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Sunday, 02/20/2022

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Securonix

Funding Amount: $1 Billion

Securonix, an Addison, Texas-based cybersecurity analytics company, raised more than 1b in growth equity funding. Vista Equity Partners led, and was joined by Volition Capital and Eight Roads Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(59), Sales/Business Development/Growth(24), Customer Success(8), Marketing(7), Product(6), Data(3), HR/People(3), Operations(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(17)

Relex Solutions

Funding Amount: $500 Million

Relex Solutions, a Finnish provider of retail planning software, raised 500m led by Blackstone Growth at a 5b valuation.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(7), Engineering/Technology(6), Operations(4), Supply Chain/Logistics(4), Product(2), Marketing(2), Customer Success(1), Other(8)

Uniphore

Funding Amount: $400 Million

Uniphore, a Palo Alto-based conversational automation company, raised 400m in Series E funding at a valuation north of 2.5b. NEA led, and was joined by insiders like March Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(96), Customer Success(42), Sales/Business Development/Growth(41), Remote(38), Product(18), Marketing(17), Legal/Compliance(14), Operations(13), Data(7), Design(6), HR/People(5), Content Creation(4), Finance/Accounting(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Other(28)

Paper

Funding Amount: $270 Million

Paper, a Montreal-based online tutoring platform, raised US270m in Series D primary and secondary funding. Sapphire Ventures and SoftBank co-led, and were joined by IVP, Salesforce Ventures, Framework Venture Partners, Bullpen Capital, Reach Capital, BDC Capital and Red House Education.

Hiring For: Remote(47), Customer Success(10), Engineering/Technology(7), Data(2), Operations(2), Content Creation(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Design(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(31)

CelLink

Funding Amount: $250 Million

CelLink, a San Carlos, CA-based automotive electronics technology company, closed a $250M Series D round of financing.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Design(1), Operations(1), Other(2)

Flutterwave

Funding Amount: $250 Million

Flutterwave, a San Francisco, CA-based technology company that enables businesses across the world to expand their operations in Africa and other emerging markets, raised USD $250m in Series D funding, valuing it at over $3 billion.

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

Kallyope

Funding Amount: $236 Million

Kallyope, a New York-based gut-brain axis biotech, raised 236m in Series D funding. Mubadala and The Column Group co-led, and were joined by DNS Capital, Hartford Healthcare Endowment, Parkwood, Tao Capital and insiders Alexandria Venture Investments, Bill Gates, Casdin Capital, Euclidean Capital, Illumina, Lux Capital, Polaris Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and StepStone Group.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Remote(1), Data(1), Operations(1), Other(3)

Spotter

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Spotter, an LA-based monetization platform for creator back catalogs, raised 200m in Series D funding at a 1.7b valuation led by SoftBank.

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

RapidRatings

Funding Amount: $200 Million

RapidRatings, a New York-based provider of financial health data and analytics, raised 200m. Spectrum Equity led, and was joined by 22C Capital.

Hiring For: Customer Success(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Operations(3), Data(1), Design(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)

Synthego

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Synthego, a Redwood City, Calif.-based genome engineering startup, raised 200m. Perceptive Advisors led, and was joined by SoftBank, Declaration Partners, Laurion Capital Management, Logos Capital, GigaFund, Chimera Abu Dhabi and insiders Wellington Management, RA Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(39), Operations(13), Data(12), Remote(7), Customer Success(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Product(2), Content Creation(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(13)

Epirus

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Epirus, an L.A.-based developer of directed energy systems and power management solutions, raised 200m in Series C funding at a 1.35b valuation. T. Rowe Price led, and was joined by 8VC, Bedrock, Broom Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, Gaingels, General Dynamics Land Systems, I Squared Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Parkwood, Piedmont Capital Investments, Red Cell Partners and StepStone Group.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(30), HR/People(3), Design(2), Data(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(11)

Veho

Funding Amount: $170 Million

Veho, a New York-based next-day package delivery startup, raised 170m in Series B funding at a 1.5b valuation. Tiger Global led, and was joined by SoftBank and insiders General Catalyst, Bling Capital, Construct Capital, Industry Ventures and Origin Ventures.

