Top Tech Startups in United States in 2026

Through the development of a first of its kind open platform, Platform Science provides the hardware and software that allows clients to fully capture, analyze and apply a wealth of data, dramatically increasing performance, compliance, time management and savings.

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.

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages. Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.

UpKeep empowers hard-working technicians to be more productive through the adoption of cloud-based, mobile-first technology. Our SaaS solution is modernizing the way businesses manage and repair their facilities and equipment. Customers love our application because it gives them the ability to manage projects and work orders on-the-go. We also provide advanced reporting tools and IoT devices which enable managers to make data-driven decisions that save their businesses time and money. The first version of UpKeep was developed in 2014 by our Founder & CEO, Ryan Chan, while living in his parent's garage. He was frustrated with the outdated desktop software being used in the manufacturing plant where he worked— so he quit that job, leaned to code, and focused all of his energy on creating UpKeep. Today, we’re a Series B startup that's raised $50M in venture capital and recently surpassed 100 team members. We proudly serve important industries like manufacturing, energy, agriculture, healthcare, hospitality, transportation, public works, and building management. We have become the top-rated Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution by constantly innovating and always putting our customers first. We believe people are our greatest asset. We strive to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. Fostering a welcoming and supportive work culture is major focus— which is why we've been named a "Best Place to Work" several years in a row. UpKeep has proudly taken the hard work out of 10 million work orders, and we're just getting started! Visit our website to learn more: upkeep.com

Metropolis develops advanced computer vision and machine learning technology that make mobile commerce remarkable. Our platform is already deployed in hundreds of mobility facilities and industries with billions in opportunity. We’re building the digital pipes through which the future of mobile commerce will move.

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.

Built for organizations that need more control over their communications; it enables collaboration between colleagues, partners, customers, communities, and even platforms without compromises on data ownership, customizations, or integrations. Tens of millions of users in over 150 countries and organizations such as Deutsche Bahn, The US Navy, and Credit Suisse trust Rocket.Chat every day to keep their communications completely private and secure. Rocket.Chat is an enterprise communication hub that offers numerous solutions: Omnichannel Customer Experience, Team Collaboration, and DevOps. The main benefit is to centralize organizational communication and boost productivity by bringing messages, video calls, file sharing, and all team communication into one place. Built-in JavaScript, using the Meteor full-stack framework, the tool offers omnichannel customer engagement through LiveChat widget and integrations with Whatsapp, Twilio, Messenger, SMS, Emails, among others. Team collaboration can be improved by chat messaging, video conferences, audio messages, file sharing, threads, discussion groups, direct or group messages, real-time translation, audit messaging panel, and custom user permissions. DevOps can be accelerated with native integrations offered in Rocket.Chat`s marketplace, real-time LDAP, webhooks, and powerful APIs.

Today Sudowrite is an AI assistant used by novelists, screenwriters, essayists, and more. It helps writers get unstuck and suggests language, character backstories, and plot points, all while following the tone and narrative arc of the manuscript. Tomorrow, Sudowrite will be the writer's most-trusted collaborator, always available to brainstorm and co-write their best possible story. In ten years, we imagine a suite of AI-powered tools to augment and accelerate human creativity. We believe all creative work will eventually be a collaboration between human and AI. That said, Sudowrite will be our focus for quite some time.

TapTab is a TikTok-style interface from which diners can place orders and make reservations directly from videos.

Spruce is a communication software platform built for independent healthcare practices. Our HIPAA-grade, cloud-based solution integrates a business phone system with texting, faxing, and telemedicine—optimizing care collaboration, streamlining patient interactions, and ensuring accountability. Trusted by tens of thousands of healthcare organizations across the U.S. and backed by over 60,000 5-star reviews, Spruce is transforming healthcare communication.