Allbirds, Alpine.AI, PagerDuty

A popular shoe company that uses eco-friendly materials and is worn by the likes of Larry Page and Oprah; a startup that will help bring voice commands to a meditation app; and a company that makes sure other companies’ technology is working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Learn about new Bay Area companies you likely haven’t heard of yet. They could become the next Airbnb or Uber — or they could die before they hit the mainstream. We'll tell you why they matter either way. Hosted by San Francisco Chronicle business editor Owen Thomas and reporter Sophia Kunthara, and Crunchbase News editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm.