Top Software Startups in 2026

We make the world's networks safer by providing a rich, unique data source for network traffic analysis.

Swayable is building the future of advertising research by helping to measure the impact of the world's most important messages. Our research technology platform is used by some of the world’s most important organizations, including brands, agencies, nonprofits and progressive political campaigns to perform creative and copy pre-testing for marketing campaigns. Clients benefit from results in 24 hours, gold standard scientific methodology, and up to 100% ROI on their media campaigns.

Want to advance the frontiers of understanding? we develop innovative open source software platforms and integrate them into research, processes, and products. cmake, paraview, the visualization toolkit (vtk), and the insight segmentation and registration toolkit (itk) are among the platforms that complement our expertise in computer vision, data and analytics, high-performance computing and visualization, medical computing, and software process management. from meaningful work, to flexible hours, to collaboration, to a hardware budget, to tech lunches, to a clothing stipend, to family outings, there are many reasons to join us and make an impact.

Carrot Fertility is the leading global fertility care platform, serving people of every age, race, income, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, and geography. Trusted by hundreds of multinational employers, health plans, and health systems, Carrot's comprehensive clinical program delivers industry-leading cost savings for employers and award-winning experiences for millions of people worldwide. Whether there is a need for care through fertility preservation, male-factor infertility, pre-pregnancy, IVF, pregnancy and postpartum, adoption, gestational surrogacy, or menopause, Carrot supports members and their families through many of the most memorable and meaningful moments of their lives. With Carrot, you can pursue your possible. Carrot has received national and international recognition for its pioneering work, including Best Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Product from the Anthem Awards, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's 100 Barrier Breaking Startups, and more. Carrot is regularly featured in media reporting on issues related to the future of work, women in leadership, healthcare innovation and diversity, equity, and inclusion, including MSNBC, The Economist, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, National Public Radio, Harvard Business Review, and more. Carrot is a remote-first company with teams in more than 40 states across the United States and dozens of countries around the world. It has received numerous workplace awards, including Fortune's Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Quartz’s Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Great Place to Work and Age-Friendly Employer certifications. Learn more at carrotfertility.com.

GlobalLogic is a full product lifecycle services provider that helps customers make amazing products, discover new revenue opportunities, and accelerate time-to-market.

NexGenT is building the largest online IT school to help millions of people transition into tech jobs. Our mission is to inspire, create, and empower the next generation IT workforce by providing the highest quality tech education that is affordable to anyone.

testRigor helps companies to quickly build test coverage as well as spend less than 0.5% of the time maintaining tests compare to Selenium/Appium.

Quantifind is a machine learning platform and software provider used by consumer brands and financial institutions to discover signals of revenue drivers and risk, including fraud and money laundering. The company’s algorithms extract signals from external, unstructured data by correlating it to private company data, such as sales data and customer records. Quantifind was founded in 2009 by Ari Tuchman and John Stockton, two quantum physicists from Stanford University and Caltech. The company extended its data-driven strategy business into multiple verticals including retail, financial services, entertainment, consumer packaged goods, telecom, and QSR. In 2018, Quantifind began applying its signal extraction methodology to help banks fight money laundering. Quantifind’s headquarters are located in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

We created SellerApp.com Analytics Platform to help Ecommerce Sellers to scale their revenue through Self-Served platform. The SaaS product provides intelligence for the top third-party sellers across various Marketplace channels. Bond Capital founder and former Kleiner Perkins general partner Mary Meeker's Internet Trends report — everyone’s favorite slide deck — highlighted increased internet ad spending, data growth, as well as the rise of freemium subscription business models. SellerApp's data intelligence works on all aspects of Ecommerce Sales. Learn more about why top third-party sellers like Quantum Networks, Gift Tree, Four Sigmatic, Cart Logic, Reynolds Marketing trusts SellerApp's intelligence @ sellerapp.com Our powerful Data Platform helps unlock the full value of your data assets by rigorously analyzing data at each phase of the funnel and extracting meaningful insights to power highly pertinent, real-time digital advertising on a global scale.

At Pave, we believe the world of compensation is broken, and we’re going to fix it. Pave allows companies to benchmark compensation to leaders in their industry, analyze internal compensation data and make the right adjustments, then visually communicate compensation to their employees. We’re building the world’s largest real-time compensation data platform on the path to help employers and employees navigate the murky world of compensation with clarity, equity, and accessibility. And you don’t have to just hear it from us — you can hear it from our customers: Dropbox, Hover, ModernHealth, Discord and more. Check out details about our recent Series C and acquisition in 2022: pave.com/blog-posts/announcing-paves-series-c-and-acquisition-of-option-impact