Top Finance Startups in 2026

UpGuard is a complete third-party risk and attack surface management platform. Our security ratings engine monitors millions of companies every day. VendorRisk enables UpGuard's enterprise customer to control third-party risk and improve their cyber security posture by monitoring, rating and sending targeted security questionnaires to its vendors. upguard.com/product/vendorrisk UpGuard's BreachSight continuously monitors businesses for data exposures, enabling them to prevent breaches, protect their reputation and avoid regulatory fines. upguard.com/product/breachsight Companies in regulated industries such as financial services, energy and health count on UpGuard daily to guarantee their systems. UpGuard.com

EquityZen, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, is a leading marketplace for pre-IPO investments, connecting shareholders of private companies with accredited investors. Through its category-leading technology and innovative approach, EquityZen delivers data-driven insights and tools that empower its 800,000 users to navigate the private markets with confidence. Having completed more than 51,000 private placements in nearly 500 private companies, EquityZen is on a mission to deliver “Private Markets for the Public.”

We are an operating system development team and a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service. We enable you to build multi-window desktop apps that look and feel just like native installed apps so you can maximize your desktop real estate. We are now used to deploy thousands of industry apps to over 1500 sell-side and buy-side firms.

AlphaPoint is comprised of experienced FinTech innovators who are driven by some of the greatest technology challenges in capital markets. This team of seasoned financial services leaders and technologists have pioneered the development and implementation of new technologies for wide-spread adoption across institutions. AlphaPoint is now applying this expertise in the use of blockchain technology to create secure, stable, institutional-grade software solutions to improve the liquidity of financial markets. As the only player in the cryptocurrency and security token space who offers both primary issuance and secondary trading solutions, we have set the bar for secure, trusted solutions that deliver instant liquidity. "Our mission is to help firms and institutions discover and execute their blockchain strategy."

Our software helps business owners save on taxes with two core products: Corvee Tax Planning – Finds ways to cut down on taxes (Demo at corvee.com). Instead Implementation & Preparation – Simplifies tax rules for small businesses (Live at instead.com). Note: We are in process of rebranding from Corvee to Instead.com. The main product you will be working on will be at instead.com

Gr4vy is a cloud payments company that takes the complexity out of running your own payments infrastructure by doing it for you. We can deploy services on our cloud across the globe, deploying on the edge close to your customers. We can even allow you to host our services on your own networks. Centralized reporting, monitoring, and management mean all parts of your business will benefit from a single streamlined system, saving you time and money.

Contactability is a leading insurance ad-tech company focused on delivering targeted, high-intent traffic for our insurance clients. We use proprietary customer acquisition software to connect in-market insurance consumers with our network of insurance agents and carrier partners nationwide. Contactability operates an innovative real-time bidding marketplace that gives our clients ability to target and optimize their marketing campaigns to maximize ROI. Founded by a team of insurance and technology experts, Contactability focuses on delivering measurable results and exceptional service. With offices in Columbus, OH and Newport Beach, CA, we are one of the fastest growing insurance customer acquisition companies in the US. We are hiring top talent and building a world-class technology and client services team with ambitious goals of streamlining insurance.

Zowasel leverages data science, nature-based solutions, and technology to improve smallholder farmers' productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the value chain. The company works with corporate organizations, from processors to manufacturers, breweries to FMCGs, financial institutions, DFIs, and agricultural research institutions, committed to sustainable agriculture and transforming agriculture from a carbon source to a carbon sink. Zowasel provides farmer cooperatives and agribusinesses with technology and alternative finance and guarantees markets across national, regional, and global markets needed to earn more for their crops. Founded 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria, Zowasel is on a mission to develop sustainable value chains across communities, people, and the planet. Visit zowasel.com to learn more.

We are SigFig. We empower everyone to achieve their life goals and ambitions with intuitive and customer-centric financial solutions. It takes extraordinary people to disrupt decades of legacy financial practices to reimagine solutions to serve customers at scale. SigFig's blue chip clients in the United States and Canada provide almost $4 billion of assets under management to the platform. SigFig treasures innovation and values beautiful design and simplicity. Our team thrives on the opportunities created by technology. We are a company that creates transparency and acts in the best interest of investors everywhere.