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2026-02-26 Series A Comp HR total rewards software article ↗
2026-02-25 Series A Abram Scientific Coagulation diagnostics medical device article ↗
2026-02-18 Series A Avantos Client onboarding and servicing AI article ↗
2026-02-17 Seed Intrinsic Foundries Convert industrial waste to biochemicals article ↗
2026-02-17 Pre-Seed Lexi Building energy management article ↗
2026-02-14 Series B LeoLabs Low earth orbit mapping article ↗
2026-02-04 Seed Adaption Labs AI that adapts to real world article ↗
2026-02-04 Acquired Veda Trials Clinical trial operations article ↗
2026-02-02 Series G Varo Bank Financial inclusive bank article ↗
2026-01-30 Series B Epikast Engage patients and health providers article ↗
2026-01-30 Seed Uplift AI Voice AI for underserved languages article ↗
2026-01-29 Series A Pranax Develop exosomes for longevity article ↗
2026-01-29 Pre-Seed Arkero AI for professional sports teams article ↗
2026-01-29 Series B Sixfold AI Generative AI for insurance underwriting article ↗
2026-01-28 Acquired Propolis AI for software testing article ↗
2026-01-27 Pre-Seed Soundskrit Directional microphones article ↗
2026-01-27 Series B Northwood Space Space satellite infrastructure article ↗
2026-01-27 Seed Midship Extract documents into spreadsheets article ↗
2026-01-21 Series D OpenEvidence Organizing the world’s medical knowledge article ↗
2026-01-21 Seed AheadComputing Faster computer processor article ↗
2026-01-13 Series A Flip CX Voice AI for customer service on the phone article ↗
2026-01-09 Series A Cloudforce Microsoft cloud solutions article ↗

Startup Directory

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Talos Series B

Institutions trade digital assets

Ethan Feldman ’07, MEng ’08 · New York, New York, United States

CryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTech
Avantos Series A

Client onboarding and servicing AI

Rabih Ramadi, MEng ’00 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesSaaS
Varo Bank

Financial inclusive bank

Colin Walsh ’90 · San Francisco, CA

AppsBankingFinancial Services
Republic

Private market investments

Paul Menchov ’16 Dropout · New York, NY

CrowdfundingCryptocurrencyFinancial Services
Avalanche

Web3 protocol

John Wu ’01, Kevin Sekniqi, PhD ’19 · Brooklyn, NY

BlockchainFinancial ServicesFinTech
Acorns Series F

Grow financial wealth

Noah Kerner ’99 · Irvine, CA

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Mine Series A

Student debit card

Scott Smith ’21 · Cambridge, MA

Credit CardsDebit CardsFinancial Services
Coins.ph Series C

Access to web3 digital assets

Ronald Hose, MS ’05 · Philippines

BitcoinBlockchainFinancial Services
iCapital

Alternatives investment marketplace

Daniel Vene ’97 · New York, NY

Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
Zippi

Working capital for small businesses

Bruno Lucas ’13 · Brazil

Financial ServicesPayments
CoinList

Blockchain coin list

Paul Menchov ’16 Dropout · San Francisco, CA

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinance
Dinari Series A

Securities backed tokens on the blockchain

Gabriel Otte ’11 · Palo Alto, CA

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Boosted.ai

AI productivity for investment managers

Jon Dorando, PhD ’10 · Canada

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Pintarnya

Help Indonesians with employment

Henry Hendrawan, MEng ’04, MBA ’09 · Pasar Minggu, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

AndroidFinancial ServicesHuman Resources
Petal

Credit card for financial opportunity

David Ehrich ’85 · New York, NY

Credit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech
Gauntlet

Web3 defi solutions

Tarun Chitra ’11 · Brooklyn, NY

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial Services
Arc Technologies Series A

Cash management and growth capital

Don Muir ’15 · San Francisco, CA

Financial ServicesFinTechFunding Platform
Numerai Series C

Long/short global equity strategy hedge fund

Richard Craib ’12 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Ajaib Series B

Indonesia investment platform

Anderson Sumarli ’14 · Indonesia

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Outgo Inc

Modern payments built for Freight

Mike Bohlander ’03 · Seattle, WA

Financial ServicesFinTechFreight Service
Wingspan Series B

Payroll platform purpose-built for contingent work

Anthony Mironov ’10 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology
Surround Insurance Seed

Helping consumers navigate the uncertainty of life with smarter insurance

Jonathon Grayson, MBA ’05 · Cambridge, MA

Financial ServicesFinTechInsurTech
Salt Labs Seed

Employee rewards platform

Konstantin Getmanchuk ’06 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechHuman Resources
Grain

Financial credit for businesses

Carl-Alain Memnon ’07 · Oakland, CA

CreditFinanceFinancial Services
Creditas

Consumer loans backed by assets

Sergio Furio, MBA ’00 · Brazil

Auto InsuranceAutomotiveBanking
FlexPoint Series A

Automate cash flow for businesses

Victor Lopez, JD ’13 · Manhattan, NY

Enterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Divvy Homes

Affordable home ownership

Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05 · San Francisco, CA

Financial ServicesReal EstateRental Property
Troop Seed

New age asset stewardship technology

Felix Tabary ’14, Zen Yui ’14 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology
Trata Pre-Seed

