Hot startups hiring in Palo Alto
First on the list in November 2026: Nectar Social, Parallel Web Systems and ALSO.
Latest to raise: Delos Data Inc, which raised a Series A round in September 2026. Updated , using Saywise's data on startup funding and open roles. See how we rank them.
Find my matchesThe top 25, November 2026
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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
34open roles$94k – $400k a year
2
Parallel Web Systems
Infrastructure for intelligence on the web.
Raised $100M Series B in April 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures
19open roles$135k – $400k a year
3
ALSO
Born out of Rivian.
Raised $150M Series D in August 2026
5 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Prysm Capital
19open roles$100k – $280k a year
- 4
TabaPay
We're on a mission to make instant payments simple and universal.
Raised $155M Other in September 2026
4 new roles in 30 days
Investors: FTV Capital
16 open roles$90k – $275k a year
- 5
Anysphere
American artificial intelligence software company known for the AI-native code editor, Cursor
Raised $2.3B Series D in November 2025
67 new roles in 30 days
72 open roles$70k – $400k a year
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Cursor
source code editor developed by Anysphere
Raised $2.3B Series D in November 2025
5 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, Coatue
5 open roles$160k – $357k a year
- 7
Whop
The end-to-end API for running a business.
Raised $200M in February 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Tether
13 open roles$65k – $350k a year
- 8
Quince
Quince is a consumer technology platform rebuilding retail from the infrastructure up.
Raised $500M Series E in March 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Investors: ICONIQ Capital
68 open roles$51k – $330k a year
- 9
PsiQuantum
Building the world’s first useful quantum computers.
Raised a Other round in July 2026
26 new roles in 30 days
74 open roles$60k – $318k a year
- 10
Docker
Docker securely contains autonomous agents so you can confidently build, ship, and run on trust.
25 new roles in 30 days
YC S10
Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
61 open roles$73k – $352k 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
Obsidian Security
Comprehensive Security for your Enterprise Applications
Raised $85M Series D in August 2026
1 new role in 30 days
Backed by Menlo Ventures
Investors: Menlo Ventures, Crescent Cove Advisors, Greylock Partners, GV
8 open roles$120k – $340k a year
- 13
Qualified Health
The Enterprise Platform for Safe and Scalable AI
Raised $125M Series B in March 2026
5 new roles in 30 days
Investors: New Enterprise Associates
16 open roles$80k – $350k a year
- 14
Raised a Series A round in September 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
9 open roles$140k – $280k a year
- 15
River AI
Creating personal AI owned and shaped by each individual.
Raised a Series A round in August 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
23 open roles$150k – $420k a year
- 16
Perplexity
The most powerful answer engine.
Raised a round in February 2026
40 new roles in 30 days
194 open roles$75k – $485k a year
- 17
Raised a Debt round in July 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
Investors: WestCap Group
15 open roles$59k – $298k a year
- 18
Raised a round in March 2026
10 new roles in 30 days
Investors: BAM Elevate, Canaan Partners, Eclipse Ventures, First Round Capital
20 open roles$80k – $298k a year
- 19
Quantifind
Our AI-powered Risk Intelligence helps organizations detect and mitigate risk with greater accuracy and speed.
Raised a Private Equity round in June 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
19 open roles$95k – $220k a year
- 20
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
- 21
Uniphore
Indian / American software company
14 new roles in 30 days
Investors: AMD, Databricks, NVIDIA, Snowflake
25 open roles$145k – $400k a year
- 22PA
14 new roles in 30 days
24 open roles$100k – $350k a year
- 23
13 new roles in 30 days
29 open roles$70k – $235k a year
- 24
Mudflap
The #1 Fuel App for Trucking.
12 new roles in 30 days
Investors: 9Yards Capital, QED Investors
23 open roles$60k – $300k a year
- 25
Plaud
Building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity.
9 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Carbide Ventures
27 open roles$114k – $365k a year
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