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Sunday, 01/16/2022

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Checkout

Funding Amount: $1 Billion

Checkout.com, a London-based online payments platform, raised 1 billion at a 40 billion valuation, per the WSJ and confirmed by Axios. Franklin Templeton and the Qatar Investment Authority were joined by insiders Insight Partners and Tiger Global.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(117), Customer Success(63), Sales/Business Development/Growth(53), Operations(40), Product(27), Marketing(26), Finance/Accounting(24), HR/People(23), Data(16), Legal/Compliance(15), Content Creation(7), Design(5), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Other(70)

Back Market

Funding Amount: $510 Million

Back Market, a Paris-based marketplace for refurbished electronics devices, raised 510 million in Series E funding at a 5.7 billion valuation. Sprints Capital led, and was joined by insiders Eurazeo, Agla Ventures, General Atlantic and Generation Investment Management.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(78), Remote(34), Data(23), Operations(23), Product(22), Customer Success(19), HR/People(13), Design(9), Marketing(8), Supply Chain/Logistics(8), Content Creation(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Finance/Accounting(4), Legal/Compliance(2), Other(28)

Qonto

Funding Amount: $486 Million

Qonto, a French challenger bank focused on businesses, raised 486 million in Series D funding at a 4.4 billion valuation co-led by Tiger Global and TCV.

Hiring For: Remote(57), Engineering/Technology(31), Product(14), HR/People(11), Supply Chain/Logistics(11), Design(9), Marketing(7), Content Creation(5), Data(4), Operations(4), Finance/Accounting(4), Customer Success(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(11)

GoStudent

Funding Amount: $340 Million

GoStudent, a Vienna-based K-12 video tutoring marketplace, raised 340 million in Series D funding. Prosus led, and was joined by Deutsche Telekom, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tencent, Dragoneer, Left Lane Capital and Coatue.

Hiring For: Product(2)

TigerConnect

Funding Amount: $300 Million

TigerConnect, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based healthcare communications software provider, raised 300 million from Vista Equity Partners, per Reuters.

Hiring For: Remote(23), Engineering/Technology(12), Product(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Customer Success(3), Marketing(2), HR/People(2), Data(1), Design(1), Operations(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

Inxeption

Funding Amount: $275 Million

Inxeption, a Brisbane, CA-based Industrial Commerce company, raised $275M in Series E Funding at a $3 Billion valuation.

Hiring For: Finance/Accounting(22), Product(16), Sales/Business Development/Growth(15), Engineering/Technology(9), Data(4), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Remote(1), Other(5)

Ankorstore

Funding Amount: $250 Million

Ankorstore, a French wholesale marketplace for independent retailers, raised 250 million in Series C funding at a 1.75 billion post-money valuation. Bond and Tiger Global co-led, and were joined by insiders Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, GFC, Alven and Agla Ventures.

Hiring For: Customer Success(32), Sales/Business Development/Growth(27), HR/People(17), Marketing(16), Engineering/Technology(15), Operations(15), Supply Chain/Logistics(13), Design(8), Product(8), Remote(6), Finance/Accounting(4), Data(3), Other(30)

Project44

Funding Amount: $240 Million

Project44, a Chicago-based supply chain logistics company, raised 240 million at a 2.4 billion valuation. TPG, Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs co-led, and were joined by Emergence Capital, Insight Partners, Chicago Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Sapphire and Sozo Ventures. The investor group also purchased 180 million of secondary shares from an insider group led by OpenView.

Hiring For: Customer Success(60), Engineering/Technology(50), Remote(47), Design(31), Product(26), Sales/Business Development/Growth(24), Operations(11), HR/People(11), Data(10), Finance/Accounting(5), Marketing(3), Legal/Compliance(2), Other(41)

Transcarent

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Transcarent, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based health and care experience company, raised $200m in Series C funding.

