AppFolio revenues grow, losses shrink
AppFolio announced an increase in fourth quarter and full year revenues Feb. 27, decreasing its net losses per share by around a third compared to 2015. The Goleta-based company’s revenues for the quarter ended Dec. 31 grew 37 percent to $28 million, up from $20.4 million during the same period the prior year. Full year Read More →
Angel investors weigh person making pitch
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Santa Barbara’s Sandbox incubator debuts with virtual reality forum
The region’s newest business workspace made its public debut Feb. 23 with the opening of Sandbox, a medium-sized business incubator at 414 Olive St. in Santa Barbara’s emerging Haley Street corridor. About 85 people attended a forum on “The Business of Virtual Reality” with VR experts and author Shel Israel. Sandbox is the brainchild of Read More →
Resonant agrees to sell $7.5 million in stock to Longboard
Goleta-based radio frequency front-end designer Resonant agreed to allow its stockholder Longboard Capital Advisors to purchase $7.5 million worth of stock and stock warrants. Expected to close Feb. 22, each unit in the offering will be sold for $4.61, the average closing price for Resonant common stock between Feb. 3 and Feb. 16. In addition, Read More →
The Trade Desk stock up 8 percent as firm sells 5 million shares
Shares of Ventura-based The Trade Desk jumped 8 percent to $35.00 as the company announced the launch of a 5 million share offering by current investors. At the company’s closing price on Feb. 21, the offering would have a gross value of around $165 million before a possible 10 percent overallotment, as disclosed in the Read More →
Genentech sues Amgen over biosimilar drug info
Roch AG subsidiary Genentech filed a lawsuit against Amgen claiming the Thousand Oaks-based company obstructed its investigation of whether the biosimilar Amgen is developing for Genentech’s cancer treatment Avastin violates the company’s patents, according to reports Feb. 20. Sales for Avastin, a treatment for lung, colon, ovarian and other types of cancer, reached $6.8 billion Read More →
San Luis Obispo’s MindBody closes in on profitability
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