Top Tech Startups in New York, US in 2027

1stdibs is the premier luxury marketplace for rare and beautiful objects in furniture, fashion, fine art, and jewelry. We connect the world’s most respected dealers with buyers who share in the pursuit of beautiful design. In doing so we strive to define and shape the future of antique, vintage, and contemporary buying-and-selling. We consider ourselves unique among start-ups. We’ve been around since 2001, yet still exhibit strong entrepreneurial DNA that informs how we operate and function as a company. It helps that we are led by a seasoned executive team that has seen it all: CEO David Rosenblatt formerly ran DoubleClick and negotiated its sale to Google for $3.2 billion. Other executives have held senior roles at eBay, Gilt Groupe, FreshDirect, BarnesandNoble.com, MLB.com, Group Commerce, and Venmo. We are backed by prominent venture capital firms like Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Ventures, and Spark Capital. Alibaba Group has also made a significant investment.

GrubMarket's mission is to provide organic food for the 99%. In other words, we conveniently make fresh and healthy food accessible to everyone. We firmly believe that you, your family, and your friends should always have the opportunity to eat well, and that price should never be a barrier between you and healthy, delicious, and freshly-harvested food. GrubMarket is committed to providing you with the best grocery experience possible, by regularly offering you a spectacular array of wholesome foods at prices that are up to 50% OFF what you'd typically find at other grocers. Our promise to you is to always deliver unbelievable quality at unbeatable prices.

At Shiftsmart, we’re building the future of labor. Labor is the largest problem facing employers today: companies are struggling to find workers, fill shifts, and retain workers. At the same time, the modern worker has dramatically evolved: they are digitally savvy, and prioritize flexibility and independence. We empower hourly workers to find more work, increase their earnings, and control their own schedules, while also enabling employers to increase fulfillment, reduce turnover, and improve quality. Our platform enables the largest companies and government agencies to fractionalize jobs into shifts, and manage schedules, workers, and assignments all in one place. We’re on a mission to revolutionize hourly work and build the world’s leading platform for hourly workers – a $2 trillion industry in the US alone. Our platform powers the modern workforce with over 1.3 million workers (partners) in 57 countries performing diverse roles such as customer service, merchandising, lead generation, mystery shopping, and others at companies including Google, Deloitte, Circle K, and Facebook. We’ve raised over $120 million in funding from top tier investors including D1 Capital Partners and Imaginary Ventures. Why Shiftsmart? We’re global. Our platform powers the modern worker with over 1.4M+ workers in 57+ countries working with customers such as Google, Deloitte, Circle K, and Facebook. We’re a rocketship. We’re tackling a $2 trillion industry in the US alone. We’ve grown our business 2-3x each year since we started, with $80M+ in wages paid to workers. We raised a $95m Series B in Dec 2021, and Fast Company ranked us #21 on their 2021 Top 50 Most Innovative Companies list. We’re growing. We’re a remote friendly team with 65+ team members across North America and a NYC HQ. We’re looking for rockstars like you to help write our next chapter!

WHO WE ARE: Yotpo is the leading eCommerce marketing platform that helps thousands of forward-thinking brands like Rebecca Minkoff, Patagonia, and Steve Madden accelerate direct-to-consumer growth. Our single-platform approach integrates data-driven solutions for Loyalty & Referrals, SMS Marketing, Reviews and Visual UGC, empowering brands to save time and create smarter, higher-converting customer experiences. Yotpo is a Forbes Cloud 100 company with offices worldwide including New York, London, Tel Aviv, Yoqneam, Sofia and Australia. More information can be found at yotpo.com. OUR MISSION: To make eCommerce marketing smarter for brands, captivating for shoppers. BRAND PROMISE: Innovation at the speed of eCommerce, giving brands the competitive edge to win over customers, every time.

Blend makes the process of getting a loan simpler, faster, and safer! With its digital lending platform, Blend helps financial institutions including Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank increase productivity and deliver exceptional customer experiences. The company processes nearly $2 billion in loans daily, helping millions of consumers gain access to the capital they need to lead better lives. Founded in 2012 by a group of former Palantir engineers, Blend has raised $685 million from leading venture investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Canapi Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Coatue, 8VC, Emergence Capital, Founders Fund, General Atlantic, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Temasek, and Tiger Global Management.

Cher® is revolutionizing real estate by empowering Realtors and homebuyers through innovation, education, and cutting-edge tools. As the first-to-market leader in co-ownership and gamified homebuyer education, we’re transforming the industry with engaging platforms that reward Realtors and homebuyers for progress and achievement. For Realtors, Cher® offers warm leads, personalized marketing resources, and opportunities to grow their business while earning rewards through our unique gamification system. For homebuyers, we simplify the path to homeownership with tailored courses, expert guidance, and co-ownership solutions, making real estate more accessible and exciting. At Cher®, we blend technology, education, and collaboration to create opportunities for success, rewarding milestones along the way. Join us in transforming the real estate experience for Realtors, homebuyers, and communities alike.

Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type. Spade is a data and AI platform that turns messy transaction strings into structured, verified records — and gives teams the tools to act on it across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. Spade leads the market in terms of merchant coverage, matching accuracy, geolocation data, and speed of transaction enrichment. Customers such as, FIS, Bilt, Mercury, Stripe, alongside many other leaders in fintech and financial services, trust Spade's data to enable personalized rewards programs, accurate applied spending rules, precise analytics requests, and innovative AI-powered features. Spade is a fast growing, Series B company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including Oak HC/FT, a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution-oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about diversity of background, experience, and opinion. We value empathy, curiosity, and passion, and strive to create an environment where individuals have autonomy and the ability to take ownership over their work.

NotedSource is an AI-enhanced R&D platform that connects companies to the right expertise and provides tools to support every stage of research project lifecycles. Our mission is to be the everyday R&D partner. Through the power of AI and human insight, we bridge gaps and unlock the collaboration R&D teams need to tackle everything from small questions to the most complex research problems.

Wonderschool was started in 2016. The company’s mission is to ensure that every child has access to a home away from home that helps them realize their full potential. Wonderschool supports experienced educators and childcare providers to start their own childcares or preschools out of their homes, whether they live in apartments, condos, or homes that they rent or own. Wonderschool provides assistance with licensing, program setup, marketing and everything in between. The company’s software platform allows teachers to manage their students, parents, and their program from one dashboard. Along with this, Wonderschool has built a marketplace for parents to search Wonderschool programs, schedule visits, enroll their children, and make payments.

There will be a shortage of 1.5 million healthcare workers in 5 years. There are 37 million workers who could double their income with short vocational training. Stepful will bridge this gap. Stepful is the first online school disrupting healthcare vocational training by offering a new student experience, and guaranteeing job outcomes.