Top Tech Startups in North America in 2024

Quantum technology, which harnesses quantum physics as a resource, will be as transformational in the 21st century as harnessing electricity was in the 19th. Q-CTRL is bringing the power of control engineering to the quantum domain in order to accelerate the pathway to real and useful quantum computers. Our solutions, which we call quantum firmware, help address the most pressing challenge in the field - stabilizing quantum hardware against error. The products we build give you the ability to design and deploy the most effective controls to suppress errors in your quantum hardware before they accumulate, accelerating your roadmap to functional systems. Q-CTRL is ready to build a new industry for the 21st century by helping our customers take control of their quantum future.

Josh.ai is a privacy focused artificial intelligence system for the home. Focusing on voice control and other natural inputs, the team at Josh.ai developed a suite of native iOS, Android, and web apps as well as hands-free voice control. Josh can control intelligent lighting, speakers, garage doors, shades, TVs, locks, sprinklers, and more. Learn more at josh.ai. With a focus on voice control, Josh.ai offers exciting and challenging problems to tackle in the fields of AI, IoT, embedded software design, mobile development, and more. See more about Josh at josh.ai!

At Seek, we are building the next generation of data analysis software and making a bet that NLP will fundamentally change the way people work with data. Seek is unique because we work closely with technology that is the closest thing there is to "real" AI. That is, every day we work on researching, building and deploying state-of-the-art deep learning models. If you join Seek, no matter what role you are in, you are guaranteed to learn a lot about state-of-the-art of AI research. Seek was founded in 2021 and has achieved enough traction to start making its first hires. We're hoping to work with imaginative, ambitious engineers and researchers who want to build technology that no other company has built before. Seek's culture values curiosity, experimentation, open-mindedness, ambition and the ability to synthesize information from eclectic sources. As we continue to grow and expand, we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you are passionate about data and want to join the innovative generative AI industry, Seek AI is the right place for you.

There are 30M developers in the world but only 24k devs are actively contributing to the web3 ecosystem as of now. Blockchain and protocol companies need more devs in web3 to survive and thrive. Metaschool helps these companies by building fun, free and exciting projects for web2 devs to propel to web3. Metaschool produces courses for devs to build, ship and learn web3. We have over 70K devs signed up from 50+ countries within 5 months of launch. We’re a decentralized, remote-first company with teammates based in Singapore, India and Pakistan (for now ?). We are divided by borders but our common mission to help devs build and flourish in the web3 ecosystem has brought us very close.

At Huddle, we envision a world where professional growth is accessible, interactive, and personalized. Our platform is the nexus where ambitious students, dynamic professionals, and seasoned industry experts converge through 1:1 video calls. We empower the next generation of talent by providing direct access to invaluable insights and mentorship from industry leaders. Founded on the belief that meaningful connections can shape careers, Huddle breaks down traditional barriers in professional networking. Whether you are a graduate seeking guidance, a professional aiming to elevate your career, or an expert willing to share your knowledge, Huddle offers a leveled playing field for all. Our mission is to democratize professional development. We combine cutting-edge technology with a user-focused approach to foster learning, networking, and growth. Join us at Huddle, where every interaction opens a door to new possibilities and paves the way for success in the ever-evolving professional landscape.

Our EC3 (Empowered Collaborative Commerce Cloud) Platform bridges cutting-edge blockchain technology with current enterprise IT realities for seamless adoption of our solutions across a supply chain. Our platform includes Skuchain's Popcodes® app for tracking and tracing goods that provides greater visibility and, more importantly, greater control over the supply chain. Skuchain's Brackets® smart contracts app enables the continuous flow of transactions and data and, ultimately, fine-grained automation with precise control. These foundational technologies enable companies to turn their inventory from an illiquid asset and balance sheet burden into a blockchain asset that generates cash flow relief and reduced COGS. Underpinning all of this is Skuchain's Zero Knowledge Collaboration® technology, which solves the information gap in the supply chain without sacrificing privacy so that companies can plan with unprecedented precision and turn firewalled information into capital.

Fresh food is the cornerstone of health, happiness and culture. It should always be an option for all people. Unattended fresh food retail is seeing explosive growth across the United States right now. FoodSpot is the first sales and marketing company focused exclusively on the US smart vending market. Our founders own a mature smart fridge vending platform in Asia. Our advanced technology, experience and scalability far surpasses anything currently found in the US market. Consumers experience affordable, convenient access to fresh food with omnichannel food brand connectivity. Our customers can launch a microstore with A+ real estate, 24-hour sales and no onsite labor. Adoption for unattended fresh food retail technologies has accelerated in recent years and now soared through pandemic related shifts in the marketplace.

JobPrepped makes sure our customers get hired fast for full-time paid marketing jobs. Our full-service program was created by Marketing Hiring Managers to quickly turn our customers into every Marketing Hiring Manager's dream candidate to ensure they get hired faster. We perfect each stage of their job application process and we're the only program to immediately give our customers the exact in-demand work experience their resume needs as work experience is the #1 thing hiring managers look at in determining who to hire. Here's how 94.3% of JobPrepped students get marketing interviews or job offers within 3 weeks. Our proven program works in 4 simple steps: Step 1: We Immediately Train Our Customers In Digital Marketing in an On-Demand SettingSocial Media, - Email, PPC, and SEO Marketing Step 2: We Give Our Customers Immediate Work Experience In The Exact Areas Hiring Managers Want - Work experience is the #1 thing hiring managers look at in determining who to hire - Our customers work 1-on-1 (remotely) with a former Fortune 500 top-level marketing exec where they’ll immediately put their training to use and complete Social Media, Email, PPC, and SEO Marketing tasks for JobPrepped as a Digital Marketing Associate. All assignments are 100% optional, there aren't any deadlines, and this all goes under their work experience section of their resume. Step 3: We Help Fix Their Marketing Resume, Cover Letters, and Linkedin Profiles To Ensure They Get Interviews ASAP - We train them on: - How to properly sell themselves on their resume - Which work experience to add and which to leave out - The specific order their work experience needs to be in - Exactly how their work experience should be phrased and formatted - And more Step 4: We Train Our Customers On Exactly What To Say To Ace Their Marketing Interviews We’ll: - Give them 100+ high-level marketing strategies to pitch during their interview so they feel confident and sound incredibly knowledgeable - And much more

Inspektlabs is a Techstars and Barclays backed B2B SaaS platform focused on automation of inspections of any physical asset using photos and videos. The company’s current focus is on automation of car inspections for motor insurance and automotive players. Over the last one year, Inspektlabs has raised its pre-series A and has processed 250k+ car inspections for 4 large enterprises in US, Japan and India. We are headquartered in Delaware, USA. Inspektlabs has engineered with a mobile-first philosophy through AI/ML and almost completely removes the time & cost required for inspections. Explore inspektlabs.com

Our initial product is widely used by the crypto community—over 2,000 web3 communities and DAOs collectively worth over $50 billion use Common as a hub for discussion and voting. Projects include 1inch, Stargate Finance, Treasure DAO, SushiSwap, and, many more.** We support free and decentralized forms of expression and governance via chat messages, discussion threads, and formal votes. We hope our tools facilitate the community creation of culture, technology, and lasting public works. We’re always looking for like-minded people to join us. We’ve closed our Series A funding, with total funding over $20m, and are gearing up for the next stage of growth for our company, which will see many more features—onchain community incentives and launching Common protocol.