Hiring For: Remote(33), Engineering/Technology(10), Marketing(5), Data(4), Operations(4), Product(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(2), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(10)

Maze Therapeutics

Funding Amount: $190 Million

Maze Therapeutics, a South S.F.-based startup focused on translating genetic insights into new medicines, raised 190 million. Matrix Capital Management led, and was joined by General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Woodline Partners, Casdin Capital, City Hill Ventures, Foresite Capital, Driehaus Capital Management, Moore Strategic Ventures, Terra Magnum Capital Partners and NS Investments.

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

BigPanda

Funding Amount: $190 Million

BigPanda, a Mountain View, Calif.-based autonomous ops platform, raised 190 million at a 1.2 billion valuation co-led by Advent International and insider Insight Partners.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(24), Remote(15), Customer Success(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(7), Operations(4), Data(2), Design(1), Product(1), HR/People(1), Other(2)

PrimaryBid

Funding Amount: $150 Million

PrimaryBid, a London-based new public share investment platform, is in advanced talks to raising 150 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank at a pre-money valuation north of 500 million, per Sky News.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Product(3), Marketing(3), Design(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

MycoWorks

Funding Amount: $125 Million

MycoWorks, a San Francisco, CA-based biomaterials company, raised $125M in Series C funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Operations(4), Supply Chain/Logistics(4), Data(2), Design(1), Product(1), Content Creation(1), Other(1)

SeekOut

Funding Amount: $115 Million

SeekOut, a Seattle, WA-based AI-powered Talent 360 platform, raised a $115m Series C funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Product(5), Data(3), Customer Success(2), Design(1), HR/People(1), Other(1)

Envoy

Funding Amount: $111 Million

Envoy, an S.F.-based flexible workspace platform, raised 111 million in Series C funding. Brookfield Growth led, and was joined by BAM Elevate, Seven Seven Six, Triple Point Capital, Elad Gil and insiders Menlo Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital and Haystack.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(21), Sales/Business Development/Growth(16), Customer Success(13), Product(5), Marketing(5), HR/People(5), Data(3), Design(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Remote(1), Operations(1), Content Creation(1), Other(6)

Refyne

Funding Amount: $82 Million

Refyne, an Indian earned wage access platform, raised 82 million in Series B funding from QED Investors, DST Global partners, RTP Global, Jigsaw VC and XYZ Capital.

Hiring For: Customer Success(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(5)

Virtana

Funding Amount: $73 Million

Virtana, a San Jose CA-based provider of AI-driven monitoring solutions for hybrid cloud management, raised $73m in funding.

Hiring For: Other(1)

RoadRunner Recycling

Funding Amount: $70 Million

RoadRunner Recycling, a Pittsburgh-based waste management company, raised 70 million from General Atlantic.

Hiring For: Customer Success(10), Sales/Business Development/Growth(7), Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(5), Operations(4), Finance/Accounting(2), Product(1), HR/People(1), Other(4)

Tecovas

Funding Amount: $56 Million

Tecovas, an Austin, Texas-based western footwear and apparel brand, raised 56 million in Series C funding. Elephant led, and was joined by Access Capital, Seamless Capital, and Kemmons Wilson Companies.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(21), Product(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Operations(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Data(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Other(24)

Merit

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Merit, a digital credentialing platform, raised 50 million in Series B funding. Rose Park Advisors led, and was joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Bow Capital and Govtech Fund, along with new investors Experian Ventures, Spike Ventures, InState Capital, Collier Fund, Metaplanet Holdings.

Hiring For: Remote(15), Engineering/Technology(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Data(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)

DexCare

Funding Amount: $50 Million

DexCare, a Seattle WA-based intelligence company focused on healthcare access, raised $50M in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Remote(13), Engineering/Technology(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Product(3), Marketing(2), Data(1), Design(1), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(1)

Chapter

Funding Amount: $42 Million

Chapter, a NYC-based technology-driven Medicare Advisor, secured a $42m Series B funding round.

