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Sunday, 10/01/2023

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OpenAI

Funding Amount: $80 Billion

OpenAI is in talks to raise new funding at a valuation of between 80b and 90b, structured as an employee tender, per the WSJ.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(63), Data(15), Legal/Compliance(8), Finance/Accounting(5), Design(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Operations(4), Customer Success(3.0), Product(2), Content Creation(2), Marketing(1), HR/People(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)

Indigo Ag

Funding Amount: $250 Million

Indigo Ag, a Boston, MA-based agtech company focused on sustainability, raised $250M in funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(4), Data(1), Product(1), Customer Success(1.0)

Anzu Partners

Funding Amount: $200 Million

Anzu Partners, an Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, and Tampa-based investment firm delivering capital and strategic support to early-stage breakthrough technology companies, raised more than $200m at the close of its third venture capital fund.

Hiring For: Finance/Accounting(2), HR/People(1)

AlphaSense

Funding Amount: $150 Million

AlphaSense, a New York-based market intelligence and search platform, raised 150m in Series E funding at a 2.5b valuation. Bond led, and was joined by CapitalG, Viking Global, BAM Elevate and Goldman Sachs.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(30), Remote(12), Customer Success(10.0), Finance/Accounting(10), Operations(9), Data(7), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), HR/People(6), Product(4), Content Creation(3), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Marketing(1)

Writer

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Writer, an SF-based generative AI platform for enterprises, raised 100m in Series B funding. Iconiq led, and was joined by WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Insight Partners and Aspect Ventures.

Hiring For: Remote(22), Customer Success(10.0), Engineering/Technology(4), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Product(3), Data(2), Marketing(2), Design(1), Operations(1)

Pryon

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Pryon, a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of AI-powered answers from enterprise content, raised 100m in Series B funding. USIT led, and was joined by Aperture Venture Capital, BootstrapLabs, Breyer Capital, Duke Capital Partners, Good Growth Capital, Omnimed Capital and Revolution Rise of the Rest.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(17), Sales/Business Development/Growth(13), Data(6), Customer Success(6.0), Product(4), Finance/Accounting(2), Design(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1)

Openly

Funding Amount: $100 Million

Openly, a Boston-based homeowners insurance startup, raised 100m in Series D funding. Eden Global Partners led, and was joined by Gradient Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures and Trinity Capital.

Hiring For: Remote(11), Engineering/Technology(2), Product(1), Operations(1), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)

MotherDuck

Funding Amount: $52.5 Million

MotherDuck, a Seattle-based data analytics platform, raised 52.5m in Series B funding. Felicis led, and was joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Madrona, Amplify Partners, Altimeter, Redpoint Ventures and Zero Prime.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(7), Data(3), Remote(2)

Vegrow

Funding Amount: $40 Million

Vegrow, an Indian B2B marketplace for fruit, is in talks to raise 40m in Series C funding led by GIC, per TechCrunch.

Hiring For: Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Product(1), Finance/Accounting(1)

Slope

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Slope, an SF-based B2B payments platform, raised 30m. Union Square Ventures led, and was joined by Sam Altman, Monashees and YC.

Hiring For: Customer Success(2.0), Product(1), Operations(1), Legal/Compliance(1)

Levelpath

Funding Amount: $30 Million

Levelpath, an SF-based procurement startup, raised 30m in Series A funding. Redpoint Ventures led, and was joined by Benchmark, NewView Capital, WiL and Menlo Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(6), Customer Success(2.0)

Plan A

Funding Amount: $27 Million

Plan A, a German carbon accounting and ESG reporting platform, raised 27m in Series A funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led, and was joined by Visa, Deutsche Bank, and Opera Tech Ventures.

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

Bastion

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Bastion, a New York-based web3 infrastructure startup, raised 25m in seed funding. A16z crypto led, and was joined by Laser Digital Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Robot Ventures and Alchemy Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3)

Diligent Robotics

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Diligent Robotics, an Austin, Texas-based developer of robotic automation for health care, raised 25 million. Canaan Partners led and was joined by True Ventures, DNX Ventures, Next Coast Venture and Northwestern Medicine Innovation.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(18)

Midi Health

Funding Amount: $25 Million

Midi Health, a Los Altos, Calif.-based provider of menopause health care solutions, raised 25m in Series A funding. GV led, and was joined by insiders Felicis, Semper Virens, Icon, 25M and Operator Collective.

Hiring For: Remote(7), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1.0)

Alcion

Funding Amount: $21 Million

Alcion, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based data management startup, raised 21m in Series A funding led by Veeam.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Content Creation(1)

Flex

Funding Amount: $20 Million

Flex fka Flexbase, a Miami-based credit and finance management startup, raised 20m in equity funding. Florida Funders led, and was joined by Home Depot Ventures, MSAD Ventures and Companyon Ventures. It also secured 100m in debt financing from CIM.

