Start ups

Dr. Kari Nadeau seeks to end food allergies

Pediatric allergist Dr. Kari Nadeau (pictured center above) understands allergies not just from her medical training but from first hand experience. "I grew up on

by Linda Hubbard
on February 27, 2020

MyNabes is designed to help build strong, friendly neighborhoods

Last fall, Menlo Oaks resident Elodie Bottine (pictured left in photo) teamed up with her friend Raluca Perkins to launch a mobile app called My

by Linda Hubbard
on January 8, 2020

Spotted: Menlo Park startup Drop Water’s kiosk at SFO Terminal 2

Menlo Park-based start up Drop Water is filling the void at SFO which yesterday put in place a policy banning single-use plastic water boles with

by Linda Hubbard
on August 21, 2019

Adriano Farano’s goal is to bring back “living bread’

Adriano Farano, a journalist by trade who came to California from Paris on a Knight Fellowship at Stanford, is on a mission to create what

by Linda Hubbard
on May 2, 2019

Menlo Park “kids” grow up to launch business maintaining scooters

Two guys with Menlo Park roots — Rich Branning and Nate Thomas — have banded together in Southern California to launch a new business that

by Linda Hubbard
on March 27, 2019

Soody Tronson works to bring to market a line of smart nursing bras to make mothers’ lives easier

Menlo Park resident Soody Tronson describes herself as an "engineer and problem solver," although her career path has been broader than that, including practicing law

by Linda Hubbard
on February 26, 2019

Trish Costello created Portfolia specifically for women investors

Trish Costello describes herself as Kansas farm girl who happened to be in the right place at the right time — and then as many

by Linda Hubbard
on January 10, 2019

Spotted: Menlo Park start up Drop Water kiosk at San Jose Airport

Last Wednesday morning, the Drop Water team wheeled a kiosk into the San Jose Airport for installation in Terminal B. The kiosk is the first

by Contributed Content
on November 10, 2018

Melody Hu launches Petit Bakery with Asian mochi the “secret sauce”

A new bakery springs from the prolific rental kitchen of Studio Cake in Menlo Park. At the beginning of the year, Melody Hu launched her

by Linda Hubbard
on August 8, 2018

Sloane Citron is back in the world of magazines with the launch of Punch

[caption id="attachment_61724" align="alignright" width="410"] Sloane Citron of Punch Monthly in Menlo Park, CA. Photographed on May 18, 2018 by Scott R. Kline.[/caption] Last week, many

by Linda Hubbard
on July 27, 2018