Top Software Startups in 2026

Founded in June of 2019, Akkio is a technology company that makes AI easy enough for anyone to use. We're combining state-of-the-art ML technology with a simple, intuitive platform to enable a new generation of AI powered businesses.

Wrench.AI empowers organizations to automate and optimize their marketing, sales, and product launch process through AI-powered tools that increase engagement and ROI.

epilot is the eCommerce ecosystem for the energy world. We make it easier for energy providers to enter the digital world and help them take on a leading role as an energy service provider. With our SaaS platform, we enable them to sell their energy products and services online and help streamline the entire end-to-end fulfillment process to deliver an amazing customer experience. We change the way the energy world works: A world where innovations are realized in minutes rather than months and where all stakeholders collaborate in our epilot community.

With focus on environmental protection, occupational health, and safety at work, the SaaS-based Avetta solution enables the prevention of incidents or accidents that might result from abnormal operating conditions and reduction in adverse effects that result from normal operating conditions.

Qualer is an asset management ecosystem designed for regulated companies and their outsourced partners. The Qualer platform allows it's members to work together to fulfill the compliance needs of critical instruments and equipment. This increases visibility and quality outcomes while unlocking new capabilities between companies and their partners.

Numerator is a data and tech company bringing speed and scale to market research. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Numerator has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. The company blends proprietary data with advanced technology to create unique insights for the market research industry that has been slow to change. The majority of Fortune 100 companies are Numerator clients.

Gsquad is reshaping how software gets built by providing tech teams on-demand through its proven platform of actively-managed talents.

Salem Infotech is a global product engineering & Software services company delivering strategic solutions using integrated technology stack in domains "Education, Logistics, Healthcare, Manufacturing" leveraging on CRM and Digital engineering solutions Salem Infotech service offerings: 1. Custom offerings 2. Platform engineering and consolidation 3. Service virtualization 4. Digital enhancements (AR/VR, bots) Technology stack: J2EE, .NET, Perl, Python Digital stack: Hololens, Watson, Hana, Hybris

After speaking to hundreds of hiring managers from a variety of businesses,we found that companies are struggling to effectively hire the right candidate. The problem was 1. Hundreds of hours lost in sifting through the CVs 2. Wrong candidates advanced to interview rounds 3. Companies making mis-hires in large swathes We found that it could be a win-win – for both time-strapped HR professionals and hidden talent from under-recruited pools – with the right kind of screening process. And that's how HireQuotient was born