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Startups that raised Sep 14 – Sep 20, 2026 and are hiring

52 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Sep 14 – Sep 20, 2026, raising $3.5B in total, and together they have 1,012 open roles today. The largest round was Temporal Technologies's $550M Series E, led by Andreessen Horowitz. Impulse Space is hiring the most, with 210 open roles. Engineering is the most in-demand function.

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Startups funded
52
Raised in total
$3.5B
Open roles today
1,012
Median round
$24M

Every startup that raised Sep 14 – Sep 20, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
Temporal TechnologiesBellevue, Washington, United StatesSeries E$550MSep 14, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, Wellington Management, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures66Engineering, Sales & BD
Impulse SpaceRedondo Beach, California, United StatesSeries D$308MSep 16, 2026Alumni Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Gaingels, Lux Capital210Engineering, Hardware
ExeinRoma, Lazio, ItalyVenture round$270MSep 15, 2026European Investment Bank, Headline, Lakestar, Balderton Capital, Goldman Sachs6Sales & BD, Finance
RidgelineIncline Village, Nevada, United StatesSeries E$250MSep 16, 2026Motley Fool Ventures, David Duffield, Patrick O'Shaughnessy27Engineering, Data & ML
OpenEvidenceCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSeries E$250MSep 16, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Craft Ventures9Engineering, Sales & BD
Cornelis NetworksWayne, Pennsylvania, United StatesSeries C$205MSep 14, 2026Alumni Ventures, Foresight Group, Global Brain Corporation, IAG Capital Partners, Adit Ventures21Engineering, Sales & BD
FactorySan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$200MSep 15, 2026NVIDIA, BoxGroup, Clearlake Capital Group, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital54Sales & BD, Engineering
ProfoundNew York, New York, United StatesSeries D$180MSep 15, 2026Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SV Angel, South Park Commons76Sales & BD, Engineering
NexSan Jose, California, United StatesSeries E$150MSep 17, 2026BAI capital, The Raine Group, JP Morgan, Baillie Gifford, Gobi Partners59Engineering, Design
Tandem HealthStockholm, Stockholms Lan, SwedenSeries B$100MSep 14, 2026EQT, Northzone, Visionaries Club, Kinnevik, Amino Collective71Sales & BD, Operations
Delos DataMarkham, Ontario, CanadaSeries A$100MSep 15, 2026Playground Global, Matter Venture Partners, Matrix, Socratic Partners, Capricorn Investment Group10Engineering, Design
Watney RoboticsSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$80MSep 17, 2026Conviction, A*, Abstract, Hummingbird Ventures, Conviction Embed25Engineering, Operations
MINDSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeries B$72MSep 17, 2026CrowdStrike, Okta Ventures, YL Ventures, DNX Ventures, Adobe1Engineering
Twin HealthMountain View, California, United StatesVenture round$59MSep 15, 2026Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Peak XV Partners, Perceptive Advisors, ICONIQ Growth41Engineering, Sales & BD
Nuance LabsSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeries A$50MSep 14, 2026NVIDIA, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, South Park Commons, Define Ventures9Science, Legal
Whisper AeroCrossville, Tennessee, United StatesVenture round$46.3MSep 17, 2026Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital, Linse Capital, Karman Ventures, Abstract7Engineering, Legal
BackOps AISan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries B$42MSep 16, 2026Insight Partners, Construct Capital, Gradient, Theory Ventures, ACME Capital22Sales & BD, Engineering
EvvyNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$40MSep 15, 2026BoxGroup, General Catalyst, Alumni Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, Rethink Impact17Marketing, Finance
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting CompanySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$40MSep 15, 2026Emergence Capital, Ribbit Capital, Scribble Ventures, Emergence AI, Seven Stars13Operations, Sales & BD
Rune EnergySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$40MSep 16, 2026Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Activate Capital Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Committed Capital10Operations, Engineering
TypeSafe AISan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$40MSep 15, 2026DCVC9Engineering, People
Comp AIAventura, Florida, United StatesSeries A$34MSep 17, 2026Founders, Inc., Grand Ventures, OSS Capital L.P., Roo Capital, Ben Tossell3Design, Customer
Adaptive Real EstateNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$30MSep 17, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Emergence Capital, Definition11Sales & BD, Engineering
GraviticsSeattle, Washington, United StatesVenture round$28.6MSep 16, 2026Gaingels, Draper Associates, Manhattan West, Mana Ventures, FJ Labs22Engineering, Finance
One FootprintNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$25MSep 16, 2026BoxGroup, Alumni Ventures, Index Ventures, Neo, Lightbank11Engineering, Sales & BD
Altis LabsToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeries A$25MSep 17, 2026Fusion Fund, OrbiMed, Lumira Ventures, Benchstrength, Creative Destruction Lab4Data & ML, Sales & BD
KastleSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$24MSep 17, 2026Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Fifth Wall, Commerce Ventures14Engineering, Sales & BD
NomosBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeed$23.1MSep 15, 2026Index Ventures, Speedinvest, Markus Villig, Tomas Okmanas, Frederik Hagenauer11Engineering, Legal
IntegralBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeries A$20.8MSep 16, 2026General Catalyst, Cherry Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, Reid Hoffman19Finance, Engineering
MithrlSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$20MSep 15, 2026Headline, Obvious Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, AGI House Ventures8Engineering, Sales & BD
MagenticNew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$18MSep 17, 2026Sequoia Capital, Felicis, The Westly Group, First Momentum Ventures10Engineering, Sales & BD
MainstaySan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$18MSep 16, 2026Khosla Ventures, Alpaca VC, FJ Labs, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Era Ventures9Sales & BD, Marketing
TrebleReykjavík, Gullbringusysla, IcelandSeries A$18MSep 17, 2026KOMPAS VC, Paladin Capital Group, European Innovation Council Fund, Frumtak Ventures, European Innovation Council7Engineering, Product
Ayble HealthBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesSeries A$16MSep 16, 2026Founder Collective, Upfront Ventures, Accomplice, M13, Unum Ventures5Clinical, Engineering
iGiiStirling, Stirling, United KingdomSeries B$15.7MSep 16, 2026PXN Ventures, Archangels, Par Equity, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish National Investment Bank7Science, Operations
RaindropSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$15MSep 17, 2026Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, CRV, Vercel, Scribble Ventures9Engineering, Sales & BD
ScaffoldAustin, Texas, United StatesSeed$14.8MSep 15, 2026500 Global, Stage 2 Capital, Navitas Capital, Builders FirstSource, D.R. Horton6Engineering, Customer
Throne LabsBrentwood, Maryland, United StatesVenture round$14.1MSep 17, 2026Brentwood Associates, Dipalo Ventures, Rabil Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, arpinine7Operations, Hardware
Rebuild TechnologyNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$13MSep 15, 2026Lightbank, Asymmetric Capital Partners, 25madison, Gutter Capital, Green Egg Ventures7Customer, Engineering
Shennon BiotechnologiesSan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$12MSep 14, 2026Future Ventures, DCVC, Foundation Capital, AV8 Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners4People, Science
ComplirCopenhagen, Hovedstaden, DenmarkSeed$11MSep 16, 2026Plug and Play, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Founders Future3Engineering
syteMünster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GermanySeries A$10.3MSep 17, 2026HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), NRW.BANK, Schwarz Group, Amberra, vent.io4Engineering
ClarionNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$10MSep 16, 2026Accel, Y Combinator, Unpopular Ventures11Engineering, Marketing
VelocityNew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$10MSep 15, 2026QED Investors, Ripple, FirstMark, Dragonfly, Activant Capital11Sales & BD, Data & ML
Ferry HealthSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$9MSep 16, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, BoxGroup, Index Ventures, SV Angel, Avid Ventures2Engineering
ZeelyDelaware City, Delaware, United StatesVenture round$8.8MSep 14, 2026Deel, Google for Startups, ZAS Ventures, Angel One, Network.VC25Marketing, Engineering
RaptaTigard, Oregon, United StatesVenture round$8MSep 17, 2026DeepWork Capital, Portland Seed Fund, Elevate Capital, Access Venture Partners, Voyager Capital4Engineering, Operations
CreemTallinn, Harjumaa, EstoniaSeed$5.7MSep 17, 2026Antler, Inovo.vc, Practica Capital, Markus Villig, Fryderyk Wiatrowski5Sales & BD, Data & ML
Embodied AILausanne, Vaud, SwitzerlandSeed$5MSep 16, 2026Plug and Play, Vento, Venture Kick, The Techshop, Kickfund4Engineering, Hardware
Kairon HealthNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$5MSep 15, 2026Lightbank, Flare Capital Partners, Tau Ventures, Pave Health Ventures, General Advance2Sales & BD, Customer
ItsElectricBrooklyn, New York, United StatesVenture round$1.1MSep 15, 2026Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Uber, Wisdom Ventures, Right Side Capital Management3Design, Engineering
Disputed.aiWashougal, Washington, United StatesSeed$1.1MSep 18, 2026Undisclosed1Sales & BD

By stage

  • Series A16
  • Venture round11
  • Seed11
  • Series B7
  • Series E4
  • Series D2
  • Series C1

Most active lead investors

  • Sequoia Capital6
  • Alumni Ventures5
  • BoxGroup5
  • Andreessen Horowitz4
  • Lightspeed Venture Partners4
  • Index Ventures4
  • Y Combinator4
  • Gaingels3

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Sep 14 – Sep 20, 2026?
Temporal Technologies (Series E, $550M); Impulse Space (Series D, $308M); Exein (Venture round, $270M); Ridgeline (Series E, $250M); OpenEvidence (Series E, $250M); Cornelis Networks (Series C, $205M); Factory (Venture round, $200M); Profound (Series D, $180M), and 44 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 1,012 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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