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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on March 20, 2025

Joy Raises $60M Series B to Make Wedding Planning Less Stressful

The company has seen a 3x increase in couples using its planning solution over the past year.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

The Bay Area’s 5 Largest Tech Funding Rounds Totaled $1.3B in May

There’s never a shortage of tech innovation in the Bay Area, a trend furthered by the hefty venture rounds these companies raised last month. Find out what industries are due for an update and what these startups are doing to facilitate those changes.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

TripActions Rebranded, InfluxData Got $81M, and More SF Tech News

Catch up on the latest developments from the San Francisco tech sector.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

SambaNova Raises $676M at $5B Valuation to Bring Its AI to New Areas

SambaNova builds software, hardware and services to run AI applications. The company’s primary offering, Dataflow-as-a-Service, is a subscription-based AI services platform designed to jumpstart enterprise-level AI initiatives.

Joe Erbentraut Joe Erbentraut
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Google Buys Office Space, ThredUp Files for IPO, and More

Contrary to the remote work revolution, the Mountain View tech giant is increasing its office space footprint in San Francisco. Read the weekly refresh for the latest Bay Area tech news.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Vivino Raises $155M Series D to Support Its International Expansion

On Vivino’s mobile app, customers can view reviews and ratings of different wines and snag personal recommendations based on their preferences. Following the latest investment, the company plans to incorporate new AI to improve its wine recommendation feature.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

IRL Raises $170M Series C to Grow Its Group Messaging Social Platform

Looking to bridge the gap between event planning and group messaging, IRL raised its Series C round of funding to grow its platform and provide a social media solution tailored to younger generations.

Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

DataStax Bagged $115M, Fountain Got $100M, and More SF Tech News

Here's what you missed in the Bay Area tech scene last week.

Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Updated on March 20, 2025

Afropolitan Gains $2.1M to Build Digital Nation for African Diaspora

Afropolitan NFTs will grant users with a digital passport to the growing online community.

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