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Charli Renken Charli Renken
Published on March 20, 2025

Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B, Plans to Take Company Private

Twitter's current stockholders will receive $54.20 per share in cash upon closing.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

SF Startups Are Leading a New Era for Edtech, Closing the Digital Divide

A big year of funding has led to a lot of innovation in the edtech space. Yet while many people have already made the switch to videoconferencing and other tech-enabled educational tools, some have been left out of the digital shift.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Truebill Raised $45M, Exabeam Got $200M, and More SF Tech News

Nine-digit venture rounds are just the tip of the iceberg with last week’s new developments from the Bay Area tech sector. Read on to find out what these companies are planning with all their fresh funding. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Updated on March 20, 2025

FarmWise Rakes in $45M to Fuel Development of AI Farming Equipment

FarmWise produces artificial intelligence-backed robotic farmland tools.

Cassidy Ritter Cassidy Ritter
Updated on March 20, 2025

Fintech Startup Grain Wants to Change How Consumers View Credit

Grain gives users access to a line of credit based on their financial behavior rather than their credit score.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Deepgram Raises $47M to Enhance Its AI Speech Recognition Tech

This injection brings the company’s Series B round to $72 million and will help further its deep learning solution.

Tammy Xu Tammy Xu
Updated on March 20, 2025

What Kind of QA Is Right for Your Company?

It depends on what you’re building, and how frequently you deploy.

What Kind of QA Is Right for Your Company?
Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on March 20, 2025

Meet 2 Women Challenging the Status Quo for Women in Tech at DataGrail

Chandni Jain and Lauren Volpi discuss creating a place where women — and all people — in tech have a sense of belonging with a company that gives them continuous opportunities to effect change.

Meet 2 Women Challenging the Status Quo for Women in Tech at DataGrail
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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Almanac Raises $9M to Expand Open-Source Document Sharing Platform

According to the company, the Almanac platform offers the world’s largest library of customizable documents. The startup’s clients include Stripe, Netflix and Airbnb.

Tatum Hunter Tatum Hunter
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Will the President Ban Chinese-Owned Social Apps?

With the past week came a flurry of big SF tech news — from executive orders to massive mergers.

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