Today’s Talent Pools
Posh, an events platform, raised $37 million in Series B funding. FirstMark led, joined by Causeway Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Companyon Ventures, and Epic Ventures. More here.
Eli Taylor-Lemire in NYC (Potential Founder)
Role: Co-Founder & CPO @ Posh (6 yrs)
Other Experience: Z Fellows, NYU
Description: Left Posh on 1/26
Qurubel Asefa in NYC (Potential Founder)
Role: Chief of Staff @ Posh (1 yr)
Other Experience: Sr Associate Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash, Analyst @ Crescent Capital, Analyst @ Citi TMT, Boston University
Description: Left Posh on 10/25
Autoscience, a Silicon Valley developer of an automated AI research lab, raised $14 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst.
Agastya Goel in SF (Potential Founder)
Role: SWE Intern @ Autoscience (<1 yr)
Other Experience: Intern Applied AI @ Ramp, IOI Gold '23 & '24, IPhO Gold '25, MIT CS
Description: MIT CS
Dhruv Gautam in SF (Potential Founder)
Role: Founding Team @ Autoscience (1 yr)
Other Experience: Research Intern @ Microsoft, Researcher @ BAIR, UC Berkeley MS EECS
Description: UC Berkeley class of ‘26
Swati Goel in SF (Potential Founder)
Role: Founding Scientist @ Autoscience (<1 yr)
Other Experience: Research Assistant @ Harvard, SPC @ Army National Guard, Research Intern @ Stanford, Harvard CS
Description: Left Autoscience on 6/25
Neil Natarajan in US (Stealth)
Role: Research Scientist & Advisor @ Autoscience (1 yr)
Other Experience: Research Consultant @ Schmidt Futures, Oxford PhD CS
Description: "Building something new"
Arc, an LA-based maker of electric boats, raised $50 million in Series C funding from Eclipse, a16z, Menlo Ventures, Lowercarbon, Necessary Ventures, and Offline Ventures. More here.
Kofi Asante in LA (Stealth)
Role: VP BD & Market Expansion @ Arc (2 yrs)
Other Experience: Founding BD & Strategy @ Elroy Air, Co-Founded Powerloop @ Uber Freight
Description: Stealth since 1/26
Contact: [email protected]
Amir Khan in LA (Co-Founder & CEO @ Odin Dynamics)
Role: Vehicle Engineering @ Arc (1 yr)
Other Experience: Head of Energy Storage @ Supernal, Lead ME @ Tesla, Sr ME @ Matternet
Description: "Weapons Dealer for US and Allied Navies"
Shangheethan P. in Canada (Potential Founder)
Role: Vehicle Engineer @ Arc (<1 yr)
Other Experience: Founder @ Stealth (“hard tech for gov —> acquired”), ME @ Matic, UWaterloo Mechatronics
Description: No updates since Startup got acquired on 9/25
Contact: [email protected]
Xavier Dedenbach in LA (Stealth)
Role: Sr Electrical Systems Engineer @ Arc (1.5 yrs)
Other Experience: Power Electronics Engineer @ Terraform Industries, Lead EE @ Motivo, UC Irvine EE
Description: Stealth since 9/25
Rachel Leigh Weber in LA (Stealth)
Role: Head of Operations @ Arc (3 yrs)
Other Experience: Product Ops Manager @ CloudKitchens, Program Manager @ Uber, Duke BA
Description: "Building 👀"
