Issue No. 26 —The Talent Foundry

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

Check out the latest roles below. This week we have some interesting roles in Data / Analytics in addition to the usual areas. In this edition:

• Who’s hiring: ~50 roles across Biz Ops & Strategy, Chief of Staff, Product, Marketing, Sales, GTM and Data Science

• Who’s raised: 15+ new raise announcements

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

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Who’s hiring

New this week: 25 new startups including 100MS, Cents, Chief, Datacurve AI Inc., Dealops

Product

Product Manager (Taipei) at nitra (Healthcare fintech platform, Series B, Taipei) – Own product roadmap and drive execution for healthcare practice management

Product Manager, New Verticals at AirOps (AI-powered content engineering platform, Series A, Remote) – Lead product for new vertical expansion and market entry

People Systems Product Manager at Hadrian Automation (Autonomous manufacturing for aerospace, Series C, LA) – Own people systems strategy and drive HR technology roadmap

Platform Product Manager at Distyl AI (Applied AI for enterprise operations, Series B, NYC) – Build platform product strategy powering AI-native enterprise workflows

Staff Data Product Manager - US at Luxury Presence (AI growth platform for real estate, Series C, Remote) – Build unified data platform powering listing and home search experiences

Senior Product Manager Automation & Data Apps at Keboola (Data platform for automation workflows, Series A, Prague) – Own automation and data applications product from orchestration to delivery

Senior Product Manager at Traba (AI marketplace for industrial labor, Series B, NYC) – Own product strategy and drive innovation across marketplace and operations

Product Manager at Kestra Technologies (Open source workflow orchestration, Series A, Remote) – Drive product roadmap from customer discovery through feature delivery

Data Product Manager, Growth Tech at Kin Insurance (AI-powered homeowners insurance, Series E, Remote) – Own data product strategy to drive conversion and growth insights

Senior Product Manager at Chief (Private network for women executives, Series B, Remote) – Own Salesforce and marketing systems product roadmap and integration

IoT Product Manager at Cents (Vertical SaaS for laundry industry, Series C, NYC) – Own IoT product strategy and roadmap across hardware and software

GTM/Growth/Marketing

Founding Account Executive at Dealops (AI-powered deal pricing platform, Seed, SF) – Own full sales cycle and shape GTM playbook as first sales hire

Founding Account Executive at Onyx (Enterprise AI knowledge platform, Seed, SF) – Build GTM engine and own full sales cycle as first Account Executive

Account Executive/GTM at Solve Intelligence (AI-powered patent drafting platform, Series B, London) – Own full sales cycle and build GTM motion from sourcing to close

Growth Marketing Lead at Haus Analytics (Incrementality measurement platform, Series B, SF) – Own growth marketing strategy across demand gen and brand awareness

Growth Marketing Manager - Demand Gen at CaptivateIQ (Sales commission management platform, Series C, Austin) – Drive demand generation strategy and execution across paid and organic

GTM Operations Manager (Sales Ops) at Pleo (Business spend management platform, Series C, Remote) – Own sales operations and drive process optimization across GTM

Senior Product Marketing Manager  at Ambient.ai (AI physical security platform, Series B, Remote) – Drive product marketing strategy and go-to-market for enterprise security

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Life Sciences and Employer at Turquoise (Healthcare price transparency platform, Series C, Remote) – Drive product marketing for Life Sciences and Employer product verticals

Strategic Project Lead – Growth & Operations at Datacurve AI Inc. (AI training data platform, Series A, SF) – Lead growth and operations strategy for AI data generation platform

Director, GTM Strategy & Initiatives  at brightwheel (SaaS platform for early education, Series C, Remote) – Lead GTM strategy and cross-functional initiatives to drive revenue growth

Demand Growth Manager at applike group (Mobile gaming monetization platform, Growth Stage, Beijing) – Drive demand growth and partnerships across Greater China region

Head of Product Marketing  at AirOps (AI-powered content engineering platform, Series A, Remote) – Lead product marketing strategy from positioning to launch execution

Senior Product Marketing Manager at Upvest (Investment API infrastructure, Series C, Berlin) – Lead product marketing for investment API platform across European markets

VP of Growth/Marketing at Lucra Sports (AI medical documentation for clinicians, Series E, Remote) – Drive enterprise marketing strategy and execution for health system segment

Biz Ops & Strategy

Commercial Strategy and Ops Manager at Relay Technologies (Reimagining last-mile delivery, Series B, London) – Run commercial strategy and drive market expansion across Europe

Strategy & Operations Manager/Principal at HockeyStack (AI agent infrastructure for revenue, Series A, SF) – Partner with founders on highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives

Vice President, GTM Strategy & Os at Chief (Private network for women executives, Series B, Remote) – Lead GTM strategy and operations across sales, marketing, and partnerships

Director, Healthcare Strategy & Ops at Stepful (Online healthcare training platform, Series B, Remote) – Lead healthcare strategy and drive institutional partnerships across the US

People Strategy & Operations Lead at Garage (Marketplace for emergency vehicles, Series A, NYC) – Build people strategy and operations from recruiting to culture

GTM Operations at HappyRobot Inc. (AI workforce infrastructure for enterprises, Series B, Chicago) – Build and scale GTM operations for AI-powered voice and automation platform

Head of Commercial Strategy, Pulse at Sword Health (AI-powered digital MSK care, Series E, Remote) – Lead commercial strategy for Pulse business unit from positioning to execution

