Crankstart and DDC Bankroll Half of $40MM Embarcadero Plaza Overhaul as Tech Money Reshapes San Francisco’s Waterfront

Michael Moritz's foundation and a downtown business coalition are putting up $20 million to remake the city's "front door," cementing a public-private playbook driving San Francisco's downtown revival. San Francisco's most ambitious public-realm project in a generation is being underwritten in significant part by tech wealth. The Crankstart Foundation, the philanthropic vehicle of billionaire venture […]