Hot Kleiner Perkins-backed startups hiring

First on the list in November 2026: Profound, K2 Space and CesiumAstro.

Latest to raise: Profound, which raised $180M Series D 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
Profound
Upstate New York’s Most Profound Mastermind Group.
Raised $180M Series D in September 2026
20 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins
79open roles$75k – $375k 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
CesiumAstro
Connect.
Raised a Debt round in September 2026
61 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Airbus Ventures, Franklin Templeton Blackhorse Fund, Franklin Templeton Venture Fund
191open roles$12k – $371k a year

4
Motive
Empowering people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable.
Raised a Debt round in September 2026
23 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Insight Partners
Investors: Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Alphabet Inc
53 open roles$65k – $305k a year
5
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the physical AI company bringing intelligence to every moving machine on the planet.
Raised a Other round in June 2026
59 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, BlackRock, BlackRock-managed funds
236 open roles$80k – $423k a year
6
Fal
Generative media platform for developers.
Raised $140M Series D in December 2025
11 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins
33 open roles$105k – $375k a year
7
Rogo
The AI platform for finance.
Raised $160M Series D in April 2026
10 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins
52 open roles$70k – $330k a year
8
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
9
Handshake
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy.
Raised a round in May 2026
19 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Coatue, Annox Capital
65 open roles$92k – $380k a year
10
Lumafield
Design, build, and ship products at the speed of light.
Raised a Debt round in November 2025
12 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Alumni Ventures, Data Collective, DCVC
25 open roles$70k – $280k a year
11
Brex
The AI-powered intelligent finance platform.
41 new roles in 30 days
YC W17
Investors: Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global Management, Baillie Gifford
168 open roles$59k – $350k a year
12
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
13
Chainguard
Safe source for open source.
24 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Amplify
43 open roles$89k – $258k a year
14
Second Front Systems
Fast-track your FedRAMP and DoW Authorizations
18 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, 8VC, Abstract Ventures, ARTIS Ventures
25 open roles$90k – $230k a year
15
Huntress
Managed #cybersecurity without the complexity.
13 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures
28 open roles$80k – $250k a year
16
Nooks
Boost pipeline with AI assistants that automate the busywork of dialing, coaching, and prospecting
12 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins
46 open roles$60k – $330k a year
17
Intercom
The only helpdesk designed for the AI Agent era
8 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins
22 open roles$109k – $332k a year
18
WisdomAI
Let data drive your decisions, better.
Raised $50M Series A in November 2025
1 new role in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Coatue
6 open roles$150k – $350k a year
19
Thrive Global
We help individuals and companies improve productivity and health outcomes through science-backed behavior change.
7 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Owl Ventures
16 open roles$55k – $215k a year
20
PermitFlow
Construction's AI Workforce
Raised $54M Series B in December 2025
1 new role in 30 days
YC W22
Investors: Y Combinator, Accel, Kleiner Perkins
8 open roles$70k – $375k a year
21
MO
Manifest o.s.
Raised $60M Series A in April 2026
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, First Round Capital, Quiet Capital
7 open roles$100k – $300k a year
22
MyFitnessPal
Unlock your healthy and find your happy with MyFitnessPal.
6 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, Kleiner Perkins
9 open roles$105k – $220k a year
23
FullStory
Intelligent digital experiences.
3 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Accel
Investors: Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Dell Technologies Capital, Glynn Capital
10 open roles$50k – $190k a year
24
Qumulo
Qumulo is the simple way to manage exabyte-scale data anywhere — edge, core, or cloud — on the platform of your choice.
3 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Allen & Company, Amity Ventures, BlackRock
9 open roles$95k – $300k a year
25
PlanetScale
The fastest Postgres and MySQL available in the cloud
3 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, SignalFire
8 open roles$120k – $250k a year

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