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MAY 12, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , a provider of online training software for small businesses, said today that it has named Donna Wells as its new President and CEO. Mindflash said it has received funding from Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), although it did not disclose financial terms of that funding.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Rightsignature , a developer of online, electronic signature software-as-a-service, reported Friday that the firm has signed on a healthcare staffing technology firm as a customer. Tags: rightsignature saas software signature healthcare staffing health medical. READ MORE>>.

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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. impact radius york marketing analytics software saas cloud advertising'

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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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AUGUST 23, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online announced this morning that i thas rolled out a new, integrated toll-free audio option for its Citrix GoToTraining service. Tags: citrix online gototraining phone training saas software. Citrix GotoTraining is the firm's online training product. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , which develops cloud-based, electronic signature software, has been acquired by Citrix , Citrix announced Monday. rightsignature citrix merger acquisition electronic signature software saas exit' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. RightSignature was founded by Daryl Bernstein.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Santa Barbara-based 15desks , a developer of software-as-a-service for educators, said this morning that the firm has launched a new product for course management. The firm said it is privately funded, and first launched in 2007 at the University of Santa Barbara.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Service Objects , which provides software and services for real-time, contact validation for businesses, said it will offer up free assistance to nonprofits working in the area of environmental conservation and natural disaster relief. Service Objects said nonprofits such as Susan G. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , an online training platform site headed by former Mint.com Chief Marketing Officer Donna Wells, said this week that it has officially launched its online trianing platform. Tags: mindflash online training small business saas software employee. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightScale disclosed today that the firm has linked with WaveMaker Software, a developer of a framework for deploying web applications. Tags: rightscale wavemaker cloud computing saas software. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the venture-backed developer of cloud computing management software backed by Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, said yesterday that it has launched a new product specifically focused on grid processing. Tags: rightscale grid computing cloud software saas. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Tracy''s frank, pragmatic and somewhat controversial comments were presented as part of UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. This allowed us to create a suite of SaaS solutions under their radar (GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting, GoToAssist, etc.). Note: I am an investor in Tradesy via Rincon Venture Partners.).

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MAY 11, 2010

Below is a talk on Cloud Computing from the University of California Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program, by Michael Crandell. Prior to RightScale, he served as CEO at several Internet Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) companies and as executive vice president at eFax.com. Crandell received his B.A.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Kim Kovaks, Founder and CEO OptionEase , recently spoke to a class of emerging entrepreneurs at UC Santa Barbara. With over 700 customers, OptionEase has become the leading enterprise class SaaS solution for stock option and equity compensation tracking and compliance. Getting Fired.

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JUNE 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the cloud computing firm backed by Tenaya Capital, DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, and Presidio Ventures, said Tuesdya that it has launched a new product called RightScale myCloud.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , a startup providing an online, software-as-a-service offering for tracking signatures on documents, is launching a complete redesign of the firm's site today. Tags: rightsignature saas document tracking signature. RightSignature is headed by Daryl Bernstein. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2009

Greathouse is a venture partner at Rincon Venture Partners, a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara, and has also previously served as an executive at Citrix Online, Callwave, and Computer Motion. Tags: central desktop executive project management software saas john greathouse. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. So he covers a ton of ground for industry knowledge and M&A chops. If you want to learn more about Seksom you can read his TechCrunch interview here. just to name a few!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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MAY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , the electronic signature site run by Daryl Bernstein, announced today that it is powering a new electronic signature solution for Farmers Insurance Claims. Tags: rightsignature farmers insurance saas software signature esignature. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2020

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of brand protection software, has raised $5.1M in a funding round.

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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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DECEMBER 29, 2017

Here, we feature the contribution of John Greathouse , an investor with Rincon Venture Partners and Professor Of Practice at UC Santa Barbara, where he teaches courses on New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurial Sales. As such, I'm also looking forward to helping non-SaaS Founders, which has been my primary focus for the past 15-years.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. Thank you to Tasha for helping to keep me sane by managing the onslaught of meeting requests, board meetings and constant change. eCommerce was battered this year.

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MAY 7, 2015

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , the online marketplace for packing and shipping, said today that it has appointed Erica Deas to its sales team. ShipHawk said Deas will take over the daily operations and development of its SaaS sales team. Deas was previously Senior Director of Mid-Market Sales at Tapjoy.

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JUNE 10, 2009

Avant Advisory Group provides CFO, controllership, and other executive and interim management services through its Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and Santa Barbara offices. Tags: consulting stock options saas optionease. OptionEase is backed by GADS Option Fund and other investors. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

GoToMyPC , the popular remote access software-as-a-service from Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online , has hit the Apple iPad, the company said today.

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JULY 25, 2011

The Santa Barbara-based arm of Citrix Systems , which develops GoToMeeting and other online communications and sharing software, said today that it ad tied its GoToTraining training software with Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS.

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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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JULY 18, 2011

One of Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , a provider of software-as-a-service, electronic signature services, has been acquired by software giant Adobe. Adobe said Monday morning that it has acquired EchoSign , an electronic signature competitor of RightSignature. Financial details of that acquisition were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems , a developer of real estate and property management software, has sued Texas-based RealPage , a competing provider of software as a service for the apartment and rental market. According to RealPage, Yardi Systems sued its EverGreen Consulting division, which it acquired in 2009.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online said this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired Netviewer AG , a developer of software-as-a-service tools for business collaboration. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Netviewer is based in Europe. Citrix Online said the move will help accelerate its growth in Europe.

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MARCH 28, 2013

Jonathan Siegel , who co-founded Santa Barbara-based startups RightScale, RightCart, and RightSignature, has scored an exit today, and has sold Exceptional Cloud Services , his latest cloud software startup, to cloud hosting provider RackSpace. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced by the companies.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Kevin sold his last company, Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, in July of 2017 to Amazon, but has a long history of successful companies, including founding DoubleClick. The companies we're generally looking for are software-as-a-service-based companies, and although we don't just invest in SaaS companies, it's our primary focus.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online said today that it has closed on its acquisition of Netviewer AG , the developer of business collaboration software-as-a-service. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Citrix had originally announced the acquisition on December 17th.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus has upgraded its cloud computing software, saying last week that it has released Eucalyptus 3, its third generation infrastructure-as-a-service software for cloud computing. The software is aimed at enterprises, who want to maintain private and hybrid clouds.

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