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JULY 15, 2014

Whole home music system developer Sonos is dropping support for Apple''s iOS 4 and 5, the company told its users Tuesday, meaning that the company''s systems will no longer work with first generation iPad, iPhone 3G, and second and third generations of the iPod Touch. Sonos is based in Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which develops call tracking and other customer tracking software, says it is on the path towards $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of its fiscal year. The company did not disclose its current revenues, but said it has seen "record growth" in the first half of FY21.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Eucalpytus , the developer of open source software for managing private and hybrid clouds, has been acquired by HP , HP said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, however, reports place the buy at somewhere under $100M.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the developer of cloud computing management software headed by Michael Crandell, has raised $15.6M in a new round of funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Santa Barbara-based AnsibleWorks announced today that it has raised $6M in a Series A round, to go towards the company''s open source, IT automation tools. AnsibleWorks was founded by Michael DeHaan, and develops software used for automating IT operations. The funding was led by Menlo Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Lastline , a developer of cybersecurity software for malware defense, which has its research and development headquarters in Goleta, has raised $10M more in funding. Santa Barbara computer science researchers. Lastline was founded by Engin Kirda, Christopher Kruegel, and Giovanni Vigna, three U.C. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo , the developer of devices which help people track such things as their wallet, remote control, or more using their smartphone, said it is developing a product which will help people keep track of their eyeglasses.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the growing developer of whole home audio streaming hardware, said Tuesday that it has released a brand new, Android application.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Anchore , which is developing security software aimed at the "container" market, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company disclosed this morning. The funding came from local angel Andreas von Blottnitz, along with Doug Carlisle of Menlo Ventures.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which operates a cloud-based, e-commerce merchandising and fulfillment service aimed at software and SaaS companies, said it has joined a new group called the ServiceSource Recurring Revenue Alliance. The group--led by ServiceSource--is developing best practices for recurring revenue businesses.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Local Market Launch , a new startup founded by former ValueClick founder Brian Coryat, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.5M According to Local Markte Launch, it is developing a "local presence solution" which helps businesses get found easier by search engines, by optimizing business listings on the local level.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor , which develops software for IT infrastructure monitoring, said yesterday that it has released a new, free tool to help debug and monitor Java software.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

big requirements for development, release, and QA engineers. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. RightScale's software is used by developers to manage the deployment of their applications into the cloud, handling configuration, monitoring, management, and more. LiveNation.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Santa Barbara-based venture capital investment firm Rincon Ventures is part of a new funding round for quality assurance software developer Rainforest QA.

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JUNE 9, 2014

It was a rather hapless soul who was seeking my help networking within Santa Barbara''s startup community. Proactive – Not only had the caller not done any research on me, it was clear he also had not properly canvassed Santa Barbara for potential prospects. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops marketing analytics software aimed at optimizing ad spend across digital, mobile, and offline channels, said Tuesday that it has expanded in New York City, opening up a new office on Madison Avenue.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor , which develops IT infrastructure monitoring software, said today that it has connected its tools to Amazon Web Services. The company said its platform now has the ability to monitor Amazon Web Services instances and services.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant, Inc. , the Superconductor Technologies spinout which is developing radio frequency filters for the mobile industry, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $14.0M in an IPO on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The IPO offering is being underwritten by MDB Capital Group.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

As far as technology goes, sure, I’ll be using my knowledge and skills to develop a business around technology and the process of producing our product uses some rather savvy science, so its not as big of a stretch as it might appear. The Macaw Coffee factory in Santa Barbara, Honduras. My official title is Presidente.

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JUNE 12, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi has scored a win in New Zealand, saying that one of New Zealand''s largest independent property management and advisory companies has adopted its software. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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JUNE 13, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Invoca , the developer of cloud-based, call marketing and click-to-call technology which is backed by Accel Partners, Upfront Ventures and Rincon Venture Partners, said it has hit 100 employees, and also expanded its executive team. Invoca is led by Jason Spievak. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant , which develops radio frequency (RF) filters for the mobile device industry, said Wednesday that it has named Neal Fenzi as its Chief Operating Officer. Fenzi is one of the company''s co-founders, and has served as Vice President of Engineering since June of 2013.

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JUNE 18, 2013

The new service is a sister site to Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online product research site also started by O''Connor.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

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. Sonos develops very user friendly, whole home speakers and audio products which also very easily connect with streaming music services. and Redpoint Ventures. and Redpoint Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Barbara-based optical switch developer CALIENT Technoloogies reported a win today, with remote broadcast production company CP Communications. Calient said it has been selected to supply equipment to connect to a new, fiber-optic network supporting 4K ultra high definition television.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , which develops property management and accounting software for the real estate market, reported another customer win this morning, with commercial property owner Blatteis & Schnur. Yardi did not detail the financial impact of the win.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Santa Barbara-based venture capital investor Rincon Ventures is one of the leads on an investment in rental management software developer Rentlytics , on a new $4M funding round for the company. San Francisco-based Rentlytics disclosed today that the new funding was led by Trinity Ventures and Rincon Venture Partners.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Santa Barbara-based real estate and housing management software developer Yardi has appointed a new Vice President, focused on the affordable housing industry, the company said this week. Yardi said that it has named Boone Atkins as the company''s new Vice President of Affordable Housing and PHA Sales.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi said yesterday that it has linked up with The Home Depot , giving its clients access to products from the popular home improvement chain directly from its online platform.

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APRIL 21, 2014

Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos said late last week that it has made a big change to the way its products work, removing the need to connect one of its components to a user''s wireless router.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Santa Barbara-based SerImmune , a company developing immune mapping technology, has raised $1.4M The company is developing an immune mapping technology and database of human antibodies, for use in identifying vaccine and other therapeutics candidates. in new funding, as part of what appears to be an ongoing $7.0M

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MAY 17, 2021

Goleta-based construction management software developer Procore is expected to have its IPO debut this week, planning to raise $592M at a $8.9 The IPO looks to be the first in the technology sector for the Santa Barbara area since Sonos went IPO in 2018. billion market cap. Procore has been eyeing an IPO since 2019.

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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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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 The company has developing technology which allows industrial natural gas producers to avoid producing CO2. The company said it is actively hiring in Santa Barbara.

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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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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Santa Barbara-based YArdi , which develops property management software, said it has added the ability to pay bills through its platform. ACcording to Yardi, it now can process payments for account receivable and acocunts payable, as part of its Yardi Voyager property management and accounting platform.

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