Issue No. 29 —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

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Who’s hiring

New this week: 24 new startups including AZX, Adaptive, Airalo, Alaro, Capi Money

Product 

Founding Product Manager at Finch Legal (AI infrastructure for consumer legal services, Series A, Remote) – Own product roadmap end-to-end across the consumer-law platform

Technical Product Lead, Voice AI Research Team at Regal (AI Agent Platform for customer communications, Series C, NYC) – Shape voice AI research direction and technical roadmap for the agent platform

Product Lead (Core Platform & AI) at Collective (All-in-one platform for businesses-of-one, Series B, Remote) – Lead Core Platform and AI product strategy across the member experience

Product Manager, Revenue Growth (Dojo Sparks) at ClassDojo (K-8 communication app for teachers and families, Series D, Remote) – Drive monetization and growth roadmap for Dojo Sparks

Product Manager at Adaptive (AI-native ERP for real estate and construction, Series A) – Own a core product surface from discovery through scale across thousands of customers

Technical Product Lead at Metabase (Open-source BI for modern teams, Series B, Remote) – Shape technical product direction in close partnership with users and engineering

Product Manager, Agents at Axion (AI quality intelligence for manufacturers, Series B, Remote) – Build the agents product line that automates manufacturing quality workflows

Product Manager at Fam (India's payments app for under-18s, Series A, Bengaluru) – Own a core product surface end-to-end across millions of young users

Product Manager Growth (Social & Followers) at Polarsteps (Travel planning and journaling app, Series A, Amsterdam) – Own the social and follower experience driving engagement and viral growth

Product Manager at Remarcable, Inc. (Operating system for construction contractors, Series A) – Own product end-to-end from discovery through launch and adoption

Principal Growth Product Manager at Fyxer (AI email assistant for professionals, Series B, London) – Own growth experimentation and product bets across the customer journey

Product Manager, Research at David AI (Audio data research for AI labs, Series B) – Lead product strategy for the research team building frontier audio datasets

Growth Product Manager (Content Zone) - Liven at SKELAR (Self-discovery and wellbeing companion app, Remote) – Own growth product strategy and experimentation across acquisition and retention

Product Manager at Higgsfield (GenAI video platform, Series A) – Ship AI-native product in fast cycles, owning roadmap and execution

Product Operations Manager at Benepass (Customizable employee benefits fintech, Series B) – Run product operations across launch readiness, enablement, and lifecycle

GTM/Growth/Marketing 

Founding Account Executive, Mid-Market at Momentic (AI-native software testing platform, Series A) – Build the mid-market sales motion from cold pipeline through close

Growth Manager at Higgsfield (GenAI video platform, Series A) – Drive creator and partner growth, automate channels, own revenue impact

Product Marketing Manager (Engagement & Retention) at Fam (India's payments app for under-18s, Series A, Bengaluru) – Own engagement and retention marketing across millions of young users

Director/VP of GTM at AZX (AI transformation for energy and infrastructure, Pre-Seed, Remote) – Own GTM strategy and lead the team driving enterprise pipeline and revenue

Head of GTM Operations at Runlayer (Enterprise platform for AI agents and MCPs, Series A) – Build the GTM ops backbone across pipeline, forecasting, tooling, and incentives

Head of Growth + Performance Marketing at Daydream (Chat-based AI shopping agent for fashion, Seed, Remote) – Own paid acquisition and run the growth experimentation engine end-to-end

Product Marketing Manager at Stuut (AI agents for B2B accounts receivable, Series A, Remote) – Own positioning, narrative, and sales tools as the founding product marketer

Founding Growth Lead at Alaro (New category of legal services, Pre-Seed, Remote) – Build the GTM playbook from ICP definition through pipeline and lighthouse wins

Founding Growth & Marketing Lead (On-site) at Glacis (AI agents for enterprise supply chains, Seed) – Build the brand, narrative, and demand engine alongside the founders

GTM Strategy & Ops Manager at Serval (AI-native enterprise automation platform, Series C) – Drive GTM planning, segmentation, and rep productivity across the sales org

Senior Banking Partnerships Manager at Capi Money (Financial infrastructure for emerging-markets trade, Series A, Remote) – Own banking and payment partnerships powering cross-border supplier payments

Director of Product Marketing at Causaly (AI knowledge platform for biomedicine, Series B, Remote) – Lead product marketing strategy, positioning, and go-to-market across products

Growth Strategy & Operations Manager at Airalo (Global eSIM marketplace for travelers, Series C) – Drive growth strategy and run experiments across user experience and acquisition

Revenue Operations Manager at Humaans (HR platform with agentic AI, Series A) – Build the revenue operations engine across pipeline, forecasting, and tooling

Strategic Partnerships Manager  at Bounce (Global luggage storage marketplace, Series B) – Build and scale strategic partnerships expanding the supply network globally

Biz Ops & Strategy

Head of Deployment Strategy at David AI (Audio data research for AI labs, Series B) – Lead deployment strategy across enterprise customers from kickoff through scale

Senior Manager, Healthcare Strategy & Operations at Stepful (AI-supported allied healthcare training, Series B, Remote) – Lead strategy and ops for healthcare partnerships across employers and providers

Founding Strategy & Operations at Valerie Health (AI front office for independent provider groups, Series A, Remote) – Build the operating cadence and run cross-functional priorities from day one

VP of Client Strategy  at AZX (AI transformation for energy and infrastructure, Pre-Seed, Remote) – Partner with industry-leading clients to scope and lead AI transformation engagements

