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Funded & Hiring
Sunday, 09/21/2025
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Funding Amount: $10 Billion
Mercor, the data-labeling company currently in a legal dispute with Scale AI, is in talks to raise Series C funding at a $10b valuation, per TechCrunch.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(6), Data(2), Operations(2), HR/People(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $1 Billion
Reflection AI, a superintelligence startup led by a pair of ex-DeepMind researchers, is in talks to raise around $1b at a $5.5b valuation, per the FT. NVentures is expected to lead, joined by Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), HR/People(5), Data(3), Operations(3), Product(1), Marketing(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $400 Million
Cognition, a New York-based AI coding startup, raised $400m at a $10.2b post-money valuation. Founders Fund led, joined by Lux Capital, 8VC, Neo, Elad Gil, Definition Capital, and Swish VC.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Data(1), Product(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $300 Million
Strive Health, a Denver, CO-based company which specializes in value-based kidney care, raised $300M in a Series D equity round and secured $250M in debt financing for a combined $550M capital raise.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the equity funding, and additional investments were received from CVS Health Ventures, CapitalG, Echo Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures and Redpoint, alongside several new institutional investors, including funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, Inc.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(47)
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Funding Amount: $250 Million
Replit, a San Francisco, CA-based agentic AI software creation platform provider, raised $250M in funding, at $3 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Prysm Capital with participation from Amex Ventures, Google’s AI Futures Fund, YC, Craft, a16z, Coatue, and Paul Graham.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(20), Product(6), Design(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Marketing(3), Legal/Compliance(2), Customer Success(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $200 Million
Perplexity, an AI search startup, raised $200m at a $20b valuation, per The Information.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(52), Data(8), Product(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Marketing(4), Finance/Accounting(3), Design(2), Customer Success(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Other(5)
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Funding Amount: $200 Million
Nothing, a London-based smartphone developer, raised $200m in Series C funding at a $1.3b valuation. Tiger Global led, joined by Nikhil Kamath, Qualcomm Ventures and insiders GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, and Tapestry.
Hiring For:
Design(8), Marketing(7), Engineering/Technology(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Product(5), Content Creation(5), Operations(4), Data(3), Customer Success(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(16)
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Funding Amount: $157 Million
Hala, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based fintech and provider of embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, raised $157M in Series B funding.
The round was led by The Rise Fund, and Sanabil Investments, with participation from QED, Raed Ventures, Impact 46, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Isometry Capital, Arzan VC, BNVT Capital, Kaltaire Investments, Endeavor Catalyst, Nour Nouf Ventures, Khwarizmi Ventures, and Wamda Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Operations(3), Customer Success(3), Design(2), Product(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $150 Million
Baseten, San Francisco, CA-based company empowering inference for AI products, raised $150M in Series D funding, at $2.15 Billion valuation.
The round was led by BOND, with participation from new investors CapitalG, Premji, and Kevin and Elizabeth Weil of Scribble. Existing investors Conviction, 01a, IVP, Spark, and Greylock also participated.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(24), Data(6), Remote(5), Product(5), Customer Success(4), Operations(3), Design(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), HR/People(2), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $130 Million
Harbor Health, an Austin, Texas-based clinic group and insurer, raised $130m from General Catalyst, 8VC, Alta Partners, and DFO Management.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Remote(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $110 Million
Aven, a provider of home equitybacked credit cards, raised $110m in Series E funding at a $2.2b post-money valuation. Khosla Ventures led, joined by insiders General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital, GIC, Electric Capital, and Founders Fund.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Operations(2), Marketing(2), Content Creation(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Design(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $100 Million
Airia, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of an enterprise AI security and orchestration platform, raised $100M in funding.
The round was led by co-founder John Marshall.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(8), Engineering/Technology(6), Marketing(2), Remote(1), Design(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Other(9)
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Funding Amount: $100 Million
Invisible Technologies, a NYC-based AI software platform provider for the enterprise, raised $100M in growth funding
The round was led by Vanara Capital, with participation from Princeville Capital, HOF Capital, Freestyle VC, Rocketeer Management, and Tallwoods Capital, as well as existing investors Acrew Capital, Greycroft, Backed VC, BY Ventures, and Deepwater Asset Management.
