socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Soraa , the UC Santa Barbara spinout funded by Khosla Ventures, NEA, and NGEN Partners, has unveiled its first product, a new LED lighting lamp. Soraa, which was started in Goleta, said its Soraa LED MR16 lamp is intended as a replacement for traditional, halogen MR16 bulbs.

LAMP 153

LAMP Product Santa Barbara Venture Capital 153

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Likeabilitee (www.likeabilitee.com) has come up with a new, highly visual service which makes it very easy for you to analyze and understand how people are engaging with your social media posts on Facebook. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. Mark Sylvester: It has been different.

Social Media 203

Social Media Startup Tool LAMP 203

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. If you follow me on Twitter ( @johngreathouse ) I promise I’ll never tweet you about Santa Barbara surf conditions or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100