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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on March 20, 2025

Ema Emerges From Stealth With an AI-Powered Employee Assistant

The startup developed a chat-based tool that can be tailored to help employees with tasks specific to their roles.

Joe Erbentraut Joe Erbentraut
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Twitch CEO Helping Restaurants, Dorsey’s Pledge, and More

Even amid the COVID-19 crisis, some Bay Area tech companies are moving ahead with ambitious 2020 hiring plans, plus more trending stories from the past week.

Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on March 20, 2025

12 San Francisco Startups Moving From On-Demand to Lightspeed

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Workflow Automation Platform Tonkean Raises $50M Series B, Plans Hiring Spree

Tonkean’s no-code, process orchestration platform provides businesses with a way to tailor workflows to specific systems and employees. Founded in 2015, the company has raised $82.2 million in venture capital financing to date.

Updated on March 20, 2025

Talkdesk Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

The contact center tech provider brought on marketing veteran Neville Letzerich to its team.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Butlr Raises $5M to Scale Privacy-Friendly Sensor Tech

The company develops wireless heat sensors used to help optimize buildings based on real-time people activity.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated 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.

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