News about Silicon Valley business almost everyday.
Persistently high mortgage rates continue to test California’s housing market as home sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, while the median price rose from the year-ago level for the third straight month to record its largest year-over-year gain in more than a year, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (C.A.R.) Closed […]
BELMONT — Guidde, a video documentation platform harnessing generative AI, has raised a $11.6 million Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners and joined by existing investors Entrée Capital, Honeystone Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and new investor Tiferes Ventures. The Series A funding comes within a year of the company’s product launch, bringing its […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Govly, a market network for public sector procurement, has reeled in $9.5 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised since 2019 to $13.1 million. Global software investor Insight Partners led the funding round with participation from YCombinator, FundersClub, and NordicEye. Govly plans to use the funding to build new products that […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Opal Camera Inc. has completed a $17 million Series A funding round led by Founders Fund, with continued participation from Kindred Ventures and other investors including tech creators Marques Brownlee and Casey Neistat. “We founded Opal under a simple principle – that the products you use the most often should be the […]
LIVERMORE – Taj Mahal, an authentic fine dining Indian restaurant, has opened at Republic Square at Livermore, bringing the rich and diverse flavors of India to residents near and far. The restaurant is located at 4705 Livermore Outlets Drive and has a lunch buffet Tuesday thru Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Named after […]
FREMONT — Pony.ai, which develops software for self-driving cars, has raised $100 million from NEOM, a region in northwest Saudi Arabia, through the NEOM Investment Fund (NIF). The company will form a joint venture that will establish autonomous technology solutions for the region. Through the venture, NEOM and Pony.ai will develop, manufacture and deliver autonomous […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tia Lupita Foods has closed a seed round of $2.6 million, underscoring rising demand for the brand’s growing product portfolio and rapid expansion into major retailers across the nation. The entire round was raised by Mexican investors led by Santatera Capital and GBM Ventures, strategic funds with established track records in the F&B and consumer products sector. […]
SAN MATEO — Tofu, a generative AI platform for creating hyper-personalized marketing campaigns for businesses, announced it has raised $5 million in venture funding. Index Ventures led the round with participation from SignalFire, Stage 2 Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. In today’s fiercely competitive B2B marketing landscape, revenue teams have struggled to find effective ways […]
Chromebook was first introduced over a decade ago and is now a popular platform of low-priced laptops for schools and other users. Since Chromebooks run on Google’s own operating system, these laptops are much cheaper than those running on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Now Google has teamed with up its partners Acer, Asus, HP and […]
SAN JOSE — Roku plans to bring more original holiday content to audiences, sharing plans to bring half-hour romantic comedy series “The Holiday Shift” from CBS Studios and Fulwell73 and romantic comedy film “How to Fall in Love by the Holidays” starring Teri Hatcher to The Roku Channel this November. “This holiday season, The Roku […]
SAN JOSE — Spec, a leading cybersecurity firm specializing in advanced fraud detection and defense, has closed a $15 million Series A funding round, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey. The round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Legion Capital, and Rally Ventures. From its beginnings as a “hello world” prototype during the early days of the […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Pair Team, a virtual and community-based primary care solution connecting Medicaid’s highest-risk patients to high-quality care, today announced it has raised $9 million in Series A funding. The financing was led by NEXT VENTURES, with participation from PTX Capital, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, and several healthcare angel investors including Jay Desai. The funding will be used to help Pair […]