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What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?
(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023
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Quintessent Hires Industry Veteran Bob Nunn as Chief Operating Officer
January 14, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Quintessent Inc., a pioneer in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot...
Jan 14


MixMode Appoints Karen Buffo as Chief Marketing Officer
Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Brings More Than 20 Years of Marketing Experience to Support Continued Growth SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April...
Apr 24, 2023


MixMode Welcomes John Phillips as VP Federal Sales
Phillips brings two decades of successful federal sales leadership experience SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --...
Apr 5, 2023


MixMode Adds to Sales Leadership with Addition of Todd DeBell as VP, Channel
Company's strong 2022 growth leads to more key executive hires, including DeBell and his extensive experience building and leading vendor...
Feb 16, 2023


MixMode Announces Mark Rotolo as Chief Revenue Officer
Follows a strong year of growth in 2022 SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MixMode Inc., the leader in AI-driven...
Feb 14, 2023


d-Matrix Announces Opening of India R&D Center, Appoints Pradip Thaker, PhD Head of India Operations
Dr. Thaker will lead d-Matrix’s India operations with a focus on R&D, growth, talent acquisition, engineering, product innovation and...
Oct 11, 2022


Anchore Welcomes Josh Bressers as Vice President of Security
The industry veteran and podcaster will utilize his seasoned perspective of software supply chain security to shape new software security...
Dec 3, 2021


LightDeck Appoints Nick Traggis as CEO to Scale Company Operations Through Next Phase of Growth
Boulder, CO – LightDeck Diagnostics today announced that Nick Traggis has transitioned from executive vice president of Corporate...
Oct 8, 2021
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