Startups of the Week

By San Francisco Chronicle and Crunchbase NewsTechnology

Startups of the Week episodes

July 23, 2018 Fastly, Plexchat, Awair
A company that works behind the scenes to get you your online content faster; a Bay Area company that has interest from Warner Bros; and a cute startup gadget that tracks the air quality in your house.

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16 min
July 16, 2018 Flow Kana, StudyBlue and Crave
A small-batch, craft cannabis company scoring some new green; a company trying to make vibrators great again; and Chegg, a study platform, acquiring another study platform. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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14 min
July 09, 2018 Fuzzy, Comfy and Hims
Pet owners get the option of on-demand health advice, why an Oakland-based smart technology company was acquired by Siemens, and why Hims, a male wellness brand, is gaining VC interest. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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18 min
July 02, 2018 Peek, Smyte and Khan Academy
A startup that’s competing with Airbnb to be your city tour guide, why a Twitter anti-spam acquisition drew some abuse, and why the new attention on Khan Academy is totally legal. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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15 min
June 25, 2018 Chowbotics, Workday and Hipcamp
This week we’ll tell you about a bot who'll lettuce enjoy cheap, fast lunch, why Workday said “heck no” to Adaptive Insights’ IPO, and what’s hip about Hipcamp. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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17 min
June 17, 2018 GrubMarket, Curbside and OneLogin
This week we’ll tell you about a company that can get it for you wholesale — and organic; a delivery service that’s turning Japanese; and a password vault that secured more cash.
Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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14 min
June 11, 2018 Coffee Meets Bagel, Imgur, Jetlore
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Trisha Thadani and Crunchbase News Editor in Chief Alex Wilhelm tell you about a dating app that just got a big round of funding, a GIF platform that's becoming a video platform, though Trisha and Alex still won't know how to pronounce its name, and a prediction platform that helps online retailers understand their customers. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan.

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17 min
June 04, 2018 Heroes, Proterra, and PepsiCo’s acquisition of Bare Snacks
This week we’ll tell you about a company that wants you to turn your cover letter and resume into a video, an electric bus startup that may have just raised a heap of money, and what PepsiCo acquired a healthy snack company.
Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan. Opening signature by Leah Garchik.

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19 min
May 28, 2018 Good Eggs, Eat Club
This week we’ll tell you about the come back story of Good Eggs, and yet another food delivery startup Eat Club and why it acquired its competition.
Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan. Opening signature by Leah Garchik.

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19 min
May 21, 2018 Klout, Velostrata, Xapo
This week we mourn the death of Klout, a way to measure online importance that saw its own influence wane. Then we’ll tell you about Google’s latest cloud deal and why Xapo pulled in another $40 million.
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19 min

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