Feb 2022 Biweekly Startup Opportunities

The Market Continues to be Hot!

Hey Friends of Omna,

We hope you had a great long weekend and time for an update from your favorite recruiting firm!

• We are hiring - for ourselves! Know anyone who’s interested in a foray into the recruiting space? Please send them our way (info@omnasearch.com). We’re a small remote-first team comprising backgrounds from consulting, financial services, and search. The role is great for someone who: likes people and enjoys helping them navigate the next steps in their careers, is organized and wants some autonomy in managing their schedule, and can thrive in a scrappier environment.

As always, if you like what you see, please share this around with your peers and colleagues.

Recruiting Meme:

Relevant Readings:

• Could the Great Resignation force techies to get career agents? | Tech Crunch

• Have you heard of Q-Commerce? Why and how it’s taking off | Crunchbase

• Silicon Valley is no longer the edgy tech frontier as workers flee Google and Amazon for crypto & Web3 startups | Business Insider

• The Crunchbase Unicorn Board; a curated list of global unicorn companies | Crunchbase

VC / Startup Market Activity:

• Texas based Securonix, a Cloud-based security solutions provider, raises $1bn in a private fundraising round led by Vista Equity Partners | Reuters

• California based Uniphore, a provider of conversational automation, raises $400mm Series E round led by New Enterprise Associates | Business Wire

• California based CelLink, a hardware startup for power electronics, raises $250mm Series D round led by Whale Rock Capital | Reuters

• California based Flutterwave, a fintech startup specializing in individual and consumer transfers, raises $250mm Series D round led by B Capital Group and Whale Rock Capital | Reuters

• New York based Kallyope, a biotech company focused on identifying and developing therapeutics involving the gut-brain axis, raises $236mm Series D round co-led by Mubadala Investment Company and The Column Group | Business Wire

• California based Epirus, developer of software-defined directed energy systems and power management solutions, raises a $200mm Series C round led by funds and associates advised by T. Rowe Price Associates | Business Wire

• California based Spotter, a leading finance solution platform for content creators, raises a $200mm Series D round led by SoftBank | PR Newswire

• New York based Veho, a logistics company focused on revolutionizing package delivery, raises $170mm Series B round led by Tiger Global | PR Newswire

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Featured Requisitions:

If you are interested in any of these roles (AND you fit the profile as indicated), please respond back to us and a member of our team can tell you more, and get you into the relevant processes if there is a fit. You can also find a full list of opportunities via our Omna job board here

Remote:

• Business Operations Associate / Manager @ AtoB, Fintech Startup | 2-6 years total work experience, background in consulting, banking, or relevant role in tech / startups. Must be familiar with SQL.

• Strategic Ops & Partnerships Associates @ Zoba, Series A SaaS Microbility Startup | 1-4 years in management consulting, investment banking and/or startup / tech.

• Strategy & Pricing Manager @ Abnormal Security, Series B AI SaaS Startup | 4+ years in management consulting and/or startup / tech.

• Head of Business Operations / Business Operations Lead @ Apollo, a VC-backed B2B SaaS | 8+ years of experience in consulting + startup or tech experience.

• Product Development Lead @ Reforge, Series A a16z-backed EdTech Startup | 3-8 years work experience with a background in consulting; startup/tech experience a plus.

• Business Operations Manager @ Correlation One, EdTech Startup in the Data Science Space | 1-3 years work experience; background in consulting. 

• Business Operations Lead @ Addition Wealth, a seed stage financial wellness platform | 2-4 years of consulting experience

Chicago:

• Chief Marketing Officer @ Homage | Principal level or similar level tenured consultants; MBB Preferred.

New York City:

• Multiple roles (Growth, Partnerships) @ Chronomics, VC-Backed Health Tech Startup | 2-5+ years experience in management consulting, and/or startup / tech; healthcare experience a plus.

• Market Launcher @ Up&Up | 4+ years experience working within a fast-growing tech company; previous market launch / geographic growth experience preferred. Must be familiar with SQL.

Check out the Omna Job Board for more