New Media, Notetakers, and Novembers

The age of New Media and a pivot to a notetaker. Raises for Reevo (AI GTM), Teleskope (agentic security), the YouTube of apps, and more! Plus, the new curated job board for Hustlers!

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• Cindy Hao, Co-Founder of Reevo, an AI-native go-to-market platform unifying sales, marketing, and customer success workflows, raised $80M in funding co-led by Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins.

• Elizabeth Nammour, Founder & CEO of Teleskope, a company developing an agentic data security platform that autonomously detects, contextualizes, and remediates data risks across enterprises, raised $25M in Series A funding led by M13.

• Eugenia Kuyda, Founder & CEO of Wabi, a personal software platform described as the “YouTube of apps” that lets anyone build and share AI-powered mini-apps, raised $20M in pre-seed funding led by a16z.

• Qiyun Cai, Founder & CEO of Fintary, an AI-powered financial operations platform automating insurance commission management, raised $10M in Series A funding led by Infinity Ventures.

• Arti Raman, Founder & CEO of Portal26, a GenAI governance and adoption management platform helping enterprises securely manage and measure AI deployment, raised $9M in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures.

• Nicole Wagner, Co-Founder & CEO of LambdaVision, a biotech developing a protein-based artificial retina to restore vision lost to retinal diseases, raised $7M in seed funding co-led by Seven Seven Six.

• Savannah Cofer, Co-Founder of Subtle Computing, a Stanford-founded startup developing “subtle voice computing” technology that makes voice AI private, precise, and reliable in real-world environments, raised $6M in seed funding led by Entrada Ventures.

• Dr. Poulami Chaudhuri (CEO) and Rohini Kalvakuntla (CBO), Co-Founders of Helex, a biotech developing programmable non-viral lipid nanoparticle therapeutics for kidney diseases, raised $3.5M in seed funding led by pi Ventures.

• Piper Cyterski, Founder & CEO of Pipelines, an AI R&D toolkit helping companies accelerate model development and experimentation, raised $3.5M in seed funding led by Sierra Ventures and Boldstart Ventures.

• 💻 Veil is hiring a Frontend Engineer to help build AI tools reshaping how businesses grow through agentic commerce.

• 🍽️ Beli is hiring full-stack engineers to build features that shape how millions of people track, share, and discover restaurants.

• 🧠 ProDex Labs is hiring 7 engineers in NYC to build simulation and optimization tools that help factories plan and run production lines more efficiently.

• 🚀 Selfin (YC F25) is hiring marketing interns to grow the first AI bank’s presence across TikTok, X, Reddit, and Instagram ahead of YC Demo Day.

• 🎥 Giant Spoon is hiring a Strategy Intern in NYC for Spring 2026 to support research, insights, and creative strategy across clients in culture, media, and tech.

• 🌐 DoorList is hiring for Growth to scale its social platform helping students create, manage, and grow real-world events across 500+ campuses and 100k+ gatherings.

• ⚙️ Rubie is hiring a Founding AE and Founding Growth hire in NYC to scale its platform helping companies onboard customers for complex products faster.

• 📣 Chloe Capital Founder Fellowship is open to NYC founders building in climate, health, or workforce innovation. Apps open Nov 12.

• 💼 Hummingbird Ventures is hiring for its 2026 Analyst Program, a two-year launchpad into early-stage investing with six months of training in London.

• 💡 Precursor Ventures is accepting applications for its Graduate Internship Program.

• 🚀 YC is accepting applications for its Winter 2026 batch (January-March in SF). Apply by Nov 10.

• 🪞 a16z launched the New Media Fellowship, self-described as “the Thiel Fellowship for the terminally online,” for creators shaping the future of essays, video, podcasts, and digital media.

• 🌟 Foundess opened nominations for its 25 for 2025 list celebrating women founders breaking barriers and building on their own terms.

• 🏡 Harvard St. Commons opened applications for its Spring 2026 Cohort, a Boston founders and creators residency backed by YC, a16z, and top VCs.

• 💁‍♀️ Teli Labs matches and introduces young talent to founders at top early-stage startups & SMBs. Apply to join our talent pool!

Hustlers, for more roles like these, head to the new Teli Labs job board (updated daily) for curated early-stage startup opportunities across growth, ops, marketing, and design in NYC, SF, and remote. Check it out here!

• Cluely founder Roy Lee admitted that viral hype alone won’t lead to sustained growth, as the startup pivots from its “cheat on everything” origins to focus on becoming an AI note-taking assistant for meetings.

• a16z shared Stripe data showing US startups growing 1400% in revenue since 2020, outpacing EU and UK peers by over 2x, driven by faster tech adoption and a stronger customer appetite for innovation.

• a16z shared 25 book recommendations from its founders and partners.

• Former Meta designers launched Sandbar, the company behind Stream, a smart ring that records voice notes, controls music, and lets users interact with AI assistants through touch gestures.

• YC-backed Nessie Labs launched a tool that transforms ChatGPT histories into searchable, topic-organized knowledge maps, founded by Yale grads Anna Zhang and Tiger Wang.

• Foundess hosted a Halloween Yacht Party for cracked Gen Z founders, builders, and engineers, bringing together 320 people.

• 18 femtech startups raised $1.4B in October alone, marking a record month for women’s health innovation across fertility, menopause, and diagnostics.

• Harvard Undergraduate Women in Entrepreneurship launched its new Builder’s Cohort with Xfund, bringing together top student founders from across Boston.

• November 8 | 🏋️ Women Who Lift: Lift & Brunch (SF)

• November 10 | 🏙️ NYC B2B: Pre-Seed + Seed Founders & Investors Meetup (NYC)

• November 10-13 | 🤖 AI Week by Leland (Virtual)

• November 11 | ✨ Femme Founder Showcase (Austin)

• November 12 | 🃏 Wild Card: Game Night by The Collective (Boston)

• November 13 | ⚙️ Women in AI Meetup (Boston)

• November 18 | 🧠 AI & Early-Stage Tech in Decarbonizing the Built World (Boston)

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