Embark
Acquired
What they do:
Public transit apps. Acquired by Apple in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Deep Tech Startups
This list has 1,861 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 377 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (704), New York (137), and Los Angeles (79). Largest teams: Breadfast, DoorDash, and EquipmentShare. Latest round: Scimplify raised $25M (Oct 15, 2026).
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PadMapper
Acquired
What they do:
Map-based apartment search.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Movity
Acquired
What they do:
Real estate data visualization. Sold to Trulia Dec…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vayable
Acquired
What they do:
We're building a marketplace for unique travel experiences (it's…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vastrm
Acquired
What they do:
Mass customized active apparel. We are building a full turn key…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Layer By Layer
Acquired
What they do:
Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Valor Water Analytics
Acquired
What they do:
Valor Water Analytics delivers a SaaS platform to utilities to detect…
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
zPREDICTA
Acquired
What they do:
Patient-derived 3D tissue reconstruction models for preclinical…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Landed
Acquired
What they do:
White-labeled shared appreciation down payment programs for employers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fiix
Acquired
What they do:
Fiix sends expert auto mechanics to your home, so you don’t have to…
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Solve
Acquired
What they do:
We save travelers hours by meeting them at their arrival gate,…
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HQ: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Allotrope Medical
Acquired
What they do:
Advancing surgical precision through safe electrical stimulation.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
Palifer
Acquired
What they do:
Predictive maintenance models for trains and heavy industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Terusama
Acquired
What they do:
We help warehouses schedule trucks
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dropprint Genomics
Acquired
What they do:
The better way to run single cell genomics
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mentum
Acquired
What they do:
AI-Powered Assistant for Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Kirana AI
Acquired
What they do:
AI manager for physical stores
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Prototyping.io
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous manufacturing for mechanical parts
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Avea Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
The human-in-the-loop system for robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
ZipX
Acquired
What they do:
We allow anyone in South East Asia to instantly order any product…
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Ladder
Acquired
What they do:
Labor Marketplace for Construction
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Craft Coffee
Acquired
What they do:
Better coffee for less money
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
YC S14Early stage
Auro Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous shuttles for campus-like environments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S15Early stage
Iris Automation
Acquired
What they do:
Enabling autonomous drone operations globally through AI software
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Starcity
Acquired
What they do:
Starcity was one of the largest co-living brands. Exit to Common in…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S16Growth stage
Supr Daily
Acquired
What they do:
Daily grocery delivery service in India
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YC W17Early stage
Riogrande
Acquired
What they do:
We buy and grow D2C brands in LatAm
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
YC S20Early stage
MadEats
Acquired
What they do:
Online delivery-only restaurant group in the Philippines
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HQ: Makati, Philippines
YC S21Early stage
Moxion Power Co.
Shut down
What they do:
Mobile Energy Storage Technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Frubana Inc
Shut down
What they do:
The everything store for restaurants in LATAM.
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Nino Foods
Shut down
What they do:
Building India's fast food empire
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HQ: India
Kobo360
Shut down
What they do:
Africa's leading supply chain technology platform.
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Mighty Buildings
Shut down
What they do:
3D printing beautiful, high-quality, and sustainable homes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Bus.com
Shut down
What they do:
The easiest way to charter a bus in North America.
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Vecindario
Shut down
What they do:
We make it easier for real estate to sell properties and mortgages.
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Inevitable Tech
Shut down
What they do:
To make food a renewable resource, for everyone
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States