Funded & Hiring
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Sunday, 03/09/2025 |
Eikon TherapeuticsFunding Amount: $350.7 MillionEikon Therapeutics, a Hayward, CA-based pivotal-stage biotechnology company for drug discovery and development, raised $350.7M in Series D funding. The investment syndicate was composed of mutual funds, sovereign wealth funds, and healthcare and technology-focused venture firms including Lux Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, AME Cloud Ventures, The Column Group, E15 VC, Foresite Capital, General Catalyst, Soros Capital, StepStone Group, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and UC Investments (Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents of the University of California), among others. Since its founding in 2019, Eikon Therapeutics has raised in excess of $1.1 billion. |
Shield AIFunding Amount: $240 MillionShield AI, a San Diego-based developer of drone tech for the military, raised $240m in Series F-1 funding at a $5.3b valuation from L3Harris, Hanwha Aerospace and insiders a16z, U.S. Innovative Technology, and Washington Harbour. |
DuettiFunding Amount: $200 MillionDuetti, a NYC-based music financing and catalog services company, received $200M in debt financing. The round consisted of two new credit facilities. Hiring For: Other(2) |
Peregrine TechnologiesFunding Amount: $190 MillionPeregrine Technologies, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing software and capable engineering talent into the public safety domain, raised $190M in Series C funding, at a $2.5 Billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from current investors including Goldcrest Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Fifth Down Capital, OG Venture Partners, and Godfrey Capital. |
OrganOxFunding Amount: $142 MillionOrganOx, an Oxford, UK-based organ medical technology company, raised $142M in equity funding. The round was led by new investor HealthQuest Capital with participation from existing investors BGF and Lauxera Capital Partners, along with additional new investors Sofina, Soleus Capital, and Avidity Partners. Existing investors included the University of Oxford, Technikos, the Oxford Technology and Innovations Fund, and Longwall Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Other(5) |
OdekoFunding Amount: $126 MillionOdeko, a NYC-based operation and technology partner for local coffee shops, cafes, and other food and beverage businesses, raised $126M in Series E funding. The round consisted of $96M in equity led by B Capital and a $30M credit facility from Banc of California. Hiring For: Remote(12), Engineering/Technology(4), Marketing(4), Operations(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Other(6) |
AescapeFunding Amount: $83 MillionAescape, a New York-based maker of automated massage therapy devices, raised $83m. Valor Equity Partners led, and was joined by insiders Fifth Wall, Alumni Ventures, and Kevin Love. |
SpecterOpsFunding Amount: $75 MillionSpecterOps, an Arlington, Va., cybersecurity startup focused on threat actor tradecraft, raised $75m in Series B funding. Insight Partners led, and was joined by Ansa Capital, M12, Ballistic Ventures, Decibel, and Cisco Investments. Hiring For: Remote(6), Customer Success(3), Engineering/Technology(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(6) |
TaktileFunding Amount: $54 MillionTaktile, a NYC-based decision automation platform provider, raised $54m in Series B funding round. The round, which brought total funding to date to $79m, was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Prosus Ventures, Visionaries Club as well as Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury. |
FlowdeskFunding Amount: $52 MillionFlowdesk, a French crypto market maker, raised $52m in Series B extension funding. HV Capital led, and was joined by Eurazeo, Cathay Innovation and ISAI VC. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(1) |
Tandem PVFunding Amount: $50 MillionTandem PV, a San Jose, CA-based American perovskite solar technology company, raised $50M in Series A funding. The round was led by Eclipse, with participation from Constellation Energy, Planetary Technologies, Uncorrelated Ventures, Trellis Climate, Tom Werner, Stifel Bank, CSC Leasing, and other existing and new investors. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Other(2) |
MetronomeFunding Amount: $50 MillionMetronome, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a usage-based billing platform, raised $50M in Series C funding. The round was led by NEA with participation from a16z, Greyhound Capital, General Catalyst, Workday Ventures, Truebridge Capital Partners, Activant Capital, SineWave Ventures, and Megalith Ventures. |
CamberFunding Amount: $30 MillionCamber, a medical claims automation startup, raised $30m in Series B funding. per Axios Pro. A16z led, and was joined by K Ventures and YC. |
SpiritusFunding Amount: $30 MillionSpiritus, a Los Alamos, N.M.-based direct air capture startup, raised $30m in Series A funding. Aramco Ventures led, and was joined by Khosla Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, and TDK Ventures. Hiring For: HR/People(1), Other(1) |
