that Paul Evans has become General Counsel of the firm. Intouch Technologies said that Evans specifically joins the firm as it "looks toward the public markets."

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JUNE 8, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider headed by Jason Spievak, has been powering a pay-per-call system for education marketer CUnet. CUNet is a higher education marketer based in Paramus, NJ. RingRevenue is backed by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

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. This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , which makes user friendly, wireless, multi-room music systems, has released an Android version of its music controller software. Sonos said that the app is now available in the Android Market, and is free for Sonos users.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. In today’s market, so much focus is placed on transacting business online. 10) Rob, why does the world need RingRevenue? . “In

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MAY 26, 2017

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , the developer of property management software, has launched a new property marketing service, which includes search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), and enhanced online listings on Yardi's RENTCafe service.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

percent of private jobs in the technology sector, ranked at number 13 nationwide; Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta had 8.9 Finally, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine was ranked number 25, just making the list, with 8.2 The top ranked area in the nation, which was San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, had 28.8

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MAY 3, 2010

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Technologies , a developer of remote presence systems used for the healthcare industry, announced today that it has raised $10M in a private placement. The round came from Beringea, via its InvestMichigan!

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi said Friday that it has signed up Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as a new customer. Cortland Capital Market Services, which is based in Chicago, provides investment servicing, and is using Yardi's Investment Management software. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work said today that it has signed a national syndication agreement with Envision Radio Networks , which will make the firm's technology radio show available to radio stations nationwide. Make It Work also runs a show, Tech News powered by Make It Work, in Los Angeles on KNX1070.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Well Health, a developer of digital health software, said this week that it has named Robin Hackney as the company's Senior Vice President of Marketing. Hackney was most recently Chief Marketing Officer at FairWarning, which was recently acquired by Imprivata.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Commission Junction , the performance marketing and affiliate arm of ValueClick, said today that it is seeing significantly higher conversion rates on its PayPerCall service--which is powered by fellow Santa Barbara-based company RingRevenue --than with its online campaigns.

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JUNE 20, 2012

Santa Barbara-based wireless music system manufacturer Sonos has begun shipping its new Sonos Sub wireless subwoofer, which connects into its wireless systems. Sonos said Tuesday the new subwoofer costs $699 in a high gloss, black lacquer finish; the firm also said it will be offering a Sonos SUB in matte black in October for $599.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 -- Fundraising in Today’s Startup Market. We invite you to our upcoming in-person Founder’s event in Santa Barbara, “Fundraising in Today’s Startup Market." ​Join us for this exclusive event to hear from how Santa Barbara-based founder, Woody Sears at Autio, raised his latest funding round.

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JUNE 18, 2013

The two were roommates at UC Santa Barbara and hatched the idea because they are diehard sports fans. Rabie was most recently CMO and COO of a small chain of frogen yogurt shops, and also had spent time in marketing and PR positions; Sarafian has served at such local companies as RazorGator, the LA Times, and Sony Entertainment.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Are you an online marketer, wishing you could do a better job of generating leads for your business? A new startup, Zodiac805 , headed by former Make It Work founder Eric Greenspan, said it has launch an effort to provide fresh, real time, relevant marketing prospects to companies. Zodiac805 is based in Santa Barbara.

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MAY 5, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online comparison site headed by DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor , has turned to a Google and DoubleClick vet to serve as President. Yaghoubi was also an executive serving under O'Connor at DoubleClick, where he was Vice President of Global Media. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider, says today that it has been seeing gains in the financial services industry with its platform. The firm said companies like Progrexion Marketing--which markets the credit repair product Lexington Law--has been seeing success with pay-per-call using its products.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RinvRevenue , the provider of pay-per-call marketing technology, said today that it has partnered with mobile ad network firm Tapjoy. The two said they partnership will deliver advertisers with more customers through inbound calls. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

First Data of Santa Barbara has offered to extend below market rates to current accredited businesses like yours – again, just like they did for your BBB. First Data of Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA 93108. I then called Rick Copelan of the Santa Barbara BBB and asked him why they do this.

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MAY 4, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology provider to the affiliate marketing industry, has inked a partnership with Pepperjam Network , an online performance marketing firm owned by GSI Commerce.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Aaron Hirschhorn , DogVacay (Santa Monica, marketplace). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps).

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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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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Yardi reported a customer win this week, with multifamily property development company Pennrose Management. Yardi develops software for the real estate investment and property management market. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the provider of pay-per-call technology headed by Jason Spievak, apparently is powering a trial by Google in its Google Affiliate Network. In news leaked out by Affiliate New Review, apparently Google is using RingRevenue on a trial of paying commissions for phone-based traffic. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , the diagnostic testing and screening service provider headed by Justin Bellante, said Tuesday that it has simplified access to personal health records on the site. The firm is venture backed by Great Pacific Capital. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology firm headed by Jason Spievak, is powering a new direct reponse marketer, As Seen Anywhere , also based in Santa Barbara, the two firms said today. According to the firms, As Seen Anywhere will provide multi-channel, pay-for-performance advertising.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies , a developer of photonic switching equipment, said this morning that it has raised $19.4M Calient said its new funding will go towards expanding its products to the data center and cloud computing markets. in a round of venture financing. Names of those investors were not disclosed.

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JULY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call services firm headed by Jason Spievak, has signed on a new customer today, Rex Direct Net. Rex Direct Net is a performance marketing firm providing affiliate marketing, online lead generation and market research sampling. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , the e-commerce and payment processing software firm headed by Dan Engel, said this week that it has launched a new online subscription management and payment service called SaaSy. Engel said that the service is aimed at SaaS and Web 2.0 Engel said that the service is aimed at SaaS and Web 2.0

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue has raised $3.25M in a Series B-2 funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The company--which provides call tracking technology for the affiliate marketing industry--said in the filing that the funds would be used for working capital.

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