Build -1 → 0
Get on the ground floor with the founding team of a pre-seed or seed-stage startup.
a16z recently invested in a stealth startup building a space-based data transport network that moves enterprise data between two points on Earth using free-space laser links in MEO. They’re hiring a Lasercom Engineer, GNC Engineer, and Thermal Engineer in LA!
Applied research lab Phylo is hiring a Forward-Deployed Scientist for up to $275K in SF. You’ll partner closely with enterprise customers, raise the scientific bar of Phylo’s agents, and make sure outputs hold up under real scientific scrutiny. Apply here!
Stuut is hiring for two marketing roles. The first is a Marketing Campaign Manager (for up to $150K) to be the engine behind Stuut’s marketing motion - and the person who makes campaigns & events actually happen. The second is a Director of Product Marketing (for up to $275K) to own how Stuut shows up in market - including the positioning, narrative, proof points, and sales tools that turn pipeline into revenue.
Neil Zeghidour (prev Staff Research Scientist at Google and AI researcher at Meta, with a PhD in CS and ML) just raised a $100M seed for Gradium - a voice layer for agentic and interactive apps. He’s growing the team in Paris - hiring a Product Manager and a Developer Community Lead. Apply here!
Eren Bali (prev co-founder of Udemy and Carbon Health) just raised a $40M seed for Monogram to build AI with a visual interface. He’s hiring a Design Engineer in San Mateo, CA to enhance Monogram’s UI and user experience. Apply here!
Interactive live-streaming startup Favorited is hiring a Product Designer in Santa Monica with deep experience in social, mobile, or games. You’ll lead end-to-end design for both creator and audience experiences across social features - and create intuitive and engaging experiences that make the platform rewarding for everyone. Apply here!
Janvi Shah (prev Google, with an MBA from Harvard) is hiring a Full-Stack Engineer for Hue - a startup transforming how people shop online by making representation real. You’ll be one of the first engineering hires, so they’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running and take real ownership. This isn’t a maintenance job on a mature codebase; it’s an opportunity to help solve early, technically challenging problems. Apply here!
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Build 0 → 1
Accelerate the growth of a Series A, B, or C startup with early momentum.
Zach Cohen is building Ease Health, an AI-native operating system for behavioral health. He’s hiring two P0 roles right now! The first is in Strategy & Ops - for a high-agency generalist to work across operations, RCM, and implementations. The other is in RCM Product Operations - an operating role at the intersection of customer implementation, product, and revenue cycle. Email the team if you’re interested.
Infinitus is hiring a Senior FDE to embed directly with their most strategic customers to drive transformational AI adoption. This is an opportunity to be one of Infinitus’ founding FDEs and help shape the forward-deployed motion. Apply here!
Valon is hiring a Narrative & Brand Lead to own their external brand, starting with talent - how Valon comes across to the engineers, operators, designers, and other builders they want to hire. The job is equal parts strategy and writing, plus the judgment that connects them. Apply here!
Social AI startup Cantina is hiring a Senior Creative Strategist, Performance Marketing for up to $200K + equity. You'll define Cantina's creative strategy for AI-generated performance ads, building the systems that produce and test creative at scale across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. Apply here!
Gamma is hiring an AI Creative Strategist in SF. This is a build-and-operate role. You’ll design and run the pipeline that takes a brief and produces production-ready static and video ads at a high volume, pairing AI generation with real editorial judgment and a real QA bar. Apply here!
Michael Kopko just raised another $110M for Pearl Health to expand its AI platform helping providers deliver better outcomes at a lower cost for Medicare patients. He’s hiring a Product Manager on the data platform team to help build and maintain the infrastructure that every engineering team at Pearl depends on. Apply here!
Will Brown just raised a $130M Series A for Prime Intellect to help enterprises build their own AI agents. He’s hiring 26 roles right now - including technical staff members, research engineers, Head of Growth, Head of Marketing, a Forward-Deployed AI Strategy Lead, and more. Apply here!
Pomelo Care is hiring a Technical Lead, Patient Experience to drive how patients interact with Pomelo from the moment they enroll through their entire care journey. You’ll lead the technical direction for Pomelo’s mobile development strategy and patient-facing apps, rapidly prototype and ship new features, and set the technical standards for future product development. Apply here!
Probook is hiring an Enterprise Customer Success Manager in NYC for up to $200K OTE. You’ll carry a portfolio of Probook’s highest-ACV accounts and own their success, from post-deployment through renewal and expansion. You’ll drive outcomes, not just relationships. GRR, NRR, and expansion are your numbers to hit. Apply here!
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Build 1 → beyond
Join a growth-stage startup scaling to its next horizon.
Formation Bio is hiring a Director of Brand Communications. Looking for someone with strong horsepower - a chronically online, deeply opinionated communications mind who knows the media landscape the way a trader knows the market. Who's up, who’s down, who's moving, what's resonating, and where the next conversation is going to happen before it does. Apply here!
Headway is hiring a Head of Patient Growth Marketing for up to $314K in NYC. Reporting to the GM of Patient, you’ll be the first senior growth marketing hire in Headway’s history on the patient side. You’ll own the full patient growth marketing remit across paid, lifecycle, and organic channels; stand up foundational martech and measurement systems; deploy creative systems that increase testing velocity; and partner across the marketplace to drive outcomes without channel cannibalization. Apply here!
Harvey is hiring for 300+ open roles right now, including a Partner Program Lead in SF for up to $270K. You’ll help build and scale the infra that powers Harvey's partner ecosystem across tech, consulting, and channel relationships. Apply here!
OpenAI is hiring a Competitive Intelligence Lead for up to $325K. You’ll own high-priority competitive analyses, exec-ready insights, and GTM enablement that help product, sales, marketing, customer success, and leadership teams understand OpenAI’s competitive strengths and areas for improvement. Apply here!
Arc is hiring a Director of Defense in LA for $270K, reporting to the CTO. You’ll own the strategy, team, and external presence that establish Arc as a serious partner to the U.S. military, allied governments, and the defense industrial base. This is a high-visibility role where you’ll shape how electric marine propulsion shows up across defense and unmanned maritime programs for the next decade. Apply here!
EliseAI is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in NYC / SF! You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including product, ops, and analytics, to build out the data infra that powers EliseAI’s decision-making processes. Your work will directly impact how the team develops products, optimizes ops, and delivers value to customers. Apply here!
Flexport is hiring a Social Media & Content Manager in Chicago to own the channels where Flexport shows up every day. You’ll run Flexport’s social presence, keep the blog full of content people actually want to read, and produce a newsletter that logistics leaders look forward to opening. You’ll write most of it yourself, polish the visuals in Canva, cut short videos for social, and build a network of voices, inside Flexport and out, who amplify our story. Apply here!
Navan is hiring a Product Marketing Manager in SF for up to $240K. You’ll drive the strategic direction and positioning for Navan’s products, with a focus on Navan’s travel product. This includes developing compelling messaging, translating new product capabilities into impactful value propositions, and creating marketing strategies that fuel growth and engagement. Apply here!
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