Hiring For: Operations(71), Remote(61), Supply Chain/Logistics(32), HR/People(10), Customer Success(8), Engineering/Technology(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Product(4), Marketing(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Data(1), Design(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(11)

ShopBack

Funding Amount: $150 Million

ShopBack, a Singapore-based e-c0mmerce rewards app backed by such firms as East Ventures and Temasek, hired Morgan Stanley to help it raise 150m at around a 1b valuation, per Bloomberg.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(15)

Ro

Funding Amount: $150 Million

Ro, a DTC healthcare company, raised 150m at around a 7b valuation. ShawSpring Partners led, and was joined by fellow insiders General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital, TQ Ventures, SignalFire, BoxGroup, The Chernin Group, Initialized Capital, Altimeter Capital, Baupost Group and Seven Seven Six.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(22), Product(13), Design(10), Operations(10), Customer Success(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Marketing(4), Content Creation(4), Data(3), HR/People(3), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Legal/Compliance(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Other(18)

Funding Societies

Funding Amount: $144 Million

Funding Societies, a Singapore-based digital lender, raised 144m in Series C funding. SoftBank led, and was joined by VNG Corp., Rapyd Ventures, EDBI, Indies Capital, K3 Ventures, Ascend Vietnam Ventures and insiders Sequoia Capital India and BRI Ventures. It also secured 150m in credit lines.

Hiring For: Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(2), HR/People(1)

Cohere

Funding Amount: $125 Million

Cohere, a Toronto-based natural language processing startup, raised 125m in Series B funding. Tiger Global led, and was joined by Radical Ventures and insiders Index Ventures and Section 32.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(19), Data(10), Product(5), Design(1), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

ViaBill

Funding Amount: $120 Million

ViaBill, a Danish provider of BNPL services for physical retailers, raised 120m in equity and debt funding led by Fasanara Capital.

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

Swappie

Funding Amount: $108 Million

Swappie, a Finnish refurbisher and reseller of secondhand iPhones, raised 108m in Series C funding. Verdane led, and was joined by insiders Lifeline Ventures, Inventure, Reaktor Ventures and TESI.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Product(7), Supply Chain/Logistics(7), Marketing(6), Finance/Accounting(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Operations(5), Customer Success(3), Design(2), HR/People(2), Data(1), Content Creation(1), Other(11)

MindMaze

Funding Amount: $105 Million

MindMaze, a Lausanne, Switzerland, London, UK- and Baltimore, MD-based digital neurotherapeutics solutions provider, raised $105M in funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(2), Design(1), Product(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(2)

Temporal

Funding Amount: $103 Million

Temporal.io, a Seattle, WA-based state management systems company, raised $103M in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(15), Product(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Other(4)

WSC Sports

Funding Amount: $100 Million

WSC Sports, an Israeli sports video startup, raised 100m in Series D funding. ION Crossover Partners led, and was joined by Intel Capital, O.G. Tech and Detroit Venture Partners.

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

Next Gen Foods

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Next Gen Foods, a Singapore-based alt protein startup, raised 100m in Series A funding from Alpha JWC, EDBI, MPL Ventures, GGV Capital, K3 Ventures and Bits X Bites.

Hiring For: Marketing(1)

Check

Funding Amount: $75 Million

Check, an NYC-based payroll infrastructure startup, raised 75m in Series C funding. Stripe led, and was joined by Bedrock, Thrive Capital and Index Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(41), Operations(9), Engineering/Technology(8), Product(8), Marketing(8), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Customer Success(4), HR/People(4), Design(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Other(4)

Homebound

Funding Amount: $75 Million

Homebound, a custom homebuilding startup, raised 75m in Series C funding. Khosla Ventures led, and was joined by GV, Forerunner Ventures, Thrive Capital, Irongrey, Fifth Wall, Deer Park Road, Jeff Wilke and Stephen Ross.

Hiring For: Remote(28), Engineering/Technology(17), Operations(10), Supply Chain/Logistics(8), Finance/Accounting(6), Design(5), Product(3), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Other(12)

Soul Machines

Funding Amount: $70 Million

Soul Machines, a New Zealand-based developer of animated digital people for the metaverse, raised 70m in Series B funding. SoftBank led, and was joined by Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures, Solasta Ventures and insiders Temasek, Salesforce Ventures and Horizons Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(9), Customer Success(5), Product(2), Design(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(7)

