Funded & Hiring
A biweekly newsletter of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
A biweekly newsletter of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
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Sunday, 08/24/2025 |
LambdaValuation: $4 BillionLambda, a San Jose, Calif.-based cloud infrastructure company backed by Nvidia, is in talks to raise at a $4b-$5b valuation, per Bloomberg. |
CohereFunding Amount: $500 MillionCohere, a Toronto-based LLM model developer, raised US$500m at a $6.8b valuation. Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital led, joined by AMD Ventures, Nvidia, PSP Investments, Salesforce Ventures, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. |
CognitionFunding Amount: $500 MillionCognition, a New York-based AI coding startup, raised nearly $500m in Series C funding at a $9.8b valuation led by Founders Fund, per the WSJ. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Data(1), Product(1), Other(3) |
Group14Funding Amount: $463 MillionGroup14, a Woodinville, WA-based company developing silicon battery materials, raised USE$463M in Series D funding. The round was led by SK, Inc., with participation of existing investors, including Porsche Investments, ATL, OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, and others. Hiring For: Other(5) |
Celestial AIFunding Amount: $255 MillionCelestial AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based optical interconnect technology company, closed its $255M Series C1 funding. The round added VentureTech Alliance and Samsung Catalyst Fund as investors. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(20), Design(5), Product(1), Operations(1), Other(3) |
EliseAIFunding Amount: $250 MillionEliseAI, a NYC-based AI company automating complex healthcare and housing systems, raised $250M in Series E funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from new investor Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors Sapphire Ventures and Navitas Capital. |
OnticFunding Amount: $230 MillionOntic, an Austin, Texas-based protective intelligence platform, raised $230m in Series C funding. KKR led, joined by JMI Equity, Silverton Partners, Ridge Ventures, and Ten Eleven Ventures. |
Eight SleepFunding Amount: $100 MillionEight Sleep, a NYC-based sleep‐fitness company, raised $100M in new funding. The round was led by HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and sports figures, including Charles Leclerc (Ferrari F1 Driver) and Zak Brown (CEO of McLaren F1). |
TitanFunding Amount: $74 MillionTitan, a NYC-based company providing IT services with its augmented AI platform, raised $74M in funding. The round was led by General Catalyst. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Product(3), Data(1), Marketing(1), Other(1) |
1KosmosFunding Amount: $57 Million1Kosmos, an Iselin, NJ-based company which specializes in unifying identity proofing and passwordless authentication, raised $57M in Series B funding, including a $10M line of credit from Bridge Bank. The round was led by Forgepoint Capital, and Origami’s Oquirrh Ventures with participation by Craig Abod, Founder and President of Carahsoft, NextEra Energy Ventures, Gula Tech Adventures, and the 1Kosmos management team. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(1) |
BinSentryFunding Amount: $50 MillionBinSentry, an ag-feed supply chain startup, raised US$50m led by Lead Edge Capital. Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(5) |
XOPSFunding Amount: $40 MillionXOPS, a SF-based autonomous IT company, raised $40m led by Activant Capital and FPV Ventures. xops.io Hiring For: Operations(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1) |
WellthFunding Amount: $36 MillionWellth, a Los Angeles, CA-based digital health solution company, raised $36M in Series C funding. The round was led by Mercato Partners, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, and existing investors SignalFire, NY Life, and CD-Venture. Hiring For: Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Operations(1), Other(3) |
ProfoundFunding Amount: $35 MillionProfound, a NYC-based provider of a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, raised $35M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sequoia with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons. |
PylonFunding Amount: $31 MillionPylon, an SF-based B2B support platform for post-sales teams, raised $31m in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Venures and a16z. usepylon.com |
CascaFunding Amount: $29 MillionCasca, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native loan origination platform, raised $29M in Series A funding. Backers included Live Oak Bank, Huntington National Bank, Bankwell, Y Combinator, and Peterson Ventures, and Alliance Funding Group. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Product(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Operations(1), Other(5) |
ProtegeFunding Amount: $25 MillionProtege, an AI training data platform, raised $25m in Series A funding. Footwork led, joined by CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Shaper Capital. |
