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OpenTug Co-Founders Named to 2025 Forbes "30 Under 30" List in Transportation & Mobility

December 4, 2024 - Forbes Profile: OpenTug, cofounded by Michael Baldwin, Jason Aristides and Luciano de la Iglesia, is an online...

Dec 4, 2024

MixMode Recognized By USA Today As One Of The Top 10 AI Companies To Watch in 2024

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- MixMode, the leading provider of advanced AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, has...

Oct 22, 2024

MixMode Honored as AI Security Solution Leader in 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

Recognized for Leadership in Using Advanced AI for Real-time Threat Detection SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --...

May 15, 2024

MixMode Selected to CyberTech100 List of Technology Innovators Delivering Breakthrough Cybersecurity

MixMode's Disruptor Status Acknowledged with Selection from Over 1,000 Companies SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --...

May 10, 2023

Matt Shea, Chief Strategy Officer 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.,...

Apr 26, 2023

AppliedVR Wins Q3 '22 Comparably Awards-Recognized for Happiest Employees, Best Company Compensation

Fast-growing and mission-driven virtual reality medicine leader pioneering a new category of immersive therapeutics recognized for...

Oct 10, 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

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

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

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...