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Funded & Hiring
Sunday, 01/18/2026
A biweekly newsletter of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
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Funding Amount: $1 Billion
Cerebras Systems, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AI chipmaker, is in talks to raise around $1b at a $22b valuation, per The Information. Last year the company withdrew IPO registration and then raised $1.1b led by Fidelity and Atreides at an $8.1b valuation.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(40), Data(13), Design(7), Remote(4), Operations(4), Product(3), Finance/Accounting(2), Cybersecurity(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $500 Million
Etched, a Cupertino, Calif.-based AI chipmaker, raised around $500m at a $5b valuation, per Bloomberg. Stripes led, joined by Peter Thiel, Positive Sum, and Ribbit Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(38), Design(7), Product(4), Operations(4), HR/People(3), Data(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(14)
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Funding Amount: $400 Million
ClickHouse, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based database startup, raised $400m at a $15b valuation. Dragoneer led, joined by Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed, T. Rowe Price, and WCM Investment Management.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(50), Remote(49), Data(18), Finance/Accounting(3), Product(2)
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Funding Amount: $350 Million
Parloa, a German automated customer service startup, raised $350m in Series D funding at a $3b valuation, per Axios Pro. General Catalyst led, joined by insiders Durable Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, EQT Ventures, and Mosaic Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(21), Remote(17), Sales/Business Development/Growth(9), Data(4), Product(4), Design(3), Operations(3), Customer Success(2), Marketing(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(7)
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Funding Amount: $250 Million
Rain, a stablecoin-based payments platform, raised $250m at a $1.95b post-money valuation. Iconiq led, joined by Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer, Lightspeed, and Galaxy Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(16), Customer Success(9), Legal/Compliance(6), Data(5), Operations(5), Remote(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Product(3), Marketing(2), HR/People(2), Design(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(15)
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Funding Amount: $220 Million
Onebrief, a Honululu, HI-based provider of an operating system for command, raised $220M in Series D funding, at $2.15 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Battery Ventures and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and additional investment from General Catalyst and Insight Partners.
Hiring For:
Remote(32), Engineering/Technology(30), Operations(7), Data(6), Product(3), Design(2), Customer Success(2), Finance/Accounting(2), HR/People(1), Other(12)
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Funding Amount: $175 Million
JetZero, a Long Beach, Calif.-based developer of blended-wing aircraft, raised $175m in Series B funding. B Capital led, joined by United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman, 3M Ventures, and RTX Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Design(1), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $150 Million
Alpaca, a San Mateo, Calif.-based stock-trading API, raised $150m in Series D funding at a $1.15b valuation. Drive Capital led, joined by Citadel Securities, Opera Tech Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Flat Capital, DRW Venture Capital, Kraken, Altered Capital, XKSK, Bank Muscat, and Endeavor Catalyst.
Hiring For:
Remote(46), Engineering/Technology(32), Product(5), Data(4), Finance/Accounting(4), Design(3), Operations(3), Customer Success(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $150 Million
LMArena, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a community-driven platform for AI benchmarking, raised $150M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Felicis and UC Investments (University of California), with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, The House Fund, LDVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Laude Ventures. This brings LMArena to a post money valuation of $1.7 billion.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(11), Data(6), Product(1), HR/People(1)
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Funding Amount: $140 Million
Torq, a Portland, Ore.-based no-code automation platform for security teams, raised $140m in Series D funding at a $1.2b post-money valuation. Merlin Ventures led, joined by insiders Evolution Equity Partners, Notable Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Ventures Partners, and Greenfield Partners.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(20), Sales/Business Development/Growth(18), Marketing(5), Product(4), Operations(4), Data(3), Design(2), Customer Success(2), HR/People(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $136 Million
Defense Unicorns, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based provider of airgap software delivery for national security mission systems, raised $136m in Series B funding. Bain Capital led, joined by Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, AVP, Uncorrelated Ventures, and David Petraeus.
Hiring For:
Remote(8), Engineering/Technology(6), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $130 Million
Deepgram, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a real-time API platform underpinning the Voice AI economy, raised $130M in Series C funding.
