tech companies hiring former founders

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Tech companies who are specifically looking to hire former founders for various roles. Hope this list is helpful! DM me if your company is missing - @benln on X
Also plugging my newsletter for folks looking for their next thing, I share under-the-radar opps once a week: nextplayso.substack.com

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Company nameCompany descriptionIndustryTypes of rolesLocationStageCareer pageNotes

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11xAI digital workers for GTMAI, salesGrowth, opsSF/londonMidhttps://www.11x.ai/about-usping https://x.com/cometremeau / just raised $50m Series B / leadership is mostly former founders

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222.placeAccelerating serendipitous, chance encountersSocial networkEngNYEarlyhttps://serendipityproject.notion.site/accelerating-chance-social-encounters-66d597f821c8425facd11be5815a64d7?pvs=4Backed by YC, General Catalyst

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Actively AIGTM engine that analyzes CRM data to prioritize sales prospects and write personalized outreachAI, salesProduct eng & forward deployed engineersNYCEarlyhttps://www.actively.ai/careers

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Alembic

AI marketing intelligence platform for enterprise CMOs

AI, marketingAI, tech, post-sales, customer successSFEarlyhttps://getalembic.com/careersping https://x.com/loganpugh ; Raised $14m Series A,
leadership is mostly prior founders, several with successful exits

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AnagramDigital assets holding company building and incubating crypto projectscryptoEngineering and product design
RemoteEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Anagram/f30e91dc-d168-4b35-a11c-5ac80be853b5

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AuquanAutomating deep investment research to streamline deal sourcing, risk intelligencefintechSales, product, techNY / londonEarlyhttps://www.auquan.com/

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AutographHeadcount and resource allocation management for fast-changing teamsHR infraFounding Principal Engineer
Remote / NYC / SF / MiamiEarlyhttps://withautograph.com/journeysSecond time founder

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AutotabDesktop app that trains AI to automate repetitive and complex tasksAIOpportunisticNYEarlyhttps://www.autotab.com/second time founders backed by open ai, ping https://x.com/alexirobbins

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AveriAI Marketing Manager to craft marketing strategy, create content, and find marketing talentAI, marketingTech leads both in platform and AINYCEarlyhttps://www.averi.ai/

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BackOpsAI-powered supply chain automation for logistics teamsAITech leadershipSFEarlybackops.aibacked by Google’s gradient ventures

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BetterleapProfessional network for healthcareHealth techEngSFEarlyhttps://betterleap.com/$13m in funding

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BlumenAI for energy and infrastructure developmentAI, energyEngineering, DesignSFEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/blumenbacked by Haystack and Caffeinated, email hannes@blumensystems.com

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BoardyAI networking startupAIEarlyboardy.ai

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BRMAI-powered vendor management and procurement platform to tackle vendor negotiations and streamlines complianceAIGrowth, engSFEarlyhttps://www.brm.ai/careers#open-roles

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CasiumExpedited business immigration powered by AI + human expert collaborationB2B, AI, Legal techGrowth, operations, engSeattle, SFEarlycasium.comBacked by Allen Institute of AI Incubator https://ai2incubator.com, DM Priyanka Kulkarni (
@priyankaonair) / X

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CenterBlockchain indexing solutionCrypto, dev toolingBusiness ops, CTO, engPalo Alto / SF / RemoteEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/center

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Clearest HealthAI-first care navigation, dynamic copay plans, and insightful plan analyticsAIEng, Head of Marketing, Head of DesignNYCEarlyhttps://www.clearesthealth.com/aboutYC backed

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CocoSustainable food delivery via roboticsRobotics, AITechnicalLAMidhttps://www.cocodelivery.com/careers

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ConvoSearchAI search within each storeAI, e-commerceGrowth (e-commerce experience preferred), founding eng (experience with recommendation systems preferred)SFEarly

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CreateText to code - turn words into sites, components, and toolsAIFounding eng (full stack) or first product marketing hire (generalist)SFEarlyhttps://createxyz.notion.site/Join-Create-c8c8701371af4ef3acaad8546d8d9478

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CursorAI code editorAITechnicalSFEarlyhttps://anysphere.inc/ping https://x.com/itsjordantop

