Amgen’s founding CEO dies
George Rathmann, the founding CEO of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, has died, the company said April 23. Born in 1927, Rathmann helmed what is now Ventura County’s largest private-sector employer from 1980 to 1988 and was the chairman of the board until 1990. He had been recruited by Bill Bowes, one of Amgen’s founders, to run Read More →
Bird-watching apps and electric Porsches: Startups pitch ideas

Spring is startup time at the region’s universities.
Eucalyptus raises $30M in venture capital
Eucalyptus Systems has raised $30 million in fresh venture capital from the same firm that funded Netflix and Twitter, bringing the Goleta-based cloud computing software company’s total capital raised to date to $55.5 million. Eucalyptus was founded in 2009 by a team of computer scientists led by UC Santa Barbara professor Rich Wolski. It makes Read More →

Back in the game: Industry veterans launch second document filing business

Four years after selling their first business to Intuit for $20 million, the Akalps started a new company.

Many tri-county entrepreneurs skeptical of startup JOBS Act

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