How to find jobs at Series A and Series B startups
To find startups that just raised a Series A or Series B and are hiring, start from the raise, then check the company's open roles the same day. Find your role first's raises page lists SEC Form D raises every day and links each company to its open roles. It's the biggest, fastest and cheapest way to get from a raise to an application.
Why Series A and B startups are worth chasing
A startup that just raised usually has a hiring plan attached to the money. The round closes, the plan gets approved, and the first roles go up over the following weeks.
That makes a fresh raise a head start. You can apply the day a role goes live, or write to the founder before the role is even posted.
Speed still matters once the roles appear. In our job freshness study, 10% of tech and business roles first seen October 5 to 9, 2026 were closed within 3 days and 19% within 7 days.
Where raises show up first
SEC Form D. A US company raising money privately usually files a Form D within 15 days of the first sale of securities. That's often before the press release, and well before most of the hiring. The filings are public on the SEC's EDGAR system.
News. Bigger rounds get covered. Plenty of smaller rounds never do, which is why the filings catch more.
What a Form D does and doesn't tell you
A Form D gives the company's legal name, the amount sold, the total offering and the date of first sale. It doesn't give a valuation, and it doesn't name the round. There's no box that says "Series A".
So when you see a round name next to a filing on our pages, it's an estimate from the company's filing history. A company's first-ever filing reads as Series A at most. Treat round names as a rough guide, and check the company's own announcement if the exact round matters to you.
From raise to application, step by step
- Open /raises. Each day's raises are listed with the amount and the company's funding history.
- Click a company. Its page on /companies shows open roles, new this week, teams, places, roles closed in the last 30 days, funding and H-1B history.
- Follow it if it fits. Following is free for up to 25 companies. You'll get an email within about 15 minutes of a new role in your field.
- Apply from the original posting. Every role links to the company's own posting and apply page.
- If it isn't hiring yet, keep it bookmarked. Once a role goes up, follow it so you hear about the next one first.
Where the company publishes an exact posting time, the median role was in our feed 16 minutes after it went live, so the gap between "they posted" and "you know" stays small.
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The plan includes 3,000 new roles a month, up to 1,000 a day. That's the cheapest paid job feed with AI agent access. Setup is on /connect. If you'd rather browse, the best startup job sites post covers the other places to look, and this guide goes deeper on reading raises.
What to check before you apply
| Question | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Did they just raise? | The raise date and amount on /raises |
| Are they actually hiring? | Open roles and new this week on the company page |
| Are roles sticking around or closing fast? | Roles closed in the last 30 days on the company page |
| Will they sponsor a visa? | H-1B history on the company page, then the posting itself |
Questions
How do I find startups that just raised a Series A and are hiring?
Check /raises for new SEC Form D filings each day, then open each company's page to see its open roles. Follow the ones you like for an email when they post.
Does a Form D say whether it's a Series A or Series B?
No. A Form D gives the amount, the total offering and the date of first sale, but it doesn't name the round. Any round label you see is an estimate.
How soon after a raise do startups start hiring?
It varies by company. Many post their first roles in the weeks after a round closes, so following a company right after its raise means you'll hear when they do.
How fast is a Form D filed after a raise?
Usually within 15 days of the first sale of securities. That often beats the press release.
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