Principal Business Ops Manager at Instructure, Inc. (Learning management system for education, Acquired, Remote) – Lead strategic initiatives and cross-functional execution across the business

Manager, Finance & Strategy at Abridge (AI medical documentation for clinicians, Series E, Remote) – Drive financial planning, strategic analysis, and executive decision support

Talent and People Lead at Flint (AI-powered website builder, Series A, SF) – Build talent and people operations from scratch as first people hire

Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Ops at applike group (Mobile gaming monetization platform, Growth Stage, Hamburg) – Own GTM strategy and operations for mobile ad monetization business

Founding Legal Counsel  at Genesis AI (Building robotics foundation models, Seed, Palo Alto) – Own all legal functions from contracts to compliance as first legal hire

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff, EPD at Patreon (Creator monetization platform, Series F, SF) – Drive EPD org effectiveness and execution across product and engineering

Stage Chief of Staff – Sweetch at Heetch (Ride-hailing platform in Africa, Series B, Paris) – Support leadership on strategic projects for Sweetch delivery business

Chief of Staff to CEO at Bureau (Unified risk decisioning platform, Series B, Remote) – Partner with CEO on strategic priorities across product, GTM, and operations

Data & Analytics

Staff Data Scientist at EvenUp (AI for personal injury claims, Series F, Remote) – Build data science solutions to optimize claims processing and outcomes

Senior Business Analyst (Growth Marketing) at Whoop (Wearable fitness tracking platform, Series G, Boston) – Drive growth marketing analytics and measurement across acquisition channels

Senior Data Scientist at DuckDuckGo (Privacy-focused search and browser, Growth Stage, Remote) – Build data science solutions across product, growth, and experimentation

Senior Data Scientist - Acquisition & Sustainment at Redhorse Corporation (Federal data and technology services, Growth Stage, Arlington) – Lead data science for defense acquisition and sustainment programs

Senior Data Scientist, Feed Relevance at Patreon (Creator monetization platform, Series F, Remote) – Build recommendation systems to improve feed relevance and creator discovery

Senior Growth Analyst at G2i Inc. (Developer hiring marketplace, Early Stage, LA) – Lead experimentation and incrementality measurement across marketing and ops

Senior Associate, Customer Strategy Analytics & Applied AI at Owner (AI growth system for restaurants, Series C, Remote) – Own customer analytics and applied AI to drive conversion and retention insights

Sr Analyst - GTM Strategy & Analytics at Mindtickle (Revenue enablement platform, Series E, Bengaluru) – Own GTM analytics and drive revenue insights across sales and marketing

Companies That Raised This Week

Pre-Seed, Seed

• $1.1m for Gander Robotics from Cambridge, US (Autonomy, Engineering)

• $500k for State 4 Therapeutics from New Haven, US (Biotech, Drug Delivery)

• $1.5m for Sub-Q Bionics Inc. from Stillwater, US (Healthcare, Medical Equipment)

• $400k for Swaza from Mountain View, US (Healthcare, Respiratory Care)

• $500k for Lumius from Durham, US (Digital Health, Healthcare)

• $4.3m for Acurion, Inc. from San Diego, US (Biomarker Discovery, Diagnostics)

• £150k for Tahir Oral Care from London, UK (Healthcare, Manufacturing)

• $1.3m for AVESIRA HOLDING LIMITED from London, UK (Commercial Real Estate, Financial Services) with funding from Fahad Al Mutairi

• $35k for Kanuki from Wilmington, US (Cyber Security, Information Technology)

• $65m for Sycamore from Palo Alto, US (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise Software) with funding from Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners

• $12m for Moonbounce from Oakland, CA (AI Safety / Content Moderation) with funding from Amplify Partners and StepStone Group

Series A

• $10m for AvoMD from New York City, US (Digital Health, Health/Medical)

• £8.7m for Lucida Medical Ltd from Cambridge, UK (Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Research)

• $170m for Starcloud from Redmond, US (Aerospace, Data Center) with funding from Benchmark, EQT and 3 more

• $50m for Midas from Berlin, Germany (Cryptocurrency, Web3) with funding from BlockTower Capital, Creandum and 3 more

Series B

• $100m for Ambrosia Biosciences from Boulder, US (Biotech, Biotech R&D)

• $300m for EnerVenue from Fremont, US (Energy, Renewable Energy) with funding from Full Vision Capital, Peter Lee and 1 more

  $80m for depthfirst from San Francisco, CA (Cybersecurity / AI) with funding from Meritech Capital

Series C

• $130m for ScaleOps from New York City, US (AI, Cloud)

Series D and later

• $575m for WHOOP from Boston, US (Analytics, Fitness)

PE, Post-IPO, Acquisition

• Braided Health from New York City, US (Health, Healthcare) acquired by Jukebox Health.

• BroadCare Solutions from London, UK (Healthcare, Patient Management) acquired by Pender Software Holdings.

• Coefficient Bio from New York City, US (AI, Biological Testing) acquired by Anthropic.

• White-Wilson Medical Center, P.A. from Fort Walton Beach, US (Audiology, Biotech) acquired by Kain Capital.

• Apellis Pharmaceuticals from Waltham, US (Biotech, Health) acquired by Biogen Inc.

What We’re Reading and Watching

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More soon,

Team @ The Talent Foundry