Top Software Startups in 2026

Ethos is a technology company that makes getting life insurance easier, faster, and better for everyone. We leverage deep technology and data science in our mission to protect the next million families by streamlining the life insurance process so it's more accessible and convenient. We’ve issued billions in coverage each month and eliminated the traditional barriers, ushering the industry into the modern age. This full-stack technology platform is the backbone of family financial health. Ethos has raised over $400 million from Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Accel, and Google Ventures (GV). We are listed in Forbes’ Top 50 Fintechs of 2020, and as one of Built In's "Best Places to Work" of 2022. Come join us on our mission to protect the next million families.

CaptivateIQ is modernizing how businesses compensate their hardworking teams with an automated and flexible, no-code commissions solution. Pay people accurately and on time so they can be more productive. Share insights with sales leadership on which plans are growing the business. Minimize human-error and hours spent calculating commissions each month. We believe that hard work should be rewarded and that there's a smarter way to do that than with complicated spreadsheets. We partner with leading companies including Gong, Intercom, and Udemy to automate their commissions process and add transparency back. CaptivateIQ has raised over $63M from Accel, Sequoia Capital, Amity, S28, and YCombinator. We have over a hundred awesome team members and we're still growing. Join us on our journey to modernize the world of incentive compensation! - Series B with Accel and Sequoia: techcrunch.com/2021/04/07/captivateiq-raises-46m-for-its-no-code-sales-commis… - Video Demo: vimeo.com/454530462 - Career Page: captivateiq.com/careers - #1 Sales Commission Solution: captivateiq.com/blog/we-are-number-one-on-g2 - Our Story: captivateiq.com/blog/our-journey-to-modernize-commissions - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/captivateiq - Remote Life at CaptivateIQ: vimeo.com/517341199

Optimizely is focused on unlocking digital potential and we are the recognized category leader in Digital Experience Platform (DXP) and created the category for A/B Testing and experimentation software. We offer a secure, easy to use platform that delivers fast and collaborative digital experimentation and personalization to large enterprise companies seeking to drive innovation across all digital products and marketing experiences. Out-experiment and outperform the competition, stop guessing and start winning.

We are building the next generation of voice AI and LLM platforms: - It is on-device - It runs anywhere, from Arduino to web browsers - It beats FAANG in accuracy, latency, and reliability

Modern Health is a mental health benefits platform for employers. They are the only solution to cover the full spectrum of mental well-being needs through both evidence-based technology and professional support from a certified coach or therapist. Whether someone wants to proactively manage stress or treat depression, Modern Health guides people to the right care at the right time and helps companies save money in engagement and healthcare costs. Modern Health has raised over $11M from Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator and works with top companies that want to take a proactive approach to mental well-being.

At Mixpanel, our mission is to increase the rate of innovation. Not only as a company, but for the businesses we serve. Through our analytics platform, companies can analyze how and why their users engage, convert, and retain in real time across web, mobile, and smart devices. Then they can use that data to improve their business and products.

Addepar is a wealth management platform that specializes in data aggregation, analytics and reporting for even the most complex investment portfolios. The company’s platform aggregates portfolio, market, and client data all in one place. It provides asset owners and advisors a clearer financial picture at every level, allowing them to make more informed and timely investment decisions. Addepar works with hundreds of leading financial advisors, family offices, and large financial institutions that manage over $1.3 trillion of assets on the company’s platform. In 2018, Addepar was named as a Forbes Fintech 50 and received Morgan Stanley’s Fintech Award for making a significant impact on the firm’s mission of continuous innovation. Addepar is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has offices in New York City, Chicago, and Salt Lake City.

Economic Impact Catalyst (EIC) is the leading provider of CRM & resource management tools that empower economic development organizations to foster entrepreneurial growth in local communities. With a proven track record working across 37 states, we help organizations create vibrant ecosystems that drive wealth creation, opportunity, and community impact. To learn more, visit economicimpactcatalyst.com

Olo powers digital ordering and delivery programs that connect restaurant brands to the on-demand world, placing orders directly into the restaurant through all order origination points – from a brand’s own website or app, third party marketplaces, social media platforms, smart speakers, and home assistants. Olo serves as the on-demand ordering and delivery platform across 70,000 locations for over 300 brands, such as Applebee’s (DIN), Checkers & Rally’s, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Chili’s (EAT), Dairy Queen, Denny’s (DENN), Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Jamba Juice (JMBA), Noodles & Company (NDLS), Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Shake Shack (SHAK), sweetgreen, Wingstop (WING), and more. Learn more at olo.com.

Check is a payroll-as-a-service API that lets you embed payroll directly in your vertical SaaS, HR, or time-tracking platform. Our API abstracts away the complexities of running payroll: tax calculation, remittance, and filing, plus the movement of money between companies and employees. This enables companies to easily build fully integrated payroll products to offer to their customers. Check believes in a future where small business owners don’t have to think about payroll — it’ll simply be embedded in the platforms they already use to run their businesses. With the strong tailwinds of (1) the rise of vertical software and (2) the growth of embedded fin-tech at our back, Check is building the infrastructure to power that future, and ultimately we believe we’ll enable thousands of new platforms, millions of businesses, and hundreds of millions of workers.