Alliance Member News

Alliance Members don’t just read the news ... they make the news. To check out our “Members News” from prior years, click the list below:

Anomali secures $40 million Series D
January 17, 2018

Anomali, a threat detection and mitigation company, announced a hefty $40 million Series D investment led by Lumia Capital.  Alliance member Hugh Njemanze is the CEO of Anomali.

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CLEVER Named to List of the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America
December 19, 2017

Congratulations to Alliance member Cat Lincoln and CLEVER on being named to the 2017 Entrepreneur 360 list of the best entrepreneurial companies in America.

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Softvison Transforms Customer Engagement for Big-Name Brands
December 19, 2017

 Alliance member Andres Angelini, CEO of Softvision, was recently interviewed for a Digital Journal article.

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Caribou Biosciences Included in BioPM360’s Innovations Issue
December 17, 2017

Congratulations to Alliance member Rachel Haurwitz and Caribou Biosciences on being selected as one of BioPM360’s most innovative companies of 2017.

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Virtual Incision Announces $18 Million Series B Funding
December 12, 2017

Virtual Incision announced that the company has raised $18 million in Series B funding for miniaturized surgical robots.  Alliance member John Murphy is the President & CEO of Virtual Incision.

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Stefan Heck and Nauto on the Recode 100 List
December 06, 2017

Congratulations to Stefan Heck and Nauto on being ranked #68 on the 2017 Recode 100 list, which recognizes people in tech, business and media who mattered in 2017.

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Two Alliance Member Companies Selected Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award Winners
December 06, 2017

Congratulations to Big Switch Networks, led by Alliance member Doug Murray, and Ellie Mae, led by Alliance member Jonathan Corr for being named Glassdoor's 2017 Employees’ Choice Award Winners.  Big Switch Networks was honored in the small/medium business category and Ellie Mae was honored for the large business category.

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Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Announces Second FDA Approval
December 05, 2017

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded antimicrobial claim for the company’s key dermatology gel product, Alevicyn™ SG Antipruritic Spray Gel, reflecting the product’s widening clinical utility.  Alliance member James Schutz is the CEO of Sonoma Pharmaceuticals.

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DriveScale Expands into Asia
November 29, 2017

DriveScale, the leader in delivering Software Composable Infrastructure (SCI) for modern workloads, announced its strategic expansion into Asia.  Commencing operations in this region has been accelerated by DriveScale engagements at a number of Japan's and China's top companies in the manufacturing, automotive, retail and consumer electronics industries.  DriveScale is led by Alliance members Gene Banman and Jeff Raice.

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CytomX Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of IND for CTLA-4 Probody Therapeutic
November 28, 2017

CytomX Therapeutics announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb has received acceptance of the Investigational New Drug application (IND) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a CTLA-4-directed Probody™ therapeutic.  Alliance member Sean McCarthy is the President & CEO of CytomX.

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BioPharmX Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Offering
November 21, 2017

BioPharmX Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN: BPMX), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing products for the dermatology market, announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 73,500,000 shares of its common stock.  BioPharmX is led by Alliance member Anja Krammer.
 

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Anomali To Provide Threat-Sharing Expertise To U.S. House of Representatives
November 15, 2017

Anomali, a provider of market-leading threat intelligence solutions, announced that it will be appearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee to share its expertise as the first company to automatically share threat intelligence with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Automated Indicator Sharing program (AIS). The Anomali threat intelligence platform offers out-of-the-box integration with DHS AIS and facilitates cyber intelligence sharing communities.  Alliance member Hugh Njemanze is the CEO of Anomali.

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Health IQ Raises $34.6 Million for Life Insurance for Healthy People
November 15, 2017

Health IQ, led by Alliance member Munjal Shah, announced that the company has raised $34.6 million for its Series C.

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Deepak Sekar Interviewed on Bay Area Ventures Radio Program
November 13, 2017

Alliance member Deepak Sekar, CEO & Founder of Chowbotics, was recently interviewed on the Bay Area Ventures radio program, on Sirius XM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School. Alliance Director Doug Collom is a Bay Area Ventures co-host.

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Arborwell Announces Transition To Employee Ownership
November 10, 2017

Arborwell, the west coast's leading tree management company, has announced the transition to employee ownership by becoming a 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust.  The Hayward-based company's 200 employees have become beneficial owners through the ESOP.  Alliance member Peter Sortwell is the Founder of Arborwell.

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6 Alliance Members on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 List
November 09, 2017

Six companies led by Alliance Members were named to the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List.

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Velodyne LiDAR the World’s Highest Resolution LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles
November 08, 2017

Velodyne LiDAR announced the launch of VLS-128 which improves the overall perception system to accelerate the development of driverless cars.   Alliance member Mike Jellen is the President & CCO of Velodyne LiDAR.

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VeloCloud Wins Tech Culture Award for One of the Best Work Cultures in the Technology Sector
November 07, 2017

VeloCloud Networks, led by Alliance member Sanjay Uppal, announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company has awarded the company a 2017 Tech Culture Award.  This award recognizes the best-of-the-best work cultures within the technology sector. Honored organizations are committed to continuously improving the work-life balances of their employees including, but not limited to, growth potential, onsite culinary and recreational benefits, team building atmosphere, flexible hours, tuition and training programs, and attractive investment options.

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James Harrison to Join Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service Board of Directors
November 03, 2017

Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS®) Inc., the largest MLS in Arizona, announced that Alliance member James Harrison, CEO of MLSListings, the biggest MLS in Silicon Valley has signed on as outside director. Harrison will attend Board of Directors meetings and directly collaborate with ARMLS on important initiatives.

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Apexigen Announces New Collaboration with UCSF
October 25, 2017

Apexigen announced the initiation of patient enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical trial in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco.  This trial is designed to evaluate Apexigen's CD40 agonistic antibody in patients with resectable esophageal and gastro-esophageal junction cancers. Alliance member Xiaodong Yang is the President & CEO of Apexigen.

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