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James Harrison to Join Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service Board of Directors
PHOENIX— Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS®) Inc., the largest MLS in Arizona, announced that James Harrison, RCE, CAE, CEO of MLSListings Inc., the biggest MLS in Silicon Valley has signed on as outside director. Harrison will attend Board of Directors meetings and directly collaborate with ARMLS® on important initiatives.…
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Apexigen Announces New Collaboration with UCSF
SAN CARLOS, Calif.— Apexigen, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering and developing antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer with an emphasis on new Immuno-Oncology (I-O) agents, announced the initiation of patient enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical trial in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco…
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Abra Completes $16 Million Series B
Bitcoin startup Abra has completed a $16 million Series B led by manufacturing giant Foxconn. Announced at the Money2020 conference in Las Vegas, the new capital brings Abra's total funding to more than $30 million. Other participants in the round include new investors Silver8 Capital and Ignia, as well as…
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Suggestic Wins Health 2.0 2017 Launch! Competition
Suggestic, the startup behind the healthy eating app that employs AR (augmented reality) to guide users through the world’s smartest diets, has won the 2017 Health 2.0 Launch! Contest. Suggestic beat out a field of 11 strong competitors at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference, a premiere showcase and catalyst for…
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NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Liquid Robotics Collaborate
SUNNYVALE, Calif., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—Liquid Robotics and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR) announced a multi-year agreement to develop solutions to help protect and preserve the Hawaiian and American Samoa marine sanctuaries and monuments. Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider, an autonomous surface ocean robot, will be the…
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Seven Alliance Member Companies on the List of the Bay Area’s Fastest Growing Private Companies
Congratulations to the following Alliance Members whose companies were named to the Bay Area's list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2017 by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. ClickAway Corporation, led by Founder & CEO Rick Sutherland Cypress Private Security, led by CEO Kes…
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The CEO Answers to Everyone, but How?
By Warren Lutz Four years ago, Doug Murray (Group Q400) became CEO of Big Switch Networks, a data center networking company that was in turmoil. At the time, the company was suffering from poor results, low morale and a negative public image, which was painfully evident from employee reviews on…
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Alliance Voices
During our October 13, 2017 Regional Meeting, in the spirit of sharing the awesome collective wisdom of our Alliance community, we were treated to hard-earned insights and expertise. Neil Chaudhari of Propane Studio discussed “The Transformative Power of Platforms” as he showcased how psychology, data and digital platforms can elevate…
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Big Green IT Named to the List of the “Best Places to Work in the Sacramento Region”
Congratulations to Big Green IT, led by Alliance member Jeff Rogers, on being named to the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2017 list of the “Best Places to Work in the Sacramento Region!”
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Fall 2017
Inside the Fall 2017 Issue: The CEO Answers to Everyone—But How? Accountability for CEOs can range widely depending on the structure, size, ownership and stage of the business. But the bottom line is that CEOs are accountable for delivering on their promises to all stakeholders and doing what is best…
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Member Raj Raman Speaks: How to Find Superstar Employees in Your Backyard.
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by the SVP of a company that was gearing up to meet ambitious performance targets. The executive’s hope was to find a few superstar employees and use their talent to drive success. If you were in this situation, what would you do?…
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Cat Lincoln on the Forty Women to Watch Over 40 List
Congratulations to Alliance member Cat Lincoln, CEO of CLEVER, on being named to the fifth annual “Forty Women to Watch Over 40” list. This list celebrates women who are disrupting industries, starting businesses and creating new pathways to breakdown the systemic barriers that drive women to opt out of the…
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Behnam Tabrizi
Behnam Tabrizi is a leading global business consultant, bestselling author, award-winning teacher, and a respected scholar. As an advisor to many Fortune 500 companies, he has worked with CEOs and senior executives in leading change and achieving breakthrough results. Behnam has advised over thousands of leaders in over 20 industries…
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Jes Pedersen of Webcor and Erin Mendez of Patelco Credit Union Named Most Admired CEOs in Bay Area
The Alliance is very proud of two members, Jes Pedersen of Webcor and Erin Mendez of Patelco Credit Union, who were named by the San Francisco Business Times as 2017 Most Admired CEOs. They will be honored at a dinner at the The St. Regis San Francisco on Wednesday, November…
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Amgen Enters Into an Immuno-Oncology Partnership With CytomX
Amgen, Inc. AMGN announced a strategic immuno-oncology collaboration with CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. CTMX to jointly develop a T-cell engaging bispecific probody. For the deal, Amgen will make an upfront payment of $40 million to CytomX besides investing $20 million in the California-based biotech company's stock. Markedly, the companies will develop…
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LaMar Bunts
