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🌱 Patch AM: Menlo Park startup lands $10M to reinvent global payroll with AI
Make time for Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" on the Menlo Park Patch calendar

Hello Menlo Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Menlo Park startup lands $10M to reinvent global payroll with AI
Also on today's calendar: Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CloudPay Invests in Intermezzo as Startup Raises Funds for AI Payroll Infrastructure (crowdfundinsider.com) — A Menlo Park startup called Intermezzo has raised $10 million, with payroll giant CloudPay and several venture firms backing its AI-powered payroll infrastructure that other software companies can plug into. For local residents, this signals growing fintech and AI innovation in town, as Intermezzo aims to simplify complex multi-country payroll and potentially attract more high-skill jobs and investment to the area.
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📸 Around Menlo Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Gilles Vonsattel: "Encountering Beethoven" →
Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
7:00 pm - Gilles Vonsattel: Beethoven Piano Sonatas →
Spieker Center for the Arts, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton
4:00 pm - Redwood City Library Foundation's 5th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl →
Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
5:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
- WBAL MS (Bay) #1 →
Menlo Park CA - Silas Herman & The Tone Unit supporting The... →
The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
6:00 pm - Third ANTHEM San Francisco Location in Menlo Park Grand Opening →
871 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park - This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Casey Gerald →
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
7:00 pm - Copa del Menlo, Round Two →
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park
7:00 pm - Springline Oktoberfest →
Springline Menlo Park, 1300 El Camino Real, Menlo Park - Whirling Meditation Workshop →
Feldman's Books, 1075 Curtis Street, Menlo Park
6:00 pm - Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event →
Independence High School, 617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose
12:00 pm - Up and Away Botb Annual Fundraiser →
Domenico Winery, 1697 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- OWNERS HAVE BEEN FOUND.
The doggy had been like that for a while, he had escaped their yard. He is safe and sound back home. Thank you for everyone's concerns!! Found him… (Nextdoor Belle Haven)
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Menlo Park. Apply here.
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Redwood City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Atherton
- Menlo Park, Atherton join county in $1M Marsh Road bike, pedestrian study (almanacnews.com)
- See What Your Housing Budget Buys in Every ZIP Code (lmtonline.com)
- Sports briefs: Redwood boys start fast at Roche tournament (marinij.com)
Stanford
- How Victor Davis Hanson became the historian of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement (deseret.com)
- Indigenous Students from US and Abroad Forge New Paths to Economic Resilience at Hoover (hoover.org)
- Miami Duo Making Noise in Heisman Trophy Race After Week 2 (canesinsight.com)
Ok Menlo Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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