Redwood City-based Biomea Fusion, Menlo Park-based Akoya Biosciences plan IPOs
One has a product already on the market; the other doesn't expect to be start its first clinical trial until the second half of this year. That didn't stop them from testing the public markets......»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
Kolter moves forward with 21-story Bayshore condo tower (New rendering)
The 21-story condo tower a South Florida developer proposed on Bayshore Boulevard is moving forward as Hyde Park House. Kolter Group, based in West Palm Beach, has filed a site plan for the project with the city and anticipates a decision on the propos.....»»
Daily Digest: Salesforce eyes big buy; Tesla"s deep workforce cuts
Good morning, Bay Area, and welcome to Tax Day 2024. Hope you're done or have filed an extension. In tech, Bloomberg reports that Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is in talks to buy Redwood City-based Informatica (NYSE: INFA), according to anonymous sourc.....»»
Former Title Boxing Club president becomes CEO at different wellness chain
After leading Overland Park-based Title Boxing Club for nearly six years, Kansas City executive Susan Boresow has found a new match to showcase her skills......»»
Gamer-founders combine social gaming and creativity to create a world of dreams
Redwood City-based DreamWorld combines social aspects of massively multiplayer games with user-generated creativity......»»
WeWork to go public via SPAC led by Sacramento Kings owner and Tibco founder Vivek Ranadive
WeWork has agreed to go public through a merger with a Menlo Park-based blank-check firm led by Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive that includes NBA great Shaquille O'Neal as an adviser. The deal isn’t expected to directly impact.....»»
FTC sues to block Illumina"s $7.1B purchase of Menlo Park-based Grail
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday moved to block Illumina's planned $7.1 billion purchase of cancer detection startup Grail Inc. The acquisition would weaken innovation in the development of tests that can detect multiple types of cancer .....»»
Quest Analytics hires SVP for network and regulatory strategy
Overland Park-based Quest Analytics LLC added a long-time health plan executive to its leadership team......»»
EA Sports to revive college football video games
When it comes to college football, Electronic Arts is getting back in the game. Redwood City, California-based EA on Feb. 2 announced its intention to again develop college football video games. The video game maker's Maitland-based EA Tiburon studi.....»»
Talis Biomedical, Menlo Park-based Covid test maker, files for IPO
The company, whose board includes molecular diagnostics pioneers Randy Scott and Kim Popovits of Genomic Health, is seeking emergency use authorization of its Covid test......»»
Nevro Announces Preliminary, Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Revenue
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevro Corp. (NYSE:NVRO), a global medical device company that is providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced its preliminary, unaudited re.....»»
Reports: Royals could start season in July based on plan approved by owners
The Kansas City Royals could start their long-delayed season around the Fourth of July, according to a newly approved plan by Major League Baseball owners, according to multiple media reports. The 30 teams' owners approved a plan Monday that would .....»»
YRC misses payment to union health plan
The Overland Park-based trucking company said it is working to delay fund contributions in light of the Covid-19 crisis......»»
Silicon Valley "last mile" delivery startup shutting down
At a time when other startups in the delivery business are doing record business, Deliv Inc. is shutting down. Daphne Carmeli, CEO of the Menlo Park-based business, announced the move to employees in an email sent on Wednesday. “Due to a confluen.....»»
Robinhood lands $280M in new funding, talks continuing Denver growth
Robinhood Markets Inc. on Monday said it raised $280 million in new funding that pushed the Menlo Park, California-based startup's valuation to nearly $8.3 billion. The amount raised by the company was more than was rumored last month after its popu.....»»
Salesforce rival hires CFO who helped take Zuora public
Freshworks Inc. on Monday took a step closer to going public by hiring Tyler Sloat as chief financial officer. Sloat comes to the San Mateo-based rival of Salesforce.com Inc. from Redwood City-based Zuora Inc., where he had been CFO since 2010. He he.....»»
Impossible Foods gets $500M to help ward off virus-related volatility
Impossible Foods Inc. on Monday said it has raised $500 million in new funding which may be handy to have as the coronavirus scare roils the food industry. The Redwood City plant-based foods producer says it hasn't seen any material impact yet on it.....»»
Sequoia Capital cuts ties to S.F. fintech over conflict of interest
Sometimes you just have to cut bait — even if the lure was shiny and expensive. Menlo Park-based Sequoia Capital recently had a reckoning of similar order, as the venture capital firm made the tough decision to sever ties with a San Francisco-based f.....»»
How badly Apple, Alphabet, Cisco and others got hit in Monday"s big stock fall
Practically every public company based in the San Francisco Bay Area saw its stock price decline Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 2,000 points. Leading local stocks on the decline was Menlo Park-based Menlo Therapeutics, w.....»»