Hiring For:
Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Operations(2), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $100 Million
ElevenLabs, an AI audio startup, is launching a $100m tender offer valuing it at $6.6b, per Bloomberg. Sequoia Capital and Iconiq Growth are leading, with participation from a16z.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(13), Customer Success(12), Sales/Business Development/Growth(8), Marketing(6), Legal/Compliance(4), Remote(3), Design(2), Operations(2), Content Creation(2), Data(1), Product(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(18)
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Funding Amount: $90 Million
Chestnut Carbon, a NYC-based nature-based carbon removal developer, raised $90M in additional funding for its Series B financing.
Backers included Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Hiring For:
Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $80 Million
SEON, a fraud prevention startup, raised $80m in Series C funding. Sixth Street Growth led, joined by IVP, Creandum, Firebolt, Hearst and Bank Muscat.
Hiring For:
Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $70 Million
Splash Financial, a Cleveland, OH-based AI-enabled lending marketplace, raised over $70M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Grand Oaks Capital, with participation from First Tech Federal Credit Union, Curql Collective, The O.H.I.O. Fund, and existing investors.
Hiring For:
Remote(7), Engineering/Technology(3), Customer Success(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Data(1), Design(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $67 Million
Imagine Pediatrics, a Nashville, TN-based pediatric medical groups delivering 24/7 virtual and in-home care for children with special health care needs, raised $67M in Series B funding.
Backers included Oak HC/FT, Optum Ventures, and Rubicon Founders and new strategic investment from the Autism Impact Fund (AIF) and others.
Hiring For:
Remote(18), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Product(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(19)
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Funding Amount: $60 Million
Motion, a San Francisco, CA-based agentic work suite company, raised $60M across Series B, C and C2 funding, at $550M valuation.
The rounds consisted of a $38M Series C, which was more than 5 times oversubscribed, led by Scale Venture Partners, with Series B and C2 pre-empted by insiders HOF Capital, 468 Capital, and SignalFire. Y Combinator continued to double-down in each round, with new investors including Valor Equity Partners, Fellows Fund, Leonis Capital, and over a dozen unicorn founders.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(22), Engineering/Technology(4), Other(24)
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Funding Amount: $60 Million
CodeRabbit, a Walnut Creek, Calif., code review startup, raised $60m in Series B funding at a $550m valuation. Scale Venture Partners led, joined by NVentures and insiders CRV, Harmony Partners, Flex Capital, Engineering Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(16), Marketing(4), Customer Success(4), Data(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Product(2), Content Creation(2), Operations(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $55 Million
Diana Health, a NYC-based company helping hospitals to create category-defining women’s health programs rooted in collaboration and whole-person care, raised $55M in Series C funding.
The round was led by HealthQuest Capital and joined by previous investors Norwest Venture Partners, .406 Ventures, LRVHealth and AlleyCorp.
Hiring For:
Design(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $55 Million
Tabs, a New York-based developer of AI agents for finance teams, raised $55m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Lightspeed led, joined by General Catalyst, Primary Venture Partners, and World Innovation Lab.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Customer Success(6), Operations(3), Marketing(3), Product(2), HR/People(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Other(10)
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Funding Amount: $55 Million
Adaptive Security, a NYC-based AI social engineering prevention company, received an additional investment from the OpenAI Startup Fund, bringing the total of its Series A funding round to $55M.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(10), Product(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Design(4), Operations(4), Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Marketing(2), Content Creation(2), Other(10)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
Nitricity, an SF-based organic fertilizer maker, raised $50m in Series B funding. World Fund and Khosla Ventures led, joined by Chipotles Cultivate Next, Change Forces, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, Energy Impact Partners, and Fine Structure Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(5), Remote(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
Level99, a Natick, MA-based company which specializes in active, social entertainment featuring 50+ real-world, physical and mental challenges, raised $50M in Growth Equity funding.
The round was led by Act III Holdings.
