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Summary of Juniper Ventures Funding News: 🌱 Firm Launch: Juniper Ventures, founded by Michael Luciani and Jennifer Kan, PhD, spun out of Climate Capital to focus on synthetic biology for climate solutions. 💰 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱: - Raised $10.6 million in an oversubscribed fund. - Plans to invest $100,000–$500,000 in early-stage startups. 🧪 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: - Industries contributing to carbon pollution, including: - Industrials, chemicals, plastics, food, agriculture, and buildings. - Startups working on sustainable solutions like: - California Cultured (sustainable coffee and chocolate). - Cache DNA (innovative DNA/RNA storage). 🌟 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: To be the first institutional investor for scientists commercializing climate-focused synthetic biology research. Nick Fitz Griffin Bohm Boston Nyer Esben K. Savannah Malkin Taylor ----- Repost ♻️ if you find this useful. Hit the 🔔 if you enjoy our content. Engage 💙 if you like it. 👋 Follow us for more: The Big Deal ©

Summary of Bluenote Funding News: 💰 Funding Secured: San Francisco-based Bluenote, a generative AI platform for life sciences companies, raised $10 million in financing. 🏢 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: - Streamlines regulatory workflows for life sciences, including regulatory filings, technical reports, and manufacturing documentation. - 15+ applications already deployed across various life sciences teams. 🌟 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: Fatima Sabar and Katsuya Noguchi. 🌱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: - Lux Capital. - Notable investors include Elad Gil, Anthropic, Menlo Ventures Anthology Fund, and prominent executives such as: - Othman Laraki (CEO of Color Health). - Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart). 🔗 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Mike Nohaile, Kristen Fortney, Eric Morgen, Qasar Younis, Linus Upson, Jeffrey Low, MD, McKesson Ventures, Avichal Garg, Moxxie Ventures, and Carbon Silicon Ventures. 🌍 Headquarters: San Francisco, California. ------ Repost ♻️ if you find this useful. Hit the 🔔 if you enjoy our content. Engage 💙 if you like it. 👋 Follow us for more: The Big Deal ©

Hadrius Hiring : 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗜/𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 $130K - $170K / 0.01% - 0.15% Location New York, NY, US Job Type Contract Experience 1+ years ----- 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 - Exceptionally skilled: You are highly competent as a designer, coming from 1,000s of hours of practice. - Coachable: Open to learning the Hadrius way and raising the bar while you’re at it. Grit: You’re consistently the hardest working person on your team. - All-in: This is not a 9-5. We have a massive opportunity ahead of us and are looking to multiply our engineering speed. We are optimizing for the best folks and are happy to compensate generously. - Passion for our mission: Genuinely excited about our tech and our mission to end financial crises. - Team-first mentality: You are interested in building for the long-term alongside founding team members, and committed to mentoring others and being mentored. - Autonomy: Exercise a high-degree of autonomy and design authority ----- Apply : https://lnkd.in/es6_KWsN

OneText (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Growth Marketer 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: San Francisco Headquarters (In Person Strongly Preferred) 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: $80,000 - $140,000 + Equity 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, Untracked PTO 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁: Shop by Text Sitting at the intersection of payments, AI, and marketing, OneText makes shopping as effortless as paying with your hotel room number. Shoppers literally reply and buy with one text. Fast-growing ecommerce brands use our text to buy payments and AI sales concierge to drive up to 30% more revenue. We replace conventional SMS marketing with two-way conversations that delight shoppers and inspire them to buy more. ------ Apply Here : https://lnkd.in/ez8Eae5j

🚀 Principal Venture Partners (PVP) Raises $100M AI-Focused Fund 🤖 💼 Principle Venture Partners (PVP), founded by Songyee Y., has launched a $100 million fund to back AI startups. With a team of renowned AI experts, PVP aims to shape the future of AI innovation by supporting early-stage companies across diverse sectors. 🌟 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: Songyee Yoon, PhD from MIT & former president of NCSOFT 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀: Includes AI pioneers Daniela Rus, Dawn Song, and Jeremy Nixon 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 🧠 AI-native startups in insurance, autonomous robotics, and more 💰 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀: $100,000 to several million dollars 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Includes six startups, such as Liquid AI 🌍 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 Amount Raised: $100,000,000 HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States 🇺🇸 🎯 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Yoon highlights the importance of diverse academic expertise in driving innovation and securing deals in the competitive AI space. ------ ♻️ Repost if you're excited about AI-driven solutions. 🔔 Follow for insights on groundbreaking funds. 💙 Engage if you believe in the transformative power of AI! 👋 Stay tuned for more: The Big Deal ©

💻 Anysphere Secures $100M Series B for AI-Powered Coding Assistant Cursor 🚀 🌟 Anysphere, the creator of Cursor, an AI-driven coding assistant, has raised $100 million in Series B funding at an impressive $2.6 billion valuation. This funding round, led by Thrive Capital, underscores the meteoric rise of the platform, with ARR jumping from $4M to $48M in just six months. 📈 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: $2.6 billion 🌟 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Startup Fund, Neo, Index Ventures, Benchmark, @Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, and Arash Ferdowsi 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: $60M Series A (June 2024) at $400M valuation 🌍 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱: 2022 by Michael T., Sualeh A., Arvid Lunnemark, and Aman Sanger at MIT 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁: Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant with a freemium model 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀: OpenAI, Shopify, Instacart, and more. 𝗔𝗥𝗥 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: $4M (April 2024) → $48M (October 2024) 🚀 🏢 HQ: San Francisco, California ----- ♻️ Repost if you’re excited about AI innovations. 🔔 Follow us for the latest funding news. 💙 Engage if you’re a fan of tools empowering developers! 👋 Stay tuned for more: The Big Deal ©

