Startups worth knowing, with sources

An AI-powered platform for assessing candidate technical skills and judgment during job interviews.

AI-powered talent marketplace connecting U.S. companies with global financial and accounting talent.

Venture capital firm operating the seed-stage investing platform Surge.

Dedicated defense tech venture capital firm

A personal AI assistant that derives context from a user's camera roll.

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise AI startups.

A fintech platform providing payment infrastructure for businesses across African markets.

Cryptocurrency firm pivoting from retail exchange services to institutional crypto-as-a-service infrastructure.

Used cooking oil waste management and export company focused on collecting and recycling waste for biofuel markets.

A research consultancy firm that provides insights into digital trends and consumer behaviour.

Developer of autonomous, battery-powered freight rail vehicles for short-haul logistics.

AI-driven marketplace for American manufacturing and supply chain.

AI-powered employment-focused social media platform for ex-convicts.

Commercial precision navigation and timing service using a low-earth orbit satellite constellation.

Social media platform integrating an AI-powered shopping assistant and one-click checkout.

AI agent service that can be added to group chats for collaborative tasks.

Developer of open-weight frontier AI models for enterprises and sovereign institutions.

French AI lab developing large multimodal models.

AI engine that predicts consumer behavior and the reasons behind it.

AI personal assistant platform designed to automate tasks on user computers

Cloud computing provider and AI infrastructure startup.

Provider of shared passive telecommunications infrastructure for mobile network operators.