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Forbes’ 100 Best Startup Employers In America For 2026

As AI disruption and sluggish hiring squeeze traditional MBA career paths, startups emerge as one of the few sectors still offering growth for 2026 grads

by: Kristy Bleizeffer on March 15, 2026 | 7 minute read

Forbes’ Best Startup Employers In America, 51-75
Forbes’ Rank
Name
Industry
Location
Year Founded
51 Substack Media & Entertainment San Francisco, California 2017
52 Watershed Business Products & Software Services San Francisco, California 2019
53 Hyro Technology New York, New York 2018
54 BuildOps Business Products & Software Services Santa Monica, California 2018
55 People.ai Technology San Francisco, California 2016
56 Cosm Media & Entertainment Los Angeles, California 2020
57 Orca Security Security Portland, Oregon 2019
58 Cresta Business Products & Software Services Palo Alto, California 2017
59 Valor PayTech Finance New York, New York 2019
60 Sardine Security San Francisco, California 2020
61 Abacus.AI Business Products & Software Services San Francisco, California 2019
62 Labelbox Technology San Francisco, California 2018
63 Hiya Security Seattle, Washington 2016
64 Smartcat Technology Wilmington, North Carolina 2016
65 Place Real Estate Bellingham, Washington 2019
66 Clarity AI Technology New York, New York 2017
67 Rippling Business Products & Software Services San Francisco, California 2016
68 Jerry Finance Palo Alto, California 2017
69 ThreatLocker Security Orlando, Florida 2017
70 Luna Healthcare Nashville, Tennessee 2018
71 Ambient.ai Security Redwood City, California 2017
72 Howdy Business Products & Software Services Austin, Texas 2018
73 Upstart 13 Technology Austin, Texas 2020
74 HYCU Technology Boston, Massachusetts 2018
75 Validity Advertising & Marketing Boston, Massachusetts 2018

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