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John Deere's Leap into 5G: Revolutionizing Manufacturing Through Connectivity

3 days ago | builtinsf.com | Brigid Hogan

From its beginnings in 1837 with the creation of the self-scouring steel plow to its pioneering advancements in modern precision agriculture, John Deere has consistently sought to revolutionize the agriculture and heavy equipment industry. Today, the company is blazing a trail in Industry 4.0 by leveraging private 5G networks to transform its manufacturing operations and deliver cutting-edge products to its customers.
AI Logistics Tech Platform Pallet Raises $27M Series B Round

1 week ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

San Francisco-based Pallet pulled in a new round of funding for its AI workforce solution designed for the logistics sector. The company pulled in a $27 million Series B led by General Catalyst that brings its total venture funding to $50 million. Pallet’s solution automates administrative workflows, completing tasks at a pace 10 times faster than traditional staff would manually, according to the company.
RevenueCat Raises $50M Series C to Fuel Expansion

1 week ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

RevenueCat, a company offering consumer app monetization solutions, pulled in $50 million in Series C funding to expand its infrastructure. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and brings the company’s total capital to $100 million. Headquartered in the Bay Area, RevenueCat helps businesses establish their monetization stack across iOS, Android and web platforms, providing tools for easily building, managing and growing their businesses.
AI Infrastructure Company Chalk Raises $50M Series A

1 week ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

Chalk, a San Francisco company developing AI infrastructure solutions, announced a $50 million Series A funding round led by Felicis. The company works to enable real-time inference for sectors like fintech, healthcare and e-commerce to help them meet the demand for new data and complex computations needed for decision making.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Secures $600M at $9B Valuation

1 week ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

Neuralink, the biotechnology company founded by Elon Musk, recently raised $600 million in a new funding round, according to reporting by Semafor. The new capital values Neuralink at $9 billion as it works to refine its brain-computer interface devices. The immediate goal of Neuralink’s work is to increase autonomy for people with paralysis. Down the line, the company hopes to engineer technologies that will enhance human potential.
Salesforce Enhances AI Platform With $8B Informatica Acquisition

1 week ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

Customer relationship management platform Salesforce announced an upcoming addition to its AI-powered tech suite. The company signed a definitive agreement to add Redwood City-based Informatica to its ranks in a new acquisition. The deal, valued at $8 billion, will enhance Salesforce’s data foundation for deploying agentic AI. Informatica operates a data management cloud that incorporates tools for connecting, managing and unifying enterprise data across cloud or hybrid environments.
Fitness App Strava Raises Funding at $2.2B Valuation

2 weeks ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

San Francisco-based fitness app Strava is valued at $2.2 billion following a new injection of funding from lead investor Sequoia Capital, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. While the amount of the raise was undisclosed, Strava also announced its acquisition of The Breakaway, a training app for cyclists.
OpenAI Acquire’s Former Apple Chief Designer Jony Ive’s Startup Io

2 weeks ago | builtinsf.com | Rose Velazquez

OpenAI has acquired hardware and product development startup io in a move that brings Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief design officer, into the fold at the company behind ChatGPT. OpenAI previously had a 23 percent stake in io, according to reporting by Tech Funding News, and the company is investing another $5 billion. The all-equity deal collectively totals $6.5 billion and marks OpenAI’s biggest acquisition to date.
DataHub Raises $35M Series B to Grow Its Open-Source Community

2 weeks ago | builtinsf.com | Ashley Bowden

DataHub, by Acryl Data, has secured $35 million in its Series B funding round. Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, this raise brings the company’s total funding to $65 million. Alongside the funding, the company announced its rebrand to be known simply as DataHub going forward. DataHub operates an open-source solution for metadata that allows enterprises to access real-time context about AI and data assets.
At Benchling, AI-Powered Solutions Drive Faster Science

2 weeks ago | builtinsf.com | Olivia Mcclure

Benchling offers cloud-based research and development software that helps biotech companies develop products quickly and efficiently while remaining compliant. According to Alan Pierce, a software engineer, the company operates in a “high-stakes domain” in which precision and strict data management are critical, which is why it gives its customers full ownership of their use of AI. At the same time, the opportunity for AI to speed up science is massive.