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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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Inception Seed

Fast Diffusion LLMs

Stefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyNatural Language Processing
Liquid AI Series A

Foundation models from first principles

Daniela Rus, PhD ’93 · Cambridge, MA

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIInformation Technology
Arize AI Series C

LLM evaluation platform

Aparna Dhinakaran, PhD Dropout · Mill Valley, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Samaya AI

AI knowledge domain expertise for financial services

Maithra Raghu, PhD ’16, Jack Hessel, PhD ’20 · United Kingdom

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Epikast Series B

Engage patients and health providers

Vangelis Vergetis ’01 · New York, NY

Health CareInformation Technology
Invisible Technologies

AI training and scaling

Francis Pedraza ’11 · San Francisco, CA

Information ServicesInformation TechnologyProject Management
AvePoint

Data management and governance

Tianyi Jiang ’96, MEng ’96 · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Cloud ComputingData ManagementDocument Management
AheadComputing Seed

Faster computer processor

Debbie Marr, MS ’92 · Beaverton, OR

ElectronicsInformation TechnologyManufacturing
Tendo

Healthcare data platform

Jennifer Goldsmith ’95 · Philadelphia, PA

Health CareInformation TechnologySoftware
Openlayer Series A

Quality assurance for AI and ML

Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsInformation Technology
Adaption Labs Seed

AI that adapts to real world

Sudip Roy, PhD ’14 · San Francisco, California, United States

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyInternet
Comp Series A

HR total rewards software

Christophe Gerlach ’20, Pedro Bobrow ’20, MPS ’21 · Brazil

Business DevelopmentConsultingInformation Technology
Lynk Global Series B

Global mobile connectivity through satellites

Tyghe Speidel ’11 · Falls Church, VA

Information TechnologyInternetInternet of Things
Arkero Pre-Seed

AI for professional sports teams

Daniel Shi, MBA ’12 · Seattle, WA

Information TechnologyInternetSports
Whatnot Series F

Livestream shopping platform

Grant LaFontaine ’11 · San Francisco, CA

CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation Technology
Aira Technologies Series B

AI network optimization

Anand Chandrasekher ’86, MBA ’88 · Saratoga, CA

Information TechnologyWireless
ryse

Real estate capital platform

Seva Levitski, MEng ’05 · New York, NY

Information TechnologyMarketplaceReal Estate
Moonshot Series A

Prevent online violence and abuse

Vidhya Ramalingam ’09 · United Kingdom

AnalyticsCyber SecurityInformation Technology
Midship Seed

Extract documents into spreadsheets

Kieran Taylor, MEng ’20 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceData ManagementInformation Technology
Harmonic.ai Series A

Early stage startup sourcing

Max Ruderman ’14 · San Francisco, CA

Business Information SystemsInformation TechnologyManagement Information Systems
Tango Series A

Social live-streaming app

Kenneth Babcock ’13 · Los Angeles, CA

Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySoftware
BuildWithin Pre-Seed

Workforce onboarding

Michelle Rhee ’92 · Washington, DC

EdTechInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
ReadySet Technology Series A

Database SQL query cache

Alana Marzoev ’18 · Beverly Hills, CA

DatabaseDeveloper ToolsInformation Services
Authorium Series A

Government procurement processes

Jay Nath ’97 · San Francisco, California, United States

ConsultingGovernmentInformation Technology
Redox

Electronic health records integration

Luke Bonney ’08 · Madison, WI

Data IntegrationElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health Care
Centivo

Restoring healthcare affordability

Alan Cohen ’89, Stuart Roth, MBA ’00 · Buffalo, NY

Health CareInformation TechnologyMedical
MangoBoost Series A

Data center boost for AI workflows

Jangwoo Kim ’97, MEng ’01 · Bellevue, WA

Artificial IntelligenceCloud InfrastructureData Center
Refabric

AI for fashion design

Hakan Bas ’05 · Middletown, DE

Information Technology
Voyant Photonics

LIDAR on a chip for machine vision

Chris Phare, PhD ’17 · New York, NY

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesInformation Technology
Xscape Photonics Series A

