
Invoca calls up $20M: Fast-growing tech firm to double work force
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 17th, 2014 / Features, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Invoca calls up $20M: Fast-growing tech firm to double work force

Santa Barbara-based inbound call technology firm Invoca has raised $20 million from Accel Partners, bringing the company’s funds raised to date to $30.8 million.
Invoca funding hits $30.8M
By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Invoca funding hits $30.8M
Santa Barbara-based inbound call technology firm Invoca has raised $20 million from Accel Partners, bringing the company’s funds raised to date to $30.8 million. Invoca’s technology lets companies generate unique phone numbers to insert into marketing campaigns, filter calls as they come in, and track and attribute any sales that result.

RingRevenue dials up new software focus
By Staff Report / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on RingRevenue dials up new software focus
RingRevenue, the region’s fastest-growing company last year, has rebranded itself with a focus on its marketing software for corporate customers and added an executive from Salesforce.com’s acquisition team to its board of directors.
The Santa Barbara company’s new name will be Invoca. The firm makes a software platform that lets marketers insert unique telephone numbers into campaigns and then filter, track and give credit for incoming calls.
Santa Barbara technology guru Bob Dolan remembered
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 16th, 2013 / Latest news, Technology / 3 Comments
Bob Dolan, an influential Santa Barbara technologist who co-founded publicly traded CallWave and seeded the landscape with companies and entrepreneurs who have started firms of their own, has died from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 59. Friends, co-workers and family describe Dolan as a child prodigy who became a creative wellspring and prolific generator Read More →

Tech firms cheer amenities: Companies say perks reinforce creative culture
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 31st, 2013 / Features, Technology / Comments Off on Tech firms cheer amenities: Companies say perks reinforce creative culture

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‘Amazon tax’ doesn’t dent online shopping, area firms say
By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, November 29th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on ‘Amazon tax’ doesn’t dent online shopping, area firms say
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Ringing in new capital: Santa Barbara firm to use funds to ramp up sales team
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 23rd, 2012 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Ringing in new capital: Santa Barbara firm to use funds to ramp up sales team

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