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Google has announced the 17 newest startups selected for the Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure. This group of founders will receive access to Google AI experts as well as training on leadership and advanced sales and marketing strategies. They’ll also become a part of Google’s global founder community. This is a program built […]
SAN MATEO — Parspec, an AI-native software platform that enables wholesale distributors and sales agents to efficiently bid and supply construction products, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ), with participation from existing venture investors including Innovation Endeavors, Building Ventures, Heartland Ventures, and Hometeam Ventures. The global construction industry […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Levelpath, an AI-native procurement platform, has landed $55+ million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, bringing the total raised to $100 million. The new capital accelerates Levelpath’s mission to reinvent how global enterprises manage procurement, typically the second-largest operational expense after payroll. Other investors participated in the funding round as […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Phil, a software-driven pharmaceutical commercialization platform, has announced a $60 million growth debt financing from K2 HealthVentures (K2HV), a healthcare and life sciences-focused investment firm. The funding will accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence across Phil’s platform and support continued customer expansion across a broad range of therapeutic areas. Since its Series D financing […]
On May 2, 2025, at approximately 3:42 AM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and vehicle burglary that occurred at a residence in the city of San José. The preliminary investigation revealed that two male suspects were burglarizing a vehicle when the adult male […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Intuit — maker of Mailchimp, TurboTax, Credit Karma, and QuickBooks — has announced the national expansion of the Intuit IDEAS (Invest, Develop, Empower, Accelerate, and Scale) accelerator program in partnership with the National Urban League. The program has begun accepting applications and will expand to nine cities across the United States and a nationwide cohort consisting […]
SAN FRANCISCO — MaintainX, a leading maintenance and asset management platform, has reeled in $150 million in Series D funding. Key investors in this round include Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), D. E. Shaw Ventures, Amity Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Sozo Ventures, and Fifth Down Capital, as well as angel investors […]
HAYWARD — Aqtual, Inc., a precision medicine company using its novel active chromatin cell-free DNA (cfDNA) platform to develop products for chronic diseases and oncology, has raised $31 million in Series B funding. Three new investors, including Bold Capital and Bold Longevity Growth Fund, joined previous investors Genoa Ventures, Manta Ray Ventures, and Yu Galaxy […]
PALO ALTO — Harmonic, an artificial intelligence lab leading the development of Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), announces a $100 million Series B funding round at a nearly $900 million post-money valuation. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with significant participation from Paradigm. Additional investors included Ribbit Capital and existing backers including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — RealSense, a pioneer in AI-powered computer vision, has completed a spinout from Intel Corporation and closed a $50 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by a undisclosed semiconductor private equity firm and participation from strategic investors, including Intel Capital and MediaTek Innovation Fund, RealSense now operates as an independent […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tailor, a headless ERP platform for modern retail businesses, announced an additional close of its Series A round, bringing the total raised to $22 million. The new investors include JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC VGI), a Japanese government-backed investment fund, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Y Combinator, which participated in Tailor’s seed round, also increased its investment. This second close […]
SAN JOSE — QuantumScape, a company developing next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, recently announced a major milestone in the scale-up of its production capabilities: the successful integration of its advanced Cobra separator process into baseline cell production. Shares in QuantumScape stock have more than doubled in the past month. Cobra forms the foundation of QS’s high-throughput, […]