Opinion: How to avoid becoming a hacker’s victim
By Dale Stein Some of the nation’s largest corporations, like McDonalds, Adobe, eBay, Equifax, LinkedIn, Marriott, Target and Yahoo, have been affected by cybersecurity breaches. While many of these breaches have been widely publicized, they only represent a small fraction of the attempted cyberattacks that the modern business owner now faces. As a result of Read More →
Procore posts loss in first post-IPO quarter
In its first earnings report since going public, Procore Technologies, a Carpinteria-based software company for the construction industry, delivered record revenue growth, but rising operating costs hurt overall earnings. Revenue rose 27.7% for the quarter ended June 30, the company reported on Aug. 5. Procore generated $122.8 million, up from $96.5 million in the same Read More →
Inogen shares plummet after news of supply chain problems
Shares of the Goleta-based medical device company Inogen dropped by 27% on Aug. 5, the day after the company released its second quarter 2021 earnings. Though the maker of portable oxygen concentrators saw big increases in both revenue and earnings, uncertainty brought on by the semiconductor chip shortage led to a huge selloff of Inogen Read More →
Inogen sees revenue growth, but stock declines after report
Inogen, a Goleta-based medical device company specializing in portable oxygen concentrators, is starting to see its core business come back from the pandemic, and the company highlighted double-digit year-over-year growth in both earnings and revenue in its second quarter financial results, released Aug. 4. The company more than doubled its net income for the quarter Read More →
Transphorm closes deal in Japan
Goleta-based Transphorm announced the close of its acquisition of a Japanese-based water fabrication company on Aug. 2, alongside its new joint venture capital partner, JCP Capital. The facility, located in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, is considered to be the premier wafer manufacturing fab in the world for high-voltage gallium nitride power semiconductors, according to a press Read More →
With merger, ImmPact Bio plans growth and a move to LA
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Westlake Village robotics firm closes $30M funding round
InVia Robotics, a Westlake Village-based warehouse automation solution company, secured $30 million in a Series C funding round announced July 28, led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, and Qualcomm Ventures. To date, inVia has raised $59 million in funding. With this investment, inVia said it plans to extend its products’ reach and operational support in Read More →
