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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Bright Machines Got $132M, ORO Raised $25M, and More SF Tech News

Catch up on the latest developments from the Bay Area tech sector.

Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on March 20, 2025

Sci-Fi Graphics Are Infiltrating Real-World Interface Design

UI design in movies prized form before function. Now, companies are adopting the approach.

Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on March 20, 2025

The Designer Behind Uber’s Signature Features Talks Marketplace UX

After defining the ride-hailing product category, Shalin Amin is building a two-sided apartment marketplace at Zumper.

The Designer Behind Uber’s Signature Features Talks Marketplace UX
Nick Babich Nick Babich
Updated on March 20, 2025

Are You Focusing on the Wrong Set of Goals?

Many product creators make a common but costly mistake — they focus too much on the business’ objectives and forget about their users. As a result, the products they design suffer from bad UX.

Are You Focusing on the Wrong Set of Goals?
Stephen Ostrowski Stephen Ostrowski
Updated on March 20, 2025

What Awaits New Engineers to Cavnue? Software Engineer Crystal Nassouri Pops The Hood.

Joining a startup was a new experience for Nassouri. As she’s found, opportunity to make a difference has abounded.

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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Varo Bank Pulled in $63M, Waymo’s Test Driving, and More SF Tech News

There’s plenty of tech news to go around from last week’s developments in the Bay Area. Find out what each of these companies is up to. This is the Built In SF weekly refresh.

Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

Afropolitan Works to Build Network State Aimed at Fostering Black Community

Afropolitan is in the first stage of its four-part plan to create the world’s first digital nation.

Updated on March 20, 2025

Embroker Expands Leadership Team With New CTO Hire

The business insurance company brought on Gene Linetsky as its new chief technology officer.

Updated on March 20, 2025

How Company Perks and Benefits Have Evolved Since These Teams Went Remote

It doesn’t look like remote work will be leaving anytime soon, so Built In SF caught up with two companies to learn more about how they’ve adapted their perks and benefits in the past six months — from home office stipends to virtual happy hours — that keep their employees happy, healthy and connected.

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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Bookkeeping Platform Zeni Raises $34M Series B, Plans Aggressive Hiring Effort

Zeni’s AI-powered platform takes care of bookkeeping and accounting tasks for more than 100 startup customers and manages more than $500 million in funds each month, according to the company.