| Here are the 15 hottest startups in this week's Y Combinator Demo Days Before the first founders made their pitches in Mountain View, Mattermark posted what it believes are the hottest startups in the latest YC batch.
Silicon Valley tech startups that are hiring despite tighter times A new study shows that despite job cuts at 35 Bay Area tech companies, job postings suggest local hiring continues to be robust in the sector.
Serena Software sells to British software company for $540M The San Mateo company was bought by private equity firm HGGC in 2014, reportedly for $450 million
Aerin Medical raises $16.7M, adds new board members The Santa Clara biotech startup develops treatments for assisting nasal breathing. This investment round saw the addition of board members from KCK Group and Targeted Technology Fund.
Bio-Techne acquires StartX bio research alumnus that was profiled in The Pitch The company spun out of a Berkeley lab in 2013 and was part of StartX the next year.
Intuit, Intel execs see tighter lending spurring more corporate acquisitions Bay Area executives leading their company's M&A efforts say tighter lending for leveraged buyouts means more corporate buyers will be sealing deals.
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