Hiring For: Remote(9), Engineering/Technology(4), Marketing(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Design(1), Product(1), Content Creation(1)

Fernride

Funding Amount: $19 Million

Fernride, a German autonomous trucking startup, raised 19m in Series A extension funding from DTCF, Munich Re Ventures, Bayern Kapital and Klaus Kleinfeld.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(10), Design(3), Operations(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1.0), Legal/Compliance(1)

Apron

Funding Amount: $15 Million

Apron, a London-based invoice processing platform for small businesses, raised 15m in Series A funding. Index Ventures led, and was joined by Bessemer Venture Partners and Visionaries Club.

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

Secoda

Funding Amount: $14 Million

Secoda, a Toronto-based data management platform, raised US14m in Series A funding. Craft Ventures led, and was joined by Abstract Ventures and insiders YC and Garage Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), HR/People(1)

Boxbot

Funding Amount: $12 Million

Boxbot, an Oakland, Calif.-based provider of parcel logistics automation solutions, raised 12m in Series A funding. Playground Global led, and was joined by Maersk Growth, Toyota Ventures, Pear Ventures and Artiman Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1)

Nextdata

Funding Amount: $12 Million

Nextdata, an SF-based platform for building and sharing data products, raised 12m in seed funding co-led by Greycroft and Acrew Capital.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Product(2), Design(1), Operations(1)

Revefi

Funding Amount: $10.5 Million

Revefi, a Seattle-based data quality and cost monitoring and management platform, raised 10.5m in seed funding. Mayfield led, and was joined by GTMfund and Neythri Futures Fund.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3)

Kyros

Funding Amount: $10.5 Million

Kyros, a Minneapolis, MN-based provider of a technology platform offering Substance Use Disorder (SUD) recovery services, raised $10.5M in funding.

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

Neara

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Neara, an Australian energy infrastructure modeling platform, raised US10m in Series B extension funding from Prosus Ventures and insiders Skip Capital and Square Peg Capital.

Hiring For: Customer Success(6.0), Engineering/Technology(3), Data(2), Marketing(1)

Continuum Industries

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Continuum Industries, a Scottish energy transition infrastructure startup, raised 10m in Series A finding. Singular led, and was joined by Credo, Playfair and Techstart Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(3), Product(2), Design(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Content Creation(1), HR/People(1)

Superorder

Funding Amount: $10 Million

Superorder, an online presence platform for restaurants, raised 10m led by Foundation Capital.

Hiring For: Remote(10), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Customer Success(5.0), Engineering/Technology(4), Product(1), Operations(1)

UserEvidence

Funding Amount: $9 Million

UserEvidence, a Jackson, WY-based provider of a customer voice platform for B2B go-to-market (GTM) teams, raised $9M in Series A funding.

Hiring For: Sales/Business Development/Growth(1)

Yotta Energy

Funding Amount: $8 Million

Yotta Energy, an Austin, Texas-based provider of rooftop solar battery systems, raised 8m in Series A funding led by Evergy Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(1)

CardioOne

Funding Amount: $8 Million

CardioOne, a Houston-based clinic-facing heart care enabler, raised 8m in seed funding led by Redesign Health, per Axios Pro.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Operations(2)

Amenities Health

Funding Amount: $6.3 Million

Amenities Health, a Dallas-based maker of digital patient engagement tools for hospitals, raised 6.3m in Series A funding. MemorialCare Innovation Fund led, and was joined by Epic Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1.0)

Cognota

Funding Amount: $5.5 Million

Cognota, a Canadian corporate learning and development ops platform, raised US5.5m in Series A funding. Grotech Ventures led, and was joined by IDEA Fund Partners, BDC Capital, Generation Ventures, CEAS Investments, Tyton Partners, Neal Dempsey and Jay Steinfeld.

Hiring For: Remote(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Operations(1), Customer Success(1.0)

Spectarium

Funding Amount: $5 Million

Spectarium, a Finnish developer of role-player games, raised 5m. Bitkraft Ventures led, and was joined by Delphi Digital and Framework Ventures.

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

Aspinity

Funding Amount: $5 Million

Aspinity, a Pittsburgh-based provider of near-zero power AI solutions, raised 5m in Series B funding from insiders Anzu Partners, Birchmere Ventures, Mountain State Capital and Riverfront Ventures.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(8), Design(1), Product(1)

Mintago

Funding Amount: $4.75 Million

Mintago, a British financial wellbeing startup, raised 4.75m. BlackLion Ventures led, and was joined by Love Ventures and Cur8 Capital.

Hiring For: Remote(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Customer Success(2.0), Design(1), Product(1), HR/People(1)

Pontoro

Funding Amount: $4.6 Million

Pontoro, a Mountain View, CA-based financial technology company creating a proprietary and structurally differentiated platform, raised $4.6M in Seed II funding.

Hiring For: Engineering/Technology(1)

Openvolt

Funding Amount: $1.5 Million

Openvolt, an Irish developer of an API for energy data, raised 1.5m in pre-seed funding. Cavalry Ventures led, and was joined by bermorgen Ventures.

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


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