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By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Asta Fluidic takes top spot at UCSB competition
A UC Santa Barbara team developing a cheap and easy technology to test for a serious pregnancy complication is the winner of the school’s 14th annual New Venture Competition. Asta Fluidic Technologies is developing a chip that could drastically reduce the time and cost of testing for fetomaternal hemorrhage, a condition in which the red Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Investors jump on FastSpring as revenue soars
Santa Barbara-based e-commerce company FastSpring has potentially received as much as $12.4 million in venture capital and has plans to boost hiring in the region. FastSpring, which was founded in 2005, saw its revenue reach $95 million last year. Despite having topped the Business Times’ list of fastest-growing companies and ranking high on national and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 22nd, 2013 / Features, Technology / Comments Off on They’ve got the data and cash: HG garners $2M for expansion
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 / Technology / Comments Off on FindTheBest raises $11M
Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest has raised $11 million in venture capital from New World Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, among others. FindTheBest has created a comparison engine that weaves data together from credible sources to help users make decisions about everything from where to take a ski trip, where to go to college or Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Xirrus raises $10.1M
Thousand Oaks-based wireless firm Xirrus has raised $10.1 million in venture capital, bringing its total operational funding to an estimated $90 million. The latest funding round was disclosed in securities filings and follows a $23.7 million round in September 2012 that was led by existing investors August Capital, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, QuestMark Partners and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on RightScale plans hiring spree with fresh $15.6M
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 18th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / 1 Comment
In a move that could change online education, Carpinteria-based lynda.com has raised $103 million from a group of investors and has plans to expand into international markets. Lynda.com, one of the fastest-growing firms in the Tri-Counties, has never before taken outside investment in its 17-year history. Founded in Ojai by Lynda Weinman and her husband Read More →
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