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Tekedra Mawakana Named Co-CEO of Waymo
Chief Operating Officer Tekedra Mawakana and Chief Technology Officer Dmitri Dolgov will take over as co-CEOs of self-driving company Waymo, which is a sister company of Google LLC. Waymo LLC CEO John Krafcik has announced he is leaving the company. In a blog post addressed to the company's employees, or…
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Scribe Therapeutics Raises $100M Series B Financing
ALAMEDA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a molecular engineering company creating the most advanced technologies for CRISPR-based genetic medicine, announced the completion of an oversubscribed $100M Series B financing. Avoro Ventures and Avoro Capital Advisors led the financing joined by OrbiMed Advisors and Andreessen Horowitz. Perceptive Advisors, funds and accounts advised…
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Wisk Prepares to Launch Trial to Advance Autonomous Passenger Transport
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and WELLINGTON, New Zealand /PRNewswire/—Wisk, the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company behind the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi, is progressing with its Transport Trial, which will advance autonomous passenger transport under the New Zealand Government's broader Airspace Integration Trial Programme (AITP). Wisk is working towards rolling out…
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Universal Technical Institute to Acquire MIAT College of Technology
PHOENIX /PRNewswire/—Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI), the nation's leading provider of trained technicians to the transportation industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MIAT College of Technology from HCP & Company, its owner since August 2014. Terms of the transaction have been disclosed in UTI's Form 8-K and…
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How Savvy Midsize Firms Increase Sales in a Virtual World
Having salespeople who provide a personal — and in-person — touch is often a crucial differentiator for midsize companies. Reps who spend more time schmoozing customers and going the extra mile to tailor offerings have given many midsize firms an edge over larger and more bureaucratic competitors and smaller ones…
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Jeremy Soine
Jeremy Soine joined Face Reality Skincare in 2020 as Chief Executive Officer. Previously as general manager and executive vice president. Jeremy managed the EVER Beauty and Skincare business, within the Stella & Dot Family of Brands. Prior to joining EVER, Soine spent four years as vice president and head of…
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Mike Slessor
Michael D. Slessor has served as the Chief Executive Officer of FormFactor since December 2014, and as a Director since October 2013. Mike served as President from October 2013 to December 27, 2014, and as Senior Vice President and General Manager, MicroProbe Product Group from October 2012 to October 2013.…
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Alex Blochtein
Alex Blochtein joined the Contec team in January 2017 as the Chief Executive Officer. He has over 30 years’ experience with industrial automation in complex global operations. Alex has successfully developed, led and motivated world-class teams to drive product portfolios and solutions through solid business processes and customer service improvements.…
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Rachel Hauwitz of Caribou Biosciences Featured in Walter Isaacson’s New Book
Congratulations to Alliance member Rachel Haurwitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Caribou Biosciences, who is featured in Walter Isaacson’s latest best-seller, The Code Breaker. The book tells the incredible story of Jennifer Doudna and her pioneering work to develop CRISPR gene editing for which she was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize…
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Member Alex Ashton Speaks: Get Binary With Complex Questions
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, the CEO of a niche technology company had experienced great success over many meaningful years and was seeking insight into the right next move for his organization and himself as a business leader. If you were in this situation, what would you do?…
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Craig Rolandelli
Craig Rolandelli has over 30 years' experience leading companies and product development to maximize revenue and profitability, developing strategic plans and product roadmaps, and communicating vision. He has lead virtual and onsite cross-functional teams across North America, Mexico and Asia to execute projects and initiatives on time and within budget.…
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Member Sanjay Bonde Speaks: Bigger Isn’t Always Better
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, with years of strong growth established, Alliance member & CEO Roman Kaplun of ZoolaTech was eyeing his next phase. He was exploring whether to stay the course or attempt to productize his services to fuel further growth. If you were in this situation,…
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Urban Catalyst Launches $200M Opportunity Zone Fund
SAN JOSE, CA - Urban Catalyst, Silicon Valley's leading Opportunity Zone Fund, announced it has launched its second real estate Fund. This Fund will feature the Icon/Echo project, which will provide downtown San Jose with more than 300 multifamily rental units and 420,000 sq. ft of office space upon completion.…
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Member Bernie Tobin Speaks: Growing Quickly? Sacrifice Speed to Find the Best Fit
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, a CEO was seeking insight into maintaining a healthy and effective company culture while growing their team. If you were in this situation, what would you do? If I were in your shoes, I would focus on four steps to ensure that my…
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Pascha Apter
