Top Software Startups in 2026

Littledata is the data layer for Shopify, making it ridiculously easy for DTC brands to connect marketing channels with customer data to accelerate growth.We power thousands of data-driven brands with accurate ecommerce data into Google, Meta, Klaviyo and more. We have been remote-first since the beginning and maintain a thriving startup culture; we are proactive, curious and inspired by data. Join us as we take over the (data) world!

Kalepa is the Professional Grade AI underwriting platform trusted by top-tier insurers to accelerate profitable premium growth. We automate what slows underwriters down and amplify what makes them exceptional - covering the full workflow from submission intake and triage through to risk evaluation, quote and bind, and portfolio steering. Our clients include Berkley, Munich Re, Bowhead, Canopius, Paragon, and Secura. The results are measurable: 40% faster quote turnaround, 5–15% improvement in bind rates, and 960+ basis points of combined ratio improvement. Working at Kalepa means working on a genuinely hard problem - and seeing your work go live quickly and directly benefit clients. There's no such thing as boredom here. Every day brings something new, and there's always an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. The culture is built on hustle, grit, and transparency. We hire exceptional people who take pride in their craft. If you're energized by our mission and share our values - get in touch.

At Giskard, we are building the first collaborative & open-source Quality Assurance platform for AI models that complies with upcoming AI regulations & standards. Founded in 2021, we are an emerging leader in the new market of AI Quality. Giskard helps AI & Business teams collaborate to evaluate & test AI models. We help organizations increase the efficiency of their AI development workflow, eliminate risks of AI biases and ensure robust, reliable & ethical AI models. Our platform is used by dozens of AI teams across industries, both at enterprise companies & startups. We recently raised our first round of 1.5 million euros, led by Elaia, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and notable angel investors. To read more about this fundraising and how it will accelerate our growth, you can read: giskard.ai/knowledge/news-fundraising-2022 We are assembling a team of champions, and we help each other achieve high standards & goals!

Cloudinary is the market leader in providing a comprehensive cloud-based image and video management platform. Cloudinary is being used by hundreds of thousands of users around the world, from small startups to large enterprises. We are here to cover your every image and video-related need.

We're building a new video based experience for marketing and product teams. We make personalized video outreach scalable with AI. Record a video once, and send it to thousands instantly completely customized to them.

Prodigal is a cloud-based Consumer Finance Intelligence solution that analyzes agent and customer conversations to enhance profits, experience, and compliance. Collection agencies, healthcare providers, and lenders depend on Prodigal to unlock insights that drive win-win financial outcomes. With decades of industry and data science expertise, Prodigal is ready to work with clients to optimize operations and quality assurance. Nearly one in five U.S. borrowers have already engaged with Prodigal during more than 200 million interactions. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Prodigal’s global team is on a mission to build the intelligence layer that powers Consumer Finance. With the backing of domain experts, technology leaders, and top investors, including Accel, Menlo Ventures, and Y-Combinator, Prodigal is poised to become the next iconic vertical SaaS company. An intent engine that combines the strengths of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) powers Prodigal’s core apps: ProAssist, ProNotes, and ProVoice. ProAssist guides agents to say and do the right thing every time. ProNotes auto-writes call notes, creating hours of new capacity and freeing agents to focus on experience. ProVoice analyzes and scores 100% of calls to minimize risk and increase QA effectiveness.

NAI Northern California is the full-service outpost of NAI Global, the world’s largest network of commercial real estate brokers. With three offices in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, we lead commercial real estate investments throughout the Bay Area, across Northern California, and around the country and the world thanks to the far-reaching NAI platform. Here locally, our team delivers CRE services with a heightened awareness of the technology that drives our region. Our advisors are the most tech-empowered of any under the NAI brand, maximizing the value we create for our clients, the industry, and our community. But we share more than just the tech of our neighbors. We share a mindset. Here it’s not enough to just be aware of what is. We’re also keenly focused on what could be. In Northern California, entrepreneurial thinking is habitual, and it’s a built-in mentality that we bring to every transaction. Since our founding in 2004, we’ve lived through booms and busts, recessions and crises, technological and social upheaval, and have continued to grow year after year. We credit our growth to our diverse client base and the practice of solving every real estate challenge they can present. The Bay Area attracts the entire world, and with this comes countless experiences, backstories, and points of view. Our clients give us the perspective to see a path through any challenge. Our three offices have us surrounding the Bay, and we are annually recognized as a Top-10 CRE Firm by the San Francisco Business Times and the East Bay Business Times. We employ more than 70 people organized into lean mutually-supportive divisions, offering the following services: Acquisitions, Dispositions, Leasing & Subleasing, Marketing Services, Market Research, Property Management, Landlord Representation, Tenant Representation, User Purchases, Build-to-Suit, Site Analysis/Due Diligence, Sale/Leaseback, Consulting & Planning, Receivership & REO, Disposition, and more.

PropelAuth provides the right level of authentication for all stages of a company. New startups can use our hosted pre-built UIs which provide the simplest possible integration. Out of the box, our customers immediately have the same auth experience as large tech companies like Slack. As those startups grow, they can use our APIs and component libraries to pull aspects of the experience into their product. More than just authentication, we will also provide useful functions tied to a "user" or "organization", like analytics, billing/subscriptions, referral programs, etc.

Softdrive is putting the PC into the cloud. We're helping businesses run their demanding software simply and smoothly on any device. Through our downloadable application we can turn old or underpowered computers into powerful workstations. Similar to how Netflix streams movies to your screen, we stream a powerful computer.

Built Technologies was founded in 2014 out of firsthand frustration with the challenges and pitfalls often associated with construction lending and the belief that technology could transform the loan management process. Built’s collaborative software streamlines the collateral monitoring and draws management process – a process widely recognized as highly cumbersome, costly, and fraught with risk. By bringing the draw management process online, Built helps lenders reduce construction loan risk, increase loan profitability, transform the borrower experience, simplify compliance, and provide unprecedented portfolio insights. With Built, lenders have access to real-time data to make more informed decisions on their construction portfolio while simultaneously providing borrowers a convenient, digital experience with faster access to money to push projects forward. Built has begun a rapid growth trajectory. Since January 2017, the company has more than tripled its customer base, which includes small, regional, and national lenders coast-to-coast. In the 30 months since going live, lenders have used the Built platform to manage over $13 billion of construction loan volume. To find out more visit getbuilt.com, connect with Built on LinkedIn, or follow Built on Twitter at @BuiltTechnology.