GoodShipFunding Amount: $25 MillionGoodShip, a Bellevue, Wash.-based supply chain management startup, raised $25m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Greenfield Partners led, joined by insiders Bessemer Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, Chicago Ventures and FUSE VC. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Other(1) |
JumpFunding Amount: $23 MillionJump, a sports fan experience startup, raised $23m in Series A funding. Seven Seven Six led, joined by Courtside Ventures, Will Ventures, and Forerunner Ventures. Hiring For: Remote(5), HR/People(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Design(2), Product(2), Data(1) |
NovigFunding Amount: $18 MillionNovig, a a sweepstakes-based sports prediction market, raised $18m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. Forerunner Ventures led, joined by YC, NFX, Perceptive Ventures, and Gaingels. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Marketing(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(1) |
SolaFunding Amount: $17.5 MillionSola, a New York-based AI co-pilot for robotic process automation, raised $17.5m in Series A funding. A16z led, joined by from Conviction and YC. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Product(1), HR/People(1) |
PhoebeFunding Amount: $17 MillionPhoebe, a London, UK-based provider of an AI agent platform, raised $17M in Seed funding. The round was led by GV and Cherry Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2) |
FirecrawlFunding Amount: $15.5 MillionFirecrawl, an SF-based AI crawler, raised $15.5m in Series A funding. Nexus Venture Partners led, joined by Shopify CEO Tobias Ltke and YC. |
EvertuneFunding Amount: $15 MillionEvertune, a NYC-based provider of a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI marketing platform, raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Felicis Ventures with participation from strategic AI and marketing angel investors including Sarfraz Maredia (Uber), Jonathan Carson (Antenna), David Azose (OpenAI), Sonia Phene (OpenAI), Joseph Spisak (Meta) and Chip Ransler (UVA), as well as returning investors Eniac Ventures, NextView Ventures, and Roger Ehrenberg. |
ConfidoFunding Amount: $15 MillionConfido, a New York-based AI financial operating system for consumer brands, raised $15m in Series A funding. Footwork led, joined by Watchfire Ventures, Barrel Ventures, Liquid 2, Boulder Food Groups, and YC. confidotech.com Hiring For: Other(1) |
GarageFunding Amount: $13.5 MillionGarage, a NYC-based marketplace for buying and selling specialized equipment, raised $13.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Infinity Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Benchstrength, Wayfinder Ventures, and FJ Labs. |
ChowdeckFunding Amount: $9 MillionChowdeck, a Nigerian food delivery startup, raised $9m in Series A funding. Novastar Ventures led, joined by YC, AAIC Investment, Rebel Fund, GFR Fund, Kaleo, and HoaQ. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1) |
ContinuaFunding Amount: $8 MillionContinua, a developer of AI agents for group chats, raised $8m in seed funding. GV led, joined by Bessemer Ventures Partners. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Product(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1) |
OneCrewFunding Amount: $7.5 MillionOneCrew, an SF-based provider platform for paving contractors, raised $7.5m in Series A funding. Stage 2 Capital led, joined by Entourage and Bienville Capital. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Product(1), Marketing(1) |
TensorZeroFunding Amount: $7.3 MillionTensorZero, a New York-based developer of open-source infrastructure for LLMs, raised $7.3m in seed funding. FirstMark led, joined by Bessemer Venture Partners, Bedrock Capital, DRW, and Coalition. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Design(1), Product(1) |
ParadigmFunding Amount: $5 MillionParadigm, an SF-based agentic spreadsheet startup, raised $5m in seed funding led by General Catalyst. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Design(1) |
Molecular YouFunding Amount: $5 MillionMolecular You, a Vancouver-based personalized health platform, raised US$5m in Series A funding. Voloridge Health led, joined by Dynamic Leap. molecularyou.com Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1) |
Uno PlatformFunding Amount: C$3.5 MillionUno Platform, a Montreal, Canada-based tech company raised $3.5M CAD in Seed funding. The round was led by AQC Capital with participation from Desjardins Capital and Oliva Capital. Hiring For: Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1) |
Three Space LabFunding Amount: $3 MillionThree Space Lab, a Boston, MA-based company which specializes in frictionless, realistic VR real estate visualization, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Arminius Verwaltung. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1) |
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