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Fortress Solutions Partners with Airspan on $42.7 Million NTIA NOFO 2 Grant Award
April 21, 2025

Fortress Solutions, a global contributor in telecom and technology services, partnered with Airspan Networks in support of a $42.7 million grant awarded under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) NOFO 2.  Alliance member John Shelnutt is the CEO of Fortress Solutions.

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Monarch Tractor Partners with Dairy Farmers of America for Autonomous Feed Pushing
April 17, 2025

Monarch Tractor announced that it has partnered with Dairy Farmers of America, or DFA, to provide savings for DFA farmer-owners.  Monarch Tractor is led by Alliance member Praveen Penmetsa.

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RTI Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification in the US and Spain
April 15, 2025

Congratulations to Alliance member Stan Schneider and Real-Time Innovations on being certified by Great Place To Work for the seventh year in a row. This award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at RTI. 

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Serve Robotics Saddles Up for Autonomous Delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth Via Uber Eats
April 03, 2025

 Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, announced the launch of its service in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.  Alliance member Ali Kashani is the CEO and co-founder of Serve Robotics.

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Turn Biotechnologies Acquires ARMMs Vesicular Technology
March 26, 2025

Turn Biotechnologies, a pioneer in epigenetic reprogramming, announced the acquisition of groundbreaking ARMMs (ARRDC1 Mediated Microvesicles) technology to broadly expand the number of organs, tissues, and cells that can be safely and precisely treated with the company's epigenetic therapies.  Turn Biotechnologies is led by Alliance member Anja Krammer.

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Nozomi Networks Named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 List
March 18, 2025

Congratulations to Edgard Capdevielle and Nozomi Networks on being named to Fast Company's 2025 list of the world's most innovative companies.

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MyLand Announces $4.8M Program to Enhance Soil Health in Washington State
February 20, 2025

MyLand, a leading innovator in soil health, announced a new $4.8 million dollar opportunity in Washington State to enhance soil health for farmers.   MyLand is led by Alliance member Dane Hague.

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The Presidio: Open, Welcoming, and Thriving
February 20, 2025

For nearly three decades, the Presidio Trust, led by Alliance member Rich Rusnack, Chief Business Officer, has successfully transformed a historic Army post into one of the country’s most visited national park sites. Through an innovative public-private partnership, the Trust carefully invests every dollar earned from leasing buildings and operating businesses directly back into the park. This ensures the preservation of historic landmarks, the enhancement of military memorials, and the ongoing maintenance of the park’s infrastructure—without relying on taxpayer funds.

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SpotDraft Secures $54 Million To Lead AI Contract Lifecycle Management
February 12, 2025

SpotDraft, the CLM platform that helps in-house legal teams manage their contract ecosystems, has raised $54 million in Series B funding.  Alliance member Akshay Verma, legal industry veteran, ex-Meta and Coinbase is the  Chief Operating Officer for SpotDraft.

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Kumiai and Valent U.S.A. Partner to Develop Effeeda Herbicides
February 11, 2025

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Valent U.S.A. have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly develop Effeeda for rice in the United States, bringing new technology designed to manage problematic, resistant weeds affecting rice producers.  Alliance member Matt Plitt is the president and CEO of Valent U.S.A.

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Arzeda Awarded DARPA Funding to Advance AI-Driven Protein Design for National Security
January 23, 2025

Arzeda, the industry-leading Protein Design Company™, announced it has been selected for an award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) under its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Biotechnology (AI BTO) initiative.  Alliance member Alexandre Zanghellini is the Co-founder and CEO of Arzeda. 

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Monarch Tractor Recognized in Global Cleantech 100 List
January 20, 2025

Congratulations to Alliance member Praveen Penmetsa and Monarch Tractor, the manufacturer of the world’s first electric tractor, on making the list of cleantech companies providing important contributions to sustainable innovation for the second year in a row.

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Switch Bioworks Awarded $2M in Federal Funding for Technology to Reduce Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer in Crop Production
January 16, 2025

Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company developing low-cost and sustainable fertilizers, has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to research and develop a biotechnological approach turning microbes into nitrogen fertilizer producers.  Alliance member Tim Schnabel is the Founder and CEO of Switch Bioworks.

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DMC Biotechnologies Announces Jim Flatt as New CEO
January 14, 2025

DMC Biotechnologies, a leader in synthetic biology and precision fermentation, has announced the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Flatt as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

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Leading Global Healthtech Proximie Completes a Stellar Year of Growth
January 13, 2025

Congratulations to Alliance member Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram and Proximie, the leading global health technology platform that is digitizing operating rooms, on a year of progress, including record operational and subscription growth..

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Ashvattha Therapeutics Announces $50 Million Financing Extension and Interim Phase 2 Ophthalmology Trial Results
January 13, 2025

Ashvattha Therapeutics (“Ashvattha”), a clinical-stage company advancing a new class of nanomedicine therapeutics that traverse tissue barriers to selectively target and reprogram activated cells in regions of inflammation, announced additional financing as an extension of its Series B of up to $50 million led by Tribe Capital with existing investors led by Natural Capital. The funding will enable Ashvattha to complete the ongoing Phase 2 ophthalmology trial and Phase 1/2 neuroinflammation trial.  Alliance member Jeff Cleland is the CEO of Axhvattha.

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Axiom Cloud Closes Major Rollout for Top 10 Grocery Retailer and Insider Investment Round
January 08, 2025

Axiom Cloud, a leader in AI-powered refrigeration management solutions, has announced a new contract with a Top 10 U.S. grocery retailer, and the successful close of a new funding round led by existing investors Blue Bear Capital, Leadout Capital and Vela Partners.  Axiom Cloud is led by Alliance member Amrit Robbins.

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Alameda Health System Receives Statewide Award for Excellent Pediatric Care
January 08, 2025

The Alameda Health System (AHS) Department of Pediatrics has received a Quality Leaders Award for excellence in pediatric primary care, presented by the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH), in partnership with the California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI).  AHS is led by Alliance member James Jackson.

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Serve Robotics Secures $86 Million in New Financing
January 06, 2025

Serve Robotics, a leading autonomous delivery company, announced that it raised gross proceeds of $86 million during December 2024, bringing total gross proceeds raised in 2024 to $167 million. Since its spinout from Uber in 2021, the Company has secured approximately $220 million in total funding.  Alliance member Ali Kashani is the CEO of Serve Robotics.

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Verseon ‘Novel General-Purpose AI Technology Shows Dramatically Faster Training Speeds
December 19, 2024

Verseon's novel general-purpose AI technology shows dramatically faster training speeds compared to Deep Learning technologies like Google's AutoML.  Alliance member Adityo Prakash is the CEO of Verseon.

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Fortress Solutions Partners with Airspan on $42.7 Million NTIA NOFO 2 Grant Award

Monarch Tractor Partners with Dairy Farmers of America for Autonomous Feed Pushing

RTI Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification in the US and Spain

Serve Robotics Saddles Up for Autonomous Delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth Via Uber Eats

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