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Funded & Hiring
Sunday, 12/29/2024
A biweekly newsletter of funded startups and the jobs they're hiring for.
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Funding Amount: $300 Million
One, a fintech launched by Walmart, raised more than $300m at a $2.5b valuation led by Walmart and Ribbit Capital, per Bloomberg.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(15), Data(3), Finance/Account(3), Legal/Compliance(1), Product (1), Other (2), Remote(19)
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Funding Amount: $113 Million
Aiwyn, a Charlotte, NC-based provider of a practice automation platform for Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms, raised $113M in funding.
The round was led by KKR and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Hiring For:
Customer Success(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Product(1), Operations(1), Finance/Accounting(1), Other(4)
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Funding Amount: $100 Million
Parafin, a San Francisco, CA-based embedded finance infrastructure company, raised $100M in Series C funding, at $750M valuation.
The round was led by Notable Capital, with participation from Redpoint Ventures. Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, and GIC also participated.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(11), Product(5), Data(2), Sales/Business Development/Growth(2), Operations(2), Marketing(2)
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Funding Amount: $55 Million
CredibleX, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based provider of a working capital finance platform for SMEs, raised US$55M in Seed funding.
The round consisted of a Seed equity investment from Further Ventures, and participation in debt from Kilgour Williams Capital, Berkley Square Finance, and other debt providers.
Hiring For:
Finance/Accounting(2), Engineering/Technology(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
Tessera Therapeutics, a Somerville, MA-based biotechnology company providing a new approach to genome engineering through the development of its Gene WritingTM and delivery platforms, received an investment from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The funding included an initial investment, with potential total investment of up to $50M.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(7), Data(3), Operations(1), Other(5)
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Funding Amount: $50 Million
BVNK, a London, UK-based stablecoin payments infrastructure company, raised $50M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Haun Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, DRW VC and existing investors Avenir and Tiger Global.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(3), Customer Success(2), Operations(1), HR/People(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $44 Million
Nanoramic, a Boston-based battery materials startup, raised $44m. General Motors Venturesand Catalus Capital co-led, and were joined by Samsung Venture Investment, Top Material, Fortistar Capital, and WindSail Capital Group.
Hiring For:
Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $40 Million
Deep Sky, a Montreal, Canada-based carbon removal project developer, received a $40M grant from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst.
The company intends to allocate the amount for the construction of Deep Sky Alpha (formerly Deep Sky Labs) and its associated research and testing of direct air capture (“DAC”) technologies.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(6)
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Funding Amount: $30 Million
Bureau, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform for businesses to verify customer identities and prevent fraud during online transactions, raised $30m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from PayPal Ventures and previous investors Commerce Ventures, GMO Venture Partners, and Village Global.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(14), Data(5), Product(5), Sales/Business Development/Growth(4), Marketing(2), Finance/Accounting(2), Customer Success(1), Legal/Compliance(1), Other(7)
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Funding Amount: $25 Million
Funding Societies, a Singaporean SME lending platform, raised $25m from Cool Japan Fund.
Hiring For:
Finance/Accounting(15), Operations(13), Sales/Business Development/Growth(12), Marketing(6), Engineering/Technology(5), Data(5), Content Creation(4), Legal/Compliance(4), HR/People(3), Supply Chain/Logistics(3), Product(1), Customer Success(1), Other(20)
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Funding Amount: $20 Million
Prometheum, a NYC-based market infrastructure provider for digital asset securities, raised $20M in funding.
Backers were not disclosed.
Hiring For:
Remote(6), Engineering/Technology(3), Product(2), Customer Success(2), Operations(1), Marketing(1), Other(3)
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Funding Amount: $11.5 Million
Chargezoom, a Silicoln Slopes, UT-based provider of a platform for AI-powered billing and integrated payments, raised $11.5M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Salt Lake City’s Kickstart Fund, with participation from Motley Fool Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Frazier VC and Adly alongside continued support from SaaS Venture Capital, Stout Street Capital, and Okapi Venture Capital.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(2), Operations(1)
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Funding Amount: $8 Million
Mindgard, a London, UK-based company which specializes in securing AI, raised $8M in funding.
The round was led by .406 Ventures with participation from Atlantic Bridge, Willowtree Investments and existing investors IQ Capital and Lakestar.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Engineering/Technology(2), Data(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: $8 Million
General Proximity, an SF-based drug discovery startup initially focused on dementia, raised $8m in seed funding, per Axios Pro. Felicis led, and was joined by YC, age1, Modi Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(4), Data(3), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: €6 Million
Embeddable, a London, UK-based developer of a tool for building interactive customer-facing analytics directly within software applications, raised €6M in Seed funding.
The round was led by OpenOcean, with participation from existing investors including Four Rivers and TechStars.
Hiring For:
Engineering/Technology(1)
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Funding Amount: $5 Million
Maisa, a Spanish startup focused on traceable AI decisions, raised $5m in pre-seed funding. NFX led, and was joined by Village Global.
Hiring For:
Remote(2), Design(1), Customer Success(1), Other(1)
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Funding Amount: £4.75 Million
Bikmo, a U.K. provider of cycling insurance, raised £4.75m led by Puma Growth Partners.
Hiring For:
Remote(3), Sales/Business Development/Growth(1), Operations(1), Other(1)
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