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Jackpocket opened its Santa Barbara headquarters in 2021. (courtesy photo) Editor's Note: This story was updated on Feb. 22 to include an interview from Santa Barbara Venture Partners and add more context to the sale. Santa Barbara-based Jackpocket, a lottery courier software company, has reached an agreement to be purchased by DraftKings, one of the
Goldman Sachs writes that “voters in more than 80 nations and territories — representing more than half the world's population — are expected to head to the polls this year.” Richard Haass, the former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and March 1 keynote at the Westmont College President’s Breakfast, and Timothy Garton Ash, professor
The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce’s February Legislative Roundtable event will feature the City of Thousand Oaks Deputy City Manager Akbar Alikhan, who will speak on the vision for developing a new downtown in Thousand Oaks. Alikhan will be speaking during the chamber’s Feb. 27 event, which runs from 8 a.m to 9 a.m.
The Southeast Ventura County YMCA has launched its 2024 annual fundraising campaign, the nonprofit announced Feb. 14. Until March 15, the Y’s goal is to raise $200,000 so it can continue to offer its programs to all community members, regardless of an ability to pay, it said in a press release. This year’s annual fundraiser
The unexpected sale of lottery app Jackpocket to online gaming giant DraftKings — a cash and stock deal valued at $750 million — is a familiar story of Central Coast startup success. Jackpocket is a large niche business in a growing industry — ripe for a transaction along the same storyline that have enriched investors