Investment research for hedge funds

Eric Cho ’20, William Gao ’19, MEng ’20 · San Francisco, CA

AnalyticsFinanceFinancial Services
GreenLyne

Housing finance AI

Sid Mansur ’95 · Arlington, VA

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Mindigital Group Series A

Banking for the next generation

Mickey Li, MBA ’10 · Singapore

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Adro Pre-Seed

US bank accounts for internationals

Amarildo Gjondrekaj, MBA ’19, Sara Schmitt, MBA ’19 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTech
Amino

Healthcare plan navigation

Maudie Hampden ’04 · San Francisco, CA

Employee BenefitsFinancial ServicesHealth Care
Lucite Pre-Seed

Automating deliverables for finance professionals

Jason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesSaaS
Bayport Funding

Real estate loans

Jane Gol ’75 · Great Neck, NY

Financial Services
Ahoy Insurance Seed

Insurance for Boaters by Boaters

Amit Nisenbaum, MBA ’03 · New York, NY

BoatingFinancial ServicesInsurance
Nophin Seed

Commercial real estate screener

Kwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechReal Estate
Axoni

https://www.linkedin.com/company/axoni/

Jeffrey Schvey ’07, MEng ’08, Greg Schvey ’09, Corey Wendling ’94 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechSoftware
Equity Data Science

Data science for investment analysis

Sandeep Varma, MEng ’04 · New York, NY

AnalyticsFinancial ServicesHedge Funds
Blue Forest Conservation

Forest and waterland conservation

Zach Knight ’06 · San Francisco, CA

Environmental ConsultingFinancial ServicesSustainability
Safepay

Digital payments for merchants

Ziyad Parekh ’13 · Pakistan

Financial ServicesMobile PaymentsPayments
Modalku

Digital financing for southeast asia

Iwan Kurniawan ’12 · Indonesia

AppsB2BConsumer Lending
Coin Metrics

Web3 crypto finance

Tim Rice ’84 · Boston, MA

AnalyticsBig DataBlockchain
Monto Pre-Seed

Employee benefits platform

Andres Quintanilla, MBA ’18 · Mexico

Employee BenefitsFinancial ServicesFinTech
BlueCove

Scientific fixed income

Alexander Khein, PhD ’97 · United Kingdom

FinanceFinancial Services
BlackBoxStocks

Analytical software for stock and options

Eric Pharis, MEng ’99 · Dallas, TX

AnalyticsFinancial ServicesSoftware
OfColor

Financial health for employees of color

Yemi Rose ’01, MS ’03 · New York, NY

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Pillai Capital

Boutique advisory firm

Brahm Pillai, MBA ’14 · New York, NY

AdviceBankingFinance
Breva

Expert coaching for small businesses

Charles Inokon, JD ’97 · Wilmington, DE

AdviceArtificial IntelligenceFinancial Services
Tank Payments Pre-Seed

Neobank built for trucking businesses

Jad Rahbany ’18 · Austin, TX

Financial ServicesFinTechFreight Service
Celeri Pre-Seed

AI-powered fraud detection for the multi-family industry

Jun Seo ’14 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesPropTechReal Estate
Flexiplata Pre-Seed

Online lending platform

Kabir Valencia ’01 · Colombia

FinanceFinancial Services
FP Alpha

AI for financial planning

Andrew Altfest ’03 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Optifino Series A

Life insurance portfolios

Michael Doniger ’99 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance
SwapGlobal Seed

Access digital markets using synthetic prime brokerage

Yev Feldman ’10 · Miami, FL

ConsultingFinancial Services
AirPay

Dental insurance automated verification

Derek Giddon ’07 · New York, NY

DentalFinancial ServicesInsurance
Zesty

Platform for investing in global stocks

Vicente Rotman, MS ’19 · Argentina

AppsFinancial ServicesSoftware
Idpair

Data science for gaming industry

Jonathan Aiwazian ’09 · Mendham, New Jersey, United States

Data CenterData IntegrationFinancial Services
Aevo Seed

Decentralized trading strategies

Julian Koh ’16 · Singapore

Financial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Clearing Pre-Seed

Short-term rental reports and bookkeeping

Benjamin Elbaz, MS ’16 · New York, NY

BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Vigil Markets

Trading exchange with private order books

Soumya Basu, PhD ’21 · New York, NY

FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial Services
Snapfi Pre-Seed

AI-driven tools for small and medium businesses

Joao Paulo Felix, MBA ’15 · Brazil

Artificial IntelligenceFinancial ServicesFinTech
Veach AI

Help PE/VC firms scale

Alexander Veach, MS ’13 · New York, NY

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceFinancial Services
HealthBridge Innovation Partners Seed

Healthcare investing firm

Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01 · New York, NY

Digital MediaFinancial ServicesHealth Care