LaMar Bunts joined Dartmouth College in 2023 as its inaugural Chief Transformation Officer. In this role, LaMar oversees the Transformation Office that is dedicated to expanding Dartmouth’s reach and impact and helping position the institution to compete in the rapidly changing higher education sector. Prior to joining Dartmouth, LaMar was…
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Graybug Vision Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial of GB-102 for Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
REDWOOD CITY, CA—Graybug Vision, Inc., a clinical-stage, venture-held pharmaceutical company committed to developing potentially transformative therapies for vision-threatening diseases including wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma, announced that it has begun dosing patients with wet AMD in its first clinical trial of GB-102, its lead product. GB-102 is…
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SmartBiz Loans Surpasses $500 Million in Funded SBA Loans
SAN FRANCISCO—SmartBiz Loans, the first SBA loan marketplace and bank-enabling technology platform, today announced that it has surpassed half a billion dollars in funded SBA loans. This milestone comes on the back of other recent successes for SmartBiz, including the addition of a fifth bank to its software platform and…
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TORA Named Best OMS Provider
LONDON—TORA announced that it has been named “Best OMS Provider” at the HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards. The awards, presented on September 12, 2017 at a ceremony in London, recognize technology providers serving the hedge fund sector that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the…
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Dtex Systems Named “User Behavior Analytics Platform of the Year”
SAN JOSE, CA—Dtex Systems™, a leader in user behavior intelligence and insider threat detection, announced that its Advanced User Behavior Intelligence Platform won “User Behavior Analytics Platform of the Year” in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. The Awards recognize the world's best information security companies, products and people. Dtex Systems' Advanced…
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Light Polymers and JSR Complete Second Close of Strategic Series B Funding Round
SAN FRANCISCO——Light Polymers, a nanochemistry startup with R&D operations in Silicon Valley, Taiwan and Korea, has announced that JSR Corporation will join the recent Series B funding round as a strategic partner. JSR Corporation joins the Series B round led by Tsingda International Venture Investments and TEL Venture Capital which…
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Ellie Mae on FORTUNE’s List of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies
FORTUNE Magazine has released its annual ranking of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in the country. Ellie Mae, a leading provider of innovative on-demand software solutions and services for the residential mortgage industry ranks #8. The methodology utilized by FORTUNE Magazine for its ranking of the top 100 fastest growing public…
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Singulex Receives New, Broad Patent
ALAMEDA, Calif.—Singulex announced the granting of a significant patent for determining the absence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a patient based upon digital detection of either cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) or cardiac troponin-T(cTnT). The patent covers counting individual digital events wherein each individual digital event comprises a signal representing a…
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Rachel Haurwitz Named to the Upstart 50 Inventors Class
Congratulations to Alliance member Rachel Haurwitz, CEO of Caribou Biosciences, on being named to the San Francisco Business Times' “Upstart 50 Inventors Class.” The 2017 class of “Upstart 50 Inventors” is made up of brash and disruptive founders who have changed how we look at health care, robotics, human resources,…
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Ellie Mae to Buy Velocify for $128 Million
Ellie Mae announced Thursday that it will acquire Velocify, a sales acceleration platform, for $128 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 and will not impact third-quarter financials, the company said. “As part of our comprehensive strategy to deliver the first true…
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DriveScale’s Software Composable Infrastructure Solution Wins Gold
SUNNYVALE, CA - DriveScale, the leader in delivering Software Composable Infrastructure (SCI) for modern workloads, has been named a Gold winner of the Golden Bridge Awards® in the Best New Product or Service - Information Technology Software category. The Golden Bridge Awards honor the best in organizational performance, innovations, products…
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Cork Supply USA Named to the List of the “Best Places to Work in the North Bay”
Congratulations to Cork Supply USA, led by Alliance members James Herwatt and Peter Hladun, on being named to the North Bay Business Journal's list of the “Best Places to Work in the North Bay!”
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Chowbotics’ Sally Robot Will Make You the Perfect Salad in 60 Seconds
If you want a salad from the market at the Calafia Cafe in Palo Alto, a restaurant, and market run by the ex-Google chef Charlie Ayers, you can pick a pre-packaged salad from a case or visit a salad bar. But you also now have a third option: Sally, a…
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Member Jason Petralia Speaks: You’re Sitting on a Gold Mine. Mine It!
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a CEO who had developed industry-leading technology, but was having cash flow issues. He was looking for ideas to accelerate the sales cycle and increase cash flow. If you were in this situation, what would you do? First off, let me…
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Automation Anywhere Launches Automation Anywhere University
Automation Anywhere, a leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions provider, has launched the Automation Anywhere University, which will provide education and training in RPA technology to students and existing workers. The company has partnered with educational institutions, universities, extension programs, and adult education centers to build this course. As organizations…
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