Operations Manager - Birmingham Sort Centre at Relay Technologies (Logistics and last-mile delivery in Europe, Series B, Birmingham) – Run the Birmingham sort centre across staffing, throughput, and quality

Strategy & Ops at Petra Labs (Attribution and experimentation for AI search, Seed, NYC) – Own strategy and ops across hiring, planning, finance, and exec execution

EMEA Deal Strategy & Operations Manager at LangChain (Platform for building AI agents, Series B) – Drive deal strategy, structuring, and operations across EMEA enterprise pipeline

AI Operations manager - ONYX at SKELAR (AI cybersecurity assistant for consumers, Remote) – Run AI operations across model performance, content, and product workflows

Strategy & Operations Lead at Comulate (AI back office for insurance brokers, Series B) – Own cross-functional strategy and ops projects driving company-wide leverage

Content Lead at Bunkerhill Health (AI infrastructure for healthcare, Series B) – Build and own the content engine defining the company's category in healthcare

Founding Strategy & Ops at Sample Healthcare (Healthcare ops automation for clinicians, Series A) – Build the operating cadence and own cross-functional execution from day one

Regional Operations Manager, North at Serve Robotics (Sidewalk delivery robots for urban logistics, Public, LA) – Run regional operations across fleet, merchant, and rider performance

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff, Strategy & AI Enablement at Andercore (AI trade platform for industrial supply, Series B) – Own strategy and AI enablement initiatives across operations and exec priorities

Associate Chief of Staff  at Relay Technologies (Logistics and last-mile delivery in Europe, Series B, London) – Partner with leadership on cross-functional initiatives, planning, and execution

Chief of Staff at Valerie Health (AI front office for independent provider groups, Series A, Remote) – Run highest-priority cross-functional initiatives alongside the CEO

Chief of Staff  at Tavus (AI Humans for natural face-to-face interactions, Series B) – Drive critical decisions and execution across the company alongside the founder

Chief of Staff to the CEO at Vendelux (System of record for event marketing, Series A) – Partner with the CEO across strategy, planning, and high-priority initiatives

Chief Of Staff at Prime Intellect (Decentralized AI training infrastructure, Series B) – Run high-leverage initiatives across hiring, GTM, partnerships, and culture

Chief of Staff at Casca (AI-native banking and lending automation, Series A) – Run CEO priorities and special projects from internal ops to external partnerships

Chief of Staff for Chief Program Officer at The Exploration Company (Reusable space orbital vehicle, Series B, Munich) – Run cross-functional coordination, governance, and performance across the NYX program

Chief of Staff at Novig (Federally regulated sports prediction market, Series B) – Sit shoulder-to-shoulder with the CEO driving execution across the business

Chief of Staff to the CEO (Inaugural Role) at NORY (NYC's largest STEM education for kids 3-12, NYC) – Act as a true extension of the CEO, owning ambiguous goals end-to-end

Data & Analytics

GTM Analytics Lead at Spellbook (AI copilot for transactional lawyers, Series B, Remote) – Own GTM analytics across pipeline, conversion, and revenue performance

Senior Data Strategy & Operations Lead at Preply (Online language tutoring marketplace, Series D, Remote) – Lead data strategy and ops powering tutor matching and learner outcomes

GTM Analytics & Strategy at Shepherd (AI-native commercial insurance for builders, Series B) – Own GTM analytics and strategy across pipeline, pricing, and sales productivity

Senior Data Scientist, NIRA at Tilt Finance (Mobile-first credit platform in India, Seed, Remote) – Build credit models across decisioning, pricing, collections, and underwriting

Growth Analytics & Operations Lead at Haystack News (Free news streaming platform, Seed, Remote) – Build the growth analytics engine partnering with BD and marketing leads

Data Scientist Growth Analytics at Polarsteps (Travel planning and journaling app, Series A, Amsterdam) – Partner with growth on models and analyses driving acquisition and retention

Senior Data Analyst at Haus Analytics (Causal incrementality platform for marketing, Series B, Remote) – Own analytics partnering with brands on incrementality and budget allocation

Senior Data Scientist at Mudflap (Payments and savings for the trucking industry, Series B) – Build models and experiments powering pricing, risk, and customer decisions

Companies That Raised This Week

Seed

$1.1b for Ineffable Intelligence from London, UK (AI / Frontier AI) with funding from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners

$50m for Serif Biomedicines from Cambridge, MA (Biotech / Modified DNA) with funding from Flagship Pioneering

$50m for Sooth Labs from San Francisco, CA (AI / Predictive Models) with funding from Felicis Ventures

Series A

$100m for Deepdun (Cloud Computing)

$30m for ComfyUI (Comfy Org) from Quebec City, Canada (AI / Creative Tools) with funding from Craft Ventures

Series B

$125m for Avoca from San Francisco, CA (AI / Home Services) with funding from Meritech and General Catalyst

$125m for Ray Therapeutics from Emeryville, CA (Biotech / Gene Therapy) with funding from Janus Henderson Investors

Series C

$120m for Omni from San Francisco, CA (AI / Analytics) with funding from ICONIQ

$80m for AcuityMD from Boston, MA (AI / MedTech) with funding from StepStone Group

Series D

Cykinso from Tokyo, Japan (Beauty, Health Care) with funding from Daicel, Lion and 2 more

Growth

$160m for Reliable Robotics from Mountain View, CA (Aviation / Autonomous Aircraft) with funding from Nimble Partners

$34m for Rivan from London, UK (GreenTech / Synthetic Gas) with funding from IQ Capital

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Team @ The Talent Foundry