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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on March 20, 2025

Iterable Raised $200M, Waymo Got $2.5B, and More Bay Area Tech News

After a week full of nine-digit funding rounds and technological innovations across an expansive range of industries, the Bay Area is bustling with new developments. Read more for the latest news. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Kim Conway Kim Conway
Updated on March 20, 2025

San Francisco’s 4 Featured Companies of the Month

These tech companies are working to improve industries like gaming, cloud software, healthtech and edtech — and they’re all hiring.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 20, 2025

Pivot Bio Raises $100M for Its Sustainable Nitrogen Fertilizer

While necessary for crop production, synthetic nitrogen fertilizers can take a toll on the environment. Pivot Bio is working to provide an alternative farmers can get behind.

Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on March 20, 2025

Snapdocs Just Raised $60M to Double Its Team

The 220-person startup plans to double its workforce over the next nine months, with plans to hire software engineer, product managers, business operations specialists and more.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Prostate Cancer Test Developer Artera Launches With $90M

Funding from Coatue, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, co-CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff and other investors will fuel test development for additional cancer types.

Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

Perform Puts an Expert in Every Runner’s Corner With Its Virtual Coaching App

San Francisco-based Perform helps runners of all levels improve their form.

Kim Conway Kim Conway
Updated on March 20, 2025

Going All-In on Human Connection

Relationships are the golden ticket for customer success professionals — even when it comes to leveling up technically.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on March 20, 2025

This VC-Backed Company Has a Solution for Shadow IT and Is Hiring Now

Lumos has more than $30 million in funding and counts some of the biggest names in digital media as clients.

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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Silicon Valley Data Company InfluxData Secures $81M in Fresh Capital

InfluxData helps Fortune 500 companies like Tesla and IBM gather insights from time-stamped data.

Updated on March 20, 2025

A Beginner’s Guide to NFTs for Cryptoart

The NFT market is exploding, providing digital artists a new way to monetize and market their art. Here’s a guide to getting in the game.

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