Top Information Technology Startups in 2026

Altovo is an all-in-one B2B booking platform designed to simplify and centralize travel operations for agencies, DMCs, and corporate travel providers.

At Applied Retention, we are building an AI-native customer retention company that serves as the "missing brain" for consumer marketing

Tabbed is building a frictionless payments layer for hospitality that removes the most broken part of dining: closing the check. Tabbed connects diners and restaurants through a location-aware platform that automatically discovers checks, syncs directly with point-of-sale systems, and enables one-tap or fully automatic payment. No QR codes, no waiting for staff, and no disruption to existing restaurant workflows. For diners, Tabbed makes paying effortless. Open the app, dine as usual, and leave when ready—Tabbed handles the rest. For restaurants, Tabbed integrates directly into existing POS systems, ensuring checks are securely linked to guests and payments are captured reliably, even in fast-paced or high-volume environments. Under the hood, Tabbed solves complex coordination across location, payments, and POS systems to deliver a consistent, reliable experience across venues. The result is faster table turns, improved guest satisfaction, and a modern dining experience that feels seamless from start to finish. Tabbed’s goal is to become the default way people pay in hospitality—ambient, invisible, and trusted—while giving restaurants better insight into their guests and operations without changing how they work.

The BIG App was born from a personal struggle. I was broke, stressed about rent, trapped in minimum payments, watching debt grow no matter how hard I worked. I asked myself two questions: What do broke people want most? Money. What's second? Free things. That's where this started. I'm building a goal-based savings platform and debit card for everyday Americans tired of financial products that work against them. Every swipe of the BIG Card gives users a real chance to win meaningful cashback, automatically routed toward their most important goals. Paying off debt. Building savings. Getting ahead for once. No overdraft fees. No fine print traps. Just a card that fights for you. Save BIG. Buy BIG.

CRUX is a platform designed to simplify and humanize legacy planning. We empower individuals to preserve what matters most—memories, messages, and essential documents—and ensure they reach their loved ones with ease, clarity, and security. CRUX eliminates the chaos, legal battles, and emotional distress that families often face when a loved one passes, providing a secure way to share your story, wisdom, and plans on your terms.

Vestico combines AI & user-generated content to show shoppers how clothes fit before they buy & collect actionable data throughout their shopping journey. Most of us don't look like the models we see online, so it's difficult to make the right decisions about size and fit. Returns in fashion e-commerce can go as high as 60% and cost retailers over $500B every year in the US alone. Far more importantly, e-commerce returns are having a devastating impact on our planet due to emissions, repackaging, restocking, and waste, with over six billion pounds of returned clothes ending up in landfill in 2019. Vestico solves the returns problem for retailers by showing shoppers how products look on people just like them. We give shoppers the confidence to buy and the information to buy intelligently, reducing returns and boosting conversion. By combining the authenticity of user-generated content with sizing AI, Vestico supports diverse representation at scale while solving the online fashion shopper's biggest pain point.