Jorge Mercado | Monday, August 10th, 2026
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Tri-County Public Companies Thousand Oaks-based Latigo Biotherapuetics became the latest Central Coast-based company to hit the stock market and did so in style with a better than expected raise. Latigo, a biotech company developing non-opioid pain medicines, blew away expectations after going public on Aug. 6, raising $345.6 million in its upsized listing. Originally, the company expected to offer Read More →
Jorge Mercado | Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
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Jorge Mercado | Saturday, August 1st, 2026
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Technology In an effort to scale its quantum capabilities, global tech firm IBM has purchased HRL Laboratories, a flagship research and development institution, for an undisclosed amount, the company announced July 23. Based in Malibu but housing major operations in Camarillo, HRL is a private company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Both Boeing and Read More →
Jorge Mercado | Thursday, July 30th, 2026
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Technology Just five months after ChipAgents tacked on $50 million to its Series A round, the AI company is piling on the cash yet again, adding another $60 million in Series A2 financing, bringing the expanded round to $134 million in total. New investors in the round included B Capital, joining Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Read More →
Jorge Mercado | Thursday, July 30th, 2026
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Tri-County Public Companies Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies is beefing up its AI capabilities by announcing the acquisition of DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash. Announced July 29, DroneDeploy is a robotics and visual intelligence platform for the built world, used on over 3 million job sites across more than 180 countries. Procore said in the press release that Read More →
Jorge Mercado | Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
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Santa Barbara County Goleta-based Kate Farms, the top doctor-recommended plant-based brand, announced the continued national retail expansion of its High Protein Nutrition Shake, including expanded distribution at Walmart and a new launch into CVS. The foundational nutrition brand also unveiled Vanilla, the newest flavor in its growing HPNS lineup, according to the July 28 press release. Known for Read More →