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Sunday, 08/10/2025 |
OpenAIFunding Amount: $8.3 BillionOpenAI raised $8.3b at a $300b valuation, as first reported by the NY Times and confirmed by Axios. |
MapLight TherapeuticsFunding Amount: $373 MillionMapLight Therapeutics, a Redwood City, Calif.-based biotech focused on CNS disorders, raised $373m in Series D funding. Forbion and Goldman Sachs Alternatives co-led, joined by Sanofi, T. Rowe Price, Avego BioScience Capital and insiders Novo Holdings, 5AM Ventures, and Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(18), Data(6), Remote(4), Legal/Compliance(4), Other(16) |
Ambience HealthcareFunding Amount: $243 MillionAmbience Healthcare, an SF-based AI scribe startup, raised $243m at a $1.25b valuation. A16z and Oak HCFT led, joined by insiders OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and Optum Ventures. |
QuinceFunding Amount: $200 MillionQuince, a DTC online fashion retailer, is raising about $200m at a $4.5b valuation, per Bloomberg. |
Strand TherapeuticsFunding Amount: $153 MillionStrand Therapeutics, a Boston, MA-based company which specializes in new mRNA-based therapeutics, raised $153M in Series B funding. The round was led by Kinnevik, with new investors Regeneron Ventures, ICONIQ, Amgen Ventures, Alderline Group (the family office of Alex Gorsky), JIC-VGI, LG Technology Ventures, and Gradiant Corporation, with participation from existing investors including FPV Ventures, Playground Global, Eli Lilly and Company, ANRI, and Potentum. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(3) |
ArtbioFunding Amount: $132 MillionArtbio, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of radiopharmaceuticals for treating cancer, raised $132m in Series B funding. Sofinnova Investments and B Capital led, joined by F-Prime, Omega Funds, Third Rock Ventures, QIA, and Alexandria Venture Investments. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Operations(1), Other(3) |
FalFunding Amount: $125 MillionFal, an SF-based AI infrastructure company, raised $125m a in Series C. Meritech led, and Salesforce Ventures, Shopify Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Notable Capital, First Round Capital, Unusual Ventures and Village Global. |
falFunding Amount: $125 Millionfal, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an infrastructure platform empowering real-time, generative media, raised $125M in Series C funding. The round was led by Salesforce Ventures and Shopify Ventures. |
RilletFunding Amount: $70 MillionRillet, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native ERP (enterprise resource planning) platform, raised $70M in Series B funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and ICONIQ with participation from Sequoia, Oak HC/FT and earlier investors. |
SafeFunding Amount: $70 MillionSafe, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based cyber risk company, raised $70m in Series C funding. Avataar Ventures led, joined by SIG Venture Capital, NextEquity Partners, and Prosperity7 Ventures. safe.security |
Chai DiscoveryFunding Amount: $70 MillionChai Discovery, a San Francisco, CA-based AI company that predicts and reprograms the interactions between biochemical molecules to accelerate life-changing therapeutics, raised $70m in Series A financing. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, including investment from their Anthology Fund, a joint partnership with Anthropic to identify and back promising AI companies, with participation from new investors Yosemite, DST Global Partners, SV Angel, Avenir, DCVC, and others, and existing investors Thrive Capital, OpenAI, Dimension, Neo, Lachy Groom, and Fred Ehrsam, among others. Mikael Dolsten M.D., PhD., the former Pfizer Chief Scientific Officer responsible for advancing 150 molecules into clinical trials and delivering 36 approved medicines, is joining the company’s board of directors. |
CaloFunding Amount: $64 MillionCalo, a Saudi meal subscription service, raised $64m in Series B funding from Nuwa Capital, Saudi Technology Ventures, and AlJazira Capital. |
SalientFunding Amount: $60 MillionSalient, an SF-based loan servicing platform, raised $60m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. A16z led, joined by Matrix Partners, Michael Ovitz, and YC. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Data(4), Product(1), Customer Success(1), Other(2) |
Good Job GamesFunding Amount: $60 MillionGood Job Games, a Turkish mobile games publisher, raised $60m in Series A funding. Menlo Ventures and Anthos Capital led, joined by Bessemer Venture Partners. |
Farmers Business NetworkFunding Amount: $50 MillionFarmers Business Network, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of a collaborative peer-to-peer farmer network, raised $50M in funding. Backers included GV (Google Ventures), Temasek, Arteqin, Colle Capital and T Rowe Price. Hiring For: Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2) |
LumanaFunding Amount: $40 MillionLumana, a Los Gatos, CA-based provider of an AI video security solutions, raised $40M in Series A funding. The round was led by Wing Venture Capital with support from existing investors Norwest and S Capital. Hiring For: Customer Success(4), Remote(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(5) |
GeoWealthFunding Amount: $38 MillionGeoWealth, a Chicago, IL-based proprietary asset management platform (TAMP), raised $38m in Series C funding round. The round was led by Apollo (NYSE: APO). GeoWealth and Apollo have also formed a strategic partnership to expand access to customizable public-private model portfolios for registered investment advisors (RIAs). The partnership will combine GeoWealth’s unified managed account (UMA) technology, powered by its proprietary portfolio management software, with Apollo’s private markets building blocks to help clients construct efficient multi-asset portfolios. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5) |
AugmodoFunding Amount: $37.5 MillionAugmodo, a Seattle, WA-based real-time inventory and task tracker using spatial AI, raised $37.5M in funding. The round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from existing investors Lerer Hippeau, NewFare, WIN and Interlace, who joined new investors Arena Holdings – an investment firm founded by Feroz Dewan, former Managing Director at Tiger Global, as well as Jefferson River Capital – the family office of Tony James, former President and COO of Blackstone Group. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Data(1) |
PacasoFunding Amount: $35 MillionPacaso, a San Francisco, CA-based tech-enabled marketplace for co-owned luxury vacation homes, raised more than $35m from more than 10,000 individual investors as part of its ongoing SEC-qualified Regulation A+ offering. Founded in 2020 by tech entrepreneurs Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff, Pacaso enables buyers to co-own luxury vacation homes in top destinations around the world. The company offers ownership shares ranging from one-eighth to one-half, paired with professional management, turnkey design, and full-service support that includes scheduling, maintenance, and resale assistance. Hiring For: Remote(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(5) |