Photonics for semiconductor manufacturing

Yoshi Okawachi ’02, PhD ’08 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceData CenterInformation Technology
Ursa Space Systems

Satellite analytics

Adam Maher ’06, MEng ’07 · Ithaca, NY

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceInformation Technology
Lumos Series B

Digital identity platform

Leo Mehr ’16 · San Francisco, CA

CollaborationIdentity ManagementInformation Technology
Akash Systems

Gallium nitride on diamond wafers

Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97 · San Francisco, CA

AerospaceInformation TechnologyManufacturing
Efinix

FPGAs for AI applications

Sammy Cheung, MEng ’90 · Santa Clara, CA

Information TechnologyProduct DesignSemiconductor
Conduktor Series B

Data streaming platform

Stephane Maarek, MEng ’13 · New York, NY

ComputerInformation TechnologyInternet
Wingspan Series B

Payroll platform purpose-built for contingent work

Anthony Mironov ’10 · New York, NY

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology
Dune Security Seed

Employee risk management

David DellaPelle ’16 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceCyber SecurityInformation Technology
psyflo

Mental health tech for under-resourced communities

Deanna Oliver, MS ’24 · New York, NY

Health CareInformation TechnologyMental Health
AttoTude Series B

Faster processing in data centers

David Welch, PhD ’85 · Menlo Park, CA

Information TechnologyInternetWireless
GovWell Seed

Modern software for local government

Troy LeCaire ’17 · New York, NY

GovTechInformation TechnologySaaS
JUICER Seed

Revenue management for restaurants

Ashwin Kamlani, MMH ’03 · San Francisco, CA

Information TechnologyRestaurants
Spheryx

Particle analysis of suspended solutions

Laura Philips, MBA ’97 · New York, NY

ConsumerInformation TechnologyManufacturing
DataCebo Seed

Synthtic data for AI training

Saman Amarasinghe ’88 · Weston, MA

Data CenterData IntegrationDatabase
AgShift

Food inspection AI

Miku Jha, MBA ’11 · Costa Mesa, CA

AgTechArtificial IntelligenceComputer Vision
Symba Seed

Software platform for new hires

Nikita Gupta ’17 · San Francisco, California, United States

Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternet
Distributional Series A

Platform for AI testing and evaluation

Scott Clark, PhD ’12 · Berkeley, CA

A/B TestingArtificial IntelligenceInformation Technology
Themis AI

Derisk AI models from unreliable outputs

Daniela Rus, PhD ’93 · Cambridge, MA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
True-Tickets Seed

Digital ticketing for live events

Matt Zarracina, MBA ’10, MEng ’10 · Boston, MA

B2BBlockchainInformation Technology
Wilya Seed

Help factories create and manage a flexible workforce

Rahil Siddiqui, MILR ’09 · Mechanicsburg, PA

Information TechnologyManufacturingSoftware
FlexPoint Series A

Automate cash flow for businesses

Victor Lopez, JD ’13 · Manhattan, NY

Enterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Mintlify Series A

Software code documentation

Hahnbee Lee ’22, Han Wang ’21 · San Francisco, CA

Developer ToolsInformation TechnologySoftware
Mura Seed

Billing and dispatch software for field services

James Mackey ’17, Claire DeRoberts ’11 · Nyack, NY

Information Technology
Brightband

Weather and climate prediction

Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologySoftware
MirrorTab Seed

