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Startups that raised Aug 3 – Aug 9, 2026 and are hiring

16 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Aug 3 – Aug 9, 2026, raising $1.4B in total, and together they have 416 open roles today. The largest round was Mariana Minerals's $310M Series B, led by BHP Ventures. Horizon3.ai is hiring the most, with 108 open roles. Engineering is the most in-demand function.

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  • No stale postings
Startups funded
16
Raised in total
$1.4B
Open roles today
416
Median round
$30M

Every startup that raised Aug 3 – Aug 9, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
Mariana MineralsHouston, Texas, United StatesSeries B$310MAug 3, 2026BHP Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Greenoaks, Greycroft78Engineering, Operations
VoltaPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeries A$300MAug 4, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Altimeter Capital, Azora, Matter Venture Partners49Engineering, Finance
Horizon3.aiSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries E$250MAug 3, 2026Craft Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Sapphire Ventures, SignalFire, PSG Equity108Sales & BD, Engineering
HappyRobotSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries C$150MAug 4, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, Base10 Partners, Y Combinator, K Fund, Prysm Capital79Engineering, Sales & BD
ZenityNew York, New York, United StatesSeries C$115MAug 3, 2026Norwest, Vertex Ventures, DTCP, Hitachi Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund24Engineering, Sales & BD
LevelTen EnergySeattle, Washington, United StatesVenture round$61.1MAug 6, 2026B Capital, Techstars, Founders' Co-op, Google, Wireframe Ventures3Sales & BD, Marketing
Aurelius SystemsSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$40MAug 5, 2026General Catalyst, Alumni Ventures, Draper Associates, Outlander VC, GoAhead Ventures11Engineering, People
Yellow CardBirmingham, Alabama, United StatesVenture round$40MAug 4, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, MoonPay, Coinbase Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Castle Island Ventures7Engineering, Sales & BD
AmbrookNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$30MAug 4, 2026BoxGroup, Thrive Capital, Thomson Reuters, Mischief, Thomson Reuters Ventures14Engineering, Sales & BD
Advanced Electric MachinesBlaydon, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomVenture round$21.5MAug 4, 2026Barclays, Northstar Ventures, Par Equity, Innovate UK, PXN Ventures3Engineering
Vertical InsureMinneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesVenture round$21MAug 4, 2026Rally Ventures, Groove Capital, Updata Partners, Dundee Venture Capital, Ironwood Ventures4Sales & BD, Product
Endeavor Optical NetworksCulver City, California, United StatesSeed$10.8MAug 4, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, XYZ Venture Capital, Upfront Ventures, Main Object8Engineering, Sales & BD
Intelligence.AIDenver, Missouri, United StatesSeed$7.9MAug 3, 2026Index Ventures, Conviction, A*, Valkyrie5Engineering, Science
Exclaim RoboticsZürich, Zurich, SwitzerlandPre-Seed$5MAug 4, 2026Playfair Capital, Founderful1Mixed
Zeno PowerWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesVenture round$3.6MAug 4, 2026Alumni Ventures, Tribe Capital, Techstars, Gaingels, 1517 Fund19Engineering, Legal
ReluLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, BelgiumSeed$1.8MAug 4, 2026Dental Innovation Alliance3Customer, Engineering

By stage

  • Venture round5
  • Seed3
  • Series B2
  • Series A2
  • Series C2
  • Series E1
  • Pre-Seed1

Most active lead investors

  • Andreessen Horowitz5
  • Techstars2
  • General Catalyst2
  • Alumni Ventures2
  • BHP Ventures1
  • Khosla Ventures1
  • Greenoaks1
  • Greycroft1

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Aug 3 – Aug 9, 2026?
Mariana Minerals (Series B, $310M); Volta (Series A, $300M); Horizon3.ai (Series E, $250M); HappyRobot (Series C, $150M); Zenity (Series C, $115M); LevelTen Energy (Venture round, $61.1M); Aurelius Systems (Series A, $40M); Yellow Card (Venture round, $40M), and 8 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 416 in total, read directly from each company's own hiring system and re-checked daily.
Where does this data come from?
Funding rounds come from public announcements and filings. Open roles come straight from each company's applicant tracking system (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and others) or careers page, not from recruiters or reposts.

Grouped by the week each round closed (Monday to Sunday, UTC). Open-role counts are live and change as companies hire. Only companies with at least one open role are listed.

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