Cowork, Coding, Creators
AI coworkers, bio ladies raising, roles from interns to founding engineers, and what people are actually vibe coding.
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Dr. Hanadie Yousef, Founder & Former CEO of Juvena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing AI-enabled regenerative biologics to restore tissue function, raised $33.5M in Series B funding led by Bison Ventures.
Sophia Shanko, Founder & CEO of ShanX, a Netherlands-based diagnostics company developing ultra-rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing with an initial focus on UTIs, raised €24M in funding led by Borski Fund.
Maggie Wu, CEO of VelaFi, a stablecoin-powered financial infrastructure platform enabling global payments for enterprises, raised $20M in Series B funding led by XVC and Ikuyo.
Katja Rosti, Co-Founder & COO of Avenue Biosciences, a protein engineering technology company developing a platform to enhance therapeutic protein manufacturing, raised $5.7M in seed extension funding co-led by Balnord and Tesi.
Shalu Mitruka, Co-Founder & CBO of GrowthPal, an AI-powered M&A deal origination platform built to surface off-market acquisition opportunities, raised $2.6M in funding led by Ideaspring Capital.
Ida Tin, Co-Founder & former CEO of Clue, a Berlin-based period and cycle tracking app used by over 100M users globally, received a undisclosed strategic investment from Verdane; Clue is currently led by CEO Rhiannon White.
🦴 Jenny from AlgaeCal is hiring across full-time and internship roles, including a paid marketing intern, PM intern, and business analyst intern, to build and market supplements focused on bone health.
📐 Issy from Structured AI is hiring Founding Engineers to teach AI how to read and reason over real-world engineering drawings.
🧱 Maya from Traba is hiring SDRs to start within the next three months and sell a labor marketplace for hourly industrial workers.
💜 Rebecca from Stan is hiring Dream Builders to get paid to build a business in public, with salary support and resources to turn a personal idea into a real creator-led income.
🌽 Madison from Agora Marketplace is hiring a Technical Intern to build a mobile app and backend for an online farmers’ market connecting local food vendors with customers.
📱 Nokhez from Mindme is hiring a Social Media Intern to run posts and grow accounts for an AI mental health startup.
🎒 Mikaela from Hoppy is hiring a College Partnership Coordinator to manage campus partnerships and student teams for a video-based dating app.
🎥 Khloë from Finvest is hiring a Marketing Intern in SF to help film videos, run social media, and support brand marketing at a fintech startup.
🚧 Elsa from The FOMO Club is hiring students to help run hackathons and hiring sprints that connect builders with startups and investors.
🗓️ Cristina from Linear is hiring an Event Marketing Lead to plan and run in-person events for a software tool that helps product teams track issues and manage projects.
🏔️ Mary from Overland Collective is hiring across content, marketing, video, events, and hospitality roles for an outdoor and overlanding media brand.
🍊Jennifer from Passionfroot is hiring a Campaign & Brand Success Manager to run creator and brand partnerships for an influencer marketing platform.
🤖 Brooke from HappyRobot is hiring a GTM Recruiter to help hire sales and go-to-market roles for an enterprise AI platform that automates business operations.
⚙️ Jacqueline from Artie is hiring across engineering, sales, recruiting, and ops to build real-time data replication and streaming infrastructure.
✨ Sparkles (YC W26) is hiring interns across engineering, security, and growth to help build a developer tool for safely testing and deploying code from GitHub.
🏆 Harlem Capital is welcoming its 25th intern class and opening applications for Summer 2026 at the early-stage investment firm.
🏠 FoundHer House is opening applications for a 3-month shared living program for women building startups this summer, with houses in SF and NYC.
🏙️ NYC Scale Ready Studio Accelerator is accepting applications for a 12-week NYC accelerator helping women founders tighten operations, grow revenue, and scale their businesses. Apply by Jan 21.
🎓 Catalyst Labs is opening applications for a Summer 2026 fellowship that gives college founders non-dilutive funding, support, and a path from idea to investor-ready.
💁♀️ Teli Labs matches and introduces young talent to founders at top early-stage startups & SMBs. Join here!
Anthropic introduced Claude Cowork, pitched as Claude Code for non-technical work. Claire Vo shared how it works and then tested it on daily calendar prep, creating a competitive research brief, and turning a document into a presentation, noting solid outputs but too much exposed technical context for non-technical users.
Halle Tecco joined the AI Health Uncut podcast and argued that healthcare stagnates because resistance to change is systemic, most outsiders fail due to misaligned incentives rather than bad tech, and interoperability remains unsolved because incumbent EHRs profit from the status quo, making it an economic problem, not a technical one.
Grove AI, co-founded by Trân Lê, was acquired by Hippocratic AI. The company powered 10M+ patient interactions across pharma R&D workflows and will now accelerate agentic AI adoption across life sciences.
Nabihah Ahmad, founder of SSQRD, announced a partnership with Anthropic, sharing that her three-person team used Claude Code Max to build and refine SSQRD’s global fashion search platform without venture funding.
Computer Science Girlies is looking for monthly workshop speakers (founders, builders, and operators) to share lessons with 15,000+ Gen Z women in tech through live sessions and recorded workshops.
Iza Tomica shared a curated list of women creators to follow across marketing, branding, AI, community building, and social media.
Interesting Links of the Week:
An AI Glossary, explained simply. Good, simple explantations of common AI-related terms.
What people are actually vibe coding. Real consumer use cases like carb counters, budget tools, family photo-to-video apps, and chore trackers.
200+ top Series A startups to know. A clean, scannable list of leading Series A companies with quick descriptions, raise sizes, headcount, and industry tags.
Random Quality of Life Improvements. Specific advice on health, time, and money.
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Daniela & Adrian