Today’s Talent Pool

Vast, a four-year-old startup based in Long Beach, CA, that develops commercial space stations designed for microgravity research and manufacturing, raised a $300 million Series A round led by Balerion Space Ventures, with IQT, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co., MUFG, Nikon, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, and Earthrise Ventures also participating. The company has raised a total of $1+ billion. Tech Funding News has more here.

  1. Robert Wiggenhorn in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: VP of Space Station Engineering @ Vast (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Director of Starlink Enterprise Engineering @ SpaceX

    3. Description: Stealth since 12/25

  2. Kyle Cothern in LA (Founder @ Flotilla Space)

    1. Role: 1st FTE @ Vast (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Sr Design Eng @ Hyperloop, Launch Ops Eng @ SpaceX, Lead Project Eng @ Arrivo

    3. Description: “Ad astra per turbos”

Wayve, a U.K.-based autonomous car company, raised $1.5b in Series D funding that valued it at $8.6b. Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank led, joined by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Baillie Gifford, British Business Bank, Icehouse Ventures, and Schroders Capital. wayve.ai

  1. Zen Tang in SF (Co-Founder @ Shared Context Lab)

    1. Role: SWE @ Wayve (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: MLE @ TikTok, Yale BS

    3. Description: “An AI advocate that understands your life and adapts to you.”

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  2. Nicole Nobili in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: MLE Intern @ Wayve (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Founding AI Eng @ Eudia ($105M from GC, Floodgate), Founding Team & AI Eng @ Gomry, ETH Zurich MS

    3. Description: Stealth @ SPC since 9/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  3. Jan Hunermann in London (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Sr Applied Scientist @ Wayve (4 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: MTS @ Poolside

    3. Description: Left Poolside on 2/26

    4. Contact: Twitter, Site, [email protected]

  4. Anton Nazareth in London (Stealth)

    1. Role: Head of Simulation @ Wayve (5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Imperial College London MSc

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/25

Nitra, an AI company focused on health care financial and operational workflows, raised $50m in Series B funding from Actions Capital, AppWorks, Comma Capital, Dunamu & Partners, Era Funds, NEA, Pantera Capital, and Sazze Partners. axios.link/4bjp1jg

  1. Steve Wang in LA (Founder @ noto)

    1. Role: Founding Eng & Head of Eng @ Nitra (1.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: SWE @ Lyft, Consultant @ Applied Predictive Technologies, Harvard BA, SPC Member

    3. Description: “Noto provides modern business management software for after school businesses like tutoring centers, music schools, and art schools”

Evervault, a six-year-old Dublin startup that processes and orchestrates sensitive data while keeping it encrypted throughout storage and computation, raised a $25 million Series B round led by Ribbit Capital, with Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures also pitching in. The company has raised a total of $46 million. EU-Startups has more here.

  1. Paddy Monahan in US (Founder @ Vindara Health)

    1. Role: 5th FTE & Product Eng @ Evervault (1 yr)

    2. Description: “Vindara Health is building the AI-native operating system for complex chronic care, starting with our own virtual clinic”

Rhoda AI, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based robot training startup, raised $450m at a $1.7b valuation. Premji Invest led, joined by Capricorn Investment Group, Khosla Ventures, Leitmotif, Matter Venture Partners, Mayfield, Premji Invest, Prelude Ventures, Temasek, and Xora, and John Doerr. axios.link/4bgtx1X

  1. Jesse R Shue in SF (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Early Hire & Research @ Rhoda AI (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Research Scientist Intern @ Luma AI & Stanford SAIL, Stanford CS

    3. Description: Left Rhoda AI on 4/25

    4. Contact: Twitter

Nominal, a four-year-old Los Angeles startup that helps hardware engineers test and operate complex systems during development and deployment, raised an $80 million Series B round led by Founders Fund, with prior backers Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and Red Glass also anteing up. TechCrunch has more here.

  1. Ritwik Dixit in NYC (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: SWE @ Nominal (2 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: SWE @ Asana, Intern @ Citadel, UC Berkeley CS

    3. Description: Left Nominal on 2/26

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