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Sharpen Your Product’s Usability With This Tool
Nick Babich Nick Babich
Published on March 20, 2025

Sharpen Your Product’s Usability With This Tool

Heuristic analysis is a useful way to get multiple expert eyes on a product to evaluate its usability. Here’s a guide to getting started.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Digital Workspace MURAL Raises $50M Series C to Upgrade Platform, Hire

Outfitted with its latest injection of venture capital, this enterprise unicorn is building out its product. MURAL helps teams stay engaged and collaborate despite the confines of remote and hybrid work models.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Navan Raises $155M at $5B Valuation to Expand Its Travel Booking Platform

Last year, Navan launched several additional safety features to accommodate travelers during the pandemic. Among them are an in-app alert system and up-to-date information about lockdowns abroad.

Quinten Dol Quinten Dol
Updated on March 20, 2025

How No-Code Technology Is Making Legal Teams More Nimble

How Ironclad says its technology is setting legal teams up to be a facilitator, rather than a barrier for business.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Cheetah Raises $36M to Expand Contactless Grocery Pick-Up Service

Cheetah’s contactless pick-up system enables customers to order via an app and grab their groceries from one of the company’s six pick-up locations around the Bay Area.

Updated on March 20, 2025

Amazon Invests Up to $4B in OpenAI Rival Anthropic

Amazon says both organizations are committed to supporting the safe and responsible development of generative AI technology. 

Amazon Web Service logo and a smart phone that says "start building on AWS"
Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 20, 2025

Digital Health Startup Hims & Hers Goes Public Amid a Year of Steady Growth

Co-founder and CEO Andrew Dudum says this latest news brings Hims & Hers one step closer to becoming the “front door to the healthcare system.” The company is also now hiring, with dozens of open tech positions available at its SF headquarters.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Rewards Platform Sendoso Raises $100M, Plans European Expansion

Sendoso plans to open its new European headquarters in Ireland by the end of the year.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Primer Secured $69M, Instawork Got $60M, and More SF Tech News

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