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EgoAI-native simulation engine and platform to create and share 3D animated characters, worlds, games and scripted interactionsAIEngSFEarlyhttps://www.ycombinator.com/launches/KeD-ego-an-ai-native-3d-simulation-engine-getting-us-closer-to-the-matrix-one-pixel-at-a-timeYC backed

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EmployerGlobal payroll processing and hiringB2BEng, product, biz ops, sales, marketingRemotelatehttp://Employer.comJust acquired Bench.com

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FabfitfunPremier shopping club, helping consumers discover high quality lifestyle products at competitive prices
Consumer, E-commerceProductLAMidhttps://boards.greenhouse.io/fabfitfun

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FleetworksAutomating the 2B phone calls and emails for the freight brokerage industryAI, logisticsEngSFEarlyhttps://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fleetworks/jobs/LpoDNlO-full-stack-software-engineerYC backed

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FloraConnect models together to build creative workflows and interfacesAIFounding Design Engineers, Product Engineers, Head of GrowthNYCEarlyhttps://app.dover.com/jobs/flora

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GammaAI-powered designer for presentations, documents, and websitesAIEngSFEarlycareers.gamma.app

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GliderCrypto trading on autopilotCryptoEngNY/Remotehttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Anagram/f30e91dc-d168-4b35-a11c-5ac80be853b5 https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Anagram/733f3b84-2e43-487b-af53-9484145d97b5

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Gradient AIThe AI operating system for financial servicesAI, fintechDeployment Strategists (similar flavor to Palantir)
Full Stack Eng with AI bentSF/NYEarlyhttps://www.gradient.ai/

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GraphiteAI-powered pull request toolchainDev toolingEng, sales, product, designNYCEarlyhttps://graphite.dev/careers#positions$20m Series A led by a16z

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Gravity ClimateCarbon management, purpose-built for industrial businesses and their supply chain partners.Climate techSales, eng, climateRemote/SFMidhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/GravityClimate

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GrowthXEnd-to-end growth engines with expert-guided AI workflows (content to distribution to conversion)AI, marketing, salesEng + product minded former foundersRemoteEarlyGrowthX.ai

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Haize LabsTesting AI systems to preemptively discover and eliminate any failure modeAI, devtoolsGeneralists, EngNYCEarlyhttps://haizelabs.com/careers

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HammingAutomated AI voice agent testingAI agentsEngBay AreaEarlyhttps://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hamming-ai/jobs/YC backed

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HeygenAI video generator to create and translate videosAIEngSF/LAMidheygen.com$60m Series A

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HoneyHiveDebug and improve AI agents with end-to-end testing and observabilityAIEngSF/NYEarlyhttps://careers.honeyhive.ai/

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InfinitePlatform to enable global payments and complianceFintechEarlyhttps://infinite.dev/

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InfinitusHealthcare AI agents to negotiate with insurance, get prescription follow-upsAI agentsEng, product, GMSFMidhttps://www.infinitus.ai/careers/#open-rolesRaised $51m Series C

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InnerwellPersonalized psychiatry or therapy programHealthtechOps / productremotemidhttps://helloinnerwell.com/careers

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Integral NeuroDevices to treat neurological and psychiatric disordersHardtech, healthtechEngSFEarlyhttps://integralneuro.com/

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JigsawA suite of small models to automate complex tasks in every tech stack with specialized finetuningAIFounding eng and AI researcherUS-based remoteEarlyhttps://yoeven.notion.site/Careers-at-JigsawStack-17595f7334d3809b8007c63dbc1ee2ce

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Joyful HealthAI powered financial operating system for healthcare practiceshealthcare / fintechfounding roles in eng (full-stack, data science, data eng, ML), ops, and designNYCEarlyhttps://bit.ly/4hraHrdjust raised a round. Feel free to email CEO (eliana@joyfulhealth.io) if interested

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kay.aiAI co-workers eliminating repetitive data entry in insurance operations.insurance, ai growth, sales, engineeringNYCEarlyhttps://app.dover.com/jobs/kaydotaiping the founders - achyut@kay.ai/vishal@kay.ai

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KnockNotifications infrastructure for developersInfra, dev toolingEng, opsNY/remoteEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/knock

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KnotMerchant connectivity platform with card-on-file switching for hundreds of online merchant accountsFintech, APIPM and tech lead managerNYEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/knot$10m Series A

