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Ashley Brownridge Ashley Brownridge
Published on March 20, 2025

Planet Acquires Salo Sciences to Monitor Climate Change

Salo Sciences’ added capabilities will help Planet expand its ecosystem monitoring product globally.

Adrienne Teeley Adrienne Teeley
Updated on March 20, 2025

How to Write Cold Emails That Will Actually Get Read

Getting a meeting — or even a reply — to an out-of-the-blue message isn’t easy, but with some thoughtful strategies, cold emails can yield warm contacts. To learn what hungry sales reps can do to improve their click-through rate, Built In SF polled local leaders on what their best practices are when cold emailing potential customers.

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Ashley Brownridge Ashley Brownridge
Updated on March 20, 2025

Planera Launches Construction Management Software With $5.4M Seed

The San Jose startup’s tools let organizations plan and schedule construction projects collaboratively.

Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on March 20, 2025

How 14 SF Tech Leaders Are Setting Up for Post-Pandemic Scale

These companies all scaled in 2020. Here's how they plan to carry that momentum.

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Updated on March 20, 2025

SF Tech Companies Making Waves in 2021

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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Productboard Raises $72M Series C, Plans Major Hiring Push as It Expands Globally

Productboard serves over 4,000 companies including corporate giants like Microsoft and Disney. The company’s roadmap feature enables product teams to work together in real time.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Cribl Raises $200M Series C to Optimize Enterprise Data Storage

Cribl’s “observability pipelines” make it possible for companies to sort through and route data that flows through traditional IT systems.  

Lucas Dean Lucas Dean
Updated on March 20, 2025

How Upgrade Leverages the Customer Voice To Uncover Meaningful Insights

At Upgrade, a focus on gathering and synthesizing customer feedback translates into improved products and services.

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Molly Fosco Molly Fosco
Updated on March 20, 2025

How This EdTech Startup Became Profitable Within 2 Years by Growing Slow

GiveCampus was able to turn a profit quickly by taking a very un-Silicon Valley-like approach to growing its business.

How This EdTech Startup Became Profitable Within 2 Years by Growing Slow
Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Companion Raises $8M Seed Round to Launch Its Robotic Pet Training Device

Companion’s at-home training device uses a combination of computer vision and machine learning to detect and analyze dogs’ movements and behaviors.

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