Hot startups with repeat or notable founders hiring
First on the list in November 2026: Town.com, Observable Space and Ursa Major.
Latest to raise: Clarion, which raised a Seed 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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Raised $90M Series B in September 2026
1 new role in 30 days
Backed by Menlo Ventures
Investors: Menlo Ventures, Forerunner Ventures
16open roles$75k – $300k a year
2
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
29open roles$65k – $250k a year
3
Ursa Major
Adapt Quicker.
Raised $100M Series E in November 2025
27 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Eclipse
116open roles$62k – $330k a year
- 4
Karman Industries
Purpose built AI thermal infrastructure.
Raised a Series A round in March 2026
44 new roles in 30 days
44 open roles$50k – $280k a year
- 5
8 new roles in 30 days
YC W23
Investors: Y Combinator
9 open roles$70k – $210k a year
- 6
Raised a Seed round in September 2026
YC W24
Investors: Y Combinator
6 open roles$140k – $250k a year
- 7
Botrista
Trendy Drinks.
12 new roles in 30 days
14 open roles$70k – $140k a year
- 8
Raised $4.5M Seed in November 2025
YC W25
Investors: Y Combinator, Trucks VC
4 open roles$100k – $200k a year
- 9
Beacon AI
Building R2-D2 for pilots: hardware-lite aviation AI for safer, more efficient flight
8 new roles in 30 days
17 open roles$135k – $275k a year
- 10
Raised $500K Other in April 2026
1 new role in 30 days
YC W26
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$72k – $210k a year
- 11
Assembled
The support operations platform | Enabling great support, from workforce planning to AI automation
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: New Enterprise Associates
14 open roles$67k – $290k a year
- 12
2 new roles in 30 days
YC W22
Investors: Y Combinator, FUSE, Liquid 2 Ventures, Rogue Capital
6 open roles$60k – $210k a year
- 13
1 new role in 30 days
YC F24
Investors: Y Combinator
8 open roles$90k – $450k a year
- 14
5 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Crosslink Capital
10 open roles$110k – $240k a year
- 15
Raised a Seed round in April 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
5 open roles$140k – $450k a year
- 16
3 new roles in 30 days
9 open roles$110k – $240k a year
- 17
UnitX
Innovative deep learning inspection system for automated manufacturing.
3 new roles in 30 days
Investors: UP Partners
11 open roles$90k – $280k a year
- 18
YC S24
Investors: Y Combinator
5 open roles$130k – $250k a year
- 19
YC S21
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$120k – $200k a year
- 20
goodfin
Goodfin is reimagining private wealth in the era of AI.
YC W22
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$130k – $300k a year
- 21
Matroid
If you can see it, we can detect it - Automated Visual Inspection in Minutes, not Months
1 new role in 30 days
9 open roles$150k – $600k a year
- 22
Meadow
Modern Student Financial Services
1 new role in 30 days
5 open roles$104k – $276k a year
- 23
Raised a Seed round in March 2026
6 open roles$138k – $250k a year
- 24
Collate
AI for Data platform: agents automate data management & AI analytics.
7 open roles
7 open roles$141k – $350k a year
- 25
5 open roles
Investors: NFX
5 open roles$86k – $260k a year
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