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:

Ellie Mae on FORTUNE’s List of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies
September 11, 2017

FORTUNE magazine's Annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies includes Ellie Mae. Alliance member Jonathan Corr is the President & CEO of the company.

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Singulex Receives New, Broad Patent
September 08, 2017

Singulex announced the granting of a significant patent for determining the absence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a patient based upon digital detection of either cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) or cardiac troponin-T(cTnT).  Alliance member Guido Baechler is the  President and Chief Executive Officer of Singulex.

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Rachel Haurwitz Named to the Upstart 50 Inventors Class
September 07, 2017

Congratulations to Alliance member Rachel Haurwitz, CEO of Caribou Biosciences, on being named to the San Francisco Business Times' "Upstart 50 Inventors" class.

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Ellie Mae to Buy Velocify for $128 Million
August 31, 2017

Ellie Mae, led by Alliance member Jonathan Corr, has announced that it will acquire Velocify, a sales acceleration platform, for $128 million in cash.

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DriveScale’s Software Composable Infrastructure Solution Wins Gold
August 25, 2017

DriveScale, the leader in delivering Software Composable Infrastructure (SCI) for modern workloads, has been named a Gold winner of the Golden Bridge Awards® in the Best New Product or Service - Information Technology Software category.   Alliance members Gene Banman and Howard Doherty lead DriveScale.

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Cork Supply USA Named to the List of the “Best Places to Work in the North Bay”
August 21, 2017

Cork Supply USA, led by Alliance members James Herwatt and Peter Hladun, was named to the North Bay Business Journal's list of the "Best Places to Work in the North Bay!"

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Chowbotics’ Sally Robot Will Make You the Perfect Salad in 60 Seconds
August 21, 2017

Chowbotics, led by Alliance member Deepak Sekar, was featured in a recent  Fast Company article, highlighting "world changing ideas."

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Automation Anywhere Launches Automation Anywhere University
August 18, 2017

Automation Anywhere, a leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions provider, has launched the Automation Anywhere University, which will provide education and training in RPA technology to students and existing workers.  The Automation Anywhere leadership team includes Alliance members Mihir Shukla, Richard French, Edmundo Costa and Peter Meechan.

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VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN Wins ‘Fierce 15’ Award
August 17, 2017

VeloCloud Networks announced that FierceWireless, a publication from Questex, LLC, has named VeloCloud to its annual “Fierce 15” list of the year's most promising, privately held startups in the wireless space. Alliance member Sanjay Uppal is the CEO of VeloCloud.

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Translarity Acquires BucklingBeam
August 17, 2017

Translarity announced that it has acquired Texas-based BucklingBeam Solutions to expand its offering of probe card solutions to the global semiconductor wafer and package test industries.  Translarity is led by Alliance member Laura Oliphant.

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8 Alliance Members Make the INC 5000 Fastest Growing List
August 16, 2017

Eight companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the 2017 INC 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S.

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Rocket Fuel Awarded Two Patents
August 15, 2017

Rocket Fuel announced that it issued its first two patents, both designed to address third-party cookie restrictions. These patents allow advertising technology providers, in partnership with publishers and advertisers, to identify and analyze consumer behavior in order to help brands and advertisers reach and engage with their audiences more effectively. Alliance member Randy Wootton is the CEO of Rocket Fuel.

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Michael Allen Interviewed on Bay Area Ventures Radio Program
August 07, 2017

Alliance member Michael Allen, President & CEO of Embolx, 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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Webcor Scores $939 Million Contract for Sewage Plant Rebuild
August 02, 2017

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission selected Webcor Builders, and partner MWH Constructors, for the $939 million contract to rebuild the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Biosolids Digester Facility.  The project will start in 2018 with estimated completion in 2025.  Webcor's leadership team includes Alliance members Jes Pedersen, Shelley Doran and Tony Rango.

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Kenandy Shortlisted for 2017 SaaS Awards
August 01, 2017

Congratulations to Alliance member Chuck Berger and Kenandy, on being named a finalist in the 2017 SaaS Awards Program in the "Best SaaS Product for ERP" category.

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Big Switch Networks Secures $30.7MM in Incremental Capital
July 27, 2017

Big Switch Networks, led by Alliance member Doug Murray, has announced that  it has secured $30.7MM in new financing to support further sales and product expansion as organizations around the world continue to shift to next-generation networking solutions to modernize data centers.

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VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN Wins TMC 2017 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award
July 25, 2017

VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN earned a 2017 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for exceptional innovation in enabling secure, reliable enterprise-grade cloud and branch networking and communications services.  Alliance member Sanjay Uppal is the CEO of VeloCloud.

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Xantrion named to the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition
July 24, 2017

Xantrion was named to the tenth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world's top 501 managed service providers (MSPs). This year, the company which is led by Alliance member Anne Bisagno, ranked 88th on the list.

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Ad Age Names Duncan Channon a 2017 Small Agency of the Year
July 20, 2017

Congratulations to Alliance member Andy Berkenfield and Duncan Channon on being recognized, for the second consecutive year, as one of Ad Age's top independent agencies.

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Nauto Raises $159 Million Series B Round
July 19, 2017

Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has closed a $159 million Series B financing round, led by a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. and Greylock Partners.  Nauto is led by Alliance member Stefan Heck.

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