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Sunday, 02/18/2024

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Lambda

Funding Amount: $320 Million

Lambda, a San Jose, Calif.-based GPU cloud company, raised 320m in Series C funding at a 1.5b valuation. Thomas Tulls USIT led, and was joined by B Capital, SK Telecom, T. Rowe Price and insiders Crescent Cove, Mercato Partners, 1517 Fund, Bloomberg Beta, and Gradient Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(19), Remote(10), Data(7), Operations(6), Supply Chain/Logistics(6), Finance/Accounting(5), Customer Success(4), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(10)

Rain

Funding Amount: $300 Million

Rain, a Los Angels, CA-based financial wellness platform, raised $300M in financing.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Operations(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)

Freenome

Funding Amount: $254 Million

Freenome, a San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology company developing blood tests for early cancer detection, raised $254M in funding.

Hiring For: Remote(5), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Content Creation(1), Other(5)

Revel

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Revel, a Brooklyn-based rideshare company known for its rentable, bright blue electric mopeds, is raising 200m in equity funding, per Bloomberg.

Hiring For: Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)

Together AI

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Together AI, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based Nvidia chip reseller and trainer, is raising more than 100m at around a 1b valuation, per The Information. Salesforce Ventures is leading, with Coatue participating.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(16), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1)

Teamshares

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Teamshares, a New York-based EOP enabler for small businesses, plans to raise at least 100m later this year, per Axios Pro. Existing backers include Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital.

Hiring For: Finance/Accounting(7), Operations(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Remote(1), Other(2)

Overmoon

Funding Amount: $80 Million

Overmoon, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a tech-enabled vacation rental platform, raised $80M in Equity and Debt funding.

Hiring For: Design(1)

Zededa

Funding Amount: $72 Million

Zededa, a San Jose, Calif.-based edge management and orchestration startup, raised 72m in Series C funding led by Keith Blocks Smith Point Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Customer Success(4), Operations(2), Other(1)

Ambience Healthcare

Funding Amount: $70 Million

Ambience Healthcare, an SF-based AI operating system for health care organizations, raised 70m in Series B funding. Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund co-led, and were joined by insiders a16z and Optum Ventures.

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

Higharc

Funding Amount: $53 Million

Higharc, a Durham, N.C.-based cloud platform for homebuilding operations, raised 53m in Series B funding. Spark Capital and Pillar VC co-led, and were joined by Schneider Electric, Fifth Wall, Starwood Capital, Standard Investments, Home Depot, Ferguson, Simpson Strong-Tie, MulhernKulp Engineering, Suffolk Technologies, RXR Realty, PSP Growth, Metaprop, SC Masterfund, and Carl Bass.

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

Kairos Aerospace

Funding Amount: $52 Million

Kairos Aerospace, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based methane leak detection startup, raised 52m. BlackRock led, and was joined by Hartree Partners and insiders DCVC, Climate Investment, and Energy Innovation Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(1), Other(2)

Cohere Health

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Cohere Health, a Boston, MA-based company which specialises in clinical intelligence and prior authorization automation, raised $50M in Equity funding.

Hiring For: Remote(11), Engineering/Technology(8), Operations(7), Data(5), Product(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(11)

Unlearn

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Unlearn, an SF-based platform for creating digital twins of clinical trial participants, raised 50m in Series C funding. Altimeter Capital led, and was joined by Insight Partners, 8VC, DCVC, DCVC Bio and insiders Radical Ventures, Wittington Ventures, Mubadala Capital, Epic Ventures, and Necessary VC.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Data(1), Customer Success(1), Other(2)

Elroy Air

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Elroy Air, a South SF-based maker of air cargo drones, raised nearly 50m in new funding led by Shield Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Other(1)

Antithesis

Funding Amount: $47 Million

Antithesis, an autonomous software testing and debugging startup, raised 47m in seed funding from Amplify Partners, Tamarack Global, and First In Ventures.

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

Nucleus Security

Funding Amount: $43 Million

Nucleus Security, a Sarasota, FL-based provider of a risk-based vulnerability management platform, raised $43M in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1)

Pennylane

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Pennylane, a Paris-based financial management and accounting platform for startups and SMEs, raised 40m in Series C funding at a 1b valuation. Return backers include DST Global and Sequoia Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Customer Success(7), Operations(6), Finance/Accounting(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Remote(2), Product(2), HR/People(2), Design(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Other(19)

ProducePay

Funding Amount: $38 Million

ProducePay, an LA-based financing and marketplace platform for the fresh produce market, raised 38m in Series D funding. Syngenta Group Ventures led, and was joined by Commonfund, Highgate Private Equity, G2 Venture Partners, Anterra Capital, Astanor Ventures, Endeavor8, Avenue Venture Opportunities, Avenue Sustainable Solutions, and Red Bear Angels.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Skylo Technologies

Funding Amount: $37 Million

Skylo Technologies, a Mountain View, CA-based direct-to-device satellite connectivity service provider, raised $37M in funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Marketing(2), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(1)

Avnos

Funding Amount: $36 Million

Avnos, an LA-based hybrid direct air capture startup, raised a 36 million in Series A funding. NextEra Energy led, and was joined by Safran Corporate Ventures, Shell Ventures, Envisioning Partners, and Rusheen Capital Management.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Remote(1)

Meter

Funding Amount: $35 Million

Meter, an SF-based internet infrastructure startup, raised 35m. Sam Altman and Lachy Groom co-led, and were joined by insiders Sequoia, John Bicket, Sanjit Biswas, and Diane Greene.

