Hot startups hiring in Houston

First on the list in November 2026: Mariana Minerals, Ripple and Torus.

Latest to raise: Torus, which raised a Pre-seed round 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
Mariana Minerals
Building a better minerals company
Raised $310M Series B in August 2026
21 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Khosla Ventures
Investors: Khosla Ventures
58open roles$63k – $240k a year
2
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
76open roles$40k – $375k a year
3
Torus
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
35open roles$58k – $250k a year

4
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
5
Zipline
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally.
Raised a Other round in August 2026
51 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Uber
267 open roles$70k – $400k a year
6
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
7
Kpler
Intelligence tools for trade
Raised $1B Other in June 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Sixth Street
13 open roles$66k – $215k a year
8
Cribl
Cribl, the AI Platform for Telemetry, empowers enterprises to manage and analyze telemetry for humans and agents.
27 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Charles River Ventures, Citi Ventures
74 open roles$57k – $320k a year
9
Human Interest
Affordable, full-service 401(k) plans built for the needs of today's employer.
19 new roles in 30 days
YC S15
Investors: Y Combinator
62 open roles$60k – $350k a year
10
Curri
Transforming the way construction and industrial supplies are delivered.
18 new roles in 30 days
YC S19
Investors: Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Applico Capital, Brick & Mortar Ventures
40 open roles$71k – $320k a year
11
Jerry
Building the first AI-powered advisor to manage all your physical assets.
27 new roles in 30 days
YC S17
Investors: Y Combinator, Park West Asset Management
32 open roles$55k – $250k a year
12
Zeitview
For global customers in energy and infrastructure, Zeitview builds advanced inspection software that delivers fast, accurate insights, lowers costs, and improv…
14 new roles in 30 days
YC W15
Investors: Y Combinator
34 open roles$70k – $225k a year
13
Wiz
Protect everything you build and run
12 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures
31 open roles$79k – $283k a year
14
Neara
Intelligence for infrastructure
Raised $63.8M Series D in February 2026
14 new roles in 30 days
Investors: TCV
18 open roles$80k – $250k a year
15
Base Power Company
Base is building the future of American power.
Raised $1B Series D in August 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Addition, JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Ribbit, Valor Equity Partners
15 open roles
16
Chowbus
AI-Powered, People-Delivered
Raised $81M Series E in March 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Left Lane Capital, Prysm Capital
28 open roles$50k – $160k a year
17
Charlie Health
Virtual behavioral health provider offering personalized Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) for kids, teens and adults
18 new roles in 30 days
Investors: William R.
108 open roles$40k – $270k a year
18
Distro
Distro is a marketplace to find, hire, and pay technical talent in over 200 countries.
54 new roles in 30 days
105 open roles$19k – $300k a year
19
Metropolis
32 new roles in 30 days
Investors: LionTree
89 open roles$75k – $290k a year
20
SPS North America
27 new roles in 30 days
56 open roles$67k – $190k a year
21
IFS
Leader in Industrial AI software for hardcore businesses driving our planet.
18 new roles in 30 days
42 open roles$50k – $250k a year
22
Fetch Package
18 new roles in 30 days
21 open roles$55k – $300k a year
23
Landing
Where hospitality meets home with thousands of fully-furnished stays backed by 24/7 support in 250+ cities nationwide.
15 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Delta-v Capital
15 open roles$60k – $120k a year
24
Uniphore
Indian / American software company
14 new roles in 30 days
Investors: AMD, Databricks, NVIDIA, Snowflake
25 open roles$145k – $400k a year
25
Homebase
The everything app for hourly teams with scheduling, time clocks, payroll, and HR.
3 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Khosla Ventures
Investors: Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Bedrock Capital
11 open roles$69k – $306k a year

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