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Monday, 11/18/2024

Physical Intelligence

Funding Amount: $400 Million

Physical Intelligence, an SF-based developer of operating systems for robots, raised $400m in Series A funding at a $2b pre-money valuation. Thrive Capital and Lux Capital co-led, and were joined by Bond, Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Redpoint Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Other(1)

JobNimbus

Funding Amount: $330 Million

JobNimbus, a Lehi, UT-based SaaS provider for the roofing industry, received a $330M investment from Summer Equity Partners. The company intends to use the funds to help accelerate product development, invest in AI-driven features, and scale the team to support demand from customers across the roofing industry. It also plans to expand its operations with a focus on key roles in engineering, product development, and customer support.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Operations(1), Other(3)

Writer

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Writer, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a generative AI platform for the enterprise, raised $200M in Series C funding, at a $1.9B valuation. The round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, Workday Ventures, Accenture, Balderton, Insight Partners, and Vanguard.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(24), Customer Success(23), Sales/Business Development/Growth(15), Marketing(13), Operations(12), Product(9), Content Creation(4), HR/People(4), Data(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Other(26)

Melio

Funding Amount: $150 Million

Melio, a NYC-based provider of an accounts payable and receivable platform for small and medium businesses, raised $150M in Series E funding, at $2 Billion valuation. The round was led by Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI). Shopify Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Accel, Bessemer, Coatue, Frontline Ventures, General Catalyst, Latitude and Thrive Capital also participated

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(9), Product(6), Customer Success(5), Design(4), Marketing(4), Data(3), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(4)

Chaos Industries

Funding Amount: $145 Million

Chaos Industries, a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company building new defense and critical industry technologies, raised $145M in Series B funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $215M, was led by Accel, with participation from 8VC, as well as Overmatch Ventures, Lerner Enterprises, and existing insiders.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(18), Data(7), Product(2), Design(1), Operations(1), Other(4)

Radiant

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Radiant, an El Segundo, Calif., maker of portable nuclear generators, raised $100m in Series C funding, per Axios Pro. DCVC led, and was joined by a16z, USV, Felicis, Washington Harbour Partners, Chevron, Founders Fund, Decisive Point, McKinley Alaska, Boost VC, and Also Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1)

Satispay

Funding Amount: €60 Million

Satispay, an Italian payments startup, raised €60m from insiders Greyhound Capital, Lightrock, and Addition.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(29), Sales/Business Development/Growth(7), Finance/Accounting(6), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Product(2), Operations(2), HR/People(2), Data(1), Other(7)

ScaleOps

Funding Amount: $58 Million

ScaleOps, a NYC-based real-time automated cloud resource management company, raised $58M in Series B funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from returning investors NFX and Glilot Capital Partners, and new investor Picture Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Customer Success(2), Other(2)

Kalshi

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Kalshi, a New York-based betting and derivatives exchange, is in talks to raise $50m, per TechCrunch.

Hiring For: Remote(17), Engineering/Technology(7), Marketing(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Data(1), Design(1), Operations(1), Content Creation(1), Other(5)

11x

Funding Amount: $50 Million

11x, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing AI-powered digital workers services for revenue teams, raised $50M in Series B funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Hiring For: Product(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

AgiCap

Funding Amount: €45 Million

AgiCap, a French treasury management SaaS, raised €45m in Series C funding led by AVP.

Hiring For: Customer Success(16), Sales/Business Development/Growth(9), Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(3), Product(2), Marketing(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Design(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(18)

SwiftConnect

Funding Amount: $37 Million

SwiftConnect, a Stamford, Conn.-based access network for connecting people to the right place at the right time, closed a $37m Series B financing. The round was led by Quadri Ventures, with participation from new investors HID (part of ASSA ABLOY), Egis Capital Partners, and Klingenstein Fields Advisors. Returning investors included Crow Holdings, JLL Spark, Navitas Capital, Tanzola Corp., and Spring Rock Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Customer Success(2)

Stepful

Funding Amount: $31.5 Million

Stepful, a NYC-based company dedicated to empower healthcare training for allied health professional jobs, raised $31.5M in Series B funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Y Combinator, Reach Capital, AlleyCorp, SemperVirens, Company Ventures, Green Sands, ECMC Education Impact Fund, Intermountain Ventures and Cedar Pine.

Hiring For: Operations(6), Product(5), Engineering/Technology(2), Design(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

Conduktor

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Conduktor, an enterprise data management platform, raised $30m in Series B funding. RTP Global led, and was joined by Ansa, M12, and Accel.

Hiring For: Customer Success(4), Marketing(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Content Creation(2), Design(1), Product(1), Other(3)

Ampd Energy

Funding Amount: $27.3 Million

Ampd Energy, a Hong Kong-based developer of clean battery energy storage systems for heavy industries, raised $27.3m in Series B funding. Kibo Invest and Openspace co-led, and were joined by MTR Lab, Taronga Ventures, and 2150. ampd.energy

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1)

LocalStack

Funding Amount: $25 Million

LocalStack, a Swiss provider of of local-cloud development environments, raised $25m in Series A funding. Notable Capital led, and was joined by insiders CRV and Heavybit.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Data(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Prokeep

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Prokeep, a New Orleans, LA-based provider of a customer communication and engagement platform for distributors, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by Dahlia Equity Partners with participation from Ironspring Ventures, S3 Ventures, Benson Capital Partners, and others.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Trolley

Funding Amount: $23 Million

Trolley, a Toronto, Canada-based provider of a global payouts platform, raised $23M in Series B funding. The round was led by Wavecrest Growth Partners, with participation from Pace Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Customer Success(2), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(5)