Hiring For:
Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Product(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(13)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
Omnea, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-native procurement intake and orchestration platform, raised $50M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Insight Partners and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Accel, Point Nine, First Round Capital, and Prosus.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Customer Success(6), Product(5), Design(3), HR/People(2), Operations(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(15)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
PayNearMe, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based payments experience management startup, raised $50m in Series E funding led by Atlantic Vantage Point.
Hiring For:
Remote(9), Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Operations(2), Customer Success(2), Product(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $49.5 Million
GreenLite, a New York construction permitting startup, raised $49.5m in Series B funding. Insight Partners led, joined by Energize Capital and insiders Craft Ventures, LiveOak Ventures, and Chicago Ventures. greenlite.com
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Product(2), Data(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $48 Million
MarqVision, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of an AI-powered managed service platform for brand control, raised $48M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, HSG, Coral Capital, Michael Seibel (Partner Emeritus of Y Combinator), and returning investors Y Combinator, Altos Ventures, and Atinum Investment.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Customer Success(5), Product(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), HR/People(4), Data(2), Operations(2), Marketing(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Design(1), Content Creation(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1), Other(9)
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Funding Amount: $45 Million
WorkFusion, a NYC-based AI agents company for financial crime compliance (FCC), raised $45M in funding.
The round was led by Georgian with participation from Serengeti Asset Management, Nokia Growth Partners III, L.P., Teralys Capital, Hawk Equity, Chubb INA Holdings, Declaration Partners, CEO Adam Famularo and other members of leadership team, SVB Innovation Credit Fund VIII, L.P., Konrad Investments LLC, and George John.
Hiring For:
Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2)
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Funding Amount: $40 Million
ProRata, a Los Angeles, CA-based a technology company building AI solutions grounded in respect for content creators, raised in $40M Series B funding.
The round was led by Touring Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Design(1), Marketing(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $37 Million
Nory, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-native restaurant management system for hospitality businesses, raised $37M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Kinnevik.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Product(5), Remote(4), Data(2), HR/People(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)
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Funding Amount: $35 Million
Numeral, an SF-based sales tax automation startup, raised $35m in Series B funding. Mayfield led, joined by Benchmark, Uncork Capital, YC, and Mantis VC.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Remote(3), Data(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $32 Million
Alchemab, a London-based biotech whose lead candidate is an ALS drug, raised $32m in Series A extension funding from OVI, RA Capital, SV Health Investors, DCVC Bio , Lightstone Ventures, and Eli Lilly.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Data(3)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Predoc, a New York-based health information management company, raised $30m. Base10 Partners led, joined by Northzone, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, and Eniac Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Design(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Ultralytics, a USA-based company which specializes in vision AI at the edge, raised $30M Series A funding.
The round was led by Elephant with participation from SquareOne.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1), Content Creation(1), Finance/Accounting(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
RegScale, a Tysons Corner, Va.-based continuous controls monitoring startup, raised $30m in Series B funding. Washington Harbour Partners led, joined by M12, Hitachi Ventures, Ankona Capital and insiders SYN Ventures and SineWave Ventures.
Hiring For:
Remote(16), Engineering/Technology(11), Customer Success(4), Product(2), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Brain Co., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI platforms and applications for institutions, raised $30M in Series A funding.
The round was co-led by Gil Capital and Affinity Partners, with participation from Andrej Karpathy, Aravind Srinivas, Fidji Simo, Patrick Collison, Reid Hoffman, Brian Armstrong, Mark Weinberger, Andrew Liveris.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Product(2), Design(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Macroscope, an understanding engine led by Periscope co-founder Kayvon Beykpour, raised $30m in Series A funding. Lightspeed led, joined by Adverb, Thrive Capital, and Google Ventures.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(5), Data(1)
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Funding Amount: $29 Million
Aleph, a New York-based provider of planning and analysis automation for finance teams, raised $29m in Series B funding, per Axios Pro. Khosla Ventures led, joined by Bain Capital Ventures and Picus Capital.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(62), Sales/Business Development/Growth(29), Marketing(13), Design(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Data(2), Content Creation(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Operations(1), Other(57)
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Funding Amount: €25 Million
Finary, a French wealth management platform, raised €25m in Series B funding. PayPal Ventures led, joined by LocalGlobe, Hedosophia, Shapers, and existing investors Y Combinator and Speedinvest.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1), Other(8)
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Funding Amount: $24 Million
Atolio, a San Francisco, CA-based private AI-powered platform for enterprise search, raised $24M in total funding.
