Sara Bee
@sarambee.bsky.social
Aka Sara Bloomberg. SF Business Times reporter covering startups and venture capital. Not related to that other Bloomberg. https://linktr.ee/sarambloomberg
Will Eat Just IPO? How many ways can it use a mung bean? And why is CEO Josh Tetrick prepared for this to be his "last year"?
I recently sat down with Josh at the company's Alameda headquarters to talk about this and more. Here's our full conversation.
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I recently sat down with Josh at the company's Alameda headquarters to talk about this and more. Here's our full conversation.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Will Eat Just IPO? How many ways can it use a mung bean? And why is CEO Josh Tetrick prepared for this to be his "last year"?
I recently sat down with Josh at the company's Alameda headquarters to talk about this and more. Here's our full conversation.
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I recently sat down with Josh at the company's Alameda headquarters to talk about this and more. Here's our full conversation.
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Could a VC fund create a new revenue stream for local governments? Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii wants to find out. More details from my conversation with the mayor here.
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June 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Could a VC fund create a new revenue stream for local governments? Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii wants to find out. More details from my conversation with the mayor here.
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My latest cover story looks at University of California, Berkeley and its new approach to venture capital. Can the school catch the next trillion dollar company that emerges from the UC system? www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
May 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My latest cover story looks at University of California, Berkeley and its new approach to venture capital. Can the school catch the next trillion dollar company that emerges from the UC system? www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
"This went from a radical concept that was very risky to something that now looks very institutional, systematic, repeatable."
I talked to SignalFire co-founder Chris Farmer about the firm's new $1 billion fund and adapting to shifting headwinds.
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I talked to SignalFire co-founder Chris Farmer about the firm's new $1 billion fund and adapting to shifting headwinds.
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April 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"This went from a radical concept that was very risky to something that now looks very institutional, systematic, repeatable."
I talked to SignalFire co-founder Chris Farmer about the firm's new $1 billion fund and adapting to shifting headwinds.
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I talked to SignalFire co-founder Chris Farmer about the firm's new $1 billion fund and adapting to shifting headwinds.
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Earlier this month, I attended a dinner featuring food made with a new type of vegan butter developed by San Jose startup Savor. It's not "plant-based," though. Here's what I ate and what the company is up to. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
March 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Earlier this month, I attended a dinner featuring food made with a new type of vegan butter developed by San Jose startup Savor. It's not "plant-based," though. Here's what I ate and what the company is up to. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Scoop: UC Berkeley wants to launch a new VC fund that would invest in startups and other funds affiliated with the UC system. It would also return nearly all of its profits to the Berkeley campus. Here's what we know. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
March 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Scoop: UC Berkeley wants to launch a new VC fund that would invest in startups and other funds affiliated with the UC system. It would also return nearly all of its profits to the Berkeley campus. Here's what we know. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Rati Levesque was employee #1 at The RealReal. Now she's CEO. I chatted with her about competition from fakes, emerging trends like loud luxury, and how growing up in the Bay Area in an immigrant family has influenced her life. 📸 by @adampardee.bsky.social www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
March 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rati Levesque was employee #1 at The RealReal. Now she's CEO. I chatted with her about competition from fakes, emerging trends like loud luxury, and how growing up in the Bay Area in an immigrant family has influenced her life. 📸 by @adampardee.bsky.social www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Last month, I visited @archive.org and chatted with founder @brewster.kahle.org about the old internet versus the new internet, free markets, competition, copyright, algorithms and how everything feels like it's monetized today.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Last month, I visited @archive.org and chatted with founder @brewster.kahle.org about the old internet versus the new internet, free markets, competition, copyright, algorithms and how everything feels like it's monetized today.
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If you live in SF and get Luke's Local delivered, you'll have to do it through Instacart starting today. Luke's is also opening a new store later this year on 9th Ave. More details here www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
January 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you live in SF and get Luke's Local delivered, you'll have to do it through Instacart starting today. Luke's is also opening a new store later this year on 9th Ave. More details here www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Meet our 2024 Executive of the Year: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo. Earlier this month, I flew south to chat with her about the company's past, present and future. I was also hoping to get some insights into who she is as a person and an executive. Here's the story. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
December 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Meet our 2024 Executive of the Year: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo. Earlier this month, I flew south to chat with her about the company's past, present and future. I was also hoping to get some insights into who she is as a person and an executive. Here's the story. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Seven Bay Area founders were selected as finalists for the NBA All-Star Pitch Competition in San Francisco next year. They were selected by four judges: rapper E-40, fashion entrepreneur Sheri McMullen, former NBA point guard Baron Davis and Nicole Lacob.
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December 9, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Seven Bay Area founders were selected as finalists for the NBA All-Star Pitch Competition in San Francisco next year. They were selected by four judges: rapper E-40, fashion entrepreneur Sheri McMullen, former NBA point guard Baron Davis and Nicole Lacob.
