Hot startups hiring in Chicago

First on the list in November 2026: Harvey, EliseAI and Temporal Technologies.

Latest to raise: EliseAI, which raised $350M Series F in September 2026. Updated November 11, 2026, using Saywise's data on startup funding and open roles. See how we rank them.

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The top 25, November 2026

1
Harvey
AI services for legal teams
Raised $550M Series H in September 2026
69 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Diffusion, EQT Growth
206open roles$88k – $450k a year
2
EliseAI
Fixing housing and healthcare with agentic AI to improve how we live.
Raised $350M Series F in September 2026
20 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, AvalonBay Communities, Cushman and Wakefield
89open roles$65k – $450k a year
3
Temporal Technologies
Build invincible apps.
Raised $550M Series E in September 2026
33 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Tiger Global Management
64open roles$70k – $372k a year

4
Wonder
The premiere platform to feed every craving, all in one order.
Raised $650M Series D in July 2026
44 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, AllianceBernstein, ARK Invest, GV (Google Ventures)
66 open roles$38k – $434k a year
5
Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company.
Raised a Private Equity round in August 2026
61 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, Coatue
455 open roles$70k – $564k a year
6
Ripple
Using proven crypto and blockchain technology honed over a decade, Ripple’s enterprise-grade solutions are faster, more transparent, and more cost-effective th…
Raised a Debt round in August 2026
29 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Accenture, AME Cloud Ventures, China Growth Capital
76 open roles$40k – $375k a year
7
Mercor
Organizing human intelligence to power the AI economy.
Raised $500M Series D in August 2026
28 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Felicis
285 open roles$55k – $500k a year
8
Horizon3.ai
AI-Native Proactive Security
Raised $250M Series E in August 2026
115 new roles in 30 days
Investors: NEA, NightDragon, Ridge Ventures, SignalFire
180 open roles$69k – $370k a year
9
7AI
The Agentic Security Platform.
Raised $130M Series A in December 2025
5 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Index Ventures
Investors: Index Ventures
26 open roles$96k – $350k a year
10
Legora
Collaborative AI for exceptional lawyers
Raised $50M Series D in April 2026
38 new roles in 30 days
YC W24
Investors: Y Combinator, Atlassian, NVentures
143 open roles$60k – $391k a year
11
Datavant
Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare.
Raised a Private Equity round in September 2026
34 new roles in 30 days
50 open roles$135k – $205k a year
12
Harness
Harness is a rapidly growing startup that is disrupting the software delivery market.
Raised $200M Series E in December 2025
4 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Adage Capital Partners, Alkeon Capital
34 open roles$85k – $290k a year
13
HappyRobot
Putting agents to work
Raised a Series C round in August 2026
7 new roles in 30 days
YC S23
Investors: Y Combinator, Base10 Partners, Eurazeo, Prysm Capital
37 open roles$50k – $280k a year
14
TetraScience
Tetra OS | The Operating System for Scientific Intelligence
Raised $15M in February 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
YC S15
Investors: Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Alkeon Capital, Digital Science
22 open roles$120k – $270k a year
15
Coder
Self-hosted environments for agentic software development
Raised $90M Series C in April 2026
7 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Founders Fund
Investors: Founders Fund, Capital Factory, Georgian, GGV Capital
12 open roles$91k – $294k a year
16
Stripe
Help increase the GDP of the internet.
Raised a Other round in March 2026
118 new roles in 30 days
YC S09
Investors: Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst
475 open roles$69k – $584k a year
17
Tutor Intelligence
Building the future of AI robotics and industrial intelligence.
Raised $34M Series A in December 2025
37 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Union Square Ventures
78 open roles$60k – $420k a year
18
Blitzy
The first autonomous software development platform with infinite code context, purpose built for the enterprise.
Raised $200M Series A in May 2026
14 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Battery Ventures, Northzone, PSG
40 open roles$65k – $375k a year
19
Aledade
Aledade is a physician‑led, national leader in value‑based care, empowering clinicians with analytics and support.
Raised a Debt round in December 2025
13 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners
19 open roles$66k – $288k a year
20
Fever
Democratizing access to culture and entertainment
Raised a Private Equity round in September 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, 14W Ventures, Alignment Growth, Atresmedia
11 open roles$70k – $140k a year
21
Faire
The future is local
Raised a Other round in November 2025
11 new roles in 30 days
YC W17
Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
65 open roles$92k – $393k a year
22
CookUnity
CookUnity empowers chefs everywhere to nourish the world through our shared love of great food.
Raised a Debt round in November 2025
10 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Insight Partners
Investors: Insight Partners, Collaborative Fund, Endeavor Capital, Fuel Venture Capital
96 open roles$70k – $285k a year
23
AlphaSense
AlphaSense is the technology behind the business world’s most important decisions.
Raised a round in June 2026
27 new roles in 30 days
77 open roles$53k – $445k a year
24
Scribe
Raised $75M Series C in November 2025
13 new roles in 30 days
Investors: StepStone
33 open roles$90k – $450k a year
25
Gusto
On a mission to grow the small business economy with technology and heart.
36 new roles in 30 days
YC W12
Investors: Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, 137 Ventures
122 open roles$78k – $299k a year

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