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koodosBuilding & enabling agentic cultural products. Creators of http://getaShelf.comAI, consumer, data infra
Engineering, Product & Design
NYCEarlyhttps://koodos.notion.site/Join-the-koodos-labs-team-f99d4eaab4a440ffb773e9535c8c1ab4backed by first round capital, co-founder of Pinterest on the Board

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LindyAI agents in minutes to automate workflowsAI agentsProduct designerSFEarlyhttps://www.lindy.ai/careers

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Loman24/7 AI Phone Agent for RestaurantsAI agentsFounding eng, general applicationAustin preferred / remote okhttps://www.loman.ai/careers

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LovableIdea to app in seconds
AIEng, marketing, creative lead, communityStockholm/londonEarlyhttps://lovable.dev/90% former founders

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MadMen AIAI agents for AdvertisingAI, AdTechChief Applied AI Scientist, EngBay AreaEarlyhttps://usemadmen.ai/careersex-Meta & Twitter founders. Backed by Wing & SPC. Message Aman on WhatsApp

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MeowBanking for businessesFintechSales, growth, software engRemoteEarlyhttps://www.meow.com/ping https://x.com/brandon directly

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MergePlatform to add entire categories of integrations into your productDev toolingEng, salesSFmidhttps://www.merge.dev/careers5 days a week in the office

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MeterInternet infrastructureenterpriseEngSFMidhttps://www.meter.com/careers

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MicrosoftEverythingGlobalPublichttps://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/home.htmlping https://x.com/bwinterrose

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MixpeekMultimodal understanding infra for developers to analyze, search, and understand multimodal content with one line of code.DevtoolsEngRemoteEarlyhttps://mixpeek.com/careers

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New LanternAI RadiologyHealthtech, AI

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NimbleRXPharmacy and prescription managementHealthtechProduct leadership roles for some new 0-1 product/biz areasBay AreaLatehttps://www.nimblerx.com/careersping https://x.com/kia_amiri

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Notion Connected workspace AI, enterpriseEverythingNYC/SFLatehttps://www.notion.com/careers35 former founders working at NotionHQ

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OmneaAI procurement automationAI, enterpriseEverythingLondon, NY, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, AmsterdamMidhttps://www.omnea.co/careers$20m Series A

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OntikFinancial operations platform for B2B wholesalers to collect and manage paymentsFintechDesign, product, engLondonEarlyhttps://ontiktech.notion.site/Ontik-Careers-1633c0f11229808ea866e82455fec2c6

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OpalBack-office operations for agenciesSales and engineeringCanada / USEarlyhttps://www.getopal.co/

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OpenAIChatGPTAIAI solutions architect who can work with strategic startupsSFLatehttps://openai.com/careers/solutions-architect-startups/ping https://x.com/shyamalanadkat

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PalantirSoftware platforms for the intelligence communityDefense, dataEngGlobalPublichttps://www.palantir.com/careers/ping https://x.com/waldo47

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ParamarkMarketing measurement, experimentation, forecastingAnalytics, martechEarlyparamark.com

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PartlyOn a mission is to connect the world's partsAI, AutomotiveEng, Technical, Sales

SF / NZ (can provide visa for family) / UK / EU

Early/Mid

https://www.partly.com/careers/careers-at-partly

Backed by Blackbird, Dylan Feld (Figma CEO), Akshay Kothari (Notion Co-founder), Pete Beck (Rocket Lab CEO)

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PhrasingTurns binge-worthy activities into language-learning opportunitiesCTO / co-founding engineerEarlyhttps://phrasing.app/dream-team-old

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PiDeveloping foundation models and learning algorithms to power robots and physical devicesAI, MLOpsSFMidhttps://www.physicalintelligence.company/join-usBacked by Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, OpenAI, Sequoia Capital, and Thrive Capital

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ping https://x.com/fut_ureAI agents for accountants
AI, accountingMany roles: tech, sales, accountingNYMidhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/basis-ai$34m series A

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PoderoCloud based renewable energy management solutionClimate tech, cloudProduct marketing, eng, salesRemote / ViennaEarlyhttps://join.com/companies/podero

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PraanAdvanced air purification systemHardtechhttps://www.praan.io/careers

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ProphecyBuild and deploy data pipelines for analyticsDevtoolsPM roleBay AreaEarlyhttps://www.prophecy.io/careers

