News About Companies in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
CUPERTINO — Mobileum Inc., a provider of analytics-based roaming and network services, risk management, and testing and monitoring solutions, has been chosen by auto maker Audi to deploy Mobileum’s Connected … Read More
Ampcera Inc., a developer of solid-state electrolyte and battery technologies based in Silicon Valley, has received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Skedulo, a provider of deskless productivity software for businesses, announced the company raised $75 million in its series C, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and celebrated … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart, the nation’s leading online grocery service, has named Fidji Simo as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 2. Simo, who joined Instacart’s Board of Directors … Read More
SANTA CLARA — Netskope, a provider of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), announced that the company has closed a new $300 million investment round led by existing investor ICONIQ Growth. Also … Read More
Subway — operator of the nation’s largest sandwich chain — has announced the biggest refresh in the brand’s history, making improvements to almost every core menu item and introducing digital … Read More
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Ghost, developer of crash prevention technology in autonomous driving, has closed a $100 million Series D financing. Returning investors Sutter Hill Ventures and Founders Fund participated in … Read More
PALO ALTO — HP Inc. has introduced its lightest consumer laptop yet, the HP Pavilion Aero 13 Laptop PC. Starting at less than 1 kilogram, the Pavilion Aero 13 features … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Osso VR, a virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, has secured $27 million in Series B funding, led by GSR Ventures, with participation from Signalfire, Kaiser Permanente … Read More
MENLO PARK — Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, has raised $73 million in Series B financing. The oversubscribed round was led by Viking Global Investors and included participation from … Read More
Here’s an updated list of companies in Silicon Valley and the entire state of California that have raised money during the month of July 2021. This list will be updated … Read More
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Moveworks, an AI platform that automates support at work, has closed a $200 million Series C financing round — just five years after its inception in 2016. It … Read More
PALO ALTO — Shogun, which operates an e-commerce experience platform, has raised a $67.5 million Series C round of funding led by new investor Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Initialized … Read More
T-Mobile, one of the nation’s largest cellular phone companies, will sell a new phone with 5G technology and priced at $199.99. The launch of the most affordable 5G smartphone ever … Read More
SUNNYVALE — Turntide Technologies, the company responsible for the Smart Motor SystemTM, has completed $225 million in convertible note financing, with investments from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Monashee Investment Management LLC, and JLL Spark, … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Kikoff, a credit building platform for Millennials and GenZ, announced its launch and has raised $42.5 million in total funding. The company recently secured a Series B … Read More
SAN JOSE — Versa Networks, a specialist in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has raised $84 million in a Series D funding round, bringing the company’s total amount raised in funding … Read More
SANTA CLARA — Larry Sonsini, senior and founding partner of Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, was elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Santa Clara … Read More
MENLO PARK — A little more than a year after adding two additional office campuses in Menlo Park, 2700-2770 and 3000 Sand Hill Road, to its portfolio at 2400-2498 Sand … Read More
Apple TV+ has received an additional 19 Daytime Emmy Award nominations in the Children’s & Animation and Lifestyle categories, in addition to the previously announced six nominations in craft categories, … Read More
TurboTax, owned by Intuit, continues to dominate the market for tax preparation software according to research from Bloomberg Second Measure. In May 2021, TurboTax’s share of sales was 73 percent, … Read More
Resorts World Las Vegas officially opened last week as the first new casino resort built from the ground up in Sin City in over a decade. Resorts World features three … Read More
Hallmark Cards is bringing digital technology to greeting cards. The company is launching a new innovation that makes it easier than ever to send a physical Hallmark greeting card. Sign … Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Botrista Technology, Inc., a company looking to revolutionize the beverage industry with the Botrista DrinkBot, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding co-led by Purestone Capital and … Read More
