(22nd November) Founding (Growth) PM @ Coinbase, Robinhood & Superhuman building financial OS for independent doctor offices

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Startup Name: Saronic Technologies

Geography: US

One-liner: Cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform.

Founder(s) Background: Engineering Manager @ Anduril, Investor @ 8VC, Board Member @ Navy SEAL Foundation, Communications Officer @ United States Marine Corps, Senior Associate @ Vista Equity Partners.

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): NA

Startup Name: Nook

Geography: Vietnam

One-liner: Platform to match workers with construction projects.

Founder(s) Background: Analytics & Special Projects Lead @ Waymo, Business Intelligence Lead @ X (Alphabet’s moonshot factory), Corporate Strategy & Finance (Special Projects) @ Google.

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): YC, Epakon Capital, Goodwater Capital.

Startup Name: Lassie

Geography: US

One-liner: Financial OS for independent doctor offices.

Founder(s) Background: 1st Product hire at Superhuman, 1st Growth PM @ Robinhood, Coinbase & HealthTap.

Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Stealth; Backed by Investors (Homebrew, Unusual, SV Angel, Sequoia scouts), founders (TransferWise, NexHealth, Superhuman), and early employees (Robinhood, Coinbase, Stripe, Venmo, Airbnb).