Oclaro Acquires Mintera Corporation
July 21, 2010

Oclaro announced it has acquired Mintera Corporation, a privately-held leader in high-performance optical transport sub-systems solutions. Oclaro is led by Alliance member Alain Couder.

Palo Alto Networks Selected As Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year
July 21, 2010

Palo Alto Networks announced that it has received the prestigious recognition of Frost & Sullivan's "2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award" for its accomplishments in the firewall market. Alliance member Lane Bess is the President & CEO of Palo Alto Networks.

Bigfoot Networks Named 2010 AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
July 19, 2010

Bigfoot Networks has been chosen as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners. Inclusion in the AlwaysOn Global 250 signifies that a company is a leader amongst its peers, using innovative approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players in the Global Silicon Valley. Alliance member Michael Howse is the CEO of Bigfoot Networks.

Glenda Dorchak to Discuss Future Consumer-Friendly Phone Designs at Mobile Beat 2010 Conference
July 12, 2010

VirtualLogix Vice Chairman and CEO Glenda Dorchak will discuss designing consumer-friendly phones with mobile industry leaders at the Mobile Beat 2010 Conference in San Francisco.

Calithera Biosciences Closes $40 Million in Series A Financing
July 8, 2010

Calithera Biosciences announced the completion of a Series A financing totaling $40 million to support the development of novel cancer therapeutics. The company also announced the formation of its management team, including Alliance Member Susan Molineaux as the company's CEO.

Sierra Atlantic Recognized as One of China’s Top Software Export and Service Outsourcing Companies
July 6, 2010

Sierra Atlantic has been recognized as one of the top software export and service outsourcing companies in China by Software and Service Outsourcing Network. Alliance member Raju Reddy is the CEO of Sierra Atlantic.

Aradigm Announces Private Placement for $5 Million
June 21, 2010

Aradigm announced a private placement for $5 million that will further the development of Inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin for the treatment of severe respiratory diseases. Alliance member Igor Gonda is the President & CEO of Aradigm.

Profile of Coupa Software CEO Rob Bernshteyn
June 18, 2010

Larry Dignan, Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet, profiled Rob Bernshteyn and Coupa Software.

Adept Technology Announces Acquisition of Leading Autonomous Mobile Robot Provider
June 14, 2010

Adept Technology, led by Alliance member John Dulchinos, has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held MobileRobots Inc., a provider of industry leading autonomous robot and automated guided vehicle (AGV) technologies.

Riverbed CEO Builds Top Team
May 21, 2010

San Francisco Business Times reporter Patrick Hoge profiled Alliance member, Jerry Kennelly, CEO of Riverbed Technology.

Jamba Turnaround Adds Stores and New Products
April 30, 2010

Alliance member James White is taking Jamba Juice beyond smoothies. Since taking over as CEO in December 2008, White has established a turnaround strategy for the Emeryville company, whose smoothies were once red-hot, but whose growth went cold.

7 Alliance Members on the List of the Best Places to Work
April 30, 2010

Seven companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2010."

Oclaro Announces Offering of Common Stock
April 29, 2010

Oclaro announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock. Oclaro is led by Alliance member Alain Couder.

Profile of James White of Jamba Juice in the San Francisco Business Times
April 23, 2010

Alliance member James White, the CEO of Jamba Juice, was profiled in the San Francisco Business Times.

Snaptic and HopeLab Announce the Android “Move Your App” Developer Challenge
April 22, 2010

Snaptic, a developer of smartphone and web applications that capture, organize, and share information has partnered with HopeLab, a non-profit focused on improving the quality of life for young people with chronic illness, to sponsor the “Move Your App” developer challenge in response to the 2010 TED Prize Wish. Alliance member Steve Brown is the CEO of Snaptic.

