Startup Tri-Valley is thrilled to present the co-founders of Avestria VC, a Raydiant Oximetry early stage investor, and Tri-Valley-adjacent residents. Their thesis is to focus on the unseen opportunity presented by female founders in healthcare and by entrepreneurs...
Startup News from the Tri-Valley
Compassion, Courage, and Creativity: Meet Raydiant Oximetry’s Founder & CEO, Dr. Neil Ray, and President & COO, Russ DeLonzor
Co-hosts Yolanda Fintschenko (Startup Tri-Valley) and Lynn Naylor (Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group) continue the Startup Tri-Valley #GameChangers podcast series with a conversation with two leaders from Raydiant Oximetry , a #GameChangers 2022 award-winning...
Making Micro-Mobility BIG in Transportation: ACTON’s Co-Founder and CEO, Janelle Wang
Co-hosts Yolanda Fintschenko (Startup Tri-Valley) and Lynn Naylor (Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group) open the Startup Tri-Valley #GameChangers podcast series with a conversation with one of the #GameChangers 2022 award winners, Janelle Wang, CEO and Co-Founder...
Tri-Valley 2040: What’s NOW got to do with it? Lynn Wallace Naylor, CEO Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group
Co-hosts Brandon Cardwell (i-Gate Innovation Hub and Startup Tri-Valley) and Yolanda Fintschenko (Co-founder of FounderTraction, LLC and the East Bay Bio Network), talk to Lynn Wallace Naylor, CEO of the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV). With her passion...
LIDAR Spells Autonomy: Luis Dussan, Founder and CTO at AEye, Inc
Host Brandon Cardwell speaks with Luis Dussan, the founder, CTO, and board member of AEye, Inc., LIDAR technology company that develops autonomous sensor platforms for the advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicle markets. Startup Tri-Valley is...
It’s Personal: Tri-Valley Venture’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner Greg Hitchan
Host Brandon Cardwell speaks with Pleasanton resident and Tri-Valley Ventures (TVV) co-founder and managing director, Greg Hitchan, about their fund's investment thesis and what it means to build a vibrant startup community in their own back yard. A lawyer and formal...
How and Why National Security Labs Fuel Local Innovation: Kim Budil, LLNL and Andy McIlroy, SNL
Host Brandon Cardwell speaks with Kim Budil, lab director for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Andy McIlroy, associate labs director for Sandia National Laboratory and leader of the California site, about the mission of the national labs and how that intersects with fueling the local innovation economy.
On Being the Catalyst: Monarch Tractor Co-Founder and President Mark Schwager
Host Brandon Cardwell speaks with Monarch Tractor Co-Founder and President Mark Schwager about how the electric tractor startup is turning Livermore into ground zero of the food and agriculture revolution. Mark has over a decade of experience leading manufacturing...
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: SafeTraces CEO Erik Malmstrom
Host Brandon Cardwell is joined by Erik Malmstrom, the CEO of SafeTraces, a Bay Area-based technology company and leader in DNA-enabled diagnostic solutions for indoor air quality. Erik is a successful and experienced thought leader driven to create a better, safer,...
All Bets Are On: The Unsurprising Rise of Investment & Growth in the Tri-Valley
Host Brandon Cardwell talks to Lauren Moone, Executive VP, Mirador Capital Partners, and Don Garman, Founder & CIO, Mirador Capital Partners and Co-Founder, Tri-Valley Ventures about why the Tri-Valley economy is thriving, outperforming competitors, and how to...