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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Smartlens, Inc., a clinical-stage ophthalmic technology company, has closed an oversubscribed $6.1 million Series A financing round to advance regulatory clearance for miLens, a novel, electronics-free, soft contact lens for monitoring diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP). The funding was led by Ambit Health Ventures, joined by Stanford University, Graphene Ventures, Sophia Innovation Capital, Plaisance Capital […]
SAN JOSE — Symmetry Systems, an AI-powered data-centric security company, has announced an $17.7 million inside round of funding with repeat participation from ForgePoint Capital and Prefix Capital and new participants W11 Capital Management and TSG (The Syndicate Group), a channel-focused strategic investor. Symmetry Systems’ mission is to protect the world’s data, ensuring resilience and enabling modern […]
Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced the September 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, available to all Apple TV+ subscribers. “Friday Night Baseball” games on Apple TV+ are called each week by Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Brian […]
Domino’s Pizza, the world’s largest pizza chain, has entered into a new global agreement with Uber to appear on its food delivery platform. The agreement allows U.S. customers to order Domino’s pizza and wings through the Uber Eats and Postmates apps with delivery by Domino’s own drivers and its franchisees. The initial U.S. rollout of […]
AMD announced plans to invest $400 million in India over the next five years. The planned investment includes a new AMD campus in Bangalore, Karnataka that will serve as the company’s largest design center, as well as the addition of approximately 3,000 new engineering jobs by the end of 2028. The new AMD campus is […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, together with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), an affiliate of the Linux Foundation, today announced the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) to promote the standardization, development, evolution, and growth of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description technology. The alliance seeks to standardize the 3D ecosystem by advancing the capabilities […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley Bank, now a division of First Citizens Bank, announced that 16-year SVB veteran Jackie Spencer has been named the new Head of Relationship Management for Life Science and Healthcare Banking. The company also announced that 26-year SVB veteran Megan Scheffel was named Head of Credit Solutions for the Life Science and Healthcare practice. Spencer and Scheffel […]
Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced the August 2023 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, available to all Apple TV+ subscribers. “Friday Night Baseball” games on Apple TV+ are called each week by Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Brian […]
Stanford University was recognized with a conference-best 229 student-athletes named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll. A total of 1,255 student-athletes were recognized for their work in the classroom. Any student-athlete on their respective team roster with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3-or-above, and who has served at least one year in residence at the […]
OAKLAND — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced keynote speakers for its Innovation Summit 2023 on July 25, featuring a one-on-one conversation and Q&A between Patti Poppe, Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corporation, and Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and owner of Twitter. The first-of-its-kind summit for PG&E brings together entrepreneurs, start-ups, thought leaders, utility peers, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — RecruitBot, which develops AI-powered software for its hiring platform, has raised $8.2 million in additional seed funding. The investment was led by Slow Ventures with participation from OCA, Freestyle, Parade, and Kevin Mahaffey. With RecruitBot, recruiters get access to modern sales and marketing technologies, built for their specific recruiting activities. Instead of old-school […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Simbe Robotics, a company leveraging AI and robotics to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations, has secured a Series B financing round of $28 million, led by venture capital firm Eclipse. Simbe has now raised $54 million to date. “We’re honored to be supported by an […]