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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Oxnard’s CalAmp partners with Autobrain
Internet of Things provider CalAmp, with operations in Oxnard, announced a partnership with Boca Raton, Fla-based Autobrain. Autobrain’s platform will use CalAmp’s networks to bring smart car capabilities to regular vehicles, according to the June 22 news release. Devices like OBD sensors and telematics systems will enable consumers to track their car’s location and condition Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on SerImmune gets $8 million in financing from Illumina Ventures
Santa Barbara immunotherapy and diagnostic company SerImmune received $8 million in financing from San Francisco-based Illumina Ventures to expand its immune mapping platform and database. Illumina invests primarily in early-stage companies researching genomics, life science and health care. A subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Merck also participated in the financing round, alongside other undisclosed investors. Mapping Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, June 19th, 2017 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on SLO software provider MindBody hires new president
Wellness industry software provider MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, has hired Mike Mansbach to be president of the company. Prior to the appointment, Mansbach served as president of cloud-based video and communications company Blue Jeans Network, based in Mountain View, and he spent 10 years in executive roles at regional employer Citrix Systems. Under Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, June 16th, 2017 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Technology / Comments Off on Ernst & Young gives entrepreneur awards to Direct Relief, TrackR
Ernst & Young honored two members of the Santa Barbara business community at its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Greater Los Angeles Region on June 15. Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief, received the Social Entrepreneurship recognition. Also among the eight winners was tracking device company TrackR, co-founded by Chris Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 16th, 2017 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Mindbody growing along with Highway 101 tech corridor
After raising $134 million in late May, expanding its footprint on the Central Coast and rolling out an updated global expansion strategy, MindBody CEO Rick Stollmeyer is in no mood to slow down. Nor does he see any slowdown ahead for the burgeoning tech corridor along the Highway 101 in the tri-county region. In an Read More →