Who got funded? 💎
And a special announcement ✨
Welcome back to Top Startups! Despite the hiring freeze in Big Tech, there are many startups with lean teams that are still actively hiring.
Here are my favorites for this week. Any of these catch your eye, let me know and I can intro you 👋. Special announcement at the end!
Searchlight | SaaS | 💸 $17M Series A from Founders Fund, Accel, YC | 20 employees
What they do: Using data to predict employee success before hiring
What I like: Outstanding metrics: 40% faster time to hire, 25% boost in time to productivity, 20% boost in retention; impressive roster of glowing reviews from customers like Zapier, Coda, Calendly, Human Interest and Udemy
Greylock Stealth | Consumer, Enterprise, Crypto, ML | 💸 $500M Seed fund
What they do: They’ve worked with Figma, Abnormal Security, Instabase, and many other $B+ companies starting in their stealth days. Hiring for a portfolio of startups (consumer, enterprise, crypto, ML)
What I like: Strong track record of incubating hits; you'll get to pick across a portfolio; early enough for massive upside and learning
Patch | Sustainability | 💸 $55M Series B from A16Z | 50 employees
What they do: Powering climate action by making the purchase of carbon credits and neutralizing emissions as easy as clicking a button
What I like: Grew customer base 5X in the past year; market for carbon credits on track to reach $50B in the next 10 years — Patch is building the digital backbone that simplifies this market
✨ One more thing….
What if there was a skill that paid off every time… but we only practiced every few years? Sound silly? Well, that’s how we treat negotiation.
I’m going to help you figure out your most costly mistakes — before you make them. Build your edge with a proven playbook. Here’s a screenshot of what’s cooking:
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-Linda