ZipRealty Reaches 100,000 Homes Sold Milestone
April 15, 2010

Leading national full-service, online-based real estate brokerage ZipRealty announced that the company has completed over 100,000 real estate transactions valued in total at over $29 billion since launching in 1999. Alliance member Pat Lashinsky is the CEO of ZipRealty.

NDS Surgical Imaging Acquires Rivulet Communications
April 6, 2010

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) expanded its medical visualization informatics capabilities with the acquisition of Rivulet Communications and has created a new Network Visualization Group. NDSsi is led by Alliance member, John Murphy.

Sierra Atlantic Acquires Baytree Associates
April 6, 2010

Sierra Atlantic an information technology services provider announced that the company has acquired Baytree Associates. Alliance member Raju Reddy is the CEO of Sierra Atlantic.

InfoStretch Wins GESIA 2010 Rising Star Award
April 1, 2010

InfoStretch, a global leader in Mobile, QA and SaaS solutions, announced that it has won the prestigious Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association (GESIA) 2010 Rising Star Award for Best Software Product Company. Alliance member Rutesh Shah is the CEO of InfoStretch.

5 Alliance Members Among the 2010 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies
March 26, 2010

Five companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the list of 2010 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies. The OD100 comprises companies pioneering cloud computing and SaaS.

AlterG Shoots for Moon with Space Treadmill
March 19, 2010

Fremont-based AlterG Inc. has sold some $15 million worth of its anti-gravity treadmill to professional sports teams, physical therapy clinics and nursing homes. Now with broad clearance from the Food & Drug Administration, AlterG’s next goal is to show that its “unweighting therapy” can help build muscle in patients with crippling neurodegenerative diseases as well. Alliance member Lars Barfod is the CEO of AlterG.

Adura Systems Announces Name Change to Atria Controls
March 10, 2010

Adura Systems, the green, electric powertrain company that offers breakthroughs in electric range for plug-in series hybrid powertrain platfroms for light-through heavy-duty trucks and transit vehicles, announced that it has changed its name to Atria Controls. Alliance member, Marv Bush is the President & CEO of Atria Controls.

Phil Murphy of GNU Group Profiled in San Francisco Business Times
March 5, 2010

San Francisco Business Times reporter Krystal Peak profiled Alliance member, Phil Murphy, President & CEO of GNU Group.

Entrepreneur Profile of Doug Tomlinson in SF Business Times
January 22, 2010

Alliance member Doug Tomlinson and Vino Volo were profiled in the San Francisco Business Times.

Adept Lands $3.2M Order for Robots
January 13, 2010

Adept Technology, a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, received a $3.2 million order for high-precision robots from a major international manufacturer of test automation equipment. Alliance member John Dulchinos is the CEO of Adept.

Zero Motorcycles Raises $5.56M New Funding
January 6, 2010

Zero Motorcycles raised $5.56 million in an add-on first round. The Scotts Valley-based company, which makes high performance street and dirt bikes, is led by Alliance member Gene Banman.

Alliance CEOs Featured in Wall Street Journal
December 21, 2009

Alliance CEOs Mihir Shukla of Automation Anywhere and John Dulchinos of Adept Technology are featured in Cari Tuna's Wall Street Journal's article, “Balancing Job of Overseeing With Overdoing.”

MEMC Invests in Tioga Energy
December 21, 2009

Tioga Energy has lined up silicon wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) as one of the investors in the company's B round. Alliance member Paul Detering is President & CEO of Tioga Energy.

Oclaro Acquires WSS Company Xtellus
December 17, 2009

Oclaro announced it has acquired Xtellus. Oclaro now has a complete family of wavelength selective switches (WSS) capable of powering reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) applications over the entire optical network, from the edge to the core. Alliance member Alain Couder is the President & CEO of Oclaro.

Kevin Surace Named 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine
December 7, 2009

Serious Materials announced that its CEO, Kevin Surace, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine in its December 2009 issue feature cover story. Entrepreneur of the Year is an annual honor recognizing the individual that has achieved the most in his field throughout the year. The prestigious magazine selected Kevin based on his passion for the environment, his keen ability to grow a profitable company, and his entrepreneurial drive.

