OpenAI taps former Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar as chief financial officer

Friar served as CFO at Square, sits on the board of Walmart and worked at McKinsey, Salesforce and Goldman Sachs. She was tapped alongside Kevin Weil, who will serve as chief product officer. Continue reading

Nextdoor CEO: ‘Be there. Post, comment, reply, show up.’

Sarah Friar, speaking at ICNY 2024, shares her take on how agents can use the neighborhood-level social media platform to excel in business and community. Continue reading

Nextdoor goes public, sees stock jump in early trading

The company, which serves as a popular lead generation platform for many agents, saw its shares jump during the early hours of trading on Monday morning. Continue reading

Nextdoor to go public via SPAC with $4.3B valuation

Nextdoor is set to go public through a special purpose acquisition company. The platform will raise $686 million from the deal, which is projected to close in Q4 2021. Continue reading

Nextdoor’s latest funding round gets big boost from Bond

The growing social network announced in May it had raised $123 million, but that round ended up closing on Monday with $170 million. Continue reading

Nextdoor raises $123M in funding

Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social network for neighbors and local businesses has raised an additional $123 million in funding, led by Riverwood Capital. Continue reading

WATCH: Nextdoor’s CEO discusses how to build stronger communities

Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar talked to agents about creating stronger, better communities and how to use Nextdoor to generate leads at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Nextdoor CEO reveals how to use the platform for leads

Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar offered agents advice on how to use her company’s neighborhood-based social network to generate leads on the main stage at Inman Connect in New York on Wednesday. Continue reading

Sarah Friar departs Square to lead social network Nextdoor as CEO

Former Square chief financial officer Sarah Friar is joining neighborhood-based social network Nextdoor as its new chief executive officer. Continue reading