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Funded and Hiring:
Friday, 11/27/2020
A weekly roundup of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
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Funding Amount: $7 Billion
Discord, a San Francisco-based online chat app, is raising new funding at a 7 billion valuation, per TechCrunch. It previously raised 100 million led by Index Ventures at a 3.5 billion valuation, back in June.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(17), Marketing(6), Data(5), Product(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), HR/People(3), Design(2), Operations(2), Content Creation(2), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(5)
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Funding Amount: $500 Million
Relativity Space, a Los Angeles, CA-based company 3D printing an entire rocket and building large metal 3D printers, closed a $500m Series D equity funding round.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(46), Design(7), Data(3), HR/People(2), Supply Chain/Logistics(2), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(15)
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Funding Amount: $400 Million
FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), a Milpitas, Calif.-based intelligence-led security company, received a $400m strategic investment led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(31), Data(6), Sales/Business Development/Growth(5), Customer Success(3), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(61)
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Funding Amount: $350 Million
Hippo, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based home insurance startup, raised 350 million in new funding from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. In July it raised a 150 million Series E round at a 1.5 billion valuation.
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Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $131 Million
Current, a NYC-based U.S. challenger bank, raised $131m in Series C funding.
Hiring For:
Product(6), Engineering/Technology(5), Marketing(5), Operations(3), HR/People(3), Design(2), Content Creation(2), Data(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Customer Success(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(9)
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Funding Amount: $125 Million
Forter, a New York-based e-commerce fraud prevention company, raised 125 million in Series E funding at a 1.3 billion valuation. Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon co-led, and were joined by Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(10), Sales/Business Development/Growth(8), Engineering/Technology(5), Operations(3), Remote(2), Data(1), Product(1), Marketing(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $100 Million
Chainalysis, a New York-based blockchain analysis company, raised 100 million in Series C funding. Addition led, and was joined by insiders Accel, Benchmark and Ribbit Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(11), Customer Success(9), Data(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Marketing(3), HR/People(3), Remote(3), Operations(1), Content Creation(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $91 Million
Medable, a Palo Alto-based provider of clinical trial management software, raised 91 million. Sapphire Ventures led, and was joined by GSR Ventures, PPD Inc. and Streamlined Ventures.
Hiring For:
Product(8), Operations(7), Engineering/Technology(5), Design(5), Marketing(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Content Creation(2), Data(1), Customer Success(1), Other(7)
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Funding Amount: $90 Million
Loadsmart, a NYC-based digital freight technology company, completed a $90m Series C funding.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(9), Sales/Business Development/Growth(6), Data(2), HR/People(2), Product(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Customer Success(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
Udemy, a global marketplace for learning and teaching online, raised $50m at a $3.25 billion pre-money valuation in a Series F financing.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(44), Engineering/Technology(38), Data(18), Remote(13), Sales/Business Development/Growth(10), Marketing(8), Operations(7), Product(6), HR/People(4), Design(3), Content Creation(3), Finance/Accounting(3), Other(14)
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Funding Amount: $40 Million
MeUndies, a Los Angeles, CA-based men’s and women’s underwear, sleepwear, and loungewear brand, received a $40m investment from Provenance.
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Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $38 Million
Zapata, a Boston-based quantum machine learning startup, raised 38 million in Series B funding. Comcast Ventures, Pitango and Prelude Ventures co-led, and were joined by BASF VC, Robert Bosch VC, The Engine, Ahren Innovation Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, Honeywell Venture Capital, ITOCHU Corporation and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4)
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Funding Amount: $35.3 Million
Cashfree, an Indian business payments platform, raised 35.3 million in Series B funding. Apis Partners led, and was joined by return backers Smilegate Investments and YC.
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Engineering/Technology(4), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1)
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Funding Amount: $35 Million
Duolingo, a Pittsburgh-based language learning platform, raised 35 million at a 2.4 billion valuation from Durable Capital Partners.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(21), Design(14), Product(12), Marketing(7), Data(5), Content Creation(4), Operations(3), HR/People(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(9)
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Funding Amount: $35 Million
FirstVet, a Swedish veterinary telemedicine startup, raised 35 million. Mubadala led, and was joined by Cathay Innovation and return backers OMERS Ventures and Creandum.
Hiring For:
Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Turtlemint, an Indian insurance comparison platform, raised 30 million. GGV Capital led and was joined by American Family Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, SIG Ventures, and return backers Sequoia Capital India, Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Trifecta Capital.
Hiring For:
Design(3), Product(2)
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Funding Amount: $27 Million
Boulevard, a Los Angeles, CA-based business management platform powering salons and spas, raised $27m in Series B funding.
Hiring For:
Remote(4), Engineering/Technology(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Product(1), Marketing(1)
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Funding Amount: $25 Million
Gatik, a Palo Alto, CA and Toronto, Canada-based autonomous technology company deploying autonomous vehicles for B2B short-haul middle-mile logistics, raised $25m in Series A funding.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(19), Operations(2), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $23 Million
Logz.io, a Boston, MA. and Tel Aviv, Israel-based cloud-native observability platform for modern DevOps teams, raised $23m in funding.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Customer Success(2), Product(1), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $20 Million
Metigy, an Australian marketing decision-making automation platform for SMBs, raised A20 million. Return backer Cygnet Capital led, and was joined by Regal Funds Management, OC Funds, Five V VC and Thorney.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(5), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Marketing(1)
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Funding Amount: $19 Million
Canvas, a San Francisco-based construction robotics startup, raised 19 million from Innovation Endeavors, Obvious Ventures, Brick Mortar Ventures and Grit Ventures.
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Engineering/Technology(3), Operations(2), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $15 Million
Elevian, an Allston, MA-based biotech company developing medicines that restore youthful regenerative capacity with the potential to treat and prevent multiple age-related diseases, closed a $15m equity financing.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Data(2)
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Funding Amount: $12 Million
Transfr VR, a New York-based VR skills training startup, raised 12 million in Series A funding led by Firework Ventures.
Hiring For:
Design(4), Product(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Customer Success(2), Data(1), Marketing(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(2)
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Funding Amount: $10.7 Million
Northstar, a Los Angeles, CA-based fintech company that enables employers to offer financial wellness as an employee benefit, raised $10.7m in financing, including a new $7.3m Series A funding.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $10 Million
Flyreel, a Denver, CO-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution for residential and commercial property insurance, closed a $10m Series A financing.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Remote(2), Customer Success(1)
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Funding Amount: $10 Million
Kea, an automated system for restaurants to take phone orders, raised 10 million in Series A funding. Marbruck led, and was joined by Streamlined Ventures, Xfund, Heartland Ventures, DEEPCORE, Barrel Ventures and AVG Funds.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(1), Design(1), HR/People(1)
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Funding Amount: $2.6 Million
Cure Hydration, a functional hydration brand formulated with organic, plant-based ingredients, raised $2.6m in seed funding.
Hiring For:
Marketing(1), Remote(1)
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Funding Amount: $1.75 Million
Socialeads, Inc., a Milwaukee, WI-based artificial-intelligence data science Insurtech company, raised $1.75m in funding.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1), Remote(1)
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