AI startups in the Bay Area raised $27B+ in 2023, more than 50% of global AI funding, up from $14B in 2022 when the region accounted for 29% of all AI funding
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News : X: @richard_florida , @crunchbasenews , @mrp , and @benwerd X: Richard Florida / @richard_florida : The Bay Area is the world's undisputed leader in AI talent & startup...
A profile of YC's Garry Tan, whose combative online persona has sparked controversies as he tries to shift SF politics from idealistic progressivism to centrism
discussing his increasing local political presence just as Demo Day is about to kick off in the city. 🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/... Mastodon: Glenn Fleishman / @glennf@twit.social : My life likely tu...
A profile of Jeff Jordan, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, who became a VC in his fifties and invested early in Airbnb, Instacart, and Pinterest
How Jeff Jordan is applying what he learned during his time at Disney, eBay, and OpenTable to help founders at Airbnb, Pinterest, and Instacart. Tweets: @polina_marinova , @katiebaynes , @manuelabarce...
Interviews with Marc Benioff and 18 associates and current and former Salesforce employees show his instinctual and sometimes mystifying M&A strategy
What's Wrong With San Francisco Becky Peterson / Business Insider : Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reportedly scandalized Cisco's board by video-calling in to meetings … Tweets: Nico Grant / @nicoagrant ...
Lyft closes up 8.7% on its first day of trading after raising $2.3B in its IPO, which valued the company at over $20B
and is now valued at $27 billion Taylor Soper / GeekWire : Lyft IPO: Ride-hailing giant begins trading at $24B valuation, first of many tech companies to go public Biz Carson / Forbes : Lyft Stock Jum...