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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Published on March 20, 2025

Nextdoor Plans to Go Public in SPAC Merger Valued at $4.3B

The SPAC is sponsored by an affiliate of Khosla Ventures and features a private investment of $270 million from T. Rowe Price and Baron Capital Group, among others. The deal is expected to close later this year. Once it does, Nextdoor will make its Wall Street debut under the ticker symbol “KIND.”

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Doctor on Demand Raises $75M to Expand Virtual Healthcare Services

According to the company, Doctor on Demand currently covers over 98 million patients.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Altro Raised $18M, Dusty Robotics Got $45M, and More SF Tech News

Catch up on the latest developments from the Bay Area tech sector.

Fotios Chantzis Ioannis Stais Fotios Chantzis Ioannis Stais
Updated on March 20, 2025

Why Is IoT Security Important?

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Practical IoT Hacking: The Definitive Guide to Attacking the Internet of Things.

Why Is IoT Security Important?
Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 20, 2025

Routable Raises $30M to Simplify Business Payments, Aims to Scale Team

This new funding will help Routable go after more enterprise customers.

Routable Raises $30M to Simplify Business Payments, Aims to Scale Team
Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on March 20, 2025

Intuit Automated Our Personal Finances. Now It’s UX Team Is Bringing Human Helpers Back.

Chat bots are great at fielding tax questions. But what many users want is emotional support.

Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

Founded by Tesla Engineers, Somewear Labs Raises $13.7M

Somewear Labs plans to expand its critical mission communications platform thanks to the new capital.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Pacaso Raises $75M, Solidifies Unicorn Status Less Than a Year After Its Launch

Pacaso was founded by former Zillow executives Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff. The company enables prospective homeowners to purchase a fraction of a second home to share with others via its online marketplace.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Discord’s Acquisition, Zipline Raised $250M, and More SF Tech News

Having secured venture investments of all sizes last week, check out what these Bay Area startups are doing with their new capital and which industries are up next for tech innovation. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

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