Hi friends,
Each week, I share who’s freshly funded by top investors, and looking to hire.Â
Before we dive in, two pieces of advice on interviewing with startups:Â
Ask high-signal questions that predict your employer-employee fit
Pressure test their business by asking for specific metrics; examples on benchmarking SaaS metrics
Alright, here are my top 3 picks:
Modern Treasury | FinTech | 💸 $85M Series C from Benchmark | 60 employees 👤
What they do: Build gnarly payments infrastructure to help companies move money more reliably than manual ACH, wires and checks
What I like: Explosive growth from $10M in volume / month two years ago to $100M last year to $2B / month today; still early enough for big upside Â
Hiring: 27 roles incl. growth, engineers, designers, sales in SF, NYC, Remote
Matik | SaaS | 💸 $20M Series A from A16Z | 20 employees 👤
What they do: If you’ve ever built a deck, you know how soul-sucking it is to spend hours reformatting and updating graphs; Matik generates personalized presentations in minutes
What I like: Solving a pain for people highly willing to pay; strong roster of customers from Glassdoor to Checkr and Envoy
Hiring: 7 roles incl. engineers, sales, marketing in SF, Chicago, Remote
Applied | SaaS | 💸 $3M Seed from Public | 35 employees 👤
What they do: Building a hiring system that removes bias; 4X selection of diverse candidates; 96% retention rate after 1-yearÂ
What I like: Important problem that’s gaining traction among all companies; early enough for massive upside
For more, check out all newly funded startups and jobs. Also launched autocomplete for location and role — tell me the results aren’t better! 🔥
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Thanks,
-Linda