Who got funded? 💎
Unpacking $80M in funding
Welcome back to Top Startups! Despite the hiring freeze across Big Tech, well-funded startups with lean teams are still actively hiring.
Before we dive in, I just shared lessons from the creator of the iPod and iPhone, including the overlooked problem with career advice.
Now back to our regular programming. Any of these catch your eye, let me know and I can intro you 👋:
Disco | E-Commerce | 💸 $20M Series A from Bessemer, Shopify | 50 employees
What they do: Build tools that help independent brands reach more customers at lower cost
What I like: Impressive traction — $1B in transactions over its brand network in year 1; 30-50% lower cost of acquisition vs. FB and IG by helping brands cross-sell and partner more effectively; Shopify made it easy to start an e-commerce site, Disco makes it easy to grow an e-commerce brand
ReadMe | Enterprise SaaS | 💸 $9M Series A from Accel, YC | 50 employees
What they do: Transform API docs into interactive hubs that help developer communities succeed; used by 3000+ teams including Notion, Scale and Lyft
What I like: Unlocked profitability after its Seed round from YC, using Series A to accelerate growth up-market; rare example of fast-growing startup yet light-hearted environment
Unlearn | AI, Biotech | 💸 $50M Series B from Insight Partners | 50 employees
What they do: Accelerate clinical trials with AI, generating reliable evidence in a fraction of the time
What I like: Today’s clinical trials can take years to run and cost tens of millions of dollars; Unlearn is applying AI to speed up clinical trials while doing them safely; rare opportunity to work on technology that saves lives; strong early team from Harvard, Yale, Princeton
Some more goodies: referrals to top startups 🤝, compensation data 💰 and a negotiation service that gets you higher comp ✅ — $2M+ negotiated so far!
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-Linda