News about Silicon Valley business almost everyday.
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 […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Parkade, a technology platform for managing private parking, has raised a $10 million Series A from real estate and “proptech” industry venture-capital firms to transform parking management for owners, managers, and investors. The funding round was led by a trio of real estate and proptech investors: Navitas Capital, MassMutual Ventures, and 9Yards […]
SAN FRANCISCO & PHILADELPHIA — Biopharmaceutical companies routinely cure diseases in animals during preclinical testing, yet those same therapies fail in human clinical trials nearly 95% of the time. By shifting from animals to an exclusively human optimization preclinical process, Vivodyne has raised $40 million in new Series A financing to scale its robotics+AI approach to testing on thousands […]
PALO ALTO — Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is celebrating the summer with the unveiling of a rooftop pool renovation, reimagined design in the Presidential Suite and Luxury Suites, and myriad experiences that embody the San Francisco Peninsula and California’s summer spirit, including complimentary use of one of America’s most advanced electric vehicles, the Lucid Air. “Silicon Valley is so […]
SAN FRANCISCO — ClickHouse, Inc., a provider of real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI/ML, has raised $350 million in Series C financing. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from new investors BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners, as well as existing investors including Index Ventures, Lightspeed, GIC, Benchmark, Coatue, […]
Fremont Police arrested a burglary suspect who was captured with the aid of a drone and K-9 unit. On May 19, 2025, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Fremont PD Officers responded to the report of a residential burglary in progress on the 38000 block of Fremont Boulevard. A witness observed a male subject break into a […]