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Published on March 20, 2025

Chime Enhances Banking App With MyPay Financial Service

The company’s newest offering lets members access part of their income ahead of their upcoming paycheck.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 20, 2025

Where Is E-Commerce Headed? These SF Tech Companies Offer Clues

By our reckoning, these companies — e-commerce infrastructure builders and marketplaces alike — offer a glimpse into where developments could head.

Gordon Gottsegen

Updated on March 20, 2025

Grove Collaborative Raises $125M for Its Line of Sustainable Products

The company, a registered B Corp, also aims to be plastic-free by 2025.

Jeremy Porr

Updated on March 20, 2025

Report: Bay Area Tech VC Funding Activity Increased in Q2 2020

Three of the top five largest financing rounds in the U.S. closed in Q2 were landed by Bay Area tech companies.

Conlan Carter

Updated on March 20, 2025

On a Mission: Why Benchling Is Our San Francisco Featured Company of the Month

In the Bay Area, this biotech organization is paving the way for better research.

Tyler Holmes

Updated on March 20, 2025

Ready to Transition From Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager? These Leaders Have Some Advice.

Managers at Instacart and Verkada weigh in.

Jeremy Porr

Updated on March 20, 2025

Nextdoor Plans to Go Public in SPAC Merger Valued at $4.3B

The SPAC is sponsored by an affiliate of Khosla Ventures and features a private investment of $270 million from T. Rowe Price and Baron Capital Group, among others. The deal is expected to close later this year. Once it does, Nextdoor will make its Wall Street debut under the ticker symbol “KIND.”