Tenant Advisers Carpenter/Robbins Tap Government Pipeline
November 13, 2009

Carpenter/Robbins Tenant Advisory Services, led by Alliance member John Carpenter, has found a way to thrive during the worst real estate climate in decades.

Alter-G Featured in NASA's Spinoff Magazine
November 12, 2009

Alter-G and CEO, Lars Barfod were highlighted in NASA's Spinoff magazine, which is used by NASA to publicize the agency's innovative partnerships program. In addition to the article, Alter-G was highlighted in the NASA boss Charles F. Bolden's foreword.

Riverbed Technology Hits Milestone of $100M in Quarter
November 6, 2009

Riverbed Technology and Alliance member Jerry Kennelly, the co-founder, president and CEO of Riverbed, celebrate crossing the $100 million mark in quarterly revenue for the first time.

Profile of GNU Group in the San Francisco Business Times
October 30, 2009

Alliance member Phil Murphy and GNU Group were profiled in the San Francisco Business Times.

Paul Levitan and Peter Sortwell Included in List of Most Admired CEOs
October 22, 2009

Congratulations to Paul Levitan of Galaxy Desserts and Peter Sortwell of Arborwell, who were named by the San Francisco Business Times as 2009 Most Admired CEOs in the Small Business category.

iGATE Boosts Income and Customer Count
October 20, 2009

iGATE Corporation, led by Alliance member Phaneesh Murthy, reported growth in its customer base and boosted income during the most recently completed quarter.

16 Alliance Members on the List of the Bay Area's Fastest Growing Private Companies
October 16, 2009

Sixteen companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

NuGEN Prepares for Entry into NGS Market
October 13, 2009

NuGEN Technologies has mades a dramatic entry into the next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications market with the strategic addition of a team of experts in NGS, the opening of a new Seattle research facility. Alliance member Elizabeth Hutt is the CEO of NuGEN.

Accounting Firms RINA and GROCO Use Social Networking
October 9, 2009

Two accounting firms led by Alliance members, RINA Accountancy Corporation and Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen and Co. were featured in a recent San Francisco Business Times article about the use of social networking for marketing and recruiting. RINA is led by Ed Fahey and GROCO is led by Alan Olsen.

Skyline Construction Named a Top Small Workplace for 2009
September 28, 2009

Alliance member David Hayes and his company, Skyline Construction, were featured prominently in the Wall Street Journal as one of the “Top Small Workplaces 2009.” They were only one of 15 winning companies (and the only commercial construction company) selected from a pool of 629 nominees.

Delta Health Systems Aquires P5 Health Plan Solutions
September 18, 2009

Delta Health Systems announced the acquisition of P5, a leading Utah third-party administrator. Alliance member Tom Partlow is the President of Delta Health Systems.

Neil Shroff and Orion Capital Group Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine
September 15, 2009

Alliance member, Neil Shroff of Orion Capital Group was featured in an Entrepreneur Magazine article on entrepreneurs who have bucked conventional wisdom during the current economic downturn and launched new products, spending increasingly precious time and money trying to build the new business lines.

Cell Biosciences Signs Agreement to Acquire Alpha Innotech
September 8, 2009

Cell Biosciences and Alpha Innotech Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of Alpha Innotech by Cell Biosciences. Alliance member Tim Harkness is the CEO of Cell Biosciences.

Vinfolio Raises $4.5 Million in Series A
September 1, 2009

Vinfolio has raised $4.5mm in a Series A preferred stock investment led by Panorama Capital. Vinfolio is led by Alliance member Steve Bachmann.

Aaron Leventhal Featured in Wall Street Journal
August 31, 2009

Alliance member Aaron Leventhal of Hero Arts was featured in a WSJ cover page story on "Big Firms are Quick to Collect, Slow to Pay."

