👋 I’m Justin. I run The SF Grind, The LA Grind, and scout for Headline. I live in LA but spend a lot of time in San Francisco meeting founders, hosting gatherings, and enjoying the wonderful city.
Happy Monday! Thank you to last week’s sponsors, Aspire, Fidelity Private Shares, Rho, and TriNet. I had such a good time meeting some amazing founders in SF.
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🌁 Upcoming Events We’re Hosting 🌁
🗓️ March 27: Matcha & Momentum | Volume 2. SoMa. 9 - 10:30 am. In partnership with Aspire, the finance stack for global founders.
🗓️ March 28: SF Startup Community Walk. Marina. 10 - 11:30 am.
🗓️ April 30: Curated Seed+ Founders Dinner. SF. 6:30 - 9 pm. Sponsored by Sprinto, the world’s first autonomous trust platform.
👋 This Week in SF 👋
🗓️ March 24: Security Founders' Oasis at RSA 2026. Financial District. 5:30 - 9 pm.
🗓️ March 24: RSAC Pickleball Tournament. Embarcadero. 8 - 11 am.
🗓️ March 25: Pioneer W26 Recharge Party. Mission Bay. 6 - 9 pm.
🗓️ March 25: Hardware Founder Dinner @ Root Ventures | Hardware for Data Centers + AI Infra. SF. 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 26-27: AI Healthcare Conference. Stanford. 7 am - 7 pm.
🗓️ March 26: Women Tech Meetup: Yes, I'm the CTO! SF. 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 26: Hardware Pitch Night. Bernal Heights. 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 26: Wine Down RSA Dinner. The Castro. 6 - 9 pm.
🗓️ March 26: Rho Hoops Watch Party. SF. 6 - 10 pm.
🗓️ March 26: AI Innovators Forum. SF. 5 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 27: Female Founders Breakfast. SF. 9 - 11 am.
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Top 5 SF Startup Jobs
Product Designer @ ShiftOS
Chief of Staff @ Virio
Software Engineer @ Sotira
Director of Partnerships @ Photon Commerce
VP of Engineering @ Delphi
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Other Opportunities
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Atlys, a digital platform that streamlines visa applications across 120+ countries, raised a $36M Series C led by Susquehanna Asia VC.
Halcyon, an AI platform for navigating US energy regulatory data, raised a $21M Series A led by Energize Capital.
Laminar, an AI agent observability and debugging platform, raised a $3M seed round led by Atlantic.vc.
Gency AI, a blockchain and AI-powered sovereign advertising network, raised a $20M seed round with participation from TikTok, HF0, and others.
Tenkara, an AI ops agent platform automating supply chain and procurement for US manufacturers, raised a $7M seed round led by True Ventures.
Rubi, a biotech that transforms waste carbon into materials for fashion manufacturers, raised a $7.5M seed round co-led by AP Ventures and FH One Investments.
Beautiful.ai, an AI-powered presentation software platform, raised a $45M growth round led by General Catalyst.
Eragon, an agentic AI operating system for enterprise software, raised a $12M seed round led by Long Journey Ventures.
Multiply, an AI-native media agency for B2B companies, raised a $9.5M seed round led by Mayfield.
Paraform, an agentic hiring platform connecting companies with specialized recruiters, raised a $40M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners.
RunSybil, an AI-powered offensive security platform for continuous vulnerability testing, raised $40M in funding led by Khosla Ventures.
Respan, a proactive AI observability platform for agents, raised a $5M seed round led by Gradient Ventures with Y Combinator participating.
Mave Health, a neurotech company building a wearable headset for focus, mood, and stress regulation, raised a $2.1M seed round led by Blume Ventures.
Latent Health, a medical AI platform that automates prior authorization for life-saving medications, raised an $80M Series A led by Spark Capital and Transformation Capital.
Corridor, a security platform for AI-native software development, raised a $25M Series A led by Felicis Ventures.
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See you next week,
Justin