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Funded & Hiring
Sunday, 09/17/2023
A biweekly newsletter of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
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Funding Amount: $850 Million
Verkor, a French EV battery builder, raised 850m in Series C funding from backers like Macquarie, Meridiam and Renault. The company also secured 600m in loans from the European Investment Bank.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(31), Finance/Accounting(5), Data(3), Product(3), Operations(3), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1)
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Funding Amount: $360 Million
PayJoy, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of smartphone-based finance solutions, closed a $360m capital raise.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Finance/Accounting(3), Product(2), Customer Success(2.0), Data(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1)
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Funding Amount: $280 Million
Butternut Box, a London-based fresh dog food company, raised 280m from General Atlantic and insider L Catterton.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(3.0), Engineering/Technology(2), HR/People(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Remote(1), Product(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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Funding Amount: $210 Million
Nimbus Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based computational drug discovery platform, raised 210m co-led by GV and insiders SR One and Atlas Venture. Other return backers include Bain Capital Life Sciences, BVF Partners, Gates Frontier, Lightstone Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, RA Capital Management and SV Health Investors.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Finance/Accounting(2), Operations(1)
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Funding Amount: $209 Million
Helsing, a German defense-tech company, raised 209m at a 1.5b valuation. General Catalyst led, and was joined by Saab, Prima Materia and La Famiglia.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(6), Data(2), Design(2), Content Creation(2)
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Funding Amount: $150 Million
Shield AI, a San Diego-based developer of drone tech for the military, is raising 150m in new funding at a 2.5b valuation, per Bloomberg. To date its raised around 570m, most recently last December at a 2.3b post-money valuation.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(25), Operations(4), Design(2), Product(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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Funding Amount: $125 Million
Enfabrica, a Mountain View, Calif.-based AI chips startup, raised 125m in Series B funding. Atreides Management led, and was joined by Sutter Hill Ventures, Nvidia, IAG Capital Partners, Liberty Global Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Infinitum Partners and Alumni Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(14), Design(3), Remote(1), Data(1), Operations(1)
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Funding Amount: $54 Million
Story Protocol, an SF-based developer of an open-IP creator collaboration platform, raised 54m. Andreessen Horowitz led, and was joined by Hashed, Endeavor, Samsung Next, David Bonderman and Paris Hiltons 1111.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(5), Design(1)
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Funding Amount: $35 Million
Linear, a Covina, Calif.-based maker of developer tools, raised 35m in Series B funding. Accel led, and was joined by Sequoia Capital and 01 Advisors.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(6), Product(5), Design(3), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1.0)
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Funding Amount: $33 Million
Kin Insurance, a Chicago-based homeowners insurance startup that two years ago canceled a SPAC merger, raised 33m in Series D extension funding at a valuation north of 1b, per Axios Pro. QED led, and was joined by Allegis Capital, Alpha Edison, Geodesic Capital and Hudson Structured Capital Management.
Hiring For:
Remote(9), Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Product(2), Design(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Ambient Photonics, a Scotts Valley, Calif.-based developer of low-light energy harvesting tech for connected devices, raised 30m in Series A2 funding. Fidelity affiliate Fine Structure Ventures led, and was joined by Helios Climate Ventures, Regeneration.VC, Sustainable Future Ventures and insiders I Squared Capital, Ecosystem Integrity Fund and Cthulhu Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Product(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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Funding Amount: $24 Million
Clara Analytics, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of insurance claims optimization solutions, raise 24m in Series C funding. Spring Lake Equity Partnersled, and was joined by insiders Aspen Capital Group, Oak HCFT and QBE Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1), Data(1)
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Funding Amount: $22 Million
Arduino, an open-source hardware and software company, raised 22m Series B extension funding from CDP Venture Capital, Anzu Partners and Arm.
Hiring For:
Remote(7), Engineering/Technology(6), Product(2), Marketing(2), Design(1), Customer Success(1.0)
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Funding Amount: $20 Million
CertifID, an Austin, Texas-based startup that products against wire fraud in real estate transactions, raised 20m led by Arthur Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Design(2), Product(2), HR/People(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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Funding Amount: $15 Million
Ello, a literacy app for kids, raised 15m in Series A funding. Goodwater Capital led, and was joined by Reed Hastings, Common Sense Growth, Homebrew and Ravensburger.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Remote(1), Data(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1)
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Funding Amount: $15 Million
Momnt, an Atlanta-based embedded lending startup, raised 15m. TruStage Ventures led, and was joined by Saluda Grade Ventures and Rockefeller Asset Management.
Hiring For:
Finance/Accounting(2)
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Funding Amount: $10.8 Million
Strise, a Nordic anti-money laundering startup, raised 10.8m in Series A funding led by Atomico.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Design(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(1.0), Legal/Compliance(1)
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Funding Amount: $10 Million
Buyandship, a Hong Kong-based e-commerce logistics company, raised 10m in Series B funding led by Cool Japan Fund.
Hiring For:
Marketing(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)
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Funding Amount: $6.5 Million
Opna, a London-based carbon projects financing platform, raised 6.5m in seed funding. Atomico led, and was joined by insiders Pale Blue Dot, MCJ Collective, Angelinvest and Tiny VC.
Hiring For:
Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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