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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Published on March 20, 2025

Cybersecurity Unicorn Coalition Raises $205M, Reaches $3.5B Valuation

Following its Series D back in March, Coalition cemented its status as a unicorn with a valuation of $1.75 billion.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 20, 2025

Facebook Plans for Half of Workforce to Be Remote in Next 5 to 10 Years

CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company will go on a remote hiring spree starting July 1.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Aurora Solar Raises $250M to Expand Residential Access to Solar Power

The latest raise closely follows the company’s $50 million Series B, which it announced last November. Aurora’s software provides solar companies with a way to automate their workflows so that they can accurately design solar installations.

Updated on March 20, 2025

PayZen Expands Leadership Team With New CPO

Praveen Chandran will be in charge of building and scaling PayZen’s product organization.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Google Announces Job Training Initiative for Formerly Incarcerated Californians

Google has given more than $40 million in grants to nonprofits advancing criminal justice reform since 2015.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Wish Goes Public, Reddit Acquires Dubsmash, and More

Wish makes its trading debut, Reddit acquires Dubsmash and more San Francisco tech news you may have missed last week.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

The Future 5 of San Francisco Tech

Here are five up-and-coming local startups to watch as we head into the second half of 2021.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Secfi Raises $150M to Keep Techies Informed on Their Stock Options

Secfi’s payout forecasting and tax modeling tools help employees figure out when and how much it would cost to exercise their stock options in the event that their company goes public.

Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on March 20, 2025

Hadoop Ruled the Early Big Data Era. Can It Rise Again?

Cloud competition has humbled the onetime watershed. Cloudera’s new distribution aims to restore former glory.

Hadoop Ruled the Early Big Data Era. Can It Rise Again?
Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi
Updated on March 20, 2025

3 Pragmatic Root Causes of Data Breaches

At the highest level, cybersecurity breaches are the result of one of three problems: lack or prioritization, lack of investment or poor execution of security procedures.

3 Pragmatic Root Causes of Data Breaches

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