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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on March 20, 2025

AI Company Anthropic Announces $3.5B Series E at $61.5B Valuation

The capital from lead investor Lightspeed allows Anthropic to fuel international expansion and advance its AI systems.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Social Podcasting App Callin Raises $12M, Launches Out of Private Beta

Unlike other live audio platforms like Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces, Callin’s vertical stack provides users with all the necessary tools for recording, editing, publishing and sharing their own podcasts.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Gupshup Raised $240M, Neuralink Got $205M, and More SF Tech News

Several Bay Area-based companies raised massive rounds, including Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Meanwhile, a few tech giants announced adjustments to their office reopening plans. All this and more in the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Rose Velazquez Rose Velazquez
Updated on March 20, 2025

ServiceNow Acquiring Cuein to Advance Agentic AI Roadmap

Cuein’s analytics technology offers real-time, actionable intelligence that can help make ServiceNow’s AI agents more effective.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Redis Labs Secured $110M, Plaid Raised $425M, and More Bay Area Tech News

With tons of VC activity on the West Coast last week, find out how these companies are growing with all their fresh capital. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on March 20, 2025

How This DEI Leader Advances GRAIL’s Health Equity Advocacy

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Rayshawnda Madison intertwines her commitment to reducing health disparities and advancing community change, inside and outside GRAIL.

How This DEI Leader Advances GRAIL’s Health Equity Advocacy
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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Hiring Platform Fountain Raises $85M Series C Led by SoftBank

The company gained strong momentum over the course of 2021, as its revenue grew 220 percent year over year.

Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on March 20, 2025

Want to Find Your ‘Flow State?’ An Engineer Shares How He Stays Focused

A senior staff mechanical engineer at 3D printing company Carbon describes the practices he employs to maintain productivity throughout the workday.

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Joe Erbentraut Joe Erbentraut
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: SF Tech Reacts to Visa Ban, Amazon Buys Zoox, and More

The executive order banning work visas could have a major impact on Bay Area tech companies. This, plus more SF tech news you may have missed.

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