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Anchore to Contribute Grype Open Source Vulnerability Data to the Global Security Database
Contribution of Grype vulnerability data will advance software vulnerability intelligence and empower users of the Global Security...
Mar 29, 2022
MixMode Raises $45 Million in Series B Funding Round Led by PSG to Automate Cyberattack Detection
MixMode will use the funding to invest further in its AI platform and aims to accelerate its expansion strategy March 23, 2022 08:00 AM...
Mar 23, 2022
Wetland Volunteers Paired with Technology to Pioneer a Sustainable Wetland Monitoring Program
Environmental Journal Recognizes Firms for Business Achievement in Growth, M&A, Technology, and Innovation March 22, 2022 | Source:...
Mar 22, 2022
AppliedVR Renames its FDA-Approved RelieVRx Therapeutic Drug & Publishes Results of Durability Study
Company also names Charisse Y. Sparks, M.D., FAAOS as Chief Medical Officer LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AppliedVR, a...
Mar 22, 2022
Anchore Introduces the First SBOM-Powered Software Supply Chain Management Platform
Major new release will help enterprises with continuous visibility and security for their software supply chains SANTA BARBARA, Calif.,...
Mar 22, 2022
Anchore Named to the Forbes 2022 List of America’s Best Startup Employers
Inclusion on the annual list highlights Anchore’s focus on employees, culture, and growth Santa Barbara, Calif – March 16, 2022 – Today...
Mar 16, 2022
LightDeck Diagnostics Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies
Selected as a top five biotech company in the world, LightDeck joins the ranks of Canva, Microsoft, SpaceX, and more. Boulder, CO (March...
Mar 8, 2022
AppliedVR Named to Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Companies
Selected as a top five AR/VR company in the world, AppliedVR joins the ranks of Snap, Nvidia, Google, and more. Last year, we got a much...
Mar 8, 2022
Coreshell Lands $12M To Unlock Battery Capacity for Electric Vehicle Brands
Coreshell’s breakthrough battery technology proven to extend capacity of lithium ion batteries by 30 or more percent - which would add...
Mar 1, 2022
Wildnote CEO Kristen Hazard Receives 2021 EBJ Business Achievement Award
Environmental Journal Recognizes Firms for Business Achievement in Growth, M&A, Technology, and Innovation February 28, 2022 09:00 ET |...
Feb 28, 2022
Digital Jewelry Platform Gemist Raises $3M Seed Round to Revolutionize & Customize Jewelry Shopping
The fine jewelry customization platform receives growth funding from Entrada Ventures and De Beers Group Ventures. February 02, 2022...
Feb 2, 2022
US DoD, Henry M. Jackson Foundation Award LightDeck Dx $2M for Multiplexed Respiratory Illness Test
Partnered with The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF), LightDeck®’s inflammation panel...
Jan 26, 2022
Anchore Welcomes Josh Bressers as Vice President of Security
The industry veteran and podcaster will utilize his seasoned perspective of software supply chain security to shape new software security...
Dec 3, 2021
MixMode Recognized as a Supply-side Innovator in AI-enabled Attack Detection Technology by Gartner®
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- MixMode Inc., a leading global provider of Artificial Intelligence-powered Cybersecurity,...
Nov 19, 2021
DOD Awards $35.1M to LightDeck to Increase Production Capacity of COVID-19 Point-of-Care Tests
On July 6, 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD), on behalf of and in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services...
Nov 17, 2021
Dr. Igor Mezic, CTO and Chief Scientist at MixMode, Joins Forbes Technology Council
Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs and Technology Executives SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --...
Nov 17, 2021
Pashion Footwear's Founder and CEO, Haley Pavone, Featured in Forbes 30 under 30
Haley Pavone was a junior in college when she decided to start her own shoe company, Pashion Footwear, with an innovative twist: Her...
Nov 17, 2021
FDA Authorizes Marketing of Virtual Reality System for Chronic Pain Reduction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized marketing of EaseVRx, a prescription-use immersive virtual reality (VR) system...
Nov 16, 2021
Anchore Awarded $4.6M Phase III SBIR Contract with U.S. Air Force Platform One
Contract includes continued software innovation, application development and container hardening security SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA –...
Nov 2, 2021
PERSPECTIVE: How Predictive AI Will Change Cybersecurity in 2021
By Dr. Igor Mezić AI-enhanced cybersecurity is a must in 2021 and beyond. Clearly, the industry agrees – you’ll find an endless list of...
Nov 1, 2021
Tower Semiconductor & Quintessent Announce Partnership to Create Foundry Silicon Photonics Platform
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and SANTA BARBARA, Calif – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high value analog...
Oct 8, 2021
LightDeck Appoints Nick Traggis as CEO to Scale Company Operations Through Next Phase of Growth
Boulder, CO – LightDeck Diagnostics today announced that Nick Traggis has transitioned from executive vice president of Corporate...
Oct 8, 2021
AppliedVR: One of Fast Company's 10 most innovative companies in augmented and virtual reality
Consumer virtual reality (VR) headsets took a stride toward the mainstream with the release of Oculus Quest 2 this year, while augmented...
Mar 23, 2021
How One Santa Barbara Venture Capital Firm Mentors Startups
This article appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent's Tech Talk Founded in 2018 by a who’s who of veteran Santa Barbara tech...
Oct 19, 2020
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