Top Software Startups in 2027

Great Question is the all-in-one platform for customer research. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, loved by customers, backed by Y Combinator.

Recorded Future arms security teams with threat intelligence powered by patented machine learning to lower risk. Our technology automatically collects and analyzes information from an unrivaled breadth of sources and provides invaluable context that’s delivered in real time and packaged for human analysis or instant integration with existing security technology.

Founded in 2013, DoorDash is a San Francisco-based technology company passionate about transforming local businesses and dedicated to empowering new ways of working, earning, and living. Today, DoorDash connects customers with their favorite local and national businesses in more than 1,000 cities across the United States and Canada. By building intelligent, last-mile delivery technology for local cities, DoorDash aims to connect people with the things they care about — one dash at a time.

Ambient.ai is a computer vision intelligence company transforming security operations for large enterprises by preventing security incidents before they happen. Ambient.ai has a globally deployed footprint with several F500 companies. The Ambient.ai platform applies AI and computer vision intelligence to existing sensor and camera infrastructure to deliver physical security monitoring and detect threats in real-time. Ambient.ai does this while simultaneously decreasing false alarms by over 95%, allowing security teams to focus on legitimate threats and on rapid response. The future of enterprise physical security is data-driven, intelligent, and proactive. With Ambient.ai, companies can do more with less, while also improving their security posture. We were founded in 2017 by Shikhar Shrestha and Vikesh Khanna. They are experts in artificial intelligence from Stanford University who previously built iconic products at Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox. We are a Series-B company backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), SV Angel, YCombinator, and investment angels like Jyoti Bansal, Mark Leslie, and Elad Gil. Named on the YC Top Companies List 2021 and 2022, and the Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2020, we are turning the impossible into the inevitable. We are always looking for passionate people, who enjoy solving the toughest problems with cutting-edge AI/ML.

Figma is the first professional-grade, online tool created specifically for interface design. The tool is based entirely in the browser and enables teams to collaborate in real-time. It offers the speed and stability of powerful design programs like Adobe with the versatility and collaborative flexibility of online apps like Google Docs. With Figma the design process is shareable across teams, no matter where the members are located.

Though the vast majority of renters live outside of New York, San Francisco, and LA, those top markets continue to be the focus of nearly all innovation in the outdated world of apartment search. ABODO changes that. ABODO creates first-of-their-kind, localized rental marketplaces for underserved, tier 2 U.S. cities. Our platform combines the largest, most accurate and up-to-date inventory of local apartments available for a given city with a mobile-first, seamless search experience. This combination of unmatched local marketplace liquidity, and a delightful search experience, has helped ABODO grow from Madison, WI to 15 additional cities in the last 18 months, and from thousands of users to millions. With millions of renters now using ABODO across the web, iOS and Android, we're obsessed with continuing to make the process of finding your next apartment effortless, especially in cities outside of New York, San Francisco and LA.

Intercom is the world’s first customer platform helping internet businesses accelerate growth. Thanks to the internet, the way people communicate is drastically different than it was 10, even 5 years ago. Messengers like WhatsApp have become the preferred mode of communication in every aspect of consumers’ lives, and now that switch is happening with businesses too. Intercom builds a suite of messaging-first products that all modern internet businesses can use to accelerate growth across the customer lifecycle- from acquisition, to engagement, and support. Today more than 25,000 businesses, including New Relic, Sotheby’s, and Shopify, use Intercom to connect with a billion unique people worldwide.

Insurify is a comprehensive insurance comparison platform that allows users to instantly search, compare, and buy insurance online. Our goal is to transform the user experience for insurance shoppers, from quotes comparison to online bind. We're building a personalized experience, helping consumers make the right decision for their coverage, and saving them up to hundreds each year on their insurance premiums. Our team members and advisors are leaders from KAYAK and TripAdvisor and thought leaders from the insurance industry. Browse. Compare. Discover.

Netlify is a collaboration platform for web developers building modern web sites. We enable web projects to be pre-built and to live on multiple points of origin all over the globe, replacing the legacy approach of monolithic apps that runs on a single server and build the sites on the fly for every single visit. This results in sites that are many times faster, safer and more scalable. The Netlify approach caters the modern git-centric workflow of the web developer in a unprecedented degree. As we enter the era of microservices, the vast majority of tomorrows websites will be built with this architecture. Netlify is the first coherent platform for building sites in this manner, where the frontend and backend are de-coupled.

Karius is a life sciences company focused on generating genomic insights for infectious diseases with a non-invasive karius® test that helps clinicians make rapid treatment decisions. our laboratory is clia-certified and cap-accredited to perform high-complexity clinical laboratory testing. we provide unique genomic insights by detecting microbial cell-free dna (mcfdna) circulating in the bloodstream from pathogens causing an acute infection. proprietary technology efficiently extracts mcfdna directly from blood and depletes the strong human background signal and environmental contaminants. advanced machine learning algorithms allow analysis of complex genomic data in real-time. proprietary reference genome databases are constantly refined as more data becomes available.