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SAN FRANCISCO — Horizon3.ai, the company behind the NodeZero Autonomous Security Platform, has announced a $100 million Series D funding round led by NEA, with participation from SignalFire, Craft Ventures and 9Yards Capital. As part of the investment, Lila Tretikov, Partner and Head of AI Strategy at NEA and former Deputy CTO of Microsoft, will […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Laurel, which bills itself as the world’s first AI Time platform, has raised $100 million in Series C funding led by IVP, with participation from GV (Google Ventures). Laurel plans to use this investment to scale its AI time platform and accelerate to solve what it calls the “time intelligence challenge”—the inability […]
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers have announced an investment in the football team by three local Bay Area families – the Deeter family, led by Byron and Allison Deeter; the Griffith family, led by Calla and Will Griffith; and the Khosla family, led by Neal and Vinod Khosla. Together, the new owner partners […]
SAN CARLOS — Obvio, which improves traffic safety with an AI-powered traffic camera solution, has landed $22 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Additional investors include Khosla Ventures and Pathlight Ventures. With these funds, Obvio will expand nationally and grow the team. Traffic fatalities have accelerated over the last few years […]
CUPERTINO — At the annual WWDC conference, Apple announced new technologies and enhancements to its developer tools to help developers create more beautiful, intelligent, and engaging app experiences across Apple platforms. A new software design brings more focus to content, and delivers more experiences across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and […]
SANTA CLARA and NEW YORK — Plus Automation, a Physical AI company commercializing AI-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, and Churchill Capital Corp IX (Nasdaq: CCIX) (“Churchill IX”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will operate as PlusAI. Michael […]
SUNNYVALE — Plug and Play has announced a new collaboration with Synopsys, a global silicon-to-systems design solutions company. In a collaboration with Plug and Play Semiconductors, Synopsys will provide selected startups with access to its design tools and software licenses. By providing startups with access to professional-grade EDA tools, which often represent a significant investment at […]
MENLO PARK — Antheia, a pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer transforming essential medicine supply chains, today announced it has raised $56 million in Series C financing. The new financing will be used to expand commercialization of Antheia’s first product, thebaine, and launch additional products from the company’s pipeline of 70+ biosynthetic pharmaceutical ingredients, which spans seven therapeutic areas and prioritizes […]
San Francisco, CA – The District Attorney’s Office announced that Neil Peck (51), has been charged in connection to burglary and attempted grand theft incident at a retail store on the 700-block of Mission Street from October 7, 2024, to May 22, 2025. Mr. Peck was arraigned on June 4, 2025, and pleaded not guilty […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Voxel, an AI company specializing in workplace safety and risk, has raised $44 million in Series B funding led by NewRoad Capital Partners with participation from current investors Eclipse, Rite Hite, Tokio Marine, and MTech as well as HG Ventures and Whitestone. This round brings the company’s total funding of $61 million to date. Voxel plans to use the […]
Stanford University is making it faster and simpler to appoint, reappoint, and promote faculty by reducing paperwork and decision points in a process that many say has become overly cumbersome. Each year, about 300 Stanford faculty are considered for roles ranging from fixed-term and temporary appointments to longer-lasting decisions, as when granting tenure. These decisions […]
SAN FRANCISCO –San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that her office secured a conviction of Andre Sherman (69), after a trial by jury for the fraudulent use of other people’s credit cards to purchase electronics at Target. Mr. Sherman was convicted of petty fraudulent use of an access card, PC 484(g). “I would like […]