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Monetary Metals Named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 List
August 12, 2025
Monetary Metals, the leader in gold-based finance, has been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, ranking No. 677 overall. Alliance member Keith Weiner is the Founder and CEO of Monetary Metals.
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Quidnet Energy Just Stored Power Underground for Six Months
August 05, 2025
Quidnet Energy, backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures led by Bill Gates, recently demonstrated long-duration energy storage by storing electricity underground under pressure for six consecutive months with virtually no self-discharge. Alliance member Joe Zhou is the CEO of Quidnet.
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iPost and Gaming Analytics Announce Integration to Power A.I.-Driven Casino Marketing
July 28, 2025
iPost, a messaging platform built for the casino and gaming industry, has announced a new integration with Gaming Analytics, a provider of predictive A.I. tools used by casino operators across the U.S. The partnership connects real-time player behavior data with advanced messaging capabilities — enabling more timely, personalized, and effective email campaigns. iPost is led by Alliance members Marco Marini and Cameron Kane.
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Steve Taplin’s Fail Hard, Win Big Becomes an Amazon Best-Seller with Raw Blueprint for Entrepreneurial Survival
July 24, 2025
Alliance member Steve Taplin, a serial entrepreneur and tech visionary, is shattering startup myths with his new book, Fail Hard, Win Big: 30 Ventures | 20 Failures | 10 Wins—a brutally honest blueprint for navigating entrepreneurial failure and turning it into a competitive weapon.
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Ashvattha Therapeutics Presents Positive Interim Phase 2 Results
June 30, 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 interim results from its ongoing Phase 2 study of subcutaneous (subQ) migaldendranib (MGB) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet-AMD). Alliance member Jeff Cleland is the CEO of Ashvattha.
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MedShift Named to Inc.‘s 2025 Best Workplaces List
June 25, 2025
MedShift, led by Alliance member Joe Gasque, is extremely proud and humbled to announce it has been named to Inc.'s 2025 Best Workplaces list, honoring companies that have built exceptional workplaces and vibrant cultures that support their teams and businesses.
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Alliance Alumnus Ken Haven of Acorn Product Development Featured in “Apple in China” Book
June 23, 2025
Alliance alumnus Ken Haven, Founder & Chairman of Acorn Product Development, has been recognized in the new book Apple in China by Patrick McGee for his pivotal role in shaping Apple's manufacturing strategy. Through Acorn’s deep expertise in design for manufacturability and cross-border collaboration, Ken and his team helped bridge the gap between innovative design and large-scale production -- an essential piece of Apple’s global success story. We're proud to see a leader in product development spotlighted for driving impact at the highest levels. To learn more click here.
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Rahul Bammi Appointed CEO of Verdagy
June 17, 2025
Alliance member Rahul Bammi has been appointed CEO of Verdagy, a leading green hydrogen electrolysis company.
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Omatochi CEO Deka Dike Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Bay Area Award Winner
June 16, 2025
Congratulations to Alliance member, Deka Dike, CEO of Omatochi, on being named a 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Bay Area Award Winner by Ernst & Young LLP.
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Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Bay Area Award Winner
June 16, 2025
Congratulations to Alliance member, Ali Kashani, Co-Founder and CEO of Serve Robotics, a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, on being named a 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Bay Area Award Winner by Ernst & Young LLP.
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Sakuu Wins Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Award
June 12, 2025
Sakuu®, a leading provider of commercial-scale equipment and technologies to the battery manufacturing industry, has been recognized as a winner in Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards for its Kavian dry electrode printing process. The annual awards program honors bold and transformative efforts designed to make the world safer, cleaner, more sustainable, and more equitable. Alliance member Arwed Niestroj is the SVP, Customer Success at Sakuu.
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MyLand Launches Initiative to Support Water Conservation Across Arizona Farms
June 11, 2025
MyLand, a leading innovator in soil health, announced the launch of a major initiative to help Arizona farmers conserve water and improve soil performance. MyLand is led by Alliance member Dane Hague.
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Universal Technical Institute Celebrates 60 Years of Training America’s Workforce
May 29, 2025
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), a leading workforce education provider for transportation, skilled technicians, electrical, energy and healthcare, is marking 60 years of training America's workforce in 2025. The company's CEO and Alliance member, Jerome Grant, and his executive leadership team recently honored the occasion by ringing The Opening Bell of The New York Stock Exchange.
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FormFactor Named #1 Global Supplier in Test Subsystems and Focused Chip Making Equipment
May 27, 2025
Congratulations to Alliance member Mike Slessor and FormFactor on being named the #1 global supplier in both the Test Subsystems and Focused Chip Making Equipment categories in TechInsights' 2025 global semiconductor industry customer satisfaction survey.
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BreachRx Closes $15M Series A Funding
May 19, 2025
BreachRx, provider of the first intelligent incident response platform designed for the entire enterprise, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $15 million Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from SYN Ventures, Overline, and Silver Buckshot Ventures. Alliance member Andy Lunsford is the CEO and co-founder at BreachRx.
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Department of Health Care Services Awards More Than $77M to Alameda Health System for Expansion of Behavioral Health Care
May 16, 2025
Alameda Health System (AHS) has been awarded more than $77 million from the California Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), funded through Proposition 1. Alliance member James Jackson is the CEO of Alameda Health System.
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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.
Read More 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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