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Hello YoungTech!

After a bit of a hiatus, the YoungTech review is back in action! In case you missed it, we’ve got one more event this year (tomorrow) before winding down for the holidays so you certainly don’t want to miss it —

RSVP HERE

We’ve also added two new team members to the YoungTech family. If you’re a regular attendee of our events, be prepared to see these two a whole lot more. Please give a warm welcome to Rishab Balikrishnan (Finance & Strategy) and Michaela Isaacs (Marketing & Operations). Check out our announcement post here.

In other news, we recently announced two formal partnerships! YoungTech is now proudly powered by Stifel Venture Banking and Fenwick & West. For more info on these partnerships check out our LinkedIn Announcements — more to come on this soon!

• Stifel Banking

• Fenwick & West

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And with that, lets get to the good stuff! Read on for our signature member spotlight, jobs from across the network, news highlights, and upcoming events.

Member Spotlight:

Priyanka Kulkarni, CEO & Co-Founder - Casium

Meet Priyanka, who's revolutionizing global talent mobility with Casium.

Drawing from her groundbreaking AI leadership at Microsoft—where she spearheaded initiatives in Azure Language Services, Office ML, and Bing Ads—she's built an innovative solution that seamlessly blends advanced AI with specialized immigration experts. As a dual-masters graduate from UW and Johns Hopkins and current Entrepreneur in Residence at the AI2 Incubator, Priyanka has transformed the notoriously complex U.S. business immigration process from months to days. Already serving Seattle's most promising startups, Casium pairs proprietary AI with trusted immigration attorneys, making it more than just a service—it's a strategic partner helping founders and global companies navigate immigration challenges with unprecedented speed and precision

News:

• Pongo acquired by Moondream (financial terms were not disclosed)

• Outbound Aerospace raises $1.1M Pre-seed - [Read More Here]

• Cascade AI raises $3.75M - [Read More Here]

• Casium officially launches - [Read More Here]

• Kymera Solutions officially launches - [Read More Here]

• Viata officially launches - [Read More Here]

Job Openings:

• Supio is hiring for a variety of roles (especially SWE’s)

  • Contact is Natasha Sidik

• Starfish Space is hiring for a variety of roles - contact is Ari Juster

• Otter.ai is hiring for various roles - contact is Phoebe Fan

• Groundlight is looking for a Technical Product Manager - Apply Here

  • Contact is Julia Gall

• VetRec is hiring for a variety of jobs - contact is David de Matheu

• CoMotion Labs is hiring a new Labs Manager - contact is Ashlee Esteban

• Zuplo is hiring a Chief of Staff - contact is Ernie Archambault

Opportunities:

• HumanX Conference - March 10-13, Las Vegas: 

  The AI conference that’s set to redefine the future of technology

  • YoungTech members get $250 off admission!

    • Use code: HX25p_youngtech

• Apply to Founder Council - https://www.foundercouncil.co/

  • An intimate year-long program centered around a 4-day retreat in a medieval French village, designed specifically for bootstrapped founders

    • Deadline to apply is December 6th, so don’t wait!

Upcoming Events:

• Dec 4th @ 5:30pm - Company/Counsel Fireside w/ Fenwick & Boundless

• Dec 10th @ 5:00pm - AI Tinkerers Founder Speed Matching 

  • We’re looking for volunteers to help out with this event so reach out if you’re interested!!

• Jan 10th - F3 w/ Graham & Walker

• Jan 23rd - F3 w/ Stifel Venture Banking

• Feb 13th - F3 w/ FUSE & I-Pay

Thank you for reading.

Until next time.