Cybersecurity for web apps

Brian Silverstein ’01 · San Francisco, California, United States

Information TechnologySoftwareWeb Apps
Troop Seed

New age asset stewardship technology

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

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Technology
Compatio AI

Product recommendation engine

Timothy Baynes, MS ’92 · Springfield, MO

B2BE-CommerceInformation Technology
HomeRoom Seed

Healthy investments and happy homes

Michael Tich ’13, MEng ’18 · Kansas City, MO

Information TechnologyMarketplaceReal Estate Investment
Koneksa Health

Pharma digital biomarker

Matthew Cantor ’09 · New York, NY

AnalyticsBig DataHealth Care
Bluesky Seed

Data cloud efficiency

Mingsheng Hong, PhD ’08 · Menlo Park, CA

AnalyticsData VisualizationInformation Technology
BuildOps Series C

Commercial service contractors project management

Alok Chanani ’03 · Santa Monica, CA

Commercial Real EstateInformation TechnologyMobile
Kurtosis Series A

Developer tools for modern backend engineers

Galen Marchetti ’15 · Houston, TX

Information TechnologyProfessional ServicesSoftware
Metabase Q Series A

Cybersecurity risk management

Mauricio Benavides, MBA ’07 · San Francisco, CA

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware
Zengines Seed

Software data conversion

Carl Drisko ’81 · Bedford, MA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
DeLorean Artificial Intelligence Series A

Harness ROI from structured and unstructured data

Severence MacLaughlin ’00 · Palm Beach, FL

Artificial IntelligenceInformation Technology
Halluminates Pre-Seed

Datasets to train AI models

Wyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologySoftware
Alpha Grid Pre-Seed

Help energy developers with their distributed energy resources

Lucas Ackerknecht ’12 · Palo Alto, CA

Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureProject Management
Hatchet Pre-Seed

Background task orchestration and visibility platform

Gabe Ruttner, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, CA

Information TechnologyInternet
Cased

AI for DevOps team productivity

Ted Nyman ’07 · San Francisco, CA

Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
bythen Seed

Digital avatars for creators

William Nagata, Exchange MBA ’19 · Indonesia

Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
Mindigital Group Series A

Banking for the next generation

Mickey Li, MBA ’10 · Singapore

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Mattermost Series B

Collaboration software for work

Ian Tien, MEng ’03 · Palo Alto, CA

File SharingInformation ServicesInformation Technology
Vantis Vascular

Improved catheters for traversing arteries

Tim Fischell ’77 · San Jose, CA

AppsHealth CareInformation Technology
Term Structure Labs Seed

Web3 fixed-income protocol with a customized ZK-rollup solution

Jerry Li, MEng ’96 · United Kingdom

BlockchainInformation TechnologySoftware
Collimator Seed

Modeling and simulation software built for the cloud

Reda Dehy ’04 · Denver, CO

Communication HardwareInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Luminate Health Seed

Healthcare lab reports for patients

Shally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01 · San Mateo, CA

Health CareInformation TechnologySaaS
Meadow AI Seed

Software for retail operations

Max Jai Sim ’10 · Seattle, Washington, United States

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyInternet,
Ridgeline

Software for investment managers

David Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 · Incline Village, NV

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologySoftware,
Dwellwell Analytics

Residential home monitor

Dan Simpkins ’80 · Bethesda, MD

Information TechnologyProperty ManagementSensor
Ambytech Seed

AI for manufacturing processes

Abhijit Bose ’94 · San Diego, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachinery Manufacturing
Hoken Seed

Hotel marketplace: book & sell the best hotel rooms at the busiest times.

Abhijit Pal ’07 · New York, NY

HospitalityInformation TechnologyTravel
Link Labs

IoT for tracking assets

Robert Proctor ’86, PhD ’93 · Annapolis, MD

Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsNetwork Hardware
Acuamark Diagnostics Series A

Early cancer detection

Francis Barany, Professor · New York, NY

BiotechnologyHealth CareInformation Technology
Rentroom

Software for property owners and tenants

Austin Brooks ’11, Robert Abelson ’11 · New York, NY

Information TechnologyPaymentsSoftware
Pensievision

Imaging for medical devices

Joseph Carson, PhD ’04 · San Diego, CA

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsInformation Technology
Roz Pre-Seed

AI for automated compliance questionnaires

Donnie Hampton, MBA ’19 · —

ComplianceInformation TechnologySoftware
Updater

Residential home move software

David Greenberg, JD ’06 · New York, NY

AppsInformation TechnologySoftware
Urvin Seed

Shareholder relationship management platform that helps companies discover & connect with their shareholders.