🚀 Swizzle Ventures Raises $5M to Empower Women’s Health, Wellness, and Wealth 🌟 💼 Swizzle Ventures, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO of Bamboo, has closed its inaugural fund, raising $5 million to invest in early-stage startups tackling critical issues in women’s health, wellness, and financial empowerment. 🌟 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 Focus Areas: 🌸 Women’s health and caregiving 🌱 Mental health support 💰 Financial empowerment 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: ✅ Mavida Health: A mental health care platform 🛠 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Jessica Kamada leverages her expertise from leading growth marketing and operations at Bamboo to address challenges in caregiving, healthcare, and the financial gap as women face a major wealth transfer in the coming years. 🌍 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: Early-stage fund 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱: $5,000,000 𝗛𝗤: Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸 ----- ♻️ Repost if you support women-led innovation. 🔔 Follow for updates on impactful ventures. 💙 Engage if this resonates with you! 👋 Stay tuned for more: The Big Deal ©

Summary of Arborea Funding News: 💰 Funding Secured: Arborea, a UK and Portugal-based startup, raised €5 million in a round led by Indico Capital Partners with support from Banco Português de Fomento (BPF). 🌱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳: - Grows 50,000 species of photosynthetic microorganisms (e.g., marine microalgae) in a carbon-negative process. - Does not require agricultural land, easing pressure on farming spaces. - Captures CO2, uses sunlight, and releases oxygen, combating climate change. - Produces zero-carbon proteins and nutrient-rich food ingredients for a sustainable global food supply. 🏭 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Build a large-scale protein production facility to scale the Biosolar Leaf technology. 🌍 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: - Reduces the need for farmland, freeing it up for nature restoration. - Offers a sustainable way to address food security and climate change simultaneously. 🗣️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: - CEO Julian Melchiorri highlights the funding as a pivotal step toward transforming food production with nature-positive solutions. - Indico Capital’s Managing Partner Stephan de Moraes underscores the potential to replace animal protein and boost food production efficiency. 🏢 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮: Founded in 2015, Arborea focuses on creating sustainable food ingredients with advanced organic systems to tackle global nutrition challenges. ----- Repost ♻️ if you find this useful. Hit the 🔔 if you enjoy our content. Engage 💙 if you like it. 👋 Follow us for more: The Big Deal ©

Summary of Chromafora Funding News: 💰 Funding Secured: Chromafora, a Sweden-based environmental tech company, raised €22.5 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB). 💧 Purpose of Funding: To enhance its PFAS removal technologies and deploy water-treatment units across Europe between 2024 and 2028. 🔬 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: SELMEXT: Removes heavy metals and helps recycle valuable materials like gold from waste. SELPAXT: Targets both short- and long-chain PFAS substances, achieving 90% removal efficiency with ultrafiltration and chemical processes. ♻️ 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Focus on removing contaminants while minimizing waste through selective filtration. 🌍 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: - Operations already established in Sweden and Belgium, with plans for more European markets. - Portable water treatment systems cater to industrial clients like landfill operators. 🗣️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: CEO Johan Seijmer emphasizes the EIB loan as a "fantastic verification" of Chromafora's technology and a boost for faster expansion in Europe. ✅ EIB Endorsement: Vice-President Thomas Östros highlights the importance of Chromafora’s innovation for clean water technologies and sustainable systems in Europe. 🏢 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮: Specializes in cleantech solutions for water treatment, with patented technologies SELPAXT and SELMEXT, addressing critical environmental challenges. ✨ Chromafora’s solutions align with Europe’s sustainability goals while addressing the urgent need for clean water systems. ------ Repost ♻️ if you find this useful. Hit the 🔔 if you enjoy our content. Engage 💙 if you like it. 👋 Follow us for more: The Big Deal ©

🌿 Waken Mouthcare Raises $1.2M to Expand Eco-Friendly Oral Care 🌍 🪥 Waken Mouthcare, a London-based oral care brand co-founded by Simon Duffy MBE and Rhodri Ferrier MBE, has successfully raised £950K ($1.2M) through a crowdfunding campaign with 215 investors via Republic Europe (formerly Seedrs). 💡 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 Eco-Friendly Focus: ♻️ Post-consumer recycled plastics 🌳 FSC-certified cardboard packaging 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽: ✨ Whitening toothpaste 🌊 Daily Care mouthwash 🧵 Dental floss made from 100% recycled materials 📈 Impressive Growth 𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀: £5.4M ($6.8M) 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱: 3.4M 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: Expanding into Singapore, Malaysia, and Turkey 🌟 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 Round: Crowdfunding Amount Raised: $1,200,000 HQ: London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ---- ♻️ Repost if you believe in a sustainable future. 🔔 Hit the bell for more impactful updates. 💙 Engage if you support eco-friendly innovation! 👋 Follow us for more: The Big Deal ©