Get to know the Mission's three newest businesses, from eateries to nightclubs.

Funding news in San Francisco: Financial services firm Affirm secures $300 million in funding.

We sat down with the new leader of the neighborhood's business coalition to discuss the biggest issues facing the Castro, and his goals.

These local companies helped push the total funding raised by San Francisco companies in software over the past month to $1.5 billion.

San Francisco-based cyber security company Sqreen has secured $14 million in Series A funding, according to company database Crunchbase.

"We want to expose folks to the culture" of Mesoamerica, says the owner, through native plants, art and housewares.

A goodbye note in the window quotes a Bible passage: "What good is a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?"

San Francisco-based research-sharing company Academia.edu has secured $16 million in Series C funding, according to company database Crunchbase.

San Francisco's software industry is on a roll with investors, with 69 local companies raising money, according to company database Crunchbase.

Other new neighborhood additions include a minimalist market based in Tokyo and a sprawling collectibles and ephemera shop.

Owner Cheri Mims cited the neighborhood's homelessness crisis as a factor in her decision to move.

"For the last few months, we’ve been losing $2,500 a month," said owner Ryan Hill.

San Francisco-based concierge service company Amenify has secured $2.7 million in seed funding, according to company database Crunchbase.