Pascha Apter is the founder & CEO of Marvel Strategy. She is fiercely passionate about helping clients reach their financial, operational and marketing ambitions. An entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience, Pascha helps clients scale their enterprise to achieve revenue growth through strategic and creative development and execution.…
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Complete Solar Acquires Current Insight
LEHI, Utah /PRNewswire/—Complete Solar announced that it has acquired Current Insight, LLC. Current Insight is an engineering company that provides CAD designs, structural engineering stamps, and electrical engineering stamps to solar companies. Current Insight is a domestic company that delivers the highest quality designs and engineering services at more affordable…
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Member Joe Budelli Speaks: To Attract and Retain the Best, Invest in Your Employees’ Success
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, an executive was seeking insight into how to increase retention among the company’s engineering team while improving employee satisfaction. If you were in this situation, what would you do? If I were in your shoes, I would focus on setting my employees up…
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Member Eric Billingsley Speaks: Different Selling Motions for Different Growth Strategies
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, an Alliance CEO of a rapidly growing company was looking to expand his offering into enterprise solutions. He was seeking insight into the best way to approach this transition and to leverage his current successful desktop solution to help drive momentum. If you…
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Akshay Bhargava Announced as Chief Product Officer at 1Password
TORONTO /PRNewswire/—1Password today announced that Akshay Bhargava has joined the company as Chief Product Officer and GM of Emerging Solutions. Bhargava will spearhead emerging products to cement 1Password at the forefront of the security space, delivering cutting-edge services and features that reflect the company's relentless focus on security and user…
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Gary Catt
Gary Catt is the President of VenTek International and founder of the Caracal Group of companies. He has more than 30 years of experience in embedded systems development, communications engineering and automated payments, including projects with state-of-the-art wireless and real-time controller applications. Gary has been involved in a hands-on capacity…
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Martijn Pierik
Martijn Pierik is an accomplished public relations and integrated communications professional with broad multinational experience. As founder and managing partner of Kiterocket and Impress Labs, he brings to the team nearly 20 years of experience in public relations, journalism and marketing for the technology industry. He has advised C-suite executives…
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Sukh Grewal
Dr. Sukh Grewal founded Veoci with key members of his team on the SupportCentral project at GE. He has led the company with a collective vision based on years of experience on the forefront of technology. His many roles have included Program Manager for engineering computing, leading the transition…
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Niall O’Cathasaigh
Niall O’Cathasaigh joined Avandra Imaging in 2026 as CFO. Previously, as CFO of Prealize Health, he was responsible for sound fiscal management of all financial operations and human resource activities, as well as overseeing capital raising efforts and financial reporting for board and other stakeholder communications. Niall has been working…
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Matt Hengehold
Matt Hengehold joined the family business, the Hengehold Motor Company, which was started by his grandfather in 1948, following his 2001 graduation from UC Berkeley with a BA in political economics.
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Cytek Biosciences Completes Series D Funding Round
FREMONT, Calif. – Cytek Biosciences, a leading provider of cell analysis instrumentation and solutions, announced that it has closed a $120 million Series D funding round, co-led by RA Capital and Hillhouse Capital, with OrbiMed and LYFE Capital also participating. The investment will be used to expand Cytek’s global infrastructure,…
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Abdo Achkar
Abdo Achkar is the Founder & CEO of Sowlutions, an investment firm and a software development accelerator. Abdo is a technologist who started coding at the age of 13. He has spent most of his adult life between Philadelphia and San Francisco working in tech startups. He currently advises and…
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Fredrik Svedberg
Fredrik Svedberg is an experienced entrepreneur in the computer software industry with senior level experience in the area of digital logistics.
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Stephen Pearce
Stephen Pearce joined PRhobe in 2023 as President & CEO. Stephen has 25+ years in the electromagnetic and RF fields in roles of increasing responsibility, after completing his PhD in Active Electromagnetic Cancellation and RF Systems Design. Most recently he served as a turnaround CEO and redesigned the product, taking…
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Brightseed Secures $27M To Explore Phytonutrients
Brightseed, which closed on a $27 million round of growth financing, developed its artificial intelligence platform, Forager, to discover phytonutrients hidden in nature. Lewis & Clark AgriFood led the round, which brings the San Francisco-based company’s total funding to $52 million since being founded in 2017, Jim Flatt, Ph.D., Brightseed’s…
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Alex Rizk
Alex Rizk has an impressive list of qualifications and experiences, and provides exemplary leadership to his devoted team. After being a leader in hotel brokerage for 15 years, he is known for his creative strategic capabilities in financing, and managing all the intricacies of brokering hotel properties. Serving over seven…
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