The round was led by Translink Capital, with participation from IBM Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Acorn Pacific Ventures, and Parameter Ventures.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(3)
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Funding Amount: $22 Million
Spiral, a New York-based database startup, raised $22m in seed and Series A funding from General Catalyst and Amplify Partners, per Axios Pro.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1)
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Funding Amount: $20 Million
Doctronic, a New York-based health guidance tech startup, raised $20m in Series A funding, per Axios Pro. Lightspeed led, joined by USV, Tusk Ventures, Mantis VC, Seven Stars, and Fei-Fei Li.
Hiring For:
Remote(11), Engineering/Technology(3), Operations(3), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), Design(1), Product(1), Customer Success(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $16 Million
Reserv, a NYC-based tech-enabled third-party administrator (TPA), raised additional $16M.
The round was led by QBE Ventures and included additional new strategic partners and pro-rata participation from existing investors such as Bain Capital Ventures, Flourish Ventures, and more.
Hiring For:
Remote(49), Legal/Compliance(4), Customer Success(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(44)
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Funding Amount: $15 Million
Interaction, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based consumer AI lab, raised $15m in seed funding at a $100m valuation. General Catalyst led, joined by Village Global and Earlybird VC.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $14 Million
Centari, a NYC-based provider of an AI-powered deal insights platform, raised $14M in funding.
The round was led by Sentinel Global with participation from GTMfund, South Park Commons, Alt Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Recall Capital, and strategic partners in the fintech and legal industries.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Operations(2), Legal/Compliance(2), Remote(1), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1)
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Funding Amount: $13 Million
Standard Fleet, a fleet management platform for connected-vehicles, raised $13m in Series A funding led by Nova Threshold. standardfleet.com
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $13 Million
Runware, a San Francisco, CA-based performance and price-focused AI-as-a-Service provider, raised $13M in Seed funding.
The sound was led by Insight Partners, with participation from previous investors a16z Speedrun, Begin Capital, and Zero Prime.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4)
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Funding Amount: $12 Million
Clarity, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-powered customer-experience and voice-of-customer (VoC) platform for highly regulated industries, raised $12M in funding.
The round was led by Prosus Ventures with participation from STV Al Fund (backed by Google), Sukna Ventures, Wamda Capital, Neo, Oraseya Capital, Phaze Ventures, Propeller, Tech Invest Com, and angels from OpenAI and Google.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3), Data(1), Design(1), Product(1)
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Funding Amount: $10 Million
Cassidy, a NYC-based provider of a context-powered AI automation platform for non-technical teams, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by HOF Capital, with participation from The General Partnership, Neo, Alumni Ventures, and others.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Marketing(2), Customer Success(2), Product(1), HR/People(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $7.4 Million
Eloquent AI, a San Francisco, CA-based company improving customer support automation for financial services, raised $7.4M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from EJF Ventures, Duke Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures and Y Combinator.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(8), Product(2), Remote(1), Data(1), Design(1)
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Funding Amount: $5 Million
Metal, an operating system for private market investors, raised $5m led by Base10 Partners. metal.ai
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1)
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Funding Amount: $5 Million
Hiverge, a Cambridge, UK-based company enabling businesses access to algorithms that continually adapt to changing environments, raised $5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Flying Fish Ventures with Ahren Innovation Capital and Jeff Dean among the other investors.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(3)
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Funding Amount: $3.5 Million
Pathwork, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an autonomous distribution platform, raised $3.5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Costanoa, with participation from Logos Fund, American Family Ventures, Meridian Ventures, and angel investors.
Hiring For:
Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(2), Marketing(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $3 Million
Rendezvous Robotics, an autonomous swarm assembly startup, raised $3m in pre-seed funding. Aurelia Foundy and 8090 Industries led, joined by ATX Venture Partners and Mana Ventures participating.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Other(1)
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