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SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DeveloperAuction announced today at the F.ounders conference that it has closed a $2.7 million first-round investment led by NEA and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Google Ventures, Jeff Clavier's SoftTech VC, and John Suliman's Step Partners. DeveloperAuction was founded to give sought-after developers a better job seeking experience. It provides a hassle-free way for developers to discover and...
74% Want Reform of U.S. Corporate Tax Code to Help U.S. Businesses Stay Globally Competitive; Predict Next Great Innovation Will Come From China Rather Than U.S. WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new survey that found there is a strong desire among U.S. likely voters to have an open and flexible immigration system to embrace...
One of the most prestigious and long-established Chinese-American engineering associations recognizes Ms. Dai for her professional achievements in business, science and technology SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced that its Co-Founder Weili Dai has been honored with the Silicon Valley Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Established Corporation category by the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA-San Francisco Bay Area Chapter...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley hiring levels are expected to maintain strong through the second quarter of the year. According to the latest West Valley Staffing Group Economic Survey, employers from the greater part of Silicon Valley look forward to rising hiring levels. Each quarter, West Valley Staffing Group (WVSG) surveys a range of Silicon Valley hiring managers about their upcoming hiring needs. The hiring managers come from several...
SAN DIEGO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has appointed industry veteran Laurie Yoler as senior vice president of business development. In this role, Yoler will be responsible for augmenting existing business relationships in Silicon Valley, as well as developing new strategic business opportunities for Qualcomm in the region. Yoler will report to Peggy...
BURNABY, British Columbia and PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Wave Systems, Inc., the world's first commercial quantum computing company, today announced that Silicon Valley corporate technology leader, Steven M. Cakebread has accepted key roles with the company, as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. "We are very pleased that Steve has chosen to join us," stated Vern Brownell, D-Wave president and chief executive officer. "He brings proven...
MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) today underscored its investment in Silicon Valley and to its Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) customers with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Product Innovation Center in Milpitas. Flextronics' operations, which are well known in Silicon Valley, have been upgraded with $12 million of equipment and capabilities. The company also announced plans to invest another $20 million in the Center in the...
SAN JOSE Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two successful Silicon Valley companies have joined forces aligned in their vision to create career bliss for millions of job seekers and hiring managers worldwide. The eHarmony-like technology platform with affordable DropBox pricing co-created by Talent Acquisition Expert Margaret Graziano and 7-Time Serial Start-up Entrepreneur and Big Data and Technology Expert Scott Slinker offers a conscious hiring workhorse of a different color...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to technology, life science and cleantech companies worldwide, found that while the vast majority (87%) of startups are hiring, equal numbers are struggling to find enough people with the skills they need to grow. The report is derived from anecdotes from numerous startup companies and the results of Silicon Valley Bank's fourth annual Startup Outlook study, a survey of startup companies...
GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gramercy, a dedicated emerging markets investment manager, today announced several strategic hires to its Latin America private equity investment team co-led by Gustavo Ferraro, a Managing Director and Head of Latin American Markets at Gramercy, and David Britts, a Managing Director focused on private equity. The firm has also formed a TMT Advisory Board and appointed several members. The team intends to invest in private Latin...
