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Sunday, 03/23/2025

Celestial AI

Funding Amount: $250 Million

Celestial AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of the Photonic FabricTM optical interconnect technology platform, raised $250M in Series C1 funding. The round was led by Fidelity Management and Research Company, bringing the total capital raised to date to more than $515M. Other investor included Research Company, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Maverick Silicon, Tiger Global Management and Lip-Bu Tan, as well as participation from existing investors including AMD Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Temasek, Temasek’s wholly-owned subsidiary Xora Innovation, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and The Engine Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Design(4), Other(3)

Lila

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Lila Sciences, a Boston, MA-based company building a scientific platform and autonomous labs for life, chemical, and materials sciences, raised $200m in seed funding. Backers included Flagship Pioneering, along with General Catalyst, March Capital, ARK Venture Fund, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Blue Horizon Advisors, State of Michigan Retirement System, Modi Ventures and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(31), Data(14), Product(4), Operations(4), Design(3), Customer Success(2), Other(3)

Tala

Funding Amount: $150 Million

Tala, a Santa Monica, CA-based financial infrastructure company delivering accessible financial services, raised US$150M in Debt Facility with Neuberger Berman. The company intends to allocate the amount to accelerate its reach, innovate further, and deepen its impact in markets like Mexico and beyond.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(9), Operations(7), Finance/Accounting(5), Data(4), Design(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Content Creation(2), HR/People(2), Product(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(5)

Reflection AI

Funding Amount: $105 Million

Reflection AI, a superintelligence startup led by a pair of ex-DeepMind researchers, raised $105m in Series A funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners and CRV co-led, and were joined by seed backer Sequoia Capital.

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

Mesh

Funding Amount: $82 Million

Mesh, a San Francisco, CA-based company providing a crypto payments network, raised $82M in Series B funding. The round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Consensys, QuantumLight Capital, Yolo Investments, and others.

Hiring For: Remote(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Lumafield

Funding Amount: $75 Million

Lumafield, a developer of industrial CT tech for medical device companies, raised a $75 million Series C funding, per Axios Pro. IVP led, and was joined by G2 Venture Partners, Wellington Management and insiders Spark Capital, DCVC, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Matter Venture Partners.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Customer Success(6), Finance/Accounting(4), Product(2), HR/People(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Other(8)

MicroTransponder

Funding Amount: $65 Million

MicroTransponder, an Austin, TX-based medical device company, raised $65M in Series F funding. The round was led by US Venture Partners (USVP) and the syndicate of current investors, Osage University Partners, Action Potential Venture Capital, GPG Ventures, The Vertical Group and Exceller Hunt Ventures, as well as two new investors, Gilde Healthcare and Longitude Capital.

Hiring For: Operations(1), HR/People(1), Other(9)

Cartesia

Funding Amount: $64 Million

Cartesia, an SF-based voice AI startup, raised $64m in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins led, and was joined by Index Ventures, Lightspeed, A, Factory, Greycroft, Dell Technologies Capital, and Samsung Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(14), Operations(3), Data(2), Design(2), Product(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), HR/People(2), Content Creation(1)

Graphite

Funding Amount: $52 Million

Graphite, a New York-based code review platform, raised $52m in Series B funding. Accel led, and was joined by Menlo Ventures, Anthropic, Shopify Ventures, Figma Ventures, a16z and The General Partnership.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Product(3), Customer Success(3), Design(2), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Other(3)

Proscia

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Proscia, a Philadelphia, PA-based software company improving pathology’s transition to digital and AI, raised $50M in funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $130M, was led by Insight Partners along with AI Capital Partners (Alpha Intelligence Capital’s US fund) and Triangle Peak Partners. Other investors included Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, Emerald Development Managers, GPG Healthcare, Fusion Fund, Interwoven Ventures, and Razor’s Edge.

Hiring For: Remote(13), Engineering/Technology(13), Data(6), Product(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Operations(4), Customer Success(3), Marketing(2), Design(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)

Shoulder Innovations

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Shoulder Innovations, a Grand Rapids, Mich., shoulder replacement technology startup, raised $40m in Series E funding. USVP led, and was joined by Gilde Healthcare Partners, Gilmartin Capital, Aperture Venture Partners, Arboretum Ventures, and Sectoral Asset Management.

Hiring For: Remote(3), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

360 Privacy

Funding Amount: $36 Million

360 Privacy, a Nashville, TN-based provider of a digital executive protection platform, received a $36M Growth investment from FTV Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand its engineering and revenue teams, accelerate technology and product innovation, and further enhance its ability to deliver customer service to safeguard organizations and their executives. As part of this investment, Alex Malvone, partner at FTV Capital, will join the 360 Privacy board of directors.

