Hot startups hiring in Los Angeles

First on the list in November 2026: Quindar, K2 Space and Whatnot.

Latest to raise: BLUE ORIGIN, which raised a 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
Quindar
Satellite Mission Management as a Service | streamline & automate design, test, and operations for constellations
Raised $25M Series A in August 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
YC S22
Investors: Y Combinator
37open roles$80k – $275k a year
2
K2 Space
Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future.
Raised $500M Series D in July 2026
31 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ
230open roles$65k – $295k a year
3
Whatnot
Whatnot—The Live Shopping Marketplace.
Raised $545M Series G in August 2026
32 new roles in 30 days
YC W20
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Animal Capital
217open roles$50k – $580k a year

4
Nox Metals
Supplying America's Industrial Base | ISO 9001 CERTIFIED
Raised $11.5M Seed in June 2026
10 new roles in 30 days
YC S25
Investors: Y Combinator, Hyperion
75 open roles$39k – $350k a year
5
Peregrine
The leading data integration platform helping public safety agencies make better decisions in the moments that matter.
Raised $250M Series D in June 2026
10 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Fifth Down Capital, Godfrey Capital, Goldcrest Capital
64 open roles$84k – $340k a year
6
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
7
TRM Labs
Blockchain intelligence solutions to detect, monitor, and investigate fraud and financial crime in digital assets.
Raised a Series C round in September 2026
21 new roles in 30 days
YC S19
Investors: Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management, Alumni Ventures
65 open roles$86k – $343k a year
8
Higgsfield AI
The ultimate production studio for creators by creators.
Raised $400M Series B in August 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
Investors: DST Global, GFT Ventures
36 open roles$100k – $320k a year
9
Tessera Labs
Accelerating enterprise ERP transformation with multi-agent AI
Raised $60M Series A in May 2026
25 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz
30 open roles$147k – $300k a year
10
Nominal
Technology partner to the world's fastest hardware teams.
Raised $80M Series B in March 2026
13 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund
23 open roles$70k – $325k a year
11
Odeko
The all-in-one operations partner for local cafés and eateries
Raised a round in August 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
YC S19
Investors: Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Addition Ventures, Balius Partners
16 open roles$60k – $135k a year
12
Nectar Social
Nectar Social is an agentic community, creator & social intelligence platform for the world's leading businesses.
Raised $30M Series A in May 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Menlo Ventures
Investors: Menlo Ventures, Anthology Fund
34 open roles$94k – $400k a year
13
Hermeus
Building the world's fastest aircraft.
Raised $200M Series C in April 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Khosla Ventures
Investors: Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Bling Capital, Canaan Partners
78 open roles$90k – $253k a year
14
Shield AI
Autonomy for the world.
Raised $2B in June 2026
158 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Advent International, Hanwha Aerospace, JPMorgan's Security and Resiliency Initiative, L3Harris Technologies
670 open roles$50k – $1000k a year
15
Verkada
Raised a Other round in July 2026
52 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Linse Capital
197 open roles$48k – $420k a year
16
Suno
Make any song you can imagine
Raised $400M Series D in June 2026
16 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Alkeon, Bond Capital, Forerunner, IVP
94 open roles$82k – $415k a year
17
BLUE ORIGIN
Blue Origin manufactures and operates rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, lunar landers, and satellite systems.
Raised a round in September 2026
633 new roles in 30 days
785 open roles$65k – $520k a year
18
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
19
Hadrian
Manufacturing The Future
Raised a Debt round in August 2026
75 new roles in 30 days
Investors: 137 Ventures, Baillie Gifford, JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Valor Equity Partners
146 open roles$70k – $415k a year
20
Observable Space
Observable Space is an LA-based space startup building the infrastructure to enable satellites and spacecraft to see, navigate and communicate.
Raised $90M Series A in May 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Detroit Venture Partners, Island Green Capital, Lux Capital, RTX Ventures
29 open roles$65k – $250k a year
21
Vital Lyfe
Raised $18M Seed in December 2025
5 new roles in 30 days
Backed by General Catalyst
Investors: General Catalyst, Interlagos
15 open roles$95k – $170k a year
22
Figure
Figure's mission is to expand human capabilities through advanced AI.
Raised a Other round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Parkway Venture Capital
69 open roles$80k – $400k a year
23
Throne Labs
Public restrooms made easy.
Raised a round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
12 open roles$100k – $140k a year
24
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
25
Defense Unicorns
Get software to warfighters.
Raised $136M Series B in January 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Bain Capital
52 open roles$100k – $242k a year

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