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RantirLogic builder and no-code AI Agent softwareAIEarlyhttps://www.rantir.com/

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RetoolBuild internal apps with minimal codeDevtoolsLateretool.com

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RibbonScreen candidates with AI interviews or handpick from pre-screened talent AItechnicalTorontoEarlyhttps://www.ribbon.ai/

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RoamPlatform for purchasing homes for a low-rate mortgageFintechPeople that spike in product positioning and systems thinkingNYCEarlyhttps://withroam.notion.site/We-re-making-homeownership-2x-more-affordable-a20aece66d4a4f49bb0734e6e1a58bd950% of the team at Roam has started a company before

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RoboflowWorkflow builder and deployment infrastructure to create datasets, train models, and deploy to productionInfra, dataFormer founder roleSF/NY/remote USMidhttps://app.dover.com/apply/Roboflow/26d4ab31-e73d-47c8-9c25-ead170b5ac12/?rs=76643084

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ScaleAccelerate the development of AI with dataAIEng, PM, Design, AI/ML, Ops, SalesSF/New YorkLatehttps://scale.com/careers

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SentienHeadset deviceHardtechEarlysentienhq.com

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SlashCorporate bankingFintech Eng, Product, Data, Ops/ComplianceSFEarlyhttps://jobs.joinslash.com/ping https://x.com/kevinbai0

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SlingshotMental health AI research training the first foundation model for psychologyAIEngNYCEarlyjobs.ashbyhq.com/slingshotai

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Sonia HealthTherapy-like AI chatbot based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)AIEng, designers product/ux, clinical psychologistsNYEarlyhttps://www.soniahealth.com/YC backed

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StealthEng, ops and GTMNYCEarlyping https://x.com/cuffejamie

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StealthFounding engineer, founding design engineerLAEarlystealthping https://x.com/jb_bakst

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StealthAI, engineering, productping https://x.com/maxekane

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stealthAI apps and agents for large enterpriseAIfull stack Eng, full-stack gtmSFEarly founded by http://x.com/brendanfalk, previously founder of fig (acquired by AWS)

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StripePayments companyEverythingGlobalLatehttps://stripe.com/jobs/searchping https://twitter.com/jeff_weinstein

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StructifyConvert unstructured web content and documents into personalized enterprise databasesDataOpportunisticNYEarlyhttps://chipped-pint-1ae.notion.site/Structify-1432bb9b944880c195c4ec02f8dbdd11?pvs=73

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SudowriteAI for authors of fictionAIAI Engineer, GrowthremoteEarlyhttps://sudowrite.notion.site/We-re-hiring-engineers-to-make-writing-magical-389c57f5ae3a421d8f8c0b48c8407e88Company in 3rd year of profitability, does a profit share with employees. Both founders have successful prior exits.

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SunoFun with Music + AIAI, entertainment, music
Eng, Data, and GTMBoston / NYC / LA
Earlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sunoping https://x.com/fut_ure

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SunsetHelping tech companies shut downCompany infraCustomer success, eng, salesNYEarlyhttps://www.sunsethq.com/careers

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SuperpowerDigital clinic for members focused on whole-body testing and preventative medicineHealthtechTechnicalSFEarlyhttps://superpowerhealth.notion.site/Build-Superpower-With-Us-484d862f400a4bcd95c5e15c406e720f

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Taxwire Automated global sales tax complianceB2B, fintechEng, taxNYC/remoteEarlyhttp://taxwire.notion.site/ping https://x.com/andrew__rea

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TextlaSMS marketing outreach toolingMarketing, salesProduct, engUS remoteEarlyhttps://www.textla.com/

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TimeOSAI-based time management toolsAI, productivityGrowth https://www.timeos.ai/

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VerseMake visual blogs, mini-sites, collages, mixed media art ConsumerEngineering and product design
NYEarlyhttps://madeonverse.com/

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VizcomTransform sketches into renders and 3D models in secondsAIFull stack web , iOS devs, back end infra, gtm marketing, designersSF/remoteEarlyhttps://www.vizcom.ai/

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WayfasterInterview your candidate pipeline using AI screening callsAI, recruitingBusiness generalistEarlywayfaster.com

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WindmillWindmill gives managers AI superpowers, reimagining how leaders run their teamsAITechnicalNYCEarlyhttps://jobs.ashbyhq.com/windmill