FreedFunding Amount: $30 MillionFreed, a San Francisco, CA-based AI clinician assistant for medical documentation, raised $30M in Series A funding. The round, which brought total funding to $34m, was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Scale Venture Partners, Daniel Gross, Gokul Rajaram, and Ted Zagat. |
CompScienceFunding Amount: $27.6 MillionCompScience, a San Francisco, CA-based active commercial P&C insurance company, raised $27.6M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sands Capital. Other investors included Four More Capital, Working Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. |
CroglFunding Amount: $25 MillionCrogl, a developer of AI agents for cybersecurity researchers, disclosed $25m in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures and $5m in seed funding led by Tola Capital. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Design(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1) |
LlamaIndexFunding Amount: $19 MillionLlamaIndex, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an agent development platform for automating knowledge work over unstructured enterprise data, raised $19M in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investor Greylock. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Product(2), Remote(1), Data(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1) |
NumeralFunding Amount: $18 MillionNumeral, a sales tax AI startup, raised $18m in Series funding led by Benchmark, per Axios Pro. |
GozemFunding Amount: $15 MillionGozem, a ride-hailing service in West Africa, raised $15m in Series B equity funding plus $15m in debt co-led by SAS Shipping Agencies Services and Al Mada Ventures. |
WorkhelixFunding Amount: $15 MillionWorkhelix, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based AI spend startup, raised $15m in Series A funding. AIX Ventures led, and was joined by Andrew Ngs AI Fund, Accenture Ventures, BGV, Bloomberg Beta, Future of Work Partners, Telesoft, and Zetta Ventures. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Remote(1), Data(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1) |
PatlyticsFunding Amount: $14 MillionPatlytics, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered patent workflow platform, raised $14M in Series A funding. The round was led by Next47. Existing investors, including Google’s AI-focused venture fund Gradient, 8VC, Alumni Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Myriad Venture Partners also participated. |
ZocksFunding Amount: $13.8 MillionZocks, an AI platform for financial advisors, raised $13.8m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. Motive Ventures led, and was joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners,Expanse Venture Partners, Entre Capital, and 14Peaks. |
VRIFYFunding Amount: $12.5 MillionVRIFY, a Vancouver, BC, Canada-based technology company combining AI with industry expertise for minerals exploration, raised $12.5M in Series B funding. The round was led by LGVP, with participation from Series A funders RCF Innovation and Beedie Capital. |
Stargate HydrogenFunding Amount: €11 MillionStargate Hydrogen, an Estonian electrolyzer manufacturer, raised €11m in Series A funding from Giga, UG Investments, and SmartCap Green Fund. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Other(3) |
FelloFunding Amount: $10.4 MillionFello, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a peer support platform for loneliness, raised $10.4M in funding. Backers included Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures, amongst others. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1) |
NitricityFunding Amount: $10 MillionNitricity, a Fremont and Delhi, CA-based startup electrifying the production of nitrogen fertilizer, raised $10M in funding. Backers included Elemental Impact and Trellis Climate. Hiring For: Legal/Compliance(1), Other(1) |
ClarosFunding Amount: $9.75 MillionClaros, a Mclean, VA-based provider of a power management platform optimizing energy delivery and consumption at data centers, raised USD9.75M in initial funding. Backers included Red Cell Partners, General Catalyst, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)’s Virginia Venture Partners, Composite Capital Partners, and others. Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Design(1) |
AidKitFunding Amount: $8.5 MillionAidKit, a Denver, CO-based startup helping government agencies and nonprofits administer aid programs, raised $8.5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Blueprint Equity. |
Flosonics MedicalFunding Amount: C$7.5 MillionFlosonics Medical, a Sudbury, Ontario, Canada-based medical device company, received CAD$7.5M in Venture Debt from RBCx. The company intends to use the funds to expand the reach of FloPatch and consolidate its position as a player in life sciences innovation. Hiring For: Product(1) |
FloodbaseFunding Amount: $5 MillionFloodbase, a New York-based flood data and analytics startup, raised $5m led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with participation from Pulse Fund. Hiring For: Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1) |
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