GroundControl
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Vertical AI for highly-regulated manufacturing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Deep Tech Startups Hiring Now
This list has 377 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (180), New York (50), and Los Angeles (19). Largest teams: DoorDash, EquipmentShare, and 99minutos. Latest round: HyLight raised €13M (Oct 12, 2026).
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Comena
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AI agents for distributors and manufacturers to automate order entry.
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HQ: Germany
Wardstone
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The Modular Interceptor Platform
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Origin
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AI and Data for Cancer Therapeutics
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Piris Labs
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The Networking Layer of AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Shape (ShapeScale)
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ShapeScale is a personal 3D scanner and fitness tracker that…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Yummy Future
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We build robotic workforces for the food & beverage industry.
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HQ: Champaign, IL, United States
Ohm
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Ohm helps engineering teams accelerate hardware development & testing.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Clad
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Project management software for building infrastructure.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Nectar
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Manage energy cost & usage with AI for facility & sustainability teams
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Guac
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AI-powered forecasting & replenishment for grocery
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Navier AI
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Agent-Driven Engineering
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tuesday Labs
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Delightful robots
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Yondu
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Robots to Automate Fulfillment
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Forge
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AI native freight forwarder and customs broker
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Indemni
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Cargo Theft and Fraud Prevention Platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Saphira AI
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The Enablement Layer for Physical AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Theseus
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GPS Denied Navigation for Drones
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
The Forecasting Company
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Foundation models for time series
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Innate
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Personal AI Robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Apolink
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24/7 satellite connectivity in low Earth orbit
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
MorphoAI
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Software tool for designing robots and machines
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Cascade Space
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Commercial alternative to the Deep Space Network
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Parametric
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Physical businesses that run themselves
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Verne Robotics
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AI models that teach robots new skills in hours
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
RamAIn
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RamAIn - AI Employees with a computer to perform business tasks just…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Seeing Systems
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Modular AI-Commanded Drones for Defence
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Arpari
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Multibank treasury management
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Coperniq
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Workflow software for solar & energy contractors ☀️😎
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Cardinal Gray
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Automating lenders' interactions with the DMV
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Nowadays
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AI-native platform for corporate meetings and events
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Silurian
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Foundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Soff
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AI Agents for Distributors
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Serve AI
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AI for Field Service Enterprises
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Maritime Fusion
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Fusion reactors for ships
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Asteroid
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The integration layer for healthcare: EHRs, payer portals & more
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States