Ellipsis Labs

Funding Amount: $21 Million

Ellipsis Labs, a NYC-based verifiable finance company, raised $21M in funding. The round was led by Haun Ventures, with participation from existing investors Electric Capital, Anatoly Yakovenko, and Paradigm.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Product(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1)

Fleek

Funding Amount: $20.4 Million

Fleek, an SF-based secondhand clothing marketplace, raised $20.4m in Series A funding from HV Capital, a16z, and YC.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1)

Parker

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Parker, a NYC-based provider of an e-commerce financial platform, raised $20M in Series B funding. The round was led by Valar Ventures with participation from Y Combinator.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1)

Polar Analytics

Funding Amount: $18 Million

Polar Analytics, a French e-commerce data platform, raised $18m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. Chalfen Ventures led, and was joined by Point Nine and Frst.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1)

Shiru

Funding Amount: $16 Million

Shiru, a Berkeley, CA-based AI-powered ingredient discovery company, $16M in funding. The round was led by S2G Ventures, with participation from CPT Capital, Lux Capital, Nourish Ventures, and Meach Cove Capital.

Hiring For: Other(1)

Gitai

Funding Amount: $15.5 Million

Gitai, a Torrence, CA-based space robotics startup, raised additional US$15.5M in funding. The round was led by Maezawa Fund, a venture capital fund established and operated by Japanese entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Yusaku Maezawa. Other investors included Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Green Co-Invest Investment Limited Partnership, Kyoto Capital Partners (KCAP Venture) and Tycoon Capital No. 4 Limited Partnership.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)

Medeloop

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Medeloop, a Menlo Park, Calif. clinical research analysis startup, raised $15m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. Inovia Capital led, and was joined by Icon Ventures, General Catalyst and Maven Ventures, Healthier Capital, Up2 Opportunity Fund, and CFO Advisors.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1)

Notabene

Funding Amount: $14.5 Million

Notabene, a NYC-based provider of cryptocurrency compliance solutions, raised $14.5m in Series B funding round. The round was led by DRW VC, with participation from funds managed by Apollo, NextBlock, ParaFi Capital, and Wintermute, along with existing investors CMT Digital, F-Prime, Green Visor Capital, Illuminate Financial, Jump Capital, Signature Ventures, and Y Combinator.

Hiring For: Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Data(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1)

Ecolectro

Funding Amount: $10.5 Million

Ecolectro, a NYC-based green hydrogen technology company, raised $10.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Toyota Ventures with participation from Starshot Capital, DNX Ventures, Energy Revolution Ventures, New Climate Ventures, Banco Popular Impact Fund, and Techstars, among others.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(1), Design(1)

Substack

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Substack, the newsletter platform, quietly raised around $10 million from a broad range of strategic investors, including Omeed Malik and Nate Silver, per Axios.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Product(5), Data(2), Remote(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

Influur

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Influur, a Miami, FL-based provider of a professional networking platform for influencers, raised $10M in Series A funding. The round was led by Point72 Ventures and HTwenty Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(3), Design(2), Product(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Other(4)

Prelude

Funding Amount: $8 Million

Prelude, a Paris, France-based company developing a fraud-resistant SMS verification API, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Singular and Seedcamp.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1)

JustFund

Funding Amount: $5.7 Million

JustFund, an Australian divorce lending fintech, raised A$5.7m.Xilium Capital led, and was joined by Startmate, Legal Tech Fund, and Tripple.

Hiring For: Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Fort Health

Funding Amount: $5.5 Million

Fort Health, a NYC-based in-network, virtual, pediatric mental health company, raised $5.5M in funiding. The round, which brought the total amount to $16M, was led by Twelve Below and Vanterra.

Hiring For: Remote(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Other(8)

SurePath AI

Funding Amount: $5.2 Million

SurePath AI, a Denver, CO-based company which specializes in governing generative AI for the enterprise, closed a $5.2M seed funding. The round was led by Uncork Capital with participation from Operator Collective, bringing the total funding to $6.3M.

Hiring For: Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(3)

Oyster

Funding Amount: $5 Million

Oyster, a San Francisco, CA-based employment solution to employ, pay, and care for distributed teams, received a $5M investment from ServiceNow Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Hiring For: Remote(17), Customer Success(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), HR/People(4), Finance/Accounting(4), Operations(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Marketing(1), Other(6)

Gendo

Funding Amount: £4.3 Million

Gendo, a London, UK-based provider of an AI platform for architects and designers, raised £4.3M in Seed funding. The round was co-led by PT1 and LEA Partners, with participation from Concept Ventures and Koro Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Other(3)

Anthrogen

Funding Amount: $4 Million

Anthrogen, an SF-based low-carbon chemicals developer, raised $4m in seed funding, per Axios Pro. Regen Ventures and BoxGroup co-led, and were joined by YC and Wayfinder.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1)

Corgea

Funding Amount: $2.6 Million

Corgea, a San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup providing an AI-powered security platform, raised $2.6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Shorooq Partners, with participation from investors Y Combinator (YC), Propeller, Decacorn Capital, Unbound Ventures, and various angels such as Jawed Karim (co-founder of Youtube & Y Ventures) and Sam Kassoumeh (Co-founder of SecurityScoreCard).

Hiring For: Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1)

Ooodles

Funding Amount: $2.5 Million

Ooodles, a London, UK-based provider of an IT procurement platform for businesses, raised $2.5M in extension funding. Backers included āltitude VC, with participation from existing investors and Traditum.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1)