Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive
In the digital age, it can feel like you can fit your whole existence — photos and videos of loved ones, writings, important financial documents — onto a small USB thumb drive.
Read More →Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
A Santa Barbara startup has stitched together a network of high-end clothing boutiques with an online marketplace where consumers can peruse independent stores across the country.
Read More →Software startup’s emails help companies motivate workers
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Software startup’s emails help companies motivate workers
When employees take a break at work, 92 percent of them check Facebook. OK, that statistic is made up. But the number is surely high, and what isn’t in dispute is that several well-conducted psychological studies at the University of Missouri, the University of Michigan and other institutions have found that Facebook has the potential Read More →
Read More →Apeel blooms: Startup gets $1.3M to explore flower, produce coatings
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 4th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Apeel blooms: Startup gets $1.3M to explore flower, produce coatings
Apeel Sciences has raised $1.3 million and is working on a new product for flower growers to complement its existing efforts to prevent fruit and produce losses to pests and spoilage.
Read More →Ventura startup hopes to bring meals to your door
By Austen Hufford / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura startup hopes to bring meals to your door
FreshRealm is betting millions of dollars on a revolutionary concept: A backend service for businesses that enables customers to get fresh food sent directly to their homes. Combined with a reusable container that can be filled at a store and shipped via FedEx to the home, the service utilizes existing infrastructure and can scale quickly, its founders say.
Read More →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.”
Read More →Snapwire connects amateur photographers and publishers
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 23rd, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Snapwire connects amateur photographers and publishers
Snapwire is hoping to solve several problems that plague stock photography, chief among them the issue of freshness. I
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