Jobs Report

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Dan Entrup
August 05, 2025

Since last post we’ve seen 1 acquisition, 11 funding rounds ($309M raised), 13 people moves & promotions, 1 new company, 8 roles ($354K average salary, thanks Netflix), 3 articles, and 1 newly added upcoming event.

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M&A

Check out the It’s Pronounced Data Deal Tracker for full M&A and funding rounds.

*Deals are announced but may not be closed.

Funding

  • AIRIA (spatial intelligence) raised a Seed round.

  • Anaconda (Python, data science, and AI platform) raised $150M at a $1.5B valuation in a Series C led by Insight Partners.

  • Daloopa (financial modeling) raised $13M.

  • Fu2re (image data processing) raised R$12.5M in a round led by Copel Ventures.

  • Hightouch (marketing data and AI platform) received investments from Snowflake Ventures and Capital One Ventures.

  • Knit (AI-powered consumer research) raised $16.1M in a Series A led by GFT Ventures and Sound Ventures.

  • Metaforms (AI platform for market research agencies) raised $9M in a Series A led by Peak XV Partners.

  • OffDeal (AI-native investment bank) raised $12M in a Series A led by Radical Ventures.

  • Pantomath (data operations platform) raised $30M in a Series B led by General Catalyst.

  • RunReveal (security data) raised $7M in a Seed round led by Costanoa Ventures.

  • Saphyre (finance operations and trading workflow platform) received a $70M growth equity investment from FTV Capital.

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

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Who’s Hiring

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*salaries only listed where provided by the company and may vary based on location and other factors. See links for specific salary details.

New Company Alert

37Maru is an idea factory focused on identifying profound problems, developing well thought out solutions, finding founders to partner with, and building. The firm has incorporated one company and is currently researching two more: tools to drive multi-dimensional financial wellness, and products that increase retail investors’ success rate. The firm is founded by CEO Frank Rotman (prior Founding Partner at QED Investors) and COO Rachael Harnish (prior VP of Operations at Typeform and Shogun). To learn more, check out their site or Frank’s post here.

What I’m Reading

BattleFin New York x2

BattleFin Discovery Day is returning to NYC for the second time this year on October 9th. The event will feature a number of workshops and panels, including “Dynamic Pricing & Promotion Analytics,” “Cohort Intelligence: Decoding Consumer & Business Behavior,” and “The Buy vs. Build Debate: Scaling Alternative Data Initiatives.” For more information, check out the event page here.

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