Edition #3 - happy MDW.

NYC funding scene has been on fire, Tech Week closes in, & a few engineering meetups in NYC this week - could be the new hiring alpha.

Let’s Eat.

Siro raised a $50 Million Series B. Led by SignalFire, participation from 01 Advisors, StepStone, CRV, & more.

Barndoor AI raised a $13.6 Million Seed. Led by Crosslink, participation from Preface, Precursor, Gaingels, & more.

GrowthX.ai raised a $12 Million Series A. Led by Madrona.

Seeds raised a $10 Million Series A. Led by Portage, continued participation from Social Leverage & Blank Ventures.

Button Finance raised a $5 Million Series A. Led by Hildene Capital.

Schemata raised a $5 Million Seed. Led by Owl Ventures, participation from a16z speedrun, Anorak, Alumni, & more.

Windmill’s Plunge & Sauna Sesh - start your Wednesday (28th) off right @ 7:30am

AI Engineering Meetup - happening Wednesday May 28th @ 6pm

Stablecon Happy Hour - happening Wednesday May 28th @ 7:30am

Pitch and Run - another early bird special, happening Thursday May 29th @ 7:30am

Hack Night by Github - happening Tuesday May 27th @ 4pm PST

All things web at Vapi - happening Wednesday May 28th @ 5pm PST

Blog is still pumping. Soon to come - biweekly updates & insights from the Haven team!

Shoutout to Upeka Bee and the team at DianaHR. They give founders a fractional (human!) HR expert to handle your back office tasks.

Have a state notice you need taking care of or a bunch of tasks in your payroll software? Diana got it.

Setup time with Upeka here.

P.s. They work on top of your payroll software, so there’s no need to switch!

Berit Hoffmann and the team @ Korl have been shipping steadily since the launch on Product Hub on May 6th. Bringing unification and alignment between product & customer-facing teams

Give them a shout!

ai + a16z - Building AI systems you can trust - link to Apple Podcast

David Friedberg on AI-First Startups & the future - link to Apple Podcast