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:
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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Abra Completes $16 Million Series B
October 23, 2017
Bitcoin startup Abra, led by Alliance member Bill Barhydt, has completed a $16 million Series B led by manufacturing giant Foxconn.
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Suggestic Wins Health 2.0 2017 Launch! Competition
October 18, 2017
Suggestic, the startup behind the healthy eating app that employs AR (augmented reality) to guide users through the world’s smartest diets, has won the 2017 Health 2.0 Launch! Contest. Suggestic beat out a field of 11 strong competitors at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference, a premiere showcase and catalyst for new health technologies. Alliance member Victor Chapela is the Founder & CEO of Suggestic.
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NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Liquid Robotics Collaborate
October 17, 2017
Liquid Robotics and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR) announced a multi-year agreement to develop solutions to help protect and preserve the Hawaiian and American Samoa marine sanctuaries and monuments. Alliance member Gary Gysin is the President & CEO of Liquid Robotics.
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Seven Alliance Member Companies on the List of the Bay Area’s Fastest Growing Private Companies
October 17, 2017
Seven companies led by Alliance Members were named to the 2017 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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Big Green IT Named to the List of the “Best Places to Work in the Sacramento Region”
October 12, 2017
Big Green IT, led by Alliance member Jeff Rogers, was named to the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2017 list of the “Best Places to Work in the Sacramento Region!”
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Cat Lincoln on the Forty Women to Watch Over 40 List
October 10, 2017
Congratulations to Alliance member Cat Lincoln, CEO of CLEVER, on being named to the fifth annual "Forty Women to Watch Over 40" list.
Jes Pedersen of Webcor and Erin Mendez of Patelco Credit Union Named Most Admired CEOs in Bay Area
October 05, 2017
Congratulations to Jes Pedersen of Webcor and Erin Mendez of Patelco Credit Union who were named by the San Francisco Business Times as 2017 Most Admired CEOs.
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Amgen Enters Into an Immuno-Oncology Partnership With CytomX
October 04, 2017
Amgen announced a strategic immuno-oncology collaboration with CytomX Therapeutics to jointly develop a T-cell engaging bispecific probody. CytomX is led by Alliance member Sean McCarthy,
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Graybug Vision Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial of GB-102 for Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
September 19, 2017
Graybug Vision announced that it has begun dosing patients with wet AMD in its first clinical trial of GB-102, its lead product. Alliance member Jeff Cleland is the President & CEO of Graybug Vision.
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SmartBiz Loans Surpasses $500 Million in Funded SBA Loans
September 14, 2017
SmartBiz Loans, the first SBA loan marketplace and bank-enabling technology platform, today announced that it has surpassed half a billion dollars in funded SBA loans. This milestone comes on the back of other recent successes for SmartBiz, including the addition of a fifth bank to its software platform and ranking as the number one facilitator of traditional SBA 7(a) loans under $350,000 for the 2016 fiscal year. Alliance member Evan Singer is the CEO & President of SmartBiz Loans.
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TORA Named Best OMS Provider
September 14, 2017
TORA announced that it has been named "Best OMS Provider" at the HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards. The awards recognize technology providers serving the hedge fund sector that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past twelve months. Alliance member Robert Dykes is the CEO of TORA.
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Dtex Systems Named “User Behavior Analytics Platform of the Year”
September 13, 2017
Dtex Systems™, a leader in user behavior intelligence and insider threat detection, announced that its Advanced User Behavior Intelligence Platform won "User Behavior Analytics Platform of the Year" in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. These Awards recognize the world's best information security companies, products and people. Alliance member Christy Wyatt is the CEO of Dtex Systems.
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Light Polymers and JSR Complete Second Close of Strategic Series B Funding Round
September 12, 2017
Light Polymers, a nanochemistry startup with R&D operations in Silicon Valley, Taiwan and Korea, has announced that JSR Corporation will join the recent Series B funding round as a strategic partner. Alliance member Marc McConnaughey is the President of Light Polymers.
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