Good People, Sunday Vibes

Welcome back to the Sunday drop.

This edition features 16 new opportunities across AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare, and more. Plus a Hot Seat spotlight on the AI-native research platform that turns 12-week studies into overnight insights—backed by Sequoia and trusted by some of the biggest names in tech.

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This Startup built the AI-native customer understanding platform that replaces fragmented research workflows with one intelligent system. It designs the study, recruits participants from a global network, conducts AI-moderated interviews, and synthesizes insights into decks, clips, and structured outputs. What used to take 8–12 weeks now happens overnight.

🏙️ Location: SF & NYC (5 days onsite; NYC = Staff/TL only)
💰 Comp: $150K–$300K
🚀 Stage: Series B, $100M
🏦 Backers: Sequoia, Conviction, Ribbit Capital, Pear VC

The Opportunity: This is the first engineering hire in NYC—and the team is building fast. The platform manages a global participant network of 30M+ people across 50+ languages, and is trusted by a leading search engine, a major software giant, and a top online brokerage.

Why This Matters:
✅ 30M+ participant network across 50+ languages
✅ Trusted by Fortune 1000 brands—replacing 12-week research cycles
✅ $100M Series B from Sequoia, Conviction, Ribbit Capital
✅ 50-person company, 13-person eng team—you'll have real impact
✅ NYC = first engineering hire (Staff/TL level)

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, Platform Engineer, Sr. Backend, Staff SWE

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📈 Profound Raises $96M Series C, Hits $1B Valuation

⁉️ What's happening: Profound just joined the unicorn club. The AI-native marketing platform for the era of AI search raised a $96M Series C and launched Profound Agents—autonomous AI workflows for content teams. From seed to billion-dollar valuation in under two years.

📈 Deeptune Raises $43M Series A from a16z

⁉️ What's happening: Deeptune just locked in $43M from Andreessen Horowitz to build training environments for AI agents. If you want to work on the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of AI, this team is moving fast.

📈 Eve Expands AI Workforce Platform to General Availability

⁉️ What's happening: Eve's AI Workforce platform—used by 900+ plaintiff law firms—is now generally available. The legal AI unicorn ($1B+ valuation) went from Series A to GA in under a year. Plaintiff law is getting an entirely new operating system.

📈 Adaptive Security Launches Free AI Scam Training for Older Adults

⁉️ What's happening: Adaptive Security—fresh off an $81M Series B—is giving back. They launched free training to help older adults recognize and avoid AI-powered scams like deepfakes and voice cloning. Good product, good people.

📍 SF & NYC | 💵 $130K–$280K | 🚀 Series B, $108.5M

This Startup is re-architecting accounting infrastructure from the ground up. Their AI-native ERP enables "Zero Day Close"—companies closing their books in 0–3 days instead of weeks. The only ERP with a 5-star G2 rating, trusted by 400+ finance teams. Backed by ICONIQ, Sequoia, and a16z.

Roles: Staff SWE, Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend, AI/ML

📍 SF & NYC | 💵 $200K–$300K | 🚀 Seed, $11M

This Startup is building the first enterprise-grade security platform for MCP (Model Context Protocol)—providing authentication, governance, and observability for AI agents. Already deployed with 16+ enterprise customers including major HR, payroll, and real estate platforms. Partnered with Cursor and collaborating with Anthropic. Backed by Felicis and Khosla Ventures.

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, FDE, Sr. Product Engineer

📍 San Mateo & NYC | 💵 $200K–$300K | 🚀 Series B

This Startup eliminates manual, repetitive work from mission-critical enterprise processes—deployed inside large health systems without deep integrations. ARR crossing into eight figures early 2026. Backed by Craft Ventures, General Catalyst, Peak XV, and Y Combinator.

Roles: AI/ML, FDE, Staff AI/ML

📍 NYC | 💵 $300K–$400K+ | 🚀 Series B, $146M

This Startup defends enterprises against AI-powered cyber attacks—deepfakes, smishing, voice scams. Went from 0 to 800+ customers in 8 months. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs (ex-Attentive, TapCommerce). Backed by a16z, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Bain Capital Ventures, Capital One Ventures, and Citi Ventures.

Roles: Director of ML, Staff AI/ML, Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend

📍 NYC | 💵 $200K–$300K | 🚀 Series A, $20M

This Startup deploys AI agents that automate the full AR collections stack—phone calls, payor portals, and EDI data streams. $3.3M ARR with 5x revenue growth in Q3 2025. 80% renewal/upsell rate. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend, Infra, Product Engineer

📍 SF | 💵 $220K–$270K | 🚀 Series A, $30M

This Startup is building the AI-native foundation model for mechanical design—converting sketches, 3D scans, and 2D drawings into editable CAD files. First enterprise customer paid $250K for early beta. Fortune 50 manufacturers onboard. Founded by the former CEO of a leading 3D printing company, backed by the inventor of the Transformer architecture. Investors include NEA and a16z.

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend, Sr. Frontend

📍 San Jose | 💵 $200K–$300K | 🚀 Series B, $620M

This Startup is building the hardware foundation for superintelligence—purpose-built transformer-native chips designed for inference, not general-purpose GPUs. $1B+ in pre-orders before full rollout. 250-person engineering team across San Jose and Taipei. Backed by Stripes, Two Sigma Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Positive Sum.

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend, Staff SWE

📍 SF | 💵 $160K–$300K | 🚀 Seed

This Startup replaces offshore BPO teams in enterprise procurement with autonomous agents. $500K ARR in 4 months. Working with 2 Fortune 500 companies with $30M+ in active pipeline. 50%+ automation within first months of deployment. Backed by General Catalyst and A*.

Roles: Sr. Full-Stack, Sr. Backend, AI/ML, Sr. Frontend

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