Issue No. 11 —The Talent Foundry

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Bridging the gap between talent and startup gems in the hidden job market. 

In this edition:

• Who’s hiring: 23 roles across Biz Ops & Strategy, Chief of Staff, Product and Marketing

• Who’s raised: 15+ new raise announcements

• What we’re reading: 5 articles to help you operate successfully in the startup world and find your next thing.

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Who’s Hiring

🚀 Biz Ops & Strategy

• GM, New Verticals at Protege (AI training data marketplace, Seed, Remote) – Launch and scale new vertical from ground up as founding GM

• Senior Manager, Business Operations at Stronghold (Pay-by-bank infrastructure, Series B, Remote) – Drive business operations for AI-forward fintech payments platform

• Head of Risk at Squads (Stablecoin infrastructure, Series A, Remote) – Build risk framework for multi-product stablecoin finance platform

• Executive Operations at Mandolin (AI-powered clinical infrastructure, Seed, SF) – Serve as force multiplier for leadership, building workflows that keep the company running

• Head of Support at Lambda (AI cloud infrastructure, Growth Stage, Remote) – Lead global support org for GPU cloud serving hyperscale customers

• Head of Finance & Ops at CivilGrid (Google Maps for underground utilities, Seed, SF) – Own finance and operations for construction SaaS disrupting $4.7T industry

• Business Operations at Mandolin (AI-powered clinical infrastructure, Seed, SF) – Turn insight into action as connective tissue across the company

🧭 Chief of Staff

• Chief of Staff - CEO at Casap (Automating bank disputes, Series A, SF) – Own strategic planning and operating rhythm as CEO's right hand during hyper-growth

• Chief of Staff at Profound (AI visibility measurement, Series B, NYC) – Act as force multiplier across strategy and operations for Sequoia-backed startup

• Chief of Staff at Tandem (AI for clinical trials, Series A, NYC) – Drive company operations for Thrive-backed AI health startup

• Chief of Staff at Greenboard (Rippling for financial compliance, Series A, NYC) – Partner with CEO on highest-priority initiatives across Sales, Marketing, and Ops

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📈 GTM / Growth / Marketing

• Founding Marketing Manager at Summation (AI-native business planning, Seed, Remote) – Build marketing function from ground up, scaling repeatable processes

• Partnerships Lead at Ambrook (Financial tools for family farms, Series A, Remote) – Build strategic partnerships with agricultural lenders and cooperatives

• Customer Success Manager, AI at Wing (Mobile productivity app, Series A, Manila) – Lead customer success and drive adoption for AI platform

• VP of Marketing at Vantage (Cloud cost optimization, Series A, NYC) – Lead marketing for FinOps platform serving Fortune 500 customers

• Director of Sales at Givebutter (Nonprofit fundraising platform, Growth Stage, Remote) – Lead sales strategy for most-loved nonprofit fundraising and CRM platform

• Rev Ops at Protege (AI training data marketplace, Seed, Remote) – Drive alignment and execution as strategic partner across the org

🧪 Product

• AI Product Specialist at Regal Voice (Building AI voice agents for enterprise, Series A, NYC) – Lead AI product solutions and drive enterprise customer value

• Founding Product Manager at Greenboard (Building Rippling for financial compliance, Series A, SF) – Own product vision for compliance automation platform

• Head of Product at Paradigm (Crypto investment firm, Growth Stage, SF) – Own product strategy for $11B AUM crypto-focused investment platform

• Founding Product Manager, Media at Protege (Solving AI training data access, Seed, Remote) – Define product strategy for media vertical partnerships

• VP, Customer Success at Starbridge (Building farm management software, Series A, Remote) – Lead customer success strategy for agricultural fintech platform

• Head of Product (m/f/d) - SaaS/AI at voize (Building AI companion for nurses, Series A, Berlin) – Lead product for AI companion serving 1,100+ care facilities and 75K nurses

Pre-Seed

• CA$2.62m for simu.health from Vancouver, Canada

• £200k for Respiosa from Liverpool, UK (Healthcare, Manufacturing)

• $2.6m for Origin from San Francisco, US (Health/Medical, Healthcare)

Seed

• $86m for Relation Therapeutics from London, UK (Biotech, Drug Discovery)

• $5m for Opine (tryopine.com) from Durham, US (AI, B2B/Enterprise)

• $14.2m for Pryzm Dynamics Inc. from Boston, US (Aerospace, AI)

• $4.5m for a2z Radiology AI from Boston, US (Healthcare, Healthcare IoT)

Series A

• $20m for Aradigm Health from Bethesda, US (Healthcare, Hospitals)

• $47.5m for PsiThera (Psivant) from Watertown, US (Biotech, Biotechnology AI)

• $70m for ProLynx from San Francisco, US (Biotech, Drug Discovery)

• $11m for Lin Health from Denver, US (Chronic Pain Management, Fitness)

• Infinity-Neuro from Lake Forest, US (Biotech, Healthcare)

• $6.5m for Double (Keeper) from New York City, US (Accounting, Accounting Practice Management)

• $$50m for Radial Health from New York City, US (AI, Healthcare)

Series B

• $110m for Sanegene Bio from Woburn, US (Biotech, Drug Discovery)

• $35m for Ritten from Philadelphia, US (Healthcare, Mental Health)

Series C

• $9m for AngelEye Health from Nashville, US (Clinical Collaboration, Health/Medical)

Series F

• $158m for Impulse Dynamics from Marlton, US (Biotech, Health/Medical)

As 2025 winds down, AI continues reshaping roles faster than job descriptions can keep up.  Startups are actively looking for employees who can take ownership when things are ambiguous, and pair operating chops with AI to execute.

Here’s some reading to help you adapt

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Team @ The Talent Foundry