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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on March 20, 2025

Hippo’s Going Public, Skydio Raised $170M, and More Bay Area Tech News

A plethora of companies pulled in nine-digit funding rounds last week, fueling the Bay Area’s ever-bustling tech scene. From pet care to grocery delivery, find out what’s new. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

MLOps Platform Landing AI Raises $57M, Plans to Hire Across Departments

The Andrew Ng-led company is working to speed up the digital modernization of the manufacturing industry.

Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on March 20, 2025

At Aurora Solar, ‘A Spirit of Continuous Experimentation’ Drives Support for Solar Businesses

Three team members describe the company’s newest solution, Lead Capture AI, and the empowering, innovative culture that fueled its creation.

At Aurora Solar, ‘A Spirit of Continuous Experimentation’ Drives Support for Solar Businesses
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Updated on March 20, 2025

Navan Expands Leadership Team With New Travel CEO, Board Member

Rich Liu has returned to the company as CEO of Navan Travel, and Amy Butte was appointed to its board of directors.

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Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on March 20, 2025

3 Local Tech Leaders on How to Destigmatize Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Month calls for greater focus on mental wellness in the workplace. Three local tech leaders tell us what their companies are doing to destigmatize these issues. 

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Lucas Dean Lucas Dean
Updated on March 20, 2025

The Tools and Habits of Successful Customer Success Managers

A proactive strategy that empowers CSMs to meet and exceed clients’ expectations is well within reach. Learn how one San Francisco-based professional does it.

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Eva Roethler Eva Roethler
Updated on March 20, 2025

Inside the Tools that Keep the Engine Humming at Cruise

Cruise has a massive engineering team working on autonomous vehicles, and building custom tools to get the work done.

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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Data Labeling Unicorn Snorkel AI Raises $85M, Plans to Hire Across Departments

Snorkel’s software is used to speed up machine learning processes at big name tech companies like Apple and Google. Moving forward, the data labeling platform will focus on expanding its engineering and marketing teams. 

Lucas Dean Lucas Dean
Updated on March 20, 2025

Future-Proofing Tech: How These Engineering Leaders Develop Scalable Software

Three San Francisco engineers proactively build solutions today that meet the demands of tomorrow.

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