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                                                Funded & Hiring
                                            
                                                Sunday, 01/28/2024
                                            
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                                            | Funding Amount: $304 Million 
                                                    Electra, a French EV charging network, raised 304m in Series B funding. PGGM led, and was joined by Bpifrance and insiders Eurazeo, RIVE Private Investment, Serena, and SNCF.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $270 Million 
                                                    Everphone, a German phone-as-a-service provider, raised 270m in Series D finding from Citigroup, Phoenix Insurance, and KfW.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Operations(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $200 Million 
                                                    Bilt Rewards, a New York-based provider of cobranded credit cards and loyalty programs for property renters, raised 200m at a 3.1b valuation. General Catalyst led, and was joined by Eldridge and insiders Left Lane Capital, Camber Creek, and Prosus Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(4), Design(2), Product(2), Operations(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(3)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $80 Million 
                                                    ElevenLabs, a New York-based AI voice synthesis platform, raised 80m in Series B funding at over a 1b valuation co-led by insider a16z, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross. Other backers include Sequoia Capital, Smash Capital, SV Angel, BroadLight Capital, and Credo Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(7), Customer Success(3), Design(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), Other(3)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $60 Million 
                                                    SmithRx, a San Francisco, CA-based pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, raised $60M in Series C funding.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Remote(12), Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(5), HR/People(2), Data(1), Design(1), Product(1), Customer Success(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(6)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $50 Million 
                                                    Flowdesk, a Paris-based digital asset trading firm, raised 50m in Series B funding. Cathay Innovation led, and was joined by Cathay Ledger Fund, Eurazeo, ISAI, Speedinvest, BPI, and Ripple.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Operations(3), Data(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(2)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $50 Million 
                                                    Captain Fresh, an Indian B2B seafood marketplace, is in talks to raise up to 50m, per TechCrunch. Backers would include Nekkanti Sea Foods, SBI Investment, Evolvence, Tiger Global, and Prosus Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(1), Product(1), Other(2)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $50 Million 
                                                    AiDash, a San Jose, Calif.-based satellite platform for infrastructure operations and maintenance, raised 50m in Series C funding. Lightrock led, and was joined by SE Ventures and insiders G2 Venture Partners, Benhamou Global Ventures, National Grid Partners, Edison International, and Shell Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(21), Data(12), Sales/Business Development/Growth(8), Product(7), Operations(6), Marketing(5), Customer Success(3), Content Creation(3), Design(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Cybersecurity(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(22)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $42 Million 
                                                    Torq, a Portland, Ore.-based no-code automation platform for security teams, raised 42m in Series B extension funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, Greenfield Partners, and Evolution Equity Partners.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Product(4), Marketing(2), Design(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $40 Million 
                                                    Pomelo, an Argentinian payments infrastructure provider, raised 40m in Series B funding. Kaszek led, and was joined by Monashees, Index Ventures, S32, TQ Ventures, and Endeavor Catalyst.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(3), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $35 Million 
                                                    Albedo, a Broomfield, Colo.-based maker of satellite constellations for thermal imaging, raised 35m. Standard Investments led, and was joined by Booz Allen Ventures, Cubit Capital, Bill Perkins and insiders Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shield Capital, YC, Initialized Capital, Giant Step Capital, and Republic Capital.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Other(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $30 Million 
                                                    Clerk, an SF-based user authentication platform, raised 30m in Series B funding. CRV led, and was joined by a16z, Stripe, and Madrona.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $25 Million 
                                                    Vertice, a London-based software spend management startup, raised 25m in Series B funding co-led by insiders 83North and Bessemer Venture Partners.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(8), Customer Success(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Operations(2), Design(1), Other(10)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $24 Million 
                                                    GenEdit, a South SF-based genetic medicines developer focused on tissue-selective delivery, raised 24m in Series A1 finding from KDB Silicon Valley, Mirae, ACVC, Pathway Partners, LoftyRock Investment, Terra VC, K2 Investment, Dong-A ST, KIMCO and Huons, and insiders Eli Lilly, Sequoia Capital, Korea Investment Partners, Woori Venture Partners, Dayli Partners, KB Investment, IMM Investment, and Timefolio Asset Management.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $22 Million 
                                                    Prismatic, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based embedded integration platform, raised 22m in Series B funding led by Five Elms Capital.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(3), Product(2), Design(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $21 Million 
                                                    ZymoChem, a San Leandro, Calif.-based bio-manufacturing platform, raised 21m in Series A funding funding led by Breakout Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Other(4)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $18.7 Million 
                                                    ModernFi, a New York-based bank deposit management platform, raised 18.7m in Series A funding. Canapi Ventures led, and was joined by a16z, Remarkable Ventures, Huntington National Bank, First Horizon, and Regions.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $14 Million 
                                                    Doppel, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-native digital risk protection company, raised $14M in Series A funding.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Remote(5), Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Other(2)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $8.5 Million 
                                                    Ozone API, a British open banking API platform, raised 8.5m led by Gresham House Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(9), Product(1), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $6.5 Million 
                                                    Bluesheets, a Singapore-based financial data startup, raised 6.5m in Series A funding. Illuminate Financial led, and was joined by Insignia Ventures Partners, Antler Elevate, and 1982 Ventures.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Product(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $4 Million 
                                                    Neatleaf, a Santa Cruz, CA-based provider of a cultivation management platform, raised $4M in funding.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $4 Million 
                                                    Zeal, an Egyptian payments startup, raised 4m co-led by Raed Ventures and Cur8 Capital.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Other(2)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $3.3 Million 
                                                    Krepling, an e-commerce channel management platform, raised 3.3m in seed finding. Bull City Venture Partners led, and was joined by Launch, Brickyard, Front Porch Ventures, 11 Tribes Ventures, Colabora Ventures, and Broadshade Investments.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $3.2 Million 
                                                    Birdwatch, a Washington, D.C. – based home maintenance tech and services company, secured $3.2m in seed funding.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Other(4)
                                                    
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                                            | Funding Amount: $2.5 Million 
                                                    ViralMoment, a Menlo Park, CA-based provider of AI-powered social video insights and analytics solutions, raised $2.5M in Seed funding.
                                                 
                                                    Hiring For:
                                                    
                                                        Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1)
                                                    
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