Hot Pre-seed startups hiring
First on the list in November 2026: Torus, 9 Mothers and Stealth.
Latest to raise: Ocular AI, which raised a Pre-seed round in October 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 a Pre-seed round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
35open roles$58k – $250k a year
2
9 Mothers
Cost effective C-UAS.
Raised a Pre-seed round in June 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
YC X26
Investors: Y Combinator
17open roles$75k – $400k a year
3
Raised $6.1M Pre-seed in December 2025
YC F25
Investors: Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Xtal
17open roles$90k – $500k a year
- 4
Apptronik
Robots for humans.
Raised a Angel round in May 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
20 open roles$165k – $350k a year
- 5
Raised a Pre-seed round in October 2026
YC W24
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$130k – $200k a year
- 6
Raised a Pre-seed round in August 2026
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$110k – $350k a year
- 7
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$96k – $200k a year
- 8
6 new roles in 30 days
YC W24
Investors: Y Combinator
12 open roles$48k – $275k a year
- 9
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$100k – $170k a year
- 10
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$120k – $240k a year
- 11
Raised a Pre-seed round in September 2026
YC F26
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$125k – $250k a year
- 12
Raised a Pre-seed round in June 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
YC S26
Investors: Y Combinator
3 open roles$100k – $250k a year
- 13
Vetcove
Every Supplier.
4 new roles in 30 days
YC S16
Investors: Y Combinator, Bodley Group
28 open roles$50k – $270k a year
- 14
7 new roles in 30 days
YC S25
Investors: Y Combinator
7 open roles$160k – $340k a year
- 15
Raised a Pre-seed round in June 2026
YC X26
Investors: Y Combinator
7 open roles$150k – $400k a year
- 16
Raised $1.5M Pre-seed in January 2026
YC F25
Investors: Y Combinator
6 open roles$65k – $180k a year
- 17
15 new roles in 30 days
24 open roles$75k – $201k a year
- 18
13 new roles in 30 days
15 open roles$75k – $170k a year
- 19
Yondr
Phone-Free Spaces
12 new roles in 30 days
15 open roles$85k – $125k a year
- 20
Pivotal Health
Independent Dispute Resolution for Fair Provider Reimbursement
11 new roles in 30 days
20 open roles$80k – $255k a year
- 21
Riven Systems
Chemical intelligence for industrial independence.
Raised a Pre-seed round in August 2026
8 open roles$135k – $240k a year
- 22JU
Raised a Pre-seed round in June 2026
YC X26
Investors: Y Combinator
4 open roles$24k – $200k a year
- 23
Raised $500K Pre-seed in December 2025
1 new role in 30 days
YC F25
Investors: Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund
3 open roles$48k – $150k a year
- 24
Artos
Luxury-leaning bath & kitchen fixtures, curated for design and built for specification.
2 new roles in 30 days
YC W24
Investors: Y Combinator
10 open roles$167k – $260k a year
- 25
Frontline Gig
Turning clean energy and community resilience projects into pathways to employment and advancement.
Raised $250K Pre-seed in September 2026
Investors: Richard King Mellon Foundation
3 open roles
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