Donuts, Scrolls & Zeros
A donut hack for a job, VCs funding female founders, $44M for Gameto’s fertility science, $25M for Casap’s AI fraud platform, $20M for OneSkin’s longevity skincare line.
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Good morning, hustlers — whether you’re going back to school, working full time on your startup, or deep into your full time job, it is game time.
This month, I’m sharing the same strategies I’ve used to break into startups, land responses from top founders, and have people gravitate to you.
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Shanthi Shanmugam, Co-Founder & CEO of Casap, a New York–based AI platform automating payment disputes and fighting first-party fraud, raised $25M in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital.
Spyri Karasavva, Founder & CEO of Dealops, a San Francisco–based modern revenue platform for AI and enterprise sales teams, raised $7M in funding led by Pear VC and General Catalyst.
Shannon Kay, Co-Founder & COO of Topline Pro, an AI-powered platform helping home service businesses grow and run online, raised $27M in Series B funding led by Northzone.
Preeti Bhargava, Co-Founder & CTO of Arintra, a San Francisco-based AI-native autonomous medical coding platform for healthcare providers, raised $21M in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners.
Dina Radenkovic, Co-Founder & CEO of Gameto, a New York City-based cell engineering company focused on women’s reproductive health, raised $44M in Series C funding led by Overwater Ventures.
Kara Holinski, Co-Founder & CTO of Confido, a New York–based AI operating system for CPG brands, raised $20M across Seed and Series A rounds led by Footwork.
Nasha Fitter, Co-Founder & CBO of Citizen Health, a San Francisco–based healthcare tech platform, raised $30M in Series A funding led by 8VC.
Engy Ziedan, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Protege, a New York City-based AI data-exchange platform for securely licensing multimodal datasets for AI model training, raised $25M in Series A funding led by Footwork.
Anjali Sardana, Founder & CEO of Pronto, an India-based on-demand home services platform enabling users to book cleaning, laundry, and domestic help within 10 minutes, raised $11M in Series A funding co-led by General Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital.
Carolina Reis Oliveira (CEO), Alessandra Zonari (CSO), Mariana Boroni, and Juliana Carvalho, Co-Founders of OneSkin, a longevity skincare brand, raised $20M in Series A funding led by Prelude Growth Partners.
Priyanka Salot, Co-Founder of The Sleep Company, a Mumbai-based comfort tech brand, raised $55M in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.
Suman Hiremath, Co-Founder of Olee Space, a Pune-based photonics and defense startup specializing in laser-based quantum communication and directed energy systems, raised $3M in seed funding from Rockstud Capital.
Martina Qin, Co-Founder of Qloud Games, the Sydney-based developer of the Loftia video game, raised $5M in seed funding led by BITKRAFT Ventures and GFR Fund.
🛍️ Phia is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to build the future of fashion search with large-scale training, real-time predictions, and world-class ranking systems powering personalized shopping.
💥 Ramp is hiring new grads + Summer 2026 interns in software engineering (frontend, backend, Android, iOS). Apply now or join their Capture the Flag Challenge for expedited interviews and swag.
🐶 Corgi Insurance (YC S24) is hiring their first marketing lead to make insurance fun with bold, viral ideas, film/vlogging chops, and a knack for Twitter + LinkedIn.
📚 Leland is hiring an Account Executive to own the full sales cycle, help thousands transform their careers, and join one of the fastest-growing edtech startups.
📣 Apollo is hiring a Senior Social Media Manager + Social Community Manager — lead creative strategy, build authentic engagement, and grow a brand loved by millions.
💻 Build Club is hiring Software + AI Engineers to help democratize AI through gamified learning, real-world challenges, and a 4,500+ member builder community.
🤖 April has a paid AI project opportunity for a student — work with senior leaders at a fast-growing fintech startup (NYC preferred, no coding experience required).
✍️ Entreprenista is hiring a Freelance Copywriter to craft impactful campaigns for the leading platform built by women founders, for women founders. Remote role.
🔮 Lore is hiring founding engineers, fandom-obsessed writers, video essay creators, and growth interns.
🎓 First Gen is awarding 50 fellowships of $1K each to first-gen college students — 2025 applications open Aug 15–29.