Hiring For: Other(1)

Inspiren

Funding Amount: $35 Million

Inspiren, a N.Y.-based provider of AI tools for senior living, raised $35m in Series A funding. Avenir led, and was joined by Primary Venture Partners, Story Ventures, Third Prime, and Studio VC.

Hiring For: Remote(15), Engineering/Technology(9), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Marketing(3), Data(2), Operations(2), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

NymCard

Funding Amount: $33 Million

NymCard, a MENA-focused embedded finance platform, raised $33m in Series B funding. QED Investors led, and was joined by Shorooq, Lunate and Endeavor Catalyst. nymcard.com

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Customer Success(2), HR/People(2), Product(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

Cape

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Cape, a privacy-focused mobile carrier, raised $30m in Series B extension funding from A, Costanoa, Point72, and XYZ Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Remote(2), Product(2), Operations(2), Design(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Sibel Health

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Sibel Health, a Chicago, IL-based medical technology company, raised $30M in Series C funding. The round was led by the Steele Foundation for Hope with participation from Dräger. The Steele Foundation for Hope previously led Sibel’s Series B round, adding an additional $20M investment. Dräger previously led Sibel’s Series A round, contributing $10M more in funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Other(1)

Equilibrium Energy

Funding Amount: $28 Million

Equilibrium Energy, a San Francisco, CA-based company which specializes in energy portfolio management capabilities and services for the power industry, raised $28M in Series B2 funding. The round was led by GS Energy, with participation from NRG Energy and other new and existing investors,

Hiring For: Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2), Other(3)

Capture6

Funding Amount: $27.5 Million

Capture6, a Berkeley, CA-based company whose integrated system converts waste brine into both fresh water and carbon removal solutions, raised $27.5m in Series A and project funding. The round was led by Tetrad Corporation, with participation from Hyundai Motor Group’s ZER01NE Ventures, Energy Capital Ventures, Elemental Impact, Bridge Investment, Sopoong Ventures, Third Derivative, Stan and Jane Rodbell, and the Jacob S Shapiro Foundation.

Hiring For: Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Buynomics

Funding Amount: €27.5 Million

Buynomics, a German pricing and revenue prediction firm, raised €27.5m in Series B funding. Forestay Capital led, and was joined by Anais Ventures, VI Partners and insiders Insight Partners, Seedcamp, DvH Ventures and Tomahawk Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(3)

GS Power Partners

Funding Amount: $22 Million

GS Power Partners, a Stamford, CT-based independent power producer in the distributed generation (DG) solar sector, received $22M in financing from Amalgamated Bank (Nasdaq: AMAL). The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Hiring For: Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

SkySpecs

Funding Amount: $20 Million

SkySpecs, an Ann Arbor, Mich., renewable infrastructure monitoring startup, raised $20m. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led, and was joined by Statkraft and Equinor Ventures.

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

Halliday

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Halliday, an SF-based blockchain payments startup, raised $20m in Series A funding. A16z led, and was joined by Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Credibly Neutral, and Alt Layer.

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

Rerun

Funding Amount: $17 Million

Rerun, a Swedish multimodal data stack for physical AI, raised $17m. Point Nine led, and was joined by Sunflower Capital and insiders Costanoa Ventures and Seedcamp. rerun.io

Hiring For: Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(4), Data(1), Product(1), Other(1)

Privy

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Privy, a crypto wallet infrastructure startup, raised $15m led by Ribbit Capital.

Hiring For: Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(6), Product(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Other(2)

Onyx

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Onyx, an internal enterprise search tool, raised $10m in seed funding co-led by Khosla Ventures and First Round Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2)

257

Funding Amount: $9.2 Million

257, a provider of home energy data software, raised $9.2m in seed funding led by F2 Venture Capital, per Axios Pro.

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

Aletiq

Funding Amount: €6 Million

Aletiq , a French provider of product lifecycle management softtware for industrial manufacturers. raised €6m led by Point Nine.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Kaiko Systems

Funding Amount: €6 Million

Kaiko Systems, a German maritime shipping software provider, raised €6m in Series A funding. Hi inov and Flashpoint Venture Growth co-led, and were joined by insider Motion Ventures.

Hiring For: Customer Success(4), Product(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Engineering/Technology(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(4)

CoLab Software

Funding Amount: C$5.6 Million

CoLab Software, a St. John, Canada-based engineering design software company, raised CAD$5.6M in funding. Backers included Hibernia and Hebron Projects.

Hiring For: Remote(9), Customer Success(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(2), Other(4)

Hunted Labs

Funding Amount: $3 Million

Hunted Labs, a Mclean, VA-based software security company, raised $3M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Red Cell Partners.

Hiring For: Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Other(1)