When Michael Daoud founded Santa Barbara software firm Visus 20 years ago, America Online launched its first portal onto something called the World Wide Web, letting home users access it for the first time. About a quarter of American homes had computers, and in San Francisco, the first-ever conference on the commercial potential of the Web featured Marc Andreessen, founder of a fledgling startup called Netscape, as a key speaker.
Bill Buratto has stepped down as the head of the Ventura County Economic Development Association, one of the most prominent business advocacy groups in the region.
Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies, a maker of cloud-based construction management software, recently raised $15 million from the same Silicon Valley investors that have backed Yelp, LinkedIn and Skype, bringing its total funding to date to $20.5 million.
After nearly eight years of tangling with the Food and Drug Administration, San Luis Obipso-based FzioMed said it might receive approval to sell its products in the U.S. by year’s end.
The Calleguas Municipal Water District has filed eminent-domain lawsuits against four Ventura County property owners to make way for a massive brine pipeline that will help parts of the county import less water from outside the region.
Santa Barbara-based marketing technology firm Invoca has passed the 100-employee mark, opened an office in San Francisco and hired a bevvy of new executives. Invoca makes a platform that helps companies close more sales when customers call in. The company has raised $30.8 million from investors that include Santa Barbara-based Rincon Venture Partners, Palo Alto Read More →