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Startups that raised Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026 and are hiring

43 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026, raising $1.2B in total, and together they have 1,414 open roles today. The largest round was Reliable Robotics's $160M Series D, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. OpenAI is hiring the most, with 823 open roles. Engineering is the most in-demand function.

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  • No stale postings
Startups funded
43
Raised in total
$1.2B
Open roles today
1,414
Median round
$20M

Every startup that raised Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
Reliable RoboticsMountain View, California, United StatesSeries D$160MApr 21, 2026Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gaingels, Eclipse, Coatue, Mana Ventures56Engineering, Legal
OmniSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries C$120MApr 23, 2026BoxGroup, First Round Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Theory Ventures, Quiet Capital30Sales & BD, Engineering
SkydioSan Mateo, California, United StatesSeries F$110MApr 23, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, NVIDIA, Gaingels, IVP154Engineering, Operations
AcuityMDBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesSeries C$80MApr 21, 2026Redpoint, ICONIQ Growth, Benchmark, StepStone Group, Ajax Health10Sales & BD, Engineering
OpenAISan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$75MApr 22, 2026TPG, Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital823Engineering, Sales & BD
CloudsmithBelfast, Belfast, United KingdomSeries C$72MApr 23, 2026TCV, Insight Partners, Sorenson Capital, Tiger Global Management, Leadout Capital12Engineering, Sales & BD
OrkesCupertino, California, United StatesSeries B$60MApr 23, 2026Nexus Venture Partners, Prosperity7 Ventures, Vertex Ventures, AVP, Battery Ventures19Engineering, Sales & BD
Courier HealthNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$50MApr 22, 2026Norwest, Oak HC/FT, Work-Bench17Engineering, Marketing
Serif Bio­med­i­cinesCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesVenture round$50MApr 21, 2026Flagship Pioneering2Science, Operations
Forge NanoThornton, California, United StatesSeries D$42.2MApr 21, 2026OIC, LG Technology Ventures, Hanwha Aerospace, Top Material, Rock Creek18Engineering, Sales & BD
NeoCognitionPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeed$40MApr 21, 2026Vista Equity Partners, Walden Catalyst, Cambium Capital Partners, Ion Stoica4Science
Tava HealthSalt Lake City, Utah, United StatesSeries C$40MApr 21, 2026Pear VC, Peterson Ventures, Centana Growth Partners, Blue Heron Capital, Contrary4Marketing, Customer
Hopscotch Primary CareChicago, Illinois, United StatesVenture round$38.3MApr 21, 2026Alumni Ventures, 8VC, Town Hall Ventures, aMoon Fund, K2 HealthVentures33Clinical, Engineering
AfreshOakland, California, United StatesVenture round$34MApr 21, 2026Insight Partners, Spark Capital, VMG Partners, Just Climate, Portfolia11Engineering, Sales & BD
ComfySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries B$30MApr 24, 2026Craft Ventures, Abstract, Chemistry, Essence VC, Pace Capital9Engineering, Sales & BD
MonkNew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$25MApr 21, 2026Acrew Capital, Footwork, Better Tomorrow Ventures, GTMfund, Rerail16Engineering, Sales & BD
Humble RoboticsSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$24MApr 21, 2026Eclipse, Energy Impact Partners18Engineering, Operations
Foundation AlloyCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesVenture round$22MApr 22, 2026Alumni Ventures, Safar Partners, Engine Ventures, Material Impact, America’s Frontier Fund3Sales & BD, Science
PetualSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$20MApr 23, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, Quiet Capital, First Round Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Elad Gil5Customer, Engineering
LiquidNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$18MApr 21, 2026General Catalyst, Paradigm, SV Angel, Haun Ventures, K5 Global2Sales & BD, Engineering
AmperosNew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$16MApr 22, 2026Bessemer Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Neo, Nebular17Engineering, Sales & BD
Zócalo HealthSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeries A$15MApr 23, 2026Flybridge, VamosVentures, Sorenson Ventures, Virtue, Acumen America1Mixed
ShadeNew York, New York, United StatesVenture round$14MApr 22, 2026Khosla Ventures, Construct Capital, Bling Capital, Gold House, SignalFire4Sales & BD, Design
CoralNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$12.5MApr 20, 2026Lightspeed Venture Partners, Z478Engineering, Sales & BD
Omegga GmbHMunich, Bayern, GermanySeed$11.7MApr 24, 2026IQ Capital, Capnamic, EIC Accelerator, GETTY4People, Finance
VisioLabOsnabrück, Niedersachsen, GermanySeries A$11MApr 21, 2026HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), Simon Capital, eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS, APX, LEAD3Marketing, Engineering
CellPlyBologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyVenture round$8.4MApr 23, 2026CDP Venture Capital, Indaco Venture Partners, LIFTT, EISMEA, Italian Angels for Growth1Engineering
LighthouseAILos Angeles, California, United StatesSeries A$8MApr 24, 2026The LegalTech Fund, TGVP, BluePointe Ventures, Bertelsmann, Eileses Capital12Customer, Marketing
KAIOLondon, England, United KingdomSeed$8MApr 20, 2026Shorooq Partners, Tether, Further Ventures, Laser Digital, Karatage1Legal
Moving DoorsLimassol, Limassol, CyprusSeries A$7MApr 22, 2026Golden Age Capital, Venturi Partners, Genesis Ventures, Uni.Fund3Operations
QualitateNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$7MApr 21, 2026IA Ventures, Crew Capital, Travis May, Tony Berkman, Matt Levin24Sales & BD, Data & ML
MODESan Mateo, California, United StatesVenture round$6.1MApr 22, 2026Kleiner Perkins, SBI Investment, Global Brain Corporation, True Ventures, SoftBank4Product
A&K RoboticsVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSeries A$5.9MApr 21, 2026FundersClub, BDC Venture Capital, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Grep VC, BDC Capital2Operations
Cube AsiaSingapore, Central Region, SingaporeSeries A$3.7MApr 26, 2026M Venture Partners (MVP), Wavemaker Ventures, Betatron Venture Group, GHARAGE Ventures, Julian Artopé9Engineering, Data & ML
Plum FintechLondon, England, United KingdomEquity Crowdfunding$3.2MApr 24, 2026European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 500 Global, Eurobank, VentureFriends, Global Brain Corporation18Engineering, Product
Eon HealthDenver, Colorado, United StatesVenture round$2MApr 23, 202625madison, Integrity Growth Partners, UCHealth, Mark Cuban, The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund13Engineering, Product
Pie InsuranceWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesVenture round$45KApr 20, 2026Gaingels, Greycroft, Centerbridge Partners, Acrew Capital, Echelon25Operations, Data & ML
Genki RoboticsTokyo, Tokyo, JapanSeries AApr 26, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, AMD, Incubate Fund, DCM Ventures, X&KSK5Engineering
OpenlyBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesVenture roundApr 22, 2026Techstars, Liquid 2 Ventures, Trinity Capital, Obvious Ventures, Gradient5Data & ML, Product
Luxor TechnologyBellevue, Washington, United StatesVenture roundApr 26, 2026Inflection Technology, Bitnomial, NYDIG, Blockware Solutions, Hivemind Capital Partners3Engineering, Sales & BD
SpeckleLondon, England, United KingdomVenture roundApr 20, 2026Suffolk Technologies, Matrix, Frontline Ventures, Addition, Foundamental3Marketing, Engineering
ArchilSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries AApr 20, 2026General Catalyst, Peak XV Partners, Y Combinator, Felicis, Wayfinder Ventures2Engineering
Point2 TechnologySan Jose, California, United StatesSeries BApr 21, 2026Walden International, Bosch Ventures, NVentures, Maverick Silicon, Samsung Securities1Mixed

By stage

  • Venture round13
  • Series A10
  • Seed8
  • Series C4
  • Series B4
  • Series D2
  • Series F1
  • Equity Crowdfunding1

Most active lead investors

  • Andreessen Horowitz4
  • Gaingels3
  • Lightspeed Venture Partners2
  • Eclipse2
  • First Round Capital2
  • ICONIQ Growth2
  • Quiet Capital2
  • NVIDIA2

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026?
Reliable Robotics (Series D, $160M); Omni (Series C, $120M); Skydio (Series F, $110M); AcuityMD (Series C, $80M); OpenAI (Venture round, $75M); Cloudsmith (Series C, $72M); Orkes (Series B, $60M); Courier Health (Series B, $50M), and 35 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 1,414 in total, read directly from each company's own hiring system and re-checked daily.
Where does this data come from?
Funding rounds come from public announcements and filings. Open roles come straight from each company's applicant tracking system (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and others) or careers page, not from recruiters or reposts.

Grouped by the week each round closed (Monday to Sunday, UTC). Open-role counts are live and change as companies hire. Only companies with at least one open role are listed.

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