💉 Nina Capital is hiring interns to start between Nov 2025–Jan 2026 to dive deep into healthcare & venture capital alongside a highly supportive, expert team in Barcelona.
🧠 C10 Labs is hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead in Cambridge, MA to shape hiring strategy for multiple AI startups, build processes from scratch, and work directly with founders on transformative ventures.
🛠️ AllSpice is hiring engineers + product leaders across infrastructure, fullstack, backend, frontend, product, and sales to build software tools for electrical engineering teams to accelerate next-gen hardware development.
💘 Marriage Pact has one spot left on its growth team for a rising junior/senior to own campus launch strategy, impact 75K+ students, and kick off with a paid retreat in Beverly Hills Aug 21–24.
🚀 Vestd is hiring a Sales Development Rep and Senior Sales Consultant — join a remote-first, B Corp-certified SaaS scaleup helping UK founders manage equity, fundraising, and shareholder record.
🏛️ UChicago’s Harris Social Impact Fellowship is accepting applications — a fully funded program for STEM undergrads + young professionals passionate about public service, policy, and driving change.
👩💻 Daniela Andrade dropped a curated list of 15+ recently funded, female-founded startups actively hiring for women seeking roles at high growth, female-founded startups!
💁♀️ Are you a young professional, college student, or graduate school student who wants to work at a startup or SMB? Apply to WWV Labs to get matched with freelance, fractional, and full-time opportunities at top startups & SMBs.
Selin Kocalar shared how a candidate landed an instant interview at Delve by sending a box of donuts to their offices.
Olivia O’Sullivan, Partner & COO of Forum Ventures, says the next wave of top GPs will be content creators, using audience building to secure deal flow, build trust at scale, and turn cold outreach into warm inbound in an era where capital is abundant but attention is scarce.
Justine Moore shared a16z’s new thesis on AI x commerce — predicting AI will transform how we discover, evaluate, and buy products, from hyper-optimized social feeds to AI agents that purchase on our behalf.
Ivelina Dineva shared 38 investors backing female founders across industries — from AI and fintech to consumer, climate, and healthcare.
Adam Ned shared a list of VC funds with a proven track record of backing female founders.
FoundHer House has been busy! They hosted a Nobu dinner with top NYC consumer female founders, plus a16z and Turing House dinner, Kleiner Perkins hibachi, a Female Founder x VC panel, a Lunch & Learn with Lowenstein Sandler, and a fireside chat with Gen She’s Avni Barman.
Anjali Sud was rejected from every job she applied to, then became one of the youngest women to lead a tech IPO as Vimeo’s CEO — and now runs Tubi.
Elson Bankoff just launched a new electricity/energy startup, secured $3M in check offers, gotten into top incubators, and is looking to connect with utility experts, engineers, funders, and battery/solar developers to scale.
Children of H-1B workers, particularly Indian and Chinese families, in the US will lose green card eligibility when they turn 21, aging out of status despite growing up culturally American.
Sadaf Sobhani got into USC after handing her admissions officer a handmade “scroll” portfolio and discusses the power of building relationships for your career.
Hannah Samano paused Unfabled’s growth for six months to rebuild its foundations — a move that led to launching two new products, tripling retention, and doubling revenue in back-to-back quarters.
August 16 | 🌸 Enforced Ratio (SF)
August 17 | 🧘♀️ Run, Reset & Connect: Girls Edition (Toronto)
August 17 | 🎶 Bonjour Girls Summer Picnic & Music Party (Toronto)
August 18 | 🤝 Cofounder Matching (Boston)
August 19 | 🚀 FoundHer Demo Day (SF)
August 19 | 🌺 Boundaries & Bold Moves: Network, Connect & Capture Your Professional Image (Boston)
August 19 | 🧘♀️ Women In Leadership: Morning Yoga & Networking (Boston)
August 19 | 🩺 LA Health Tech Hang (LA)
August 20 | 🦩 VC Gals Summer Party (Toronto)
August 21 | 🥐 Breakfast Club for Ambitious Women (NYC)
August 26 | 🤖 Women Applying AI Live (Boston)
August 28 | ✨ FoundHER Summit (NYC)
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