The round was led by AVP, with participation from Alkeon, In-Q-Tel, Madrona, Tiger, Wing, Y Combinator, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Alumni Ventures, Princeville Capital, Twilio, ServiceNow Ventures, SAP, and Citi Ventures.
Hiring For:
Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1)
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Funding Amount: $108 Million
Corgi, a provider of commercial insurance to startups, raised $108m from YC, Kindred Ventures, Contrary, Oliver Jung, SV Angel, and Phosphor Capital.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Customer Success(5), Engineering/Technology(4), Finance/Accounting(4), Remote(2), Operations(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(10)
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Funding Amount: $92 Million
Pomelo Care, a NYC-based developer of evidence-based healthcare solutions for women and children, raised $92m in Series C funding.
The round, which valued at $1.7 billion, was led by Stripes with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, PLUS Capital, Atomico, BoxGroup, and SV Angel.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Customer Success(5), Operations(4), Marketing(2), Other(40)
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Funding Amount: $80 Million
Apella, a San Francisco, CA-based health technology company, raised $80M in Series B equity and venture debt
The round was led by HighlandX, with returning investors Vensana Capital, Casdin Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Upside Partnership, and Operator Partners, and included new investors K2 HealthVentures, OpAmp Capital, and Houston Methodist.
Hiring For:
Remote(5), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $70 Million
Wasabi, a Boston-based cloud storage company, raised $70m at a $1.8b valuation. L2 Point Management led, joined by Pure Storage and insiders like Fidelity.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Engineering/Technology(4), Customer Success(4), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $69 Million
Listen Labs, an SF-based autonomous user interview tool, raised $69m in Series B funding at a $500m valuation. Ribbit Capital led, joined by Evantic, Sequoia Capital, Conviction, and Pear VC.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Marketing(4), Customer Success(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Design(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $58 Million
WitnessAI, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of an AI security platform, raised $58M in funding.
The round was led by Sound Ventures, Anthropic, and SentinelOne, with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and Forgepoint Capital Partners.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $42 Million
WithCoverage, an NYC-based startup that replaces insurance brokers with a flat-fee risk management model, raised $42m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures co-led, joined by 8VC and Crystal Venture Partners.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(8), Remote(4), Marketing(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(2), Design(1), Product(1), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(5)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
GovDash, an NYC-based provider of government contracting software, raised $30m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Mucker Capital and BCI led, joined by insiders Northzone and YC.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Protege, a NYC-based AI data platform generating access to real-world data, raised $30M in Series a funding.
Backers includes Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and more.
Hiring For:
Remote(14), Engineering/Technology(5), Product(5), Data(2), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Semafor, a news media startup, raised $30m at a $330m post-money valuation.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Operations(2), Remote(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(5)
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Funding Amount: $22 Million
Luxury Presence, an Austin, TX-based provider of a growth platform for eal estate agents, teams, and brokerages, raised $22M in equity financing.
The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from NextEquity, GSBackers, TPC, and Adam and Jade Mills.
Hiring For:
Remote(23), Engineering/Technology(13), Product(11), Customer Success(11), Data(9), Marketing(4), Design(2), Operations(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(14)
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Funding Amount: $22 Million
Biller Genie, an Orlando-based accounts receivable automation platform for SMBs, raised $22m in Series B funding led by Radian Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2)
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Funding Amount: $20 Million
Flip, a NYC-based provider of an AI solution that automates customer service calls for enterprise brands, raised $20M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures with participation from Data Point Capital, ScOp Venture Capital, Bullpen Capital, Forum Ventures and a group of angel investors.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Customer Success(5), Product(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $8 Million
STRM.BIO, a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company advancing non-viral delivery technologies for in vivo cell and gene therapy, raised $8M in Series Seed 2 financing.
The round was led by Recordati with participation form Boehringer Ingelheim Ventures and Delos Capital, as well as new funding from Blue Bay Capital Fund.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1)
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Funding Amount: $6.6 Million
Dataroid, an Istanbul-based analytics platform, raised $6.6m led by Tacirler Asset Management, with participation from the Tacirler Asset Management Future Impact VC Fund, and Endeavor Catalyst.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Product(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(3)
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