Cal Poly announces 12 semi-finalists for 2025 AngelCon
The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced the 12 tech startup semi-finalists to compete in the 2025 Angel Conference. This year’s event will take place at Rod & Hammer Rock and stream on YouTube Live on May 1st with the 12 startups having the opportunity to compete Read More →
Teledyne completes $710M purchase from Excelitas
By Amanda Marroquin Business Times Intern Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies completed its $710 million acquisition of several businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp on Feb. 3. Teledyne’s, the technology and defense conglomerate, $710 million acquisition included aerospace and defense electronics businesses. Qioptiq, a UK-based optical systems business under Excelitas, was amongst the businesses obtained in the deal, Read More →
Atara will shed 50% of its workforce after FDA rejection
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Unwrap.AI receives $12 million in Series A funding
Santa Barbara-based Unwrap, an AI-powered customer intelligence platform, announced Jan. 30 it has received $12 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners with participation from Atlassian Ventures, Cercano, ScOp VC, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, former Stripe CTO David Singleton, Perplexity co-founder Johnny Ho, and others. Unwrap will use the new funding to expand sales and Read More →
Inogen looks to expand product offering with latest partnership
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The Trade Desk makes second acquisition
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Dragon Q Energy sends help to power up Malibu
In response to the Los Angeles Wildfires that have ravaged the county, such as the Palisades Fire which has left thousands of homes and businesses destroyed and many more without electricity and internet connectivity, Dragon Q Energy is stepping up to the challenge. The Santa Barbara-based company that specializes in battery technology deployed its PowerPole technology to Read More →