Alexander Cohen ’01 · Washington, DC

FinTechInformation TechnologySocial Network
Yalla Plus Seed

Finance and operations software for small businesses

Bader Nasser ’14 · Saudi Arabia

Enterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyPayments
Coast AI Pre-Seed

AI diligence for commercial real estate

Dennis Owrutsky ’11 · New York, New York, United States

Commercial Real EstateDigital MediaInformation Technology
Meratas Seed

Student loans for skills training

Darius Goldman ’03 · Stamford, CT

Charter SchoolsInformation TechnologySaaS
Sauce Series B

Shoppable video technology

David Yunhee Lee, MBA ’11 · South Korea

Information TechnologyMobile Payments
Gigit.ai

Personalized ecommerce on shopify

Saran Krishnasamy, MEng ’18 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation ServicesInformation Technology
Testworks Series B

High-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI

Dale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04 · South Korea

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
DeleteMe

Personal data privacy online

Rob Shavell ’96 · Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyPrivacy
Limmi Seed

Life sciences data management and analysis

Trevor Vieweg ’07 · San Diego, CA

AnalyticsHealth CareInformation Technology
DeepWave

Convert sound into data

Sung-tsan Yeh, MS ’19 · Taiwan

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyMeeting Software
AGI

AI lab for general intelligence

Div Garg ’19 · San Francisco, California, United States

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness DevelopmentInformation Technology
CivicSync Pre-Seed

Automate market research with AI

Moshe Borouchov, MS ’22 · Carmichael, CA

Information TechnologyMarket Research
DIMO Seed

Car automotive data infrasctructure

Alex Rawitz ’13, Rob Solomon ’12, Andrew Chatham ’12 · Brooklyn, NY

Cloud Data ServicesInformation TechnologyInternet of Things
MyIB

Employee volunteer platform

Younghee Park, MILR ’08 · South Korea

GiftInformation TechnologySoftware
Blue2Factor

Frictionless 2-factor authentication

Christopher McLain ’97 · Binghamton, NY

Information TechnologySecuritySoftware
Hire Horatio

Outsourced customer support

Jared Karson ’13 · New York, NY

ConsultingInformation TechnologyOutsourcing
REVOBOTS

3D-printed industrial robots

Giby Raphael, MBA ’14 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyRobotic Process Automation (RPA)
LunaMicro Pre-Seed

Clothing fabric for sweat and moisture management

Nate Robinson, PhD ’00 · Sweden

BiotechnologyFashionHealth Care
Stably AI Seed

Automating software testing for every company

Jinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologySoftware
Taiyo.AI

Planning software for infrastructure projects

Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceConstructionInformation Technology
Opstream

Software procurement platform

Mor Cohen-Tal, MEng ’14 · Manhattan, NY

Information TechnologySoftware
atronous AI

Product catalog data

Niru Anisetti, MBA ’14 · San Francisco, California, United States

Artificial IntelligenceData Center AutomationInformation Technology
Cloud Code AI Seed

Testing and code review workflows

Saurav Panda, MS ’23 · New York, NY

Cloud ComputingCloud ManagementInformation Technology
Accountable Pre-Seed

Vacation rental management

Shaan Franchi ’17 · New York, NY

BankingInformation TechnologyInternet
Mindcorp.ai

AI for complex business processes

Michelle Crames ’97 · —

Information Technology
Infinx Services

Patient access and revenue cycle AI

Jaideep Tandon, MS ’95 · India

BillingHealth CareInformation Services
Bubble Lab

Automated production workflows

Selina Li, MEng ’25, Zach Zhong, MEng ’25 · —

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyNatural Language Processing
Intelagen Pre-Seed

Emerging technology consulting

Tom Richer, MBA ’06 · Saint Petersburg, FL

Information Technology
Omniflow

AI for product development workflkow

Tingzhen Ming, MEng ’10 · —

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyWeb Apps
Exaloop

Python to machine code compiler

Saman Amarasinghe ’88 · Brookline, MA

Cloud ComputingInformation TechnologySoftware
Komo

AI for research and automation

Angela Wu, MS ’13 · Palo Alto, California, United States

Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyProductivity Tools
Nitrode Seed

AI for game development

Richard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceGamingInformation Technology