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Manas AI is reimagining drug discovery by bringing together world-class biomedical expertise and next-gen AI to pioneer faster, cheaper, more precise medicines. Honored to back Reid Hoffman, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, and the team as they take on this urgent work.

🚨 Portco #JobAlert! Marketing Manager at Overtime Westbound Equity Partners portco, Overtime, is hiring a Marketing Manager – Apparel to power the next era of sports + lifestyle fandom. This role will own consumer growth, building data-driven journeys that maximize engagement, conversion, and lifetime value. The Marketing Manager will lead CRM campaigns (email, SMS, direct mail), remarketing strategies, and conversion experiments while partnering with Strategy & Creative to deliver impactful messaging and experiences at scale. Candidates should bring proven expertise in lifecycle marketing, CRM/ESP/CDP platforms, and growth campaign development. 💼 $90–100K + benefits, PTO & stock options. 👉 Apply now and help Overtime shape the future of fandom: https://lnkd.in/gV2XY_k7 Join the Talent Network so you never miss job alerts from Overtime. Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz. #Hiring #MarketingJobs #GrowthMarketing #SportsMarketing #CRM #ConsumerBrand #ApparelMarketing

Congratulations Josh Miller, Hursh Agrawal, and The Browser Company team on this exciting news! You were the first to see that the way we access the internet needed to be reimagined, and with Arc and now Dia have build two exceptional products to do just that. As you have said for years, better is possible - the browser is the future of computing and will be the primary AI interface. Excited to see you continue to be The Browser Company, now partnered with Atlassian, as you make better possible for all of us! https://lnkd.in/g5A6ar7S

Exciting news from our portfolio: Simba J. and the Laborup team just announced their $7.7M in funding to reinvent industrial hiring with AI. Laborup is tackling one of America’s most urgent challenges: connecting skilled workers with the factories that need them. The result? Faster hiring, lower costs, and stronger retention for manufacturers powering our economy. We’re excited to continue supporting Simba J. and his team as they scale a solution that strengthens both industry and workforce. More in Forbes — link in comments.

🚨Portco #JobAlert! Early Career Software Engineer at Notion For early career engineers ready to make a global impact: Notion’s infrastructure team is hiring! Westbound Equity Partners portco, Notion, is looking for an Early Career Software Engineer, Infrastructure to help shape the backbone of a product used by over 100M people worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact systems—from storage and networking to observability and developer tools—that keep Notion fast, reliable, and scalable. You’ll collaborate with experienced teammates, ship improvements that directly affect global users, and build the infrastructure that empowers teams like OpenAI, Toyota, and Figma to move faster. If you’re excited to solve hard problems, grow your technical skills, and help define the future of software, this is your chance to do it on a global stage. 📍 Hybrid | Full-time | Anchor Days: Mon & Thurs 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gRE_DBms  Join the Talent Network so you never miss job alerts from Notion. Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz #SoftwareEngineering #InfrastructureEngineering #TechCareers #EarlyCareer #JoinNotion

🏒𝗦𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗰𝗸 Why building for speed, empathy, and flexibility will define the next generation of AI-native companies. At this year’s Westbound Summit, Clay Bavor, co-founder of Sierra, and Erin Teague, Chief Product Officer at Character.AI, shared what they’ve learned building AI-native companies after building their careers at Google and YouTube. Here are the top takeaways that stuck with us: 🔹 𝗔𝗜-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗔𝗜-𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗱: Don’t just speed up steps. Remove them entirely. Go straight from intent to outcome and eliminate everything in between. 🔹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: In AI-native teams, PMs, designers, and engineers all write PRDs, build mocks, and ship code with AI assisting at every step. The ‘T-shaped’ teammate is becoming table stakes. 🔹 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘁-𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: New tools are emerging weekly. Design your products so components can be swapped out as models get better, faster, cheaper. 🔹 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿: Schedule it and protect that time. Exploration is how you stay ahead when the landscape shifts under your feet. 🔹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜: We’re in the early innings of application-layer innovation, and the pace is accelerating. Build for where the market is going — not just where it is today. 🔹 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Whether it’s Sierra’s deeply tailored customer agents or Character.AI’s role-play use cases, the most powerful AI products are the ones that help people feel understood.

🚨Westbound x Carta State of the Market 2025 🚨 10 stats defining VC this year, powered by Carta At this year’s Westbound Summit, our very own Ian Beadle asked Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker to cut through the noise and share this year’s venture markets data. Here are 3 shifts every founder and LP should be paying attention to: ⏳Fundraising takes longer. The median time from Series A → B is now ~2.1 years, and B → C stretches to 2.5. Runway management isn’t optional anymore. 🔍 Traction is the new currency. Median ARR at Series A nearly doubled since 2021 ($1.3M → $2.9M). Top quartile ARR is $6.8M. 🎯Premiums still exist. Cybersecurity and AI SaaS startups command valuation uplifts—25%+ higher at Series A. Sector clarity matters more than ever. The headline: this is the “higher bar, longer climb” era. To win, founders will need to: 🛡️ Conserve capital ✅ Hit undeniable traction milestones 🚀Position in markets where the premium justifies the pace At Westbound, we help founders understand how the game has changed and help them build with the discipline and category clarity to win in this new era. 🔗 Read more here on our blog: https://lnkd.in/eT--gbgn

Excited to back Abdul Al-Asaad and the Basic Capital team on their $25M Series A to revolutionize retirement savings. Basic Capital is reinventing the 401(k) with a bold new financing structure that lets people contribute up to 5x more to their retirement accounts, supercharging their investing power to help close the ownership gap. Congrats to the team! We’re thrilled to partner with you, alongside Forerunner, Lux Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup, HOF Capital, and Inspired Capital, as you unlock greater ownership of financial assets for all Americans. 🔗 Read more on Axios: https://lnkd.in/eGkHTsJY?

🚨 Portco #JobAlert! Product Owner at Syndio Westbound Equity Partners portco, Syndio, is hiring a Product Owner based in NYC, SF, or Seattle. Syndio is on a mission to empower organizations to build smarter compensation strategies and ensure fair pay for all. Backed by $83M from Bessemer, Voyager, Westbound Equity Partners, and Emerson Collective, Syndio partners with the world’s most respected enterprises to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions that make pay equity a reality. As Product Owner, you’ll help shape and launch impactful features across Syndio’s platform—turning ideas into exceptional product experiences that drive measurable results. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving real-world problems, and want to make a difference for millions of employees worldwide, Syndio would love to meet you. 💼 Learn more & apply here: https://lnkd.in/gUjrxEfm Join the Talent Network so you never miss job alerts from Syndio. Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gEnJb9iz #ProductOwner #Hiring #PayEquity #TechForGood #SaaS #ProductManagement