SparrowFunding Amount: $35 MillionSparrow, a San Francisco, CA-based employee leave management technology company, raised $35M in Series B funding. The round was led by SLW. Hiring For: Remote(3), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2) |
LorikeetFunding Amount: $35 MillionLorikeet, an Australian customer experience startup, raised US$35m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. QED Investors led, Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree, Obvious Ventures, Skip Capital and Athletic Ventures. |
Fundamental Research LabsFunding Amount: $33 MillionFundamental Research Labs fka Altera.AL, an SF-based developer of collaborative AI agents, raised $33m in Series A funding. Prosus Ventures led, joined by a16z, Patron, First Spark, Factorial, VamosVentures, and Patrick Collison. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Data(1), Other(4) |
Arbital HealthFunding Amount: $31 MillionArbital Health, an SF-based provider of health care payments solutions, raised $31m in Series B funding. Valtruis led, joined by Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital, and Healthy Ventures. Hiring For: Operations(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Other(2) |
ConversionFunding Amount: $28 MillionConversion, a marketing automation startup raised $28m in Series A funding. Abstract Ventures led, joined by True Ventures and HOF Capital. |
TavilyFunding Amount: $25 MillionTavily, a NYC-based company that is building the search layer that connects AI agents to the real-time web, raised $25m in funding including a $20m Series A. The Series A round led by Insight Partners and Alpha Wave Global. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Data(4), Product(4), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Other(2) |
CasapFunding Amount: $25 MillionCasap, a New York-based credit card dispute fintech, raised $25m led by Emergence Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners and SoFi. Hiring For: Operations(3), Customer Success(3), Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Content Creation(1), Other(4) |
WingspanFunding Amount: $24 MillionWingspan, a payroll platform for independent contractors, raised $24m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Touring Capital led, joined by a16z, Long Journey Ventures, Distributed Ventures ,and Company Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(2) |
E2BFunding Amount: $21 MillionE2B, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of open-source cloud infrastructure specifically designed for AI agents, raised $21M in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Decibel, Sunflower Capital, and Kaya, along with angels such as Docker’s former CEO Scott Johnston. |
FORT RoboticsFunding Amount: $18.9 MillionFORT Robotics, a Philadelphia, PA-based provider of a safety and security solutions for intelligent machines, raised additional $18.9M in Series B funding. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from Prime Movers Lab, Mark Cuban, FundersClub, Creative Ventures, GRIDS Capital, Ahoy Capital, Neman Ventures, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Ryuu Co. of Japan. Hiring For: Remote(1), Product(1), Other(2) |
PromptfooFunding Amount: $18.4 MillionPromptfoo, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an open‐source framework for AI red‐teaming and security testing, raised $18.4M in Series A funding. Th around was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz. Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Product(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(2) |
TakoFunding Amount: $18 MillionTako, a Brazilian payroll and workforce management platform, raised $18m from Ribbit Capital and a16z, per Axios Pro. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Customer Success(2), Data(1), HR/People(1), Other(5) |
OffDealFunding Amount: $12 MillionOffDeal, a New York-based investment banking platform, raised $12m in Series A funding. Radical Ventures led, joined by YC, Rebel Fund, and Centre Street Partners. |
DocytFunding Amount: $12 MillionDocyt, a Mountain View, CA-based leader in AI-powered accounting automation, raised $12M in Pre-Series B funding. The round was led by Pivot Investment Partners and existing investors. Hiring For: Finance/Accounting(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(1), Other(3) |
TzafonFunding Amount: $9.7 MillionTzafon, a San Francisco, CA-based company building action oriented AI agents, raised $9.7M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by HV Capital with participation from Streamlined VC, Kakao VC, Oliver Jung, and angels from OpenAI and xAI. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Operations(1), Other(3) |
ElionFunding Amount: $9.3 MillionElion, a New York-based provider of tech tools diligence for health systems, raised $9.3m in seed funding, per Axios Pro. NEA led, joined by Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, Scrub Capital, TMV, and Alumni Ventures. Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1) |
MetaformsFunding Amount: $9 MillionMetaforms, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform for market research agencies, raised $9M in Series A funding. The round was led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India), with participation from Nexus Venture Partners and Together Fund. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Other(1) |
RunloopFunding Amount: $7 MillionRunloop, an infrastructure platform for AI coding agents, raised $7m in seed funding. The General Partnership led, joined by Blank Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Product(1), Other(1) |
WattchFunding Amount: $6 MillionWattch, an Atlanta, GA-based monitoring and controls provider for commercial and distribution-scale solar and battery storage, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from Christopher Klaus and Paul Grana. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Operations(1) |
Overwatch ImagingFunding Amount: $6 MillionOverwatch Imaging, a Hood River, OR-based provider of airborne imaging systems and intelligence automation software, raised $6M in funding. The round was led by Squadra Ventures with participation from SEMCAP AI, the Elevate Oregon Venture Direct Fund, and Edo Capital. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Product(1) |
Tric RoboticsFunding Amount: $5.5 MillionTric Robotics, a San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based maker of pest-control robots for ag, raised $5.5m in seed funding led by Version One Ventures. |
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