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:

BullGuard Acquires “Security of Things” Pioneer Dojo Labs
August 16, 2016

BullGuard announced it has acquired Dojo Labs, the pioneering innovator in consumer internet of things security. Together, the companies will redefine how security is delivered for consumers and small businesses.   BullGuard is led by Alliance member Paul Lipman.

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Why Security Company Cypress Security Focuses on Customer Service
August 12, 2016

Alliance member Kes Narbutas and Cypress Security were profiled in a recent article of the San Francisco Business Times.

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Prothena CEO Faces Ultimate Drug Trial
August 11, 2016

After spending a life and career in research and biotech, one diagnosis changed Alliance member Dale Schenk’s outlook on life.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire SGI
August 11, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that it will acquire SGI to extend its leadership in high growth big data analytics and high performance computing.  Alliance member Jorge Titinger is the CEO and president of SGI.

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Anomali Secures Strategic Investment by In-Q-Tel
August 09, 2016

Anomali, the provider of the market-leading ThreatStream threat intelligence and Anomali Enterprise platforms, announced a technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT) to support the mission of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).  Anomali is led by Alliance members Hugh Njemanze, CEO, and Wei Huang, VP of Engineering.

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Fluidigm appoints Chris Linthwaite New President & COO
August 04, 2016

Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ: FLDM) announced the appointment of Alliance member Chris Linthwaite as President and Chief Operating Officer. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer Gajus Worthington, Linthwaite will oversee all worldwide business operations including sales, marketing, research and development, manufacturing and quality.

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Oakland-based HFS Consultants Joins Wipfli LLP
August 04, 2016

Wipfli LLP, one of the top 20 accounting and consulting firms in the United States, announced that leading health care consulting firm HFS Consultants, led by Alliance member Rich Gianello, along with their marketing division The Placemaking Group led by Alliance director Dennis Erokan, have joined the firm effective August 1, 2016.

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Innovator:  Free Flow Wines
August 01, 2016

Alliance member Jordan Kivelstadt and Free Flow Wines were profiled in a recent issue of North Bay Biz.

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SteadyMed Raises Up to $32 Million in Private Placement
July 29, 2016

SteadyMed, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of drug product candidates to treat orphan and high-value diseases with unmet parenteral delivery needs, announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to approximately $32 million in a two-tranche private placement.  Alliance member Jonathan Rigby is the President & CEO of SteadyMed.

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EverFi Expands Higher Education and Enterprise Focus with Acquisition of LawRoom
July 21, 2016

Alliance member Ralph Yanello is pleased to announce the acquisition of LawRoom by EverFi.

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Profile of Albert Yanez and Asteelflash
July 15, 2016

Alliance member Albert Yanez and Asteelflash were profiled in a recent article of Manufacturing Today.

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Cyber adAPT: Balancing the BYOD-Security Equation
July 11, 2016

Alliance member Kirsten Bay and Cyber adAPT were recently featured in a CIO Review article.

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2 Alliance Members Among the 2016 Entrepreneurs of the Year for Northern California
July 01, 2016

Congratulations to Alliance members Jonathan Corr, CEO & President of Ellie Mae and Jes Pedersen, CEO & President of Webcor Builders who are among the "EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year" 2016 for Northern California.

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Spirometrix Raises $17.4 Million Series C Financing
June 30, 2016

Spirometrix, an emerging technology healthcare company focused on research, development and commercialization of novel breath analysis devices for applications in disease diagnosis and management, announced the closing of $17.4 million in the first round of a Series C financing. Alliance member Dean Zikria is the CEO of Spirometrix.

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Gild Wins CEO World Award and Big 50 Award for Innovation in Hiring
June 14, 2016

Congratulations to Alliance member Sheeroy Desai on being recognized for his role in bringing technical advancements to hiring, and the simultaneous honor for Sheeroy's company, Gild, which was honored as a leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Xantrion Receives 2016 Best of Oakland Award
June 02, 2016

Congratulations to Anne Bisagno and Xantrion on being selected for the 2016 Best of Oakland Award Program.

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Slic Will Bid in $500 Million New York Broadband Auction
May 31, 2016

Alliance member Mark Dzwonczyk, CEO of Slic parent company, the Nicholville Telephone Company, has announced that the company plans to participate in the new New York state auction to make broadband available throughout the state by 2018.

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Vendini Raises $20M
May 31, 2016

Event management and ticketing startup Vendini has raised $20 million in funding, hoping to fill the void between Eventbrite and Ticketmaster.   Alliance member Mark Tacchi is the CEO of Vendini.

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Rocket Fuel’s Randy Wootton Seeks New Challenges and Finds New Ways to Serve
May 20, 2016

Alliance member Randy Wootton and Rocket Fuel were profiled in a recent article of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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$88 Million in Series E Financing for Kateeva
May 19, 2016

Flat panel display technology company Kateeva, led by Alliance member Alain Harrus, raised $88 million in its Series E funding round. New investors, all located in China, were BOE, Cybernaut Venture, GP Capital Shanghai, Redview Capital, and TCL Capital.

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