Today’s Talent Pools

Skydio, the leading U.S. autonomous drone manufacturer based in San Mateo, CA, raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B post-money valuation. The round was led by existing investors. The company has raised a total of $856M+.

  1. Austin Charles Stone in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: FTE #15 & Research Engineer @ Skydio (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Researcher @ Google DeepMind, Sr Research Engineer @ Google Brain, Technical Staff @ Inceptive, UT Austin MS CS

    3. Description: Stealth since 9/25

  2. Shreetej Reddy in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Autonomy Engineer @ Skydio (4.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Research Assistant @ UPenn, Intern @ NASA JPL, UPenn MEng Robotics

    3. Description: Stealth since 9/25

  3. Brad Bitler in SF (Founder @ Takeoff)

    1. Role: Director of Product Design @ Skydio (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Product Design Lead @ Apple, Principal UX Designer @ Autodesk, UC Berkeley BA

    3. Description: “AI-powered agentic travel platform”

    4. Funding: Vercel AI Accelerator

  4. Chuck M. in Dallas (Stealth)

    1. Role: VP Federal Sales @ Skydio (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: CRO @ PDW ($170M raised), Navy SEAL, USC Marshall MBA

    3. Description: Stealth since 4/26

  5. Varun Jain in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Computer Vision Engineer @ Skydio (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder @ Viva Labs (YC W22), Co-Founder @ ZeusCloud, SWE @ Neeva, Harvard BA/MS CS

    3. Description: "Building AI for Enterprises"

Monk, a two-year-old New York startup that handles invoicing, collections, and payment reconciliation for B2B companies, raised a $25 million Series A round co-led by Footwork and Acrew Capital, with previous investor BTV also contributing. The company has raised a total of $29 million.

  1. David Qiu in NYC (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Founding Team @ Monk (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Associate @ BlackRock, Equity Research Analyst @ Morgan Stanley

    3. Description: Left Monk in 2025

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  2. Hyowon Lee in NYC (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Founding SWE @ Monk (1 yr)

    2. Description: Left Monk in 2026

Afresh, an SF-based grocery software developer, raised $34M led by Just Climate and High Sage Ventures.

  1. Vithushan Jeyakumaran in SF (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: FTE #18 & Deployment Lead @ Afresh (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Sr PM @ Lyft Autonomous, Associate @ BCG, Stanford GSB MBA

    3. Description: Left Tremendous on 3/25

  2. Max Ockner in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Afresh (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder @ Manzanita AI, Engineering Manager @ Hive, MIT BS Math & CS

    3. Description: Stealth since 10/25

Reliable Robotics, a nine-year-old company based in Mountain View, CA, that builds automated flight systems that allow cargo planes to fly with minimal human control, raised a $160 million round led by Nimble Partners, with RTX Ventures also stepping up.

  1. Matt Nehrenz in SF (Co-Founder & CTO @ Hyperspace Technologies)

    1. Role: GNC Lead @ Reliable Robotics (6.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Sr Manager Applied Algorithms @ True Anomaly, Navigation Engineer @ Virgin Orbit, Georgia Tech MS Aerospace

    3. Description: Stealth since 7/25

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