Santa Barbara-based Quintessent raises $40M in Series A
Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in resilient and low-cost AI datacenter optical interconnect products, announced it has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series A investment round. Announced Aug. 24, Quintessent also announced the start of a customer sampling of its single-chip quantum dot-based DWDM comb laser — a new class of light Read More →
VCCU takes a multi-pronged approach to financial education
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How Charter, Cox merger affects the region
Charter and Cox Communications announced the closing of their mammoth merger, putting most but not all of the Tri-Counties under the Spectrum brand for broadband internet and entertainment services. The merger will put Spectrum in some 70 million homes nationwide, adding South Santa Barbara County’s Cox operation to its operations in much of Ventura County Read More →
Harry and Meghan to leave Montecito for Britain
Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and their two children will be leaving their Montecito home at least temporarily while they establish a residence in Britain. People Magazine and the New York Times reported the apparent reconciliation between Harry and his father Prince Charles, citing sources close to the Windsors. The move comes some six Read More →
Central Coast has 2 cancer centers under construction
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Bibi Moezzi joins Community West Bank as market manager
Veteran Santa Barbara business banker Bibi Moezzi announced her move from Columbia Bank to Community West Bank, triggering a flood of comments on LinkedIn. “I’m happy to share that I am starting a new position as Market Manager at Communit West Bank,” Moezzi said in her LinkedIn post. Moezzi also will be a senior vice Read More →
Procore’s AI play highlights deal frenzy
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