Hiring For: Marketing(7), Engineering/Technology(3), Product(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Operations(3), Data(2), HR/People(2), Design(1), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), Other(4)

Career Karma

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Career Karma, an S.F.-based tech career guidance platform, raised 40 million in Series B funding led by Top Tier Capital Partners.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Product(3), Remote(2), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), HR/People(2), Design(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(6)

Alira Health

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Alira Health, a Framingham, Mass.-based global technology-enabled healthcare consultancy, closed a US$40m equity financing.

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

AskNicely

Funding Amount: $32 Million

AskNicely, a Portland, Oregon- Auckland, New Zealand- and Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based leader in customer experience software for service businesses, completed a $32M Series B funding round.

Hiring For: Product(3), Customer Success(3), Remote(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Content Creation(1)

DeepScribe

Funding Amount: $30 Million

DeepScribe, an S.F.-based AI scribe service for healthcare, raised 30 million. Index Ventures led, and was joined by insiders Bee Partners, Stage 2 Capital and 1984 Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Other(5)

Bluon

Funding Amount: $27.6 Million

Bluon, Inc., an Irvine, CA-based provider of a support platform app for HVAC technicians, closed its Series B round with $27.6m in equity financing.

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

Accrue Savings

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Accrue Savings, a NYC-based merchant-embedded shopping experience that rewards consumers for saving, raised $25m in Series A funding.

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

WorkStep

Funding Amount: $25 Million

WorkStep, a San Francisco, CA-based workforce hiring and retention platform for the supply chain, raised $25m in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Customer Success(2)

ClearGov

Funding Amount: $20 Million

ClearGov, Inc., a Boston, MA-based Budget Cycle Management company, raised $20M in strategic growth funding.

Hiring For: Remote(11), Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Product(2), Customer Success(2), Design(1), Operations(1), Other(1)

EduMe

Funding Amount: $20 Million

EduMe, a London-based online corporate training startup, raised 20 million in Series B funding. Prosus and Workday Ventures co-led, and were joined by Valo Ventures,

Hiring For: Customer Success(3)

Azibo

Funding Amount: $19 Million

Azibo, a Reno, Nev.-based one-stop-shop financial services platform for the rental property market, raised $19M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(7), Remote(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Finance/Accounting(4), Product(3), Data(1), Design(1), Other(4)

Vangst

Funding Amount: $19 Million

Vangst, a Denver, CO-based cannabis industry’s hiring platform, closed a $19m Series B financing.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(11), Remote(7), Customer Success(6), Product(4), Marketing(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(2), HR/People(2), Data(1), Design(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(68)

Consensus

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Consensus, a Lehi, Utah-based Intelligent Demo Automation Platform scaling Presales teams instantly with interactive video demos, raised $15m in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Remote(11), Engineering/Technology(10), Customer Success(2)

Draftea

Funding Amount: $13.2 Million

Draftea, a daily fantasy sports startup focused on Spanish-speaking Latin America, raised 13.2 million. Kaszek led, and was joined by Sequoia Capital, Bullpen Capital and Nigel Eccles.

Hiring For: Remote(14), Engineering/Technology(7), Design(4), Data(3), Product(3), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Legal/Compliance(1)

Second Nature

Funding Amount: $12.5 Million

Second Nature, a Tel Aviv, Israel and NYC-based provider of an AI-powered sales coaching solution, raised $12.5M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Design(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1)

The Helper Bees

Funding Amount: $12 Million

The Helper Bees, an Austin TX-based insurtech company, raised $12M in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Content Creation(2), Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(59)

Diana Health

Funding Amount: $11 Million

Diana Health, a NYC-based healthcare provider focused on maternity and women’s health in partnership with health systems, raised $11m in Series A financing.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)

eternalHealth

Funding Amount: $10 Million

eternalHealth, a Boston MA-based health plan company, raised $10M in Series A funding.

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

HeyRenee

Funding Amount: $4.4 Million

HeyRenee, a Los Angeles, CA-based personal health concierge, everyone, especially those managing chronic illnesses and conditions, raised $4.4m in Seed II funding.

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

Arcade

Funding Amount: $2.5 Million

Arcade, a try-before-you-buy tech startup, raised 2.5 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures.

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


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