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

Owner

Funding Amount: $33 Million

Owner, a Palo Alto, MA-based platform for restaurant owners use to manage their online presence, raised $33m in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Engineering/Technology(3), Design(2), Product(2), Operations(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Rasa

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Rasa, an SF-based generative conversational AI platform for enterprise devs, raised 30m in Series C funding. StepStone Group and PayPal Ventures co-led, and were joined by a16z, Accel, and Basis Set Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(17), Engineering/Technology(8), Customer Success(5), Data(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Product(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

Oobit

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Oobit, a Lithuanian crypto payment app, raised 25m in Series A funding. Tether led, and was joined by CMCC Global, 468 Capital, and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.

Hiring For: Other(1)

Formlogic

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Formlogic, a Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of autonomous precision manufacturing services intended for space companies, received $20M from Trinity Capital.

Hiring For: Operations(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(7)

Aizon

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Aizon, an SF-based AI startup focused on pharma manufacturing, raised 20m in Series C funding. NewVale Capital led, and was joined by insiders Atlantic Bridge, Crosslink Capital, and Uncork Capital.

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

StatusPRO

Funding Amount: $20 Million

StatusPRO, a Miami-based sports tech and gaming company, raised 20m in Series A funding. GV led, and was joined by Dream Sports, Wise Ventures, JDS Sports, Alumni Ventures, LeBron James, Drake, Maverick Carter, Main Street Advisors, and Haslam Sports Group.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1)

Benepass

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Benepass, a New York-based employee benefits platform, raised 20m. Portage and Clocktower Technology Ventures co-led, and were joined by Workday Ventures and insiders Threshold Ventures and Gradient Ventures.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(2), HR/People(2), Remote(1), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)

10Beauty

Funding Amount: $17 Million

10Beauty, a Burlington, Mass.-based maker of manicure robots, raised 17m in Series A extension funding led by Shine Capital. Insiders include Imaginary Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and Red Sea Ventures.

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

Analog

Funding Amount: $16 Million

Analog, an SF-based cross-chain communications project, raised 16m at a 120m valuation led by Tribe Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1)

Clarity

Funding Amount: $16 Million

Clarity, a developer of tech to identify deepfakes and synthetic media, raised 16m in seed funding co-led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4)

Synthetaic

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Synthetaic, a Delafield, Wisc.-based AI startup focused on discovering insights from images, raised 15m in Series B funding. Lupa Systems and Titletown Tech co-led, and were joined by IBM Ventures and Booz Allen Hamilton.

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

Duetti

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Duetti, a New York-based music financing platform led by former Tidal and Apple Music execs, raised 15m in equity led by Nyca Partners and a 75m credit facility.

Hiring For: Product(3), Marketing(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2), Operations(1)

Kafene

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Kafene, a NYC-based provider of a point-of-sale platform that helps retailers offer flexible purchase options through lease-to-own (LTO) agreements, raised $15M in Growth capital.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(22), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Marketing(1), Other(2)

Cultivo

Funding Amount: $14 Million

Cultivo, a Pleasanton, CA-based public benefit corporation that provides an AI-driven science and technology platform, raised $14M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Operations(2), Marketing(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(1)

Navro

Funding Amount: $14 Million

Navro fka Patrix, a London-based international payments company, raised 14m co-led by Bain Capital and Unusual Ventures.

Hiring For: Operations(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)

Quilter

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Quilter, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based automated circuit board design company, raised 10m in Series A funding led by Benchmark.

Hiring For: Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(2), Design(1), Product(1), Other(1)

Finally

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Finally, a Miami-based accounting and finance automation startup, raised 10m. PeakSpan Capital led, and was joined by Active Capital.

Hiring For: Customer Success(4), Engineering/Technology(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

Foodsmart

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Foodsmart, an SF-based telenutrition startup, raised 10m in Series C extension funding from Advocate Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Intermountain Health, the American College of Cardiology, and Glen Tullman.

Hiring For: Remote(3), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(16)

AcuraStem

Funding Amount: $7 Million

AcuraStem, a Pasadena, CA-based patient-based biotechnology company advancing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, received a $7M Grant.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1)

Rogo

Funding Amount: $7 Million

Rogo, a New York-based generative AI startup for financial services, raised 7m. AlleyCorp led, and was joined by Company Ventures, BoxGroup, and ScOp Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Operations(1), Customer Success(1)

ProcurePro

Funding Amount: $6 Million

ProcurePro, an Australian procurement platform for the construction market, raised over A6m co-led by AirTree Ventures and Saniel Ventures.

Hiring For: Operations(1)

Akirolabs

Funding Amount: $5 Million

Akirolabs, a Berlin-based procurement SaaS, raised 5m in seed funding co-led by HTGF, D11Z Ventures, and Serpentine Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(2)

Cargado

Funding Amount: $3 Million

Cargado, a U.S.-Mexico cross-border logistics startup, raised 3m in pre-seed funding. Ironspring Ventures led, and was joined by Zenda Capital, Wischoff Ventures, Proeza Ventures, and Sahil Bloom.

Hiring For: Remote(1), Operations(1)


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