Terray Therapeutics

Funding Amount: $60 Million

Terray Therapeutics, a Pasadena, Calif.-based AI drug discovery startup, raised 60m in Series A funding. Madrona Venture Group led, and was joined by Two Sigma Ventures, Digitalis Ventures, KdT Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, XTX Ventures, Sahsen Ventures, Greentrail Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(14), Data(11), Product(1), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Equip

Funding Amount: $58 Million

Equip, a San Diego-based eating disorder treatment startup, raised 58m in Series B funding. The Chernin Group led, and was joined by Tiger Global, General Catalyst, Katie Couric Media and insiders F-Prime Capital, Optum Ventures and .406 Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(9), Engineering/Technology(5), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(3)

Beta Bionics

Funding Amount: $57 Million

Beta Bionics, a Concord, MA-based clinical stage medical technology company, raised $57M in Series C funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Operations(4), Legal/Compliance(2), Remote(1), Design(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(6)

PlayPlay

Funding Amount: $55 Million

PlayPlay, a Paris-based enterprise video creation platform, raised 55m in Series B funding. Insight Partners led, and was joined by Balderton Capital.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(19), Customer Success(16), HR/People(9), Engineering/Technology(8), Marketing(8), Supply Chain/Logistics(8), Product(5), Remote(3), Operations(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Design(2), Content Creation(2), Other(7)

Databook

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Databook, a Palo Alto-based consultative sales intelligence startup, raised 50m in Series B funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led, and was joined by DFJ Growth and insiders Threshold Ventures, M12, Salesforce Ventures and Haystack.

Hiring For: Remote(30), Engineering/Technology(15), Customer Success(15), Operations(12), Data(7), Product(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), HR/People(4), Marketing(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Other(6)

Papier

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Papier, a London-based online retailer of stationary products, raised 50m. Singular led, and was joined by Lansdowne Partners, Kathaka and insiders Felix Capital and Beringea.

Hiring For: Marketing(3), Operations(2), Customer Success(2), HR/People(1)

Instrumental

Funding Amount: $50 Million

Instrumental, a Palo Alto-based provider of manufacturing site monitoring software, raised 50m in Series C funding. BAM Elevate led, and was joined by insiders Canaan Partners, Root Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(13), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Operations(4), Customer Success(4), Data(2), Design(2), Product(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Variantyx

Funding Amount: $41.5 Million

Variantyx, a Boston-based precision medicine and genetic testing startup raised 41.5m. New Era Capital Partners led, and was joined by Peregrine Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, 2020 HealthCare Partners and Pitango HealthTech.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Customer Success(1), Other(9)

Parse Biosciences

Funding Amount: $41.5 Million

Parse Biosciences, a Seattle, WA-based company dedicated to providing scalable single-cell sequencing solutions, raised $41.5M in Series B funding.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Engineering/Technology(5), Remote(3), Data(3), Customer Success(3), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), Other(3)

Tropic

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Tropic, a New York-based SaaS software procurement platform, raised 40m in Series B funding led by Insight Partners.

Hiring For: Remote(19), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Operations(4), Product(3), Customer Success(3), Design(2), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(3)

Raydiant

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Raydiant, an S.F.-based media experience management platform for physical retailers, raised 30m in Series B funding co-led by Atomic VC and 8VC.

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

Coast

Funding Amount: $27 Million

Coast, an NYC-based provider of expense management software for fleet operators, raised 27m in Series A funding. Accel and Insight Partners co-led, and were joined by Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup, Flexport and The Fintech Fund.

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

Kubecost

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Kubecost, an S.F.-based Kubernetes cost monitoring startup, raised 25m in Series A funding. Coatue led, and was joined by insiders Afore Capital and First Round Capital.

Hiring For: Remote(17), Engineering/Technology(8), Customer Success(3), Operations(2), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Taxfyle

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Taxfyle, a Miami, FL-based internet’s accounting workforce platform, raised $20M in Series B financing.

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

Nomad

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Nomad, a guaranteed rent marketplace for small landlords, raised 20m in Series A funding. SVB led, and was joined by Kickstart Fund, Peterson Ventures and Range Ventures.

Hiring For: Operations(1)

Dutch

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Dutch, a veterinary telemedicine startup, raised 20m in Series A funding co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(13), Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), Other(14)

Sparrow

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Sparrow, a San Francisco, CA-based Employee Care Management (ECM) provider, raised $20m in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Remote(14), Customer Success(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Operations(5), Engineering/Technology(3), Marketing(3), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)

Talespin

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Talespin, an LA-based startup focused on skills development and workplace training in the metaverse, raised 20m in Series C funding. SEEK Investments and Allomer Capital co-led, and were joined by Pearson Ventures, Accenture Ventures, Go1 and Sony Innovation Fund.

