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Yi Ren

Yi Ren joined SmartNews in 2021 and previously served as interim Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Strategy Officer before being named COO in 2026. In this role he is responsible for the overall business operations of the company. Prior to joining SmartNews, Yi was responsible for launching, expanding, and bringing…

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Circle Pharma Announces $92.5 Million Series E Financing

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Circle Pharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering next-generation targeted macrocycle therapeutics for cancer, announced an oversubscribed $92.5 million Series E financing. The financing was led by The Column Group and included participation from other existing and new investors including Nextech Invest, RA Capital Management, Euclidean…

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ISTS and Pearsana Announce Strategic Partnership to Extend Digital Wallet Access to Scholarship Applicants Nationwide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and BELFAST, Ireland /PRNewswire/—Pearsana, the digital wallet technology created by Inspirus Global Education (IGE), and International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS), announced a new partnership that will give students and their families a permanent, portable and secure home for the verified credentials and documents they spend years…

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Nexar and Nauto Are Now Empiric Earth

NEW YORK /PRNewswire/—Nexar and Nauto are now Empiric Earth. The two companies, both founded in 2015, have combined and now operate under a single name as of today. Empiric Earth holds an open record of how the physical world behaves, built on more than 10 billion miles of observed driving…

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September 2026

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Cleaver-Brooks to Acquire R.F. MacDonald

THOMASVILLE, GA and HAYWARD, CA — Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire R.F. MacDonald Company, a longtime boiler sales and service representative serving customers throughout California and Nevada. The transaction is subject to US regulatory approval, which the companies said typically takes a minimum of…

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Serve Robotics Rolls into Hospitals

Serve Robotics Inc., a Redwood City-based food delivery robot company, is rolling out a new robot for the hospital floor. Moxie 2.0, a health-tech robot, is entering a handful of hospitals and healthcare centers, including Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Moxie comes…

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Decrypt Compliance Founder Raymond Cheng Named to Forbes’ Best In-State CPAs List for 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif. - - Decrypt Compliance, an AICPA-accredited CPA and cybersecurity advisory firm, announced that its Founder and CEO, Raymond Cheng, has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best In-State CPAs for 2026. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the firm specializes in delivering SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001,…

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Puneet Raj

Puneet Raj is a seasoned executive and strategic leader currently serving as the CEO and General Manager of Fieldwire by Hilti, based in San Francisco. With a career spanning over two decades, Puneet has held pivotal roles within the Hilti Group, including leading the group`s largest SaaS business (ON!Track) as…

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Zach Greenberger

Zach Greenberger is the CEO of Empiric Earth and had been the chief executive officer of Nexar prior to the merger with Nauto in 2026. In this role, Zach focuses on leading the company through its next phase of growth and commercializing one of the world's largest crowdsourced video data…

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Christina Liu

Christina Liu joined Sigma Computing as Chief Financial Officer in 2024. Christina has 25 years of finance leadership expertise in building and scaling high-growth companies and oversees Sigma’s next phase of growth, leveraging her deep background in building strong, efficient teams. Prior to joining Sigma, she served as the Chief…

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Nan Liu

Nan Liu has been CEO of Quantea since 2011. Nan has over 25 years of experience in IT, networking, cybersecurity and data storage. He has led Quantea’s evolution into a leader in AI infrastructure and network analytics, developing patented high-speed packet capture technology used in the QAI Cluster series for…

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Pliant Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX) announced the receipt of Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PLN-101095, an oral, small molecule, dual selective inhibitor of αvβ8 and αvβ1 integrins, in combination with pembrolizumab for the potential the treatment of solid…

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Mike O’Toole

Mike O’Toole joined Santini Foods as CFO in 2025. Prior to joining Santini, Mike was the VP of Operations for Family Help & Wellness where he led and developed a team of 8 executive directors with accountability for a $100M portfolio of mental health programs across 4 states. Previously he…

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Olga Ermolin

Olga Ermolin is an accomplished technology and data executive with over two decades of experience leading teams and driving innovation across the real estate and tech industries. As Senior Director of Technology at MLSListings, she oversees strategic technology initiatives, creation of tools and services for MLSListings’ subscribers, standards adoption, and…

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Nichola Quail and Insights Exchange Receive a Bronze International Stevie Award

Congratulations to Alliance member Nichola Quail and Insights Exchange on receiving a Bronze International Stevie Award for Thought Leadership. Nichola and Insights Exchange were selected from among 3,800 nominations from organizations in 78 countries.

