B8ta, Checkr and Verifone

This week we tell you about how one business is betting on demand for physical store locations, how Checkr raised $100 million and why an investor group made a bid for Verifone. Theme music is "Bot Fest" by Alex Vaan. Opening signature by Leah Garchik. 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.