10 Alliance Members Make the Inc. Fastest Growing List
August 30, 2009

Ten companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the Inc. 5,000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.

Maigread Eichten Interviewed in The New York Times
August 22, 2009

Alliance member Maigread Eichten, president and chief executive of FRS, was interviewed by Adam Bryant for his weekly "Corner Office" column in the New York Times.

Leni Miller Quoted in FORTUNE
August 20, 2009

Alliance member Leni Miller, President of EASearch, which places top-level executive assistants, was quoted in a FORTUNE magazine article about Executive Assistants for high-profile CEOs.

Neal Ringquist of Advisor Software Discusses Goal-Based Investing
August 18, 2009

Alliance member Neal Ringquist of Advisor Software was quoted in BusinessWeek for an article on goal-based investing. The story is positioned around the goal-based investing concepts Advisor has been championing, with others in the financial industry backing their approach.

Hara Software Team Wins Camp BizSmart Competition!
August 13, 2009

Alliance members Amit Chatterjee, CEO of Hara Software; Maigread Eichten, CEO of FRS; Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials and Paul Witkay, Founder & CEO of the Alliance of Chief Executives challenged "Tweenpreneurs" at Camp BizSmart's business plan competion.

Lam Research Embraces Strategy for Targeted Donations
July 24, 2009

Lam Research Corporation's corporate philanthropy was highlighted in the San Francisco Business Times' Corporate Philanthropy 2009. Lam is led by Alliance member Steve Newberry.

Proteolix Seeks Fast OK on Drug
July 16, 2009

Proteolix, founded by Alliance member Susan Molineauz, plans to seek accelerated FDA approval for a multiple myeloma drug now in a mid-stage trial.

Profile of Pat Lashinsky in San Francisco Business Times
July 10, 2009

San Francisco Business Times reporter Blanca Torres profiled Alliance member, Pat Lashinsky, CEO & President of ZipRealty.

Left Bank Co-Founder Tries Out New Financial Recipes
July 10, 2009

Left Bank Brasseries are cooking up a comeback. Facing the recession and the damage it’s inflicting on the company bottom line squarely, the Corte Madera-based chain of French style brasseries is distinctly less of a chain than it was one month ago. Alliance member Ed Levine is the Co-Founder of Left Bank.

Ashok Santhanam Named to 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
July 7, 2009

Alliance member Ashok Santhanam was included among innovative supply chain leaders who were recently recognized for steering clients to economic recovery.

Adept Technology Accepts U.S. Chamber of Commerce Award
July 7, 2009

Adept Technology, a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, accepted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Faces of Trade(r) award in recognition of Adept's impact on the Pleasanton community. The award honors Adept's efforts to increase jobs through trade. Alliance member, John Dulchinos, president and CEO of Adept , accepted the award on behalf of the company at the joint U.S. and Livermore Chamber of Commerce.

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Added to Russell 3000(R) Index
June 30, 2009

SciClone Pharmaceuticals announced that it has been added to the Russell 2000(R) and Russell 3000 Indexes, which measure the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies. SciClone is led by Alliance member Friedhelm Blobel.

Climate Change Heats Carbon Software Firms Including Hara Software
June 26, 2009

Carbon accounting software firms, including Hara Software led by Alliance member Amit Chatterjee, were profiled by Lindsay Riddell of the San Francisco Business Times.

Alliance CEOs Featured in Wall Street Journal
June 23, 2009

Alliance CEOs Aaron Leventhal of Hero Arts and Anne Bisagno of Xantrion are featured in WSJ Reporter Phred Dvorak's article on shifting employee responsibilities and retraining.

Small Business Innovator Award to Dan Cohen
June 18, 2009

Alliance member Dan Cohen, Principal and Founder of Full Court Press has been honored with the 2009 Small Business Innovator award by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.

Applied Aerospace Structures Lands Cargo Spacecraft Deal
June 15, 2009

Applied Aerospace Structures Corporation (AASC) has announced that the company will build part of a spacecraft designed to resupply the International Space Station. Alliance member John Rule is the CEO of AASC.

Serious Materials Featured in Fortune Magazine
June 8, 2009

Serious Materials was included in a Fortune Magazine cover story highlighting 10 companies that are thriving in the current economy. Alliance member Kevin Surace is the CEO of Serious Materials.

Michael Gregoire Selected as Finalist for Ernst & Young EOY Program
June 4, 2009

Alliance member Michael Gregoire, CEO of Taleo Corporation, is among the finalists for the Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program for Northern California.

Sendmail Pushes the Security Envelope
May 22, 2009

San Francisco Business Times reporter Patrick Hoge profiled Alliance member, Don Massaro and Emeryville-based Sendmail, Inc.

Skyline Drums Up Strong Data Center Business
May 22, 2009

Skyline Construction, led by Alliance member David Hayes, is turning to data centers to help beat the recession.

Institute for OneWorld Health in Partnership with Roche
May 22, 2009

The Institute for OneWorld Health chose 40 drugs from Swiss drug maker Roche’s nearly 800,000-compound library that it hopes will provide a path to treatments for diarrheal diseases. Alliance member Richard Chin is the CEO of OneWorld Health.

Web-based Realty Firm, ZipRealty, Leads Industry
May 14, 2009

ZipRealty became the first online brokerage to crack a top 10 list dominated by traditional, brick-and-mortar realty firms. Alliance member Pat Lashinsky is the CEO of ZipRealty.

Trident Microsystems Completes Acquisition of Three Consumer Product Lines from Micronas
May 14, 2009

Trident Microsystems, a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television (DTV) markets, completed the acquisition of selected assets of the frame rate converter (FRC), demodulator and audio product lines of Micronas' Consumer Division. Tirdent is led by Alliance member, Sylvia Summers Couder.

Jeff Kuhn of FLG Partners Quoted in the WSJ
May 12, 2009

Alliance member Jeff Kuhn of FLG Partners was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article titled: "At Start-Ups, Boards Spar Over Cash Plans."

8 Alliance Members on the List of the Best Places to Work
May 1, 2009

Eight companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2009."

Salient Wealth Management and Friedman & Associates Merge
May 1, 2009

Alliance member, Richard A. Stone, founder and CEO of Salient Wealth Management, and Gregory H. Firedman, founder and CEO of Friedman & Associates, announced that their firms are joining forces in a merger effective May 1, 2009. As a result the new entity will be one of the largest wealth management firms in the North Bay.

Bookham and Avanex Close Merger
April 27, 2009

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), and Avanex Corporation (NASDAQ: AVNX), announced they have closed their merger. The newly combined company will be named Oclaro, Inc. and will be led by Alliance member, Alain Couder.

Brent Meyers Quoted in the SF Chronicle
April 26, 2009

Alliance member Brent Meyers of the Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (MANEX) was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article regarding returning manufacturing back to the United States.

Linda McCracken Named to List of the Most Influential Woman in Bay Area Business
April 24, 2009

Linda McCracken, President of Junior Achievement of Northern California, is among the 150 outstanding women leaders named to The San Francisco Business Times' list of the Bay Area's Most Influential Women in Business.

San Jose BioCenter Named Incubator of the Year
April 24, 2009

The San Jose BioCenter received the 2009 National Business Incubation Association’s Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year Award and the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year Award in the technology category. Alliance member Melinda Richter is the Executive Director of the BioCenter.

Marshal8e6 Appoints John Vigouroux as New CEO
April 22, 2009

Security industry leader and Alliance member, John Vigouroux recruited to drive Marshall8e6 to the next level.