Hiring For: Remote(5), Content Creation(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Marketing(2), Design(1), Product(1), Other(2)

Reebelo

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Reebelo, a Singapore-based used device marketplace, raised 20m in Series A funding. Cathay Innovation and June Fund co-led, and were joined by FJ Labs, KREAM, Moore Strategic Ventures, French Partners, Gandel Invest and Antler.

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

RideCo

Funding Amount: $20 Million

RideCo, a Canadian on-demand public transit tech startup, raised C20m in Series A funding led by Eclipse Ventures.

Hiring For: Operations(1), Customer Success(1)

Subskribe

Funding Amount: $18.4 Million

Subskribe, a subscription tech startup, raised 18.4m in from 8VC and Slow Ventures.

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

Virtual Peaker

Funding Amount: $16.6 Million

Virtual Peaker, a Lousville KY-based cloud-based company that provides modern utilities with a distributed energy platform, raised $16.6M in Series A funding.

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

Trullion

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Trullion, a New York-based financial automation platform, raised 15m in Series A funding. Aleph and Third Point Ventures co-led, and were joined by insiders Greycroft and Verissimo Ventures.

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

Vivvi

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Vivvi, a New York-based on-site child care startup, raised 15m in Series B funding led by Tribecca Venture Partners.

Hiring For: Operations(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Other(67)

Anvyl

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Anvyl, an NYC-based supply chain relationship management startup, raised 15m in Series B funding. B Capital Group led, and was joined by insiders AlleyCorp, Company Ventures, First Round Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(4), Product(3), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1)

Kevala

Funding Amount: $12.1 Million

Kevala, a Seattle, WA-based workforce management and engagement solution for healthcare providers, raised $12.1M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Other(38)

KOS

Funding Amount: $12 Million

KOS, a Santa Barbara, CA-based plant-based powerhouse and functional nutrition brand, closed its milestone $12m Series A funding.

Hiring For: Supply Chain/Logistics(2)

Novoloop

Funding Amount: $11 Million

Novoloop, a Menlo Park-based upcycling startup for plastic waste, raised 11m in Series A funding. Envisioning Partners led, and was joined by Valo Ventures, Bemis Associates and insiders SOSV, Mistletoe and TIME Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Data(2)

Goldcast

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Goldcast, a Boston-based virtual and hybrid events platform, raised 10m in seed funding. Unusual Ventures led, and was joined by Hubspot Ventures, Afore Capital and Underscore VC.

Hiring For: Remote(8), Customer Success(3), Engineering/Technology(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Other(2)

Haul

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Haul, a Cupertino, Calif.-based platform that connects truckers with assignments, raised 10m led by B Capital Group.

Hiring For: Remote(17), Engineering/Technology(3), Customer Success(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Data(2), Product(2), Operations(2), HR/People(2), Design(1), Marketing(1), Other(17)

Encore

Funding Amount: $9 Million

Encore, a Los Angeles, CA-based interactive live performance app provider, raised $9M in Seed funding.

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

DIMO

Funding Amount: $9 Million

DIMO, a Dover, Del.-based platform for drivers to collect and share vehicle data, raised 9m from CoinFund, Variant Fund, Slow Ventures, Table Management, Wonder Ventures, Stratos Technologies and Lattice.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Product(1), Finance/Accounting(1)

Chronicled

Funding Amount: $8.3 Million

Chronicled, a San Francisco, California-based Web3-powered network within the life sciences industry raised US$8.3M in funding.

Hiring For: Remote(9), Engineering/Technology(3), HR/People(3), Customer Success(2), Operations(1), Marketing(1)

Sounder

Funding Amount: $7.7 Million

Sounder, a New York-based Audio Intelligence platform provider, raised $7.7M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Product(6), Data(3), Design(3), Customer Success(1), HR/People(1), Other(1)

Advisr

Funding Amount: $5.75 Million

Advisr, a New York-based B2B sales operating system startup, raised 5.75m. Next Frontier Capital led, and was joined by Granite Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Product(3), Customer Success(2), Marketing(1), HR/People(1)


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