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Switch Bioworks’ Microbial Fertilizer Enters Field Trials

Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company focused on sustainable fertilizer, announced the launch of field trials of its novel microbial fertilizer, with authorization from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Microbial fertilizers use living microbes to pull nitrogen from the air and deliver it…

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Department of Energy Approves Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for Deep Fission’s Gravity Reactor

BERKELEY, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE)—Deep Fission, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISN) (“Deep Fission” or the “Company”), an advanced nuclear energy company developing small modular pressurized water reactors installed one mile underground, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has approved the company's Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for its Gravity™ Nuclear Reactor.…

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TrustScale Announces the Launch of Argus, Its AI Assurance Platform

LOS ALTOS, CA / ACCESS Newswire / As generative AI scales, research confirms that large language models (LLMs) continue to hallucinate, fabricate sources and make mistakes with confidence. This creates unprecedented risks for enterprises deploying AI for agentic automation, research, content creation and decision-making. To solve this problem, TrustScale has…

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August 2026

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Enterprise Minds and Lean Six Sigma Institute Announce Strategic Partnership

SAN RAMON, CA, UNITED STATES /EINPresswire.com/ — Enterprise Minds Inc. (EM) and the Lean Six Sigma Institute (LSSI) have officially signed a partnership agreement to integrate advanced digital twin technology into Lean Six Sigma training and implementation. This collaborative partnership introduces the Lean Six Sigma 4.0 Digital Twin Lab, empowering…

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Edison Cardenas

With nearly two decades of experience in the financial services sector, Edison Cardenas brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, having held a range of individual and leadership positions. Edison successfully navigated the intricate landscape of finance and ventured into entrepreneurship, establishing and later divesting a thriving hospitality and…

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Arzeda Expands Partnership with MANE

MANE, a prominent player in the fragrance and flavor industry, and Arzeda, known for its AI-driven protein design, have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership. Under the new agreement, MANE has secured an exclusive global license to produce and commercialize Arzeda's innovative ViaLeaf™ Reb M technology, which allows MANE…

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Nauto and Auto Fleet Control Partner to Bring AI-Powered Risk Prevention to German Commercial Fleets

MUNICH and SUNNYVALE, Calif., /PRNewswire/—Nauto Inc., a leader in AI-powered safety and operations excellence for commercial vehicles, announced a strategic partnership with Auto Fleet Control (AFC), Germany's leading provider of digital claims and risk management solutions for commercial vehicle fleets, to bring Nauto's safety platform to fleet operators across Germany.…

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iPost and ZeroBounce Partner to Deliver Cleaner Data and Stronger Email Performance for Regulated Industries

SAN MATEO, Calif., PRNewswire-PRWeb—iPost, the leading email sending platform built to solve real challenges in highly regulated and other data and content sensitive industries, including gaming, legal services, and scholarly/STM (science, technology, medical) publishing, announced a new strategic partnership with ZeroBounce, a leading email validation and deliverability company. The partnership…

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Bastazo and Nozomi Networks Team Up to Deliver Advanced Cyber Security Solutions

BENTONVILLE, Ark. PRNewswire —Bastazo, the AI-powered OT remediation platform and Nozomi Networks Inc., the leader in AI-powered OT, IoT and CPS security announced a technology integration that transforms how critical infrastructure operators respond to cyber threats. The integration gives OT security teams a clear, defensible path from vulnerability discovery to…

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Nazar Gulyk

Nazar Gulyk is a San Francisco–based entrepreneur, angel investor, and community builder. He is currently leading a company developing a new healthcare & wellness product designed to improve how people approach health and longevity. He also co-founded HealUA, a charitable platform that connects Ukrainian physicians with international specialists for real-time…

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Michelle Donnelly

Michelle Donnelly is the Chief Revenue Officer at Crescendo, an AI-native platform for customer experience. She is a growth-focused executive with more than 15 years of experience building and scaling go-to-market teams across retail, technology and emerging AI companies. Michelle has spent her career helping organizations turn complex innovation into…

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LucidLink Announces Enhanced Integration with Adobe Frame.io

LucidLink has announced a workflow integration with Adobe Frame.io that gives production teams unified access to Frame.io projects alongside supporting production media stored in separate cloud environments. Powered by LucidLink Connect, the integration surfaces files from Microsoft SharePoint, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Amazon S3, and other cloud storage within a…

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Carbonix Wins Landmark Approval for Unmanned Drones

Sydney-based drone manufacturer Carbonix has achieved what it describes as Australia's first Safety Assurance Integrity Level (SAIL) III certification for an uncrewed aircraft, unlocking beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approvals across the Surat Basin in southern Queensland for gas infrastructure inspection. The certification, completed in collaboration with the Civil…

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