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A Message from our Writers: Welcome back! 37 Job openings with an expanded geographical coverage, a hilarious story, and so many more treats! This week was fun to write, sometimes its hard to find good content, but this week? not so much, lovely.
As always, I wanted to thank you for being a reader and being part of this journey, we have reached 1,200 subs! - From LinkedIn posts to your inbox, thank you ♥️
Much Love, Kev
This Week's Treats
🍔 The Venture Bite News
🥯 Two stories we liked
Ok this is hilarious, Soham Parekh, a software engineer, secretly held multiple roles at YC-backed companies earning up to US$ 200K at each. Legend. What a legend Read: Yahoo
AI receives an ace at Wimbledon as Tennis Champion Emma Raducanu criticizes the new AI line judge. How far are we really at completely being replaced by technology? Read: TechCrunch
🍯 Fundraising News
This week's funding rounds are serving up a huge round, acquisitions, and a little bit of cheating. From AI that helps you cheat to tech reshaping the energy grid, let's dive into the freshest capital infusions fueling tomorrow's game-changers!
🇺🇸 Savvy Wealth raises $72 M, fuel for a revolution in financial advising: AI meets empathy meets acquisition blitz. They’re consolidating fragmented advisor firms and bringing them into the digital age, letting smart tech handle the boring stuff and leaving humans to do the caring. This is next-gen wealth management, and it's popping off… Source: AI Insider
🇺🇸 Campfire, a San Francisco‑based startup founded in 2023, has secured a $35 million Series A round led by Accel, with participation from Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital 49, and key angel investors including Mercury’s CFO Dan Kang. Their focus on meaningful automation, cutting month‑end close times, providing seamless financial insight, and simplifying cloud‑cost reconciliation, positions them as a compelling alternative to entrenched incumbents like NetSuite and Sage Intacct. Source: TechCrunch
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🍧 Global Unicorn Map
Hold Up – Over 1,200 Unicorns?! That's a Lot of Billion-Dollar Babies!
Alright, buckle up, because we just got our hands on the latest "Global Unicorn Club" map from CB Insights, and holy moly, the numbers are wild! We're talking over 1,276 private companies valued at a cool $1 billion or more as of Q2 2025. Yeah, you heard that right – one thousand two hundred unicorns, damn, that's a lot!
But seriously, this isn't just a random list; it's a goldmine. This incredibly detailed infographic lays out all these elusive "unicorns" across every industry imaginable. From the AI powerhouses and enterprise software giants to the game-changing healthcare innovators and the slickest fintech disruptors, it's all here. You can see who's truly shaking things up, creating entirely new markets, and basically building the future. If you're into spotting the next big thing, wondering where all the smart money's going, or just curious about who's owning the private market right now, you absolutely have to check this out. It's a fascinating look at the companies everyone's talking about (or soon will be!)
🍦 Open Venture Capital Jobs
Here's what you've been waiting for: exciting job opportunities! To maximize your chances, remember these key tips:
Apply early and tailor your application to each specific job posting.
Research the Venture Capital firm thoroughly, including their portfolio companies and investment thesis.
Customize your CV to highlight the strengths most relevant to the role.
Go the extra mile: Identify a startup that aligns with the VC's portfolio and investment strategy. Then, craft a two-page memo explaining why you believe it would be an excellent fit for their investment
🔥Must Apply | 🌱Impact Investing | 🧑💻Remote Role | 🥳Easy Apply (LinkedIn) |
🧑🏫Recruiting Agency
🇺🇸 | Danone | Senior Ventures Director 🔥🔥
🇺🇸 | 3M Ventures | Investment Director 🔥🔥
🇺🇸 | Toyota Frontier Fund | Associate 🥳🔥
🇺🇸 | Andreessen Horowitz | Partner 16, Chief of Staff 🔥🔥
🇺🇸 | Bouken Capital | Venture Partner 🥳
🇺🇸 | Hico Ventures | Investor 🥳
🇺🇸 | Found | Investment Associate 🥳
🇺🇸 | Capital Factory | Associate (Austin)
🇺🇸 | Infrared Capital Partners | Associate
🇺🇸 | TCV | Investment Associate 🥳
🇺🇸 | Griffen Gaming Partners | Investor 🥳
🇺🇸 | Huntington Ventures | Strategic Investment Associate
🇺🇸 | Andreessen Horowitz | Partner 16, Deal Operations 🔥🔥
🇺🇸 | Reuters | Corporate Venture Capital Analyst 🔥🔥
🇺🇸 | Axa Investments | Investment Associate, Global Health Investing
🇺🇸 | B Capital | Head of Investor Relations 🔥🔥🔥
🇬🇧 | Founders Factory | VC Investor
🇬🇧 | Kopa Ventures | Part-time Student VC
🇬🇧 | Greenwich Partners | Investment Associate 🥳🧑🏫
🇮🇹 | Oliver James | Investment Associate 🧑🏫
🇩🇪 | YZR Capital | Investment Associate
🇩🇪 | Early Bird Capital | Visiting Analyst 🔥
🇪🇸 | GCO Ventures | Portfolio Analyst
🇪🇸 | Antai Ventures | Managing Partner
🇨🇭 | Emerald Technology Ventures | AI Venture Capital Analyst Intern
🇩🇰 | Exowave | Venture Associate 🥳🌱
🇳🇱| ACL Partner | Investment Manager 🥳
🇳🇱 | PGGM | Investment Director
🇳🇱 | Pearse Partners | Senior Analyst 🥳🧑🏫
🇸🇦 | Equivator | Venture Partner 🥳
🇮🇳 | Artha | Principal 🔥
🇮🇳 | Intellectual Capital HR | Vice President 🥳🧑🏫
🇮🇳 | Stride Ventures | Investment Intern
🇦🇪 | Head of Investment | Venture Search
🇨🇦 | 404 Fund | Venture Fellow
🇧🇷 | BairesDev | Investment Associate
🇨🇴 | Latin Leap | VC Intern 🥳
🍰 What We’re Listening To
Crispy like a cigarette, sweet like bourbon, this section brings music to this letter. Though you will probably be finished reading at this point, hope you listen to this while reading or doing some work. Whatever you’re going through, good luck, keep your head down, grind it out. You’ve got this!
That’s it for today, hope you enjoyed this as much as I did curating it, see you next week!
-Kev