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The OpenAI Startup Fund has been scooping up cash this year. I found $70 million in total capital raised across four special purpose vehicles, including $10 million disclosed just today. Here's what we know. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
November 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
The OpenAI Startup Fund has been scooping up cash this year. I found $70 million in total capital raised across four special purpose vehicles, including $10 million disclosed just today. Here's what we know. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Citizen Health is making personalized care for rare diseases more of a reality. If that sounds familiar, the Palo Alto startup used to be a division of genetic testing company Invitae. Here's why the founders relaunched and rebranded. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Citizen Health is making personalized care for rare diseases more of a reality. If that sounds familiar, the Palo Alto startup used to be a division of genetic testing company Invitae. Here's why the founders relaunched and rebranded. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Waymo fully launched its robotaxi service in Los Angeles yesterday, but is it the future of autonomous transportation? VC Vinod Khosla is betting on a different company, and an entirely different model. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
November 13, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Waymo fully launched its robotaxi service in Los Angeles yesterday, but is it the future of autonomous transportation? VC Vinod Khosla is betting on a different company, and an entirely different model. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
A Bay Area startup called Invo Station is designing flying saucer-like autonomous pods that it hopes will zoom around cities like San Francisco one day. Here's what we know about the company and the regulations around "flying cars." #evtols #flyingcars www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
November 12, 2024 at 11:24 PM
A Bay Area startup called Invo Station is designing flying saucer-like autonomous pods that it hopes will zoom around cities like San Francisco one day. Here's what we know about the company and the regulations around "flying cars." #evtols #flyingcars www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
"Like everybody, I was surprised" that A16z founder Ben Horowitz endorsed Trump earlier this summer, Colin Kaepernick said during TechCrunch Disrupt. He also reflected on his time in the NFL, taking big swings and founding AI-powered storytelling app Lumi. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
October 31, 2024 at 4:56 PM
"Like everybody, I was surprised" that A16z founder Ben Horowitz endorsed Trump earlier this summer, Colin Kaepernick said during TechCrunch Disrupt. He also reflected on his time in the NFL, taking big swings and founding AI-powered storytelling app Lumi. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Seeing images of an avocado armchair "changed" how former Salesforce executive Bret Taylor thinks about technology. A few years later, he launched his own AI startup. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
October 30, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Seeing images of an avocado armchair "changed" how former Salesforce executive Bret Taylor thinks about technology. A few years later, he launched his own AI startup. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Ashton Kutcher's VC firm Sound Ventures invested in OpenAI last year. He had one request for Sam Altman: "Look, if we do this, we want to be able to invest in competitors." Here's how that conversation went. #tcdisrupt www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
October 30, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Ashton Kutcher's VC firm Sound Ventures invested in OpenAI last year. He had one request for Sam Altman: "Look, if we do this, we want to be able to invest in competitors." Here's how that conversation went. #tcdisrupt www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
"until we can even define (AI) we're just making regulation off of vibes ... I think VCs, like myself, should probably step out and let the academics take over." -A16z General Partner Martin Casado. Full story from #TCDisrupt Day 1: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
October 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
"until we can even define (AI) we're just making regulation off of vibes ... I think VCs, like myself, should probably step out and let the academics take over." -A16z General Partner Martin Casado. Full story from #TCDisrupt Day 1: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
San Francisco tunnel boring startup Petra has shut down, and its assets were acquired by two other companies. Here's what happened.
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October 17, 2024 at 9:57 PM
San Francisco tunnel boring startup Petra has shut down, and its assets were acquired by two other companies. Here's what happened.
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I spoke with a VC about why he's trying to bring spirituality into capitalism and business. It's essentially a break from the Milton Friedman doctrine which says corporations only have a responsibility to maximize profits.
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October 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I spoke with a VC about why he's trying to bring spirituality into capitalism and business. It's essentially a break from the Milton Friedman doctrine which says corporations only have a responsibility to maximize profits.
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OpenAI has now raised more than $20 billion with a fresh megaround led by Thrive Capital. Existing investor Microsoft also reportedly joined the new $6.5 billion round, while Apple dropped out. Here's what we know and how other Bay Area AI companies stack up. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
October 2, 2024 at 5:43 PM
OpenAI has now raised more than $20 billion with a fresh megaround led by Thrive Capital. Existing investor Microsoft also reportedly joined the new $6.5 billion round, while Apple dropped out. Here's what we know and how other Bay Area AI companies stack up. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban said Cost Plus Drugs is bringing in "really good" revenue this year during an appearance at Dreamforce in San Francisco, adding that he declined an early investment offer from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
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September 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban said Cost Plus Drugs is bringing in "really good" revenue this year during an appearance at Dreamforce in San Francisco, adding that he declined an early investment offer from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
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I spoke with Salesforce Ventures managing partner Paul Drews during Dreamforce this week about his investing strategy, whether the AI hype is justified and why bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to foundational models. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
September 19, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I spoke with Salesforce Ventures managing partner Paul Drews during Dreamforce this week about his investing strategy, whether the AI hype is justified and why bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to foundational models. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
I dug through Moxion Power’s bankruptcy filing so you don’t have to: the startup had approx. $87M in total liabilities, spent more than $2M on gross pay to six executives over the past year and got $3M in tax incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act. More: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
August 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
I dug through Moxion Power’s bankruptcy filing so you don’t have to: the startup had approx. $87M in total liabilities, spent more than $2M on gross pay to six executives over the past year and got $3M in tax incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act. More: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...