Top Tech Startups in Austin, TX in 2026

Neuralink is developing a fully-implanted, wireless, high-channel count brain-machine interface (BMI) with the goal of enabling people with paralysis to directly use their neural activity to operate computers and mobile devices with speed and ease. Neuralink was founded in 2016 by Elon Musk and the company is headquartered in Fremont, CA with a second location opening in Austin, TX.

Every day, every minute millions of products from the world's leading retailers and brands are being listed, found, sold and delivered through CommerceHub. The next generation of retail will be fueled by innovation, efficiency, personalization and outstanding customer service – made possible by best-in-class strategic partnerships. CommerceHub is the key

Cooklist is the AI grocery‑intelligence platform powering meal planning and shopping for millions of consumers across our consumer app and white‑label enterprise suite. Our mission is to combine the intelligence of a personal shopper, chef, and nutritionist to help people save time, eat better, and enjoy happier lives. We’re profitable, process billions of dollars in transactions at the nation’s largest retailers, and our mobile experiences reach millions of people. We’re backed by Techstars, Mercury Fund, and industry leaders including the former CTO of Kroger and the Chief Product Officer of Amazon Fresh.

Vend is a SaaS payments company leveraging AI and automation to elevate parking into a first-class mobility vertical

Edlink provides two-way connections for edtech companies and learning tools to tackle challenges related to integrating into the school systems their school customers use. We were founded in 2020, we're cash-flow positive (i.e. no runway) and run a workplace that promotes bringing your whole self to work, and despises jargon and internal politics. We're fully in-office in Austin, Texas. We do not hire part time, remote or hybrid.

For brands who depend on their partners to grow. Relevize is the partner co-marketing platform that helps you sell more together because it’s purpose-built for digital media.

Thor’s Hall is building a performance-based network for creators, publishers, marketers and online communities. We help partners monetize their audiences without having to build the technical infrastructure themselves. Thor’s Hall handles dedicated landing pages, campaign tracking, reporting and partner management while our partners focus on bringing quality traffic through the channels they already understand. Our model is simple: if a partnership generates revenue, everyone involved shares in the results. We currently focus on online gaming and iGaming, with the goal of building a wider network of creators, publishers and growth partners across multiple markets. We are still early, which means the people joining now have the opportunity to help shape how Thor’s Hall grows, test new acquisition strategies and potentially develop long-term partnerships as the network expands.

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