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:
Patelco Celebrates 80 Years of Service
April 21, 2016
Congratulations to Alliance member Erin Mendez and Patelco Credit Union as they celebrate 80 years of service to Bay Area communities.
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Second Genome Raises $42.6 M Series B Round
April 20, 2016
Second Genome, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines through innovative microbiome science, announced that Alliance member, Peter DiLaura closed an oversubscribed Series B investment round with $42.6 million in financing.
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John De Santis and Gary Gysin Participate in Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industry Series
April 19, 2016
Alliance members John De Santis, CEO of HyTrust, and Gary Gysin, CEO of Liquid Robotics, recently participated in an Atlantic Council panel discussion regarding what the Pentagon could do to interest Silicon Valley startups in work with a military purpose.
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Brad Freitag Promoted to Vice President, Worldwide Sales for FileMaker
April 19, 2016
FileMaker has named Alliance member Brad Freitag as Vice President, Worldwide Sales. He previously served as vice president, Americas Sales, for the company.
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Big Switch Networks Recognized on CRN’s Virtualization 50 List
April 14, 2016
Congratulations to Alliance member Doug Murray and Big Switch Networks on being named to CRN's 2016 "Virtualization 50" list. This annual list recognizes channel-friendly companies that provide some of the most innovative virtualization technology available.
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VeloCloud Among “Cool Vendors in Enterprise Networking, 2016”
April 13, 2016
Congratulations to Sanjay Uppal and VeloCloud Networks on being named a "Cool Vendor" in the "Cool Vendors in Enterprise Networking, 2016" report by Gartner, Inc.
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Phani Nagarjuna Wants People Who Share His Vision at Nuevora
April 06, 2016
Alliance member Phani Nagarjuna,Founder & CEO of Nuevora, was profiled in a recent issue of Smart Business Northern California.
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Chris Rivielle Has Taken a Different Approach to Employee Development at Plant Construction
April 06, 2016
Alliance member Chris Rivielle, President & CEO of Plant Construction, was profiled in a recent issue of Smart Business Northern California.
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John De Santis Featured in Recent Forbes “Leadership” Column
March 30, 2016
Alliance member John De Santis was recently featured in a Forbes "Leadership" column discussing the value of investing in executive education.
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Franz Inc. Named to KMWorld Magazine’s 2016 “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management”
March 29, 2016
Franz Inc., an early innovator in Artificial Intelligence and leading supplier of Semantic Graph Database technology, announced that is has been named to KMWorld’s 2016 list of the "100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management." Alliance member Jans Aasman is the CEO of Franz Inc.
Read More ACG’s 2015 Omega Award Winners Include Big Switch Networks
March 24, 2016
Big Switch Networks was the winner of an ACG Research Omega Award in the "Breakthrough Innovation Product" category for its Big Cloud Fabric 3.0., which provides hyper-scale networking in public, hybrid and private clouds. Alliance member Doug Murray is the CEO of Big Switch Networks.
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Rachel Haurwitz Among “40 Under 40” Award Winners
March 13, 2016
Congratulations to Rachel Haurwitz, CEO of Caribou Biosciences, who is among San Francisco Business Times' 2016 40 Under 40 class. This list represents the most influential young leaders across the spectrum of Bay Area businesses who are leaders within their companies, industries and communities.
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8 Alliance Members on the List of the Best Places to Work
March 11, 2016
Seven companies, led by Alliance Members, were named to the list of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2016."
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Paxti’s Pizza Continues Hot Streak
March 11, 2016
For years, Alliance member Bill Freeman enjoyed the Chicago-style pizzas that this friend Francisco “Patxi” Azpiroz turned out. Freeman thought others might like the recipes, too, and the serial entrepreneur set out to grow the Paxti’s Pizza brand. It’s now 17 stores with an average three-year growth rate of more than 100 percent and plans to open at least four restaurants in 2017.
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Mathai Mammen joins Merck as a Senior R&D Executive
March 03, 2016
Congratulations to Alliance member Mathai Mammen on his new position as a Senior R&D Executive with Merck.
Reflektion raises $18M
February 23, 2016
E-commerce analytics startup Reflektion raised $18 million in new funding to help figure out what shoppers are looking for. Alliance member Sean Moran is the CEO of Reflektion.
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An Interview with Mathai Mammen
February 22, 2016
Alliance member Mathai Mammen was recently interviewed by Janelle Anderson, a scientist turned VC, who has begun a podcast that tells start up stories, including both the business and personal elements.
Read More John De Santis & HyTrust on Forbes’ List of the “Best Cloud Computing Companies & CEOs To Work For”
February 03, 2016
Congratulations to Alliance member John De Santis and HyTrust on being named to Forbes list of the "Best Cloud Computing Companies and CEOs To Work For" in 2016.
Read More VeloCloud Reports Record Sales, Large Customer Wins and an Expanding High-Profile Ecosystem
January 27, 2016
VeloCloud, led by Alliance member Sanjay Uppal, announced record sales in 2015. The company also reported that it added more than 100 customers and more than 30 ecosystem partners during the past year.
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Linden Labs’ “Second Life” Prepares for Its Second Act
January 21, 2016
Linden Lab, the development studio behind Second Life -- the desktop-based virtual world, is preparing for a new life in the fast-developing virtual reality market. Alliance member Ebbe Altberg is the CEO of Linden Lab.
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