Armor startup wins UCSB New Venture Competition
EEL Armor, a startup focused on creating a new and affordable lightweight armor meant to stop the penetration of bullets from assault rifles, won the 2021 New Venture Competition hosted by UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program on May 20. EEL Armor also won the people’s choice award at the event, helping the company net Read More →
Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Charity Dean realized a harsh reality. She was then assistant director of the California Department of Public Health, and she knew the state and nation were literally in a do-or-die situation. “As a local health officer, I learned painfully that no one is coming to save me,” Dean, who Read More →
Apeel Sciences broadens its scope with first acquisition
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Opinion: What a difference a year makes for Cal Poly’s AngelCon
By Judy Mahan This Friday, the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center COVID Task Force congregates via Zoom for our now-monthly meeting — what a difference a year makes. Last year, at this time, the COVID Task Force met weekly, with multiple triage meetings throughout the week. The goal was Read More →
MIT to drop affiliation with Central Coast Enterprise Forum
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum Global will be closing its program effective June 30 and is asking all of its affiliated chapters, including the Central Coast chapter, to discontinue all association with the brand. The news came in an April 30 email to Enterprise Forum chapters from the CEO of MIT Technology Review, Read More →
Thousand Oaks biotech firm closes $140M funding round
Capsida Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology startup based in Thousand Oaks, announced April 29 that it is emerging from “stealth mode” with a $140 million funding round led by Westlake Village BioPartners and Versant Ventures. The Series A round includes $50 million from Westlake Village BioPartners, a venture capital firm in Thousand Oaks focused on biotech startups Read More →
Evidation Health closes funding round with $1B valuation
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