next play 4/24
Harvard spinout, Casper founder’s new company, Carta chief of staff, and more
Hello!
Welcome back to the next play newsletter, where we share under-the-radar opportunities to help you figure out what’s next in your journey.
What are the types of opportunities you would like to see more of? Email us: hi@nextplay.so to let us know.
Opportunities
Our friend Matt Moss — founder of Locket — is hiring a marketing intern. Over the last two years, they have built a marketing machine to reach millions of users via TikTok, IG, and word-of-mouth. With over 1B+ views on TikTok and counting, they want to double down on their success to date. Can apply for the internship here.
Adam Bain (Former COO of Twitter) is hiring a junior investor for his fund 01 in SF or NYC. 01 invests in early growth-stage companies (Series B usually) across all sectors and is investing out of a Fund 3 with $395M. You can learn more about the role and apply here.
A serial founder / former AI research lead at a FAANG is looking for a business-oriented cofounder in Tel Aviv. They are exploring building a vertical AI startup. You can reach out here by email.
A spinout of George Church’s world bio lab at Harvard is hiring a CEO to run a beauty business. 'Beauty Bio' is an overlooked category where many of the same breakthroughs powering biopharma/cancer are applicable. If you are interested, reach out to lisa.kleinsorge@gmail.com and she will connect you to the team of scientists.
Sarah Lewen (ex-CXO Talkspace, ex-Amazon) is looking for a technical cofounder for a new concept in mental health x personal growth (ideally based in NY or LA, but open to remote). Experience building marketplaces preferred - ex-Airbnb, Reddit, etc. Reach out at sarah@sarahlewen.com.
Joseph and Eddie Cohen are the founders of Infinite Machine, a personal EV. They are hiring a Vehicle Hacker: someone who can work on electrical systems, tune motors, batteries, prototype, etc. New engineering grads / enthusiasts welcome. NYC based. jmc@infinitemachine.com.
Nick is a former founder looking for a co-founder. Nick’s experience is in enterprise SaaS and fintech. He is in the very early stages but open to conversations. You can reach out to him on Linkedin.
Liam from Meter (Sequoia backed series B b2b company) is hiring a product-minded full-stack engineer. Meter has built the V1 of a second product that they’re looking to take to the next level. Email liam@meter.com if you are interested.
Linear is hiring an account executive. Founded in 2019, Linear has become the default tool of choice for high-performance teams to build their products. Set up as a fully remote company from the start, their team is currently distributed across a variety of countries across the US, Latin America and Europe (we hire within US/EU timezones). You can apply here.
Sri, the Chief Marketing Officer at The Real Real, is hiring a growth marketing generalist in San Francisco. The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods. You can apply here.
Jason from Clad is hiring a software engineer. Clad is construction management software, tailored for telecom (think - laying fiber cable, building cell towers). We help ISPs and general contractors get rid of manual, time-consuming work so they can build internet infrastructure both faster and cheaper. Send over an email to jason@withclad.com if you are interested.
Henry Ward - founder/CEO of Carta - is hiring a Chief of Staff. From him: “It is a hard gig. You will work my hours (which are a lot). You will do everything from deciding how to use my time to developing Carta strategy.” You can learn more and apply here.
Arc’s vision is to electrify all waterborne vessels, and we're starting with electric water sport boats. They are hiring a product manager in LA. You can apply here.
Neil, the founder of Casper, is hiring an ML lead and a writing intern for his new company: Slingshot. They are building a foundation model for psychology. Hiring in New York and London. You can apply here.
Nicholas from Sphinx is hiring a full-stack software engineer (ideally based in SF). Sphinx builds the only code-first data and analytics platform for software-driven biology companies. If you’re excited to work closely with customers and ship a lot of high quality code, quickly — please reach out to nicholas@sphinxbio.com. No scientific background required, but an interest in science is a must.
Todd, formerly at Honor, is exploring a new company where they provide family caregivers with convenient access to expert advice, care coordination, and a ton of other services and features that help improve their mental well-being and their ability to care for their loved ones. He’s in the early days but you can reach out here if you share a passion for the space: t@oddanderson.com.
Assembled is building software to transform and elevate customer support teams, which often represent 20-50% of the people at a company. Their workforce management platform helps some of the fastest-growing, most innovative companies in the world—including Stripe, Etsy, and Robinhood—to schedule, forecast, and organize their support teams. They are hiring for many roles, including customer success managers, San Francisco and New York. You can apply here.
Benji from Avara/Family is hiring a senior backend engineer. If you want to work with a world-class team with a high degree of craft, they would love to talk. Hiring remote, US. You can apply here.
Asana is looking for curious, collaborative, and creative individuals to join their 6-month Product Design apprenticeship program in San Francisco. This program focuses on bringing aspiring designers from non-traditional, diverse backgrounds into their Design team to develop and work on complex and challenging problems. You can apply here.
next play note
We just launched the next play podcast! The intention of the podcast is to share people’s stories as they navigate figuring out what’s next. In our first two episodes, we interviewed:
Cristina Cordova - left First Round Capital to join Linear as COO, and previously early at Notion and Stripe
Rex Woodbury - left Index Ventures to start his own fund Daydream
Comment here tagging who you think we should have interviewed next. Also, if you have a chance to leave a 5 star review, we would really appreciate it!
Hiring for a particular role? We are partnering with a handful of great startups. Email hi@nextplay.so to learn more.
If you have any opportunities to share (roles, cofounder search, side projects, etc.), reply directly to this email with a context blurb and we will consider including it in the next issue.
next play gatherings took place in New York, San Francisco, and Miami recently. If you want to be a host, fill out this form. We will reach out if there’s a good fit.
Thanks so much for sharing! We would really appreciate if you could like this post on Substack and share next play with any friends you think we could help.