Kimpton Has $200M to Play ‘White Knight’
April 17, 2009

San Francisco boutique hotel chain, Kimpton, is poised to acquire additional properties. Alliance member, Mike Depatie is the CEO of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

Adept Sees a Day When Humans and Machines Work Side by Side
April 15, 2009

Contra Costa Times Staff Reporter, David Morrill, profiled Pleasanton-based Adept Techology, a public company which develops "intelligent" robotics used in everything from packaging to precision placement of parts. Alliance member John Dulchinos is the President & CEO of Adept.

David Hayes, CEO of Skyline Construction, Is a Big Hit at the 2009 Masters!
April 8, 2009

Alliance member David Hayes, CEO of Skyline Construction, on the ground after being hit by Andres Romero's drive on No. 10 at the 2009 Masters.

Groco Crunches Numbers for VCs
April 3, 2009

San Francisco Business Times reporter Vasanth Sridharan profiled Alliance member, Alan Olsen, Managing Partner of Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co.

ABC News Selects VoloMedia to Measure and Monetize Podcasts
March 26, 2009

Nightline, World News with Charles Gibson, Good Morning America as well as other ABC News programs will be part of VoloMedia's Business, News, and Politics Verticals. Alliance member, Brian Steel is the CEO of VoloMedia.

Jodi Andrews and Maigread Eichten Named 2009 Women of Influence
March 6, 2009

Alliance members Jodi Andrews and Maigread Eichten were named to the 2009 Women of Influence list by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Vice President Biden Commends Serious Materials' Reopening of Chicago Window Factory
March 1, 2009

Vice President Biden commended Serious Materials' reopening of a Chicago window factory thanks to Recovery Act Funding. Serious Materials will rehire laid-off workers for green jobs. Alliance member Kevin Surace is the chief executive officer of Serious Materials.

Profile of John Keagy in San Francisco Business Times
February 27, 2009

Lisa Metzger profiled Alliance member John Keagy for the San Francisco Business Times.

Linda McCracken Honored as an East Bay Woman of Distinction
February 26, 2009

Alliance member Linda McCracken is among 15 East Bay women honored as 2009 East Bay Women of Distinction.

Riverbed Technology Closes Acquisition of Mazu Networks
February 20, 2009

The IT infrastructure company Riverbed Technology Inc. has completed its acquisition of Mazu Networks. Alliance member Jerry Kennelly is the CEO of Riverbed.

Profile of Mike Rose and RoseRyan in San Francisco Business Times
February 6, 2009

Lisa Metzger profiled Alliance member Mike Rose, and his firm RoseRyan Inc., for the San Francisco Business Times.

Melinda Richter Heads Environmental Business Cluster
February 6, 2009

Alliance member Melinda Richter has added the role of Executive Director of the Environmental Business Cluster to her resume. This is in addition to her position as the founder and CEO of Prescience International, a firm dedicated to the commercialization of science and technology through starting and managing research centers, incubators, foundations and institutes.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants on Fortune's List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
February 2, 2009

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, led by Alliance member Michael Depatie, was included on Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Alain Couder of Bookham Interviewed in Smart Business
February 1, 2009

Smart Business reporter Mike Cottrill interviewed Alliance member Alain Couder, CEO of Bookham, Inc. about how to engage communications about breakthrough products and why it’s important to shut people down when they start talking office politics.

Paul Dijkstra Helps Transform InterHealth Nutraceuticals
January 31, 2009

Nutrition Business Journal’s editorial advisory board and research team selected Alliance member Paul Dijkstra as the recipient of their 2008 Management Achievement Award.

TriCipher Gets $12M in Third Round
January 27, 2009

TriCipher Inc., an on-demand identity assurance and management company, said it received $12 million in its third round of funding. TriCipher is led by Alliance member John De Santis.

Alter-G Secures $8 Million in Series B Financing from Versant Ventures
January 13, 2009

Alter-G, a privately held medical device company based in Menlo Park California, has secured an $8 million round of series B funding from Versant Ventures. The proceeds will be used to continue to accelerate the company's growth. Alliance member Lars Barfod is the CEO of Alter-G.