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A big hit and a big miss from pair of Silicon Valley life science IPOs

A pair of Bay Area life science IPOs got very different receptions Thursday on Wall Street. Redwood City-based Guardant Health Inc. topped its price targets to raise $237.5 million, giving it an initial market cap of about $1.6 billion as it heade.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 4th, 2018

Rubedo Life Sciences raise $40 million

With Silicon Valley obsessed with anti-aging, it is the latest startup to enter that market......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2024

Prince Harry"s new Silicon Valley executive role is his latest step to becoming a billion-dollar brand with Meghan Markle. Here"s how they"ve been building a business empire in a post-royal life.

Netflix, Spotify, and now Silicon Valley. Meghan M.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 24th, 2021

Travel search platform Kayak has partnered to create its first hotel - see inside the tech-powered Miami hotel

Kayak partnered with "Silicon Valley-backed" Life House to create the tech-forward hotel, which will officially open in April. The Kayak Miami Beach hotel. Kayak Kayak partnered with Life House to unveil th.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 14th, 2021

Khosla Ventures gets into the SPAC boom with plans to raise $1.2B in 3 IPOs

Another major Silicon Valley tech investor joins the record run of "blank check" IPOs. Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures filed plans Friday to raise $1.2 billion for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that aim to take three yet-to-be-dete.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 13th, 2021

The No. 1 job in America pays $100,000 a year — and it’s not in Silicon Valley

The annual ‘best jobs’ rankings are based on salary, openings, work-life balance, and stress level......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 14th, 2021

The No. 1 job in America that pays $100,000 a year — it’s not in Silicon Valley

The annual ‘best jobs’ rankings are based on salary, openings, work-life balance, and stress level......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 12th, 2021

The life and career of billionaire Oracle cofounder and international playboy Larry Ellison, who just announced he"s leaving Silicon Valley for Hawaii

Here's how Larry Ellison went from being a two-time college dropout all the way to international playboy an.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 15th, 2020

Happenings in Silicon Valley in pictures: Colliers Trends 2020 and New Ballet opens new studio

Each week, the Silicon Valley Business Journal print edition devotes a page to photos of happening around our community in a section called Valley Life. This week, we have photos from Colliers Trends 2020 and New Ballet opening new studios. The .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 16th, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg has been a "close friend" to Dropbox CEO Drew Houston for years. Here are 7 other tech exec friendships that have thrived in the competitive world of Silicon Valley.

Getty Images Silicon Valley might be competitive, but it also appears to be a breeding ground for friendships among its famous execs. It makes sense: the tech world is home to some of the richest people in the world, and life can probably get a little.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 12th, 2020

Stanford profs" AI hardware startup scores $250M at unicorn valuation

SambaNova Systems Inc., a startup founded by a pair of Stanford professors and a longtime Oracle Corp. executive, on Tuesday disclosed that it has raised a $250 million Series C funding that likely added another unicorn to the Silicon Valley herd. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 25th, 2020

The life and career rise of billionaire Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO leading a new streaming serve called Quibi

AP Images Meg Whitman, 63, is one of Silicon Valley's most storied CEOs. In her decades-long career, Whitman has been credited with tur.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 19th, 2020

Happenings in Silicon Valley in pictures: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Dinner and Rosendin team helps build new bridge in Rwanda.

Each week, the Silicon Valley Business Journal print edition devotes a page to photos of happening around our community in a section called Valley Life. This week, we have photos from the Boy Scouts 45th annual Distinguished Citizen Dinner and a Rosendin.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 3rd, 2020

Whether the suite life or a pirate’s life, these Silicon Valley hotels focus on family fun

Silicon Valley hotels find a niche by catering to families to fill rooms on weekends and during the holidays......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 3rd, 2020

Misinformation, hacking, and imploding startups: 18 books to read in 2020 that puncture Silicon Valley utopianism

Amazon Need a Christmas gift for the tech bro in your life? One of the books below might just make them think twice about their dreams of a futuristic ut.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 21st, 2019

HBO"s "Silicon Valley" ends as its real-life inspiration goes from punchline to punching bag

HBO's comedy series, "Silicon Valley," was a popular parody when it started in 2014, lampooning the hubris of the venture and startup world pretense that technology was going to "make the world a better place." Its final episode dropped Sunday nig.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 9th, 2019

Paris-Saclay aims to become international science, tech hub

Paris-Saclay, a research-intensive and high-tech business cluster in the south of the French capital city, aims to become an international scientific and technological hub competiting with Silicon Valley, according to senior project manager Jeremy Herve......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesDec 3rd, 2019

Happenings in Silicon Valley in pictures: the City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley celebration, and the Foundation for Valley Medical Center gala.

Each week, the Silicon Valley Business Journal print edition devotes a page to photos of happening around our community in a section called Valley Life. This week, we have photos from the City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley celebration, and the Found.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 18th, 2019

Key Words: He bet his family’s entire life savings and mortgaged his home for a shot at millions — now he’s living the dream

Dan Conway, a former middle-management cog in a Silicon Valley firm’s wheel, describes how it felt to see his all-or-nothing $300,000 bet on Ethereum turn into millions......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 10th, 2019

Happenings in Silicon Valley in pictures: Santa Clara University president inauguration and Women Back to Work job search workshops

Each week, the Silicon Valley Business Journal print edition devotes a page to photos of happening around our community in a section called Valley Life. This week, we have photos from the Santa Clara University new president inauguration and Women Bac.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 8th, 2019

How the Air Force helped this veteran adapt to startup life

As part of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s special coverage for Veterans Day 2019, we reached out to military veterans who are part of the local business world to get their take on how their military service prepared them for a career and wh.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 4th, 2019