Spear AI
Early · About 51–200 people · Maritime defense AI, sensing systems, and engineering services
Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Washington, DC · Keyport, WA · Manassas, VA · +1 ·
Posted pay: —
7 jobs
Early-stage companies hiring FDEs
284 companies · 454 jobs
284 of 1,377 companies hiring FDEs are early-stage companies.
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Trait
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
Remote
Postings that allow remote work
Travel
How often postings mention travel
Stage · Early-stage
Size
Fundamental Research Labs
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise tabular AI
More remote roles than mostWrites less production code than most
Major job locations: Remote (US) · Houston, TX
Posted pay: —
6 jobs
H Company
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise agentic AI / computer-use models
More travel than mostWrites less production code than most
Major job locations: Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: —
6 jobs
SpruceID
Early · Digital identity infrastructure and government digital services
More remote roles than mostMore travel than most
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: $181,000
6 jobs
Obin AI
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / financial services
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $240,000
5 jobs
Realm
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Mining technology
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Remote (US) · Remote (Chicago, IL) · Remote (New York, NY) · +1 ·
Posted pay: $158,000
5 jobs
Voltai
Early · About 1–50 people · AI semiconductor and electronics design
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA ·
Posted pay: —
5 jobs
Blank Metal
Early · About 1–50 people · AI-native engineering services
Major job locations: Minneapolis, MN
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Brain Co.
Early · About 51–200 people · Applied AI / Enterprise AI
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $255,000
4 jobs
Chalk
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / feature platform
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $220,000
4 jobs
Ciridae
Early · About 1–50 people · AI transformation software and services for mid-market operating businesses
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Endeavor
Early · Enterprise AI software for manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, defense, and other mission-critical operations
Major job locations: Chicago, IL
Posted pay: $153,000
4 jobs
Eudia
Early · About 51–200 people · Legal Ops / Enterprise Legal AI
Major job locations: Palo Alto, CA · Washington, DC
Posted pay: $190,000
4 jobs
Field AI
Early · About 201–1,000 people · Robotics AI / Embodied Intelligence
Major job locations: Irvine, CA
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Lorikeet
Early · AI customer support software
Major job locations: New York, NY · Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Rowspace
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Financial Software
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $219,000
4 jobs
Rune Technologies
Early · About 51–200 people · Defense technology and military logistics software
Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · Honolulu, HI · +1 ·
Posted pay: $200,000
4 jobs
Tenex Labs
Early · About 51–200 people · Applied AI consulting and software engineering
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $309,000
4 jobs
Thread AI
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $181,000
4 jobs
Titan
Early · About 201–1,000 people · AI-enabled IT services / Managed Service Providers (MSP)
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·
Posted pay: $330,000
4 jobs
TrueFoundry
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / MLOps / developer tools
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
webAI
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / edge AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Remote (US) · Washington, DC ·
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Amigo
Early · About 1–50 people · healthcare AI infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $230,000
3 jobs
August
Early · About 1–50 people · Legal AI software
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $130,000
3 jobs
Clarion
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / healthcare workflow automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $175,000
3 jobs
Credal.ai
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI / AI Agent Governance
Major job locations: Brooklyn, NY
Posted pay: $140,000
3 jobs
Destro AI
Early · Warehouse robotics and physical AI software
Major job locations: Savannah, GA · Sumner, WA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Genera
Early · About 1–50 people · AI deployment / enterprise software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Generalist AI
Early · About 1–50 people · Embodied AI / robotics foundation models
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA · Somerville, MA
Posted pay: $175,000
3 jobs
Giga
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI customer support agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
GovSignals
Early · About 1–50 people · GovTech / acquisition AI software
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Antonio, TX · Washington, DC ·
Posted pay: $170,000
3 jobs
HavocAI
Early · About 201–1,000 people · All-domain collaborative autonomy / defense technology
Major job locations: Honolulu, HI · Remote (US) · San Diego, CA ·
Posted pay: $168,000
3 jobs
Hubs.is
Early · About 1–50 people · Organizational AI / AI automation platform
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · SF Bay Area
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Istari Digital
Early · About 51–200 people · Defense digital engineering infrastructure
Major job locations: Dayton, OH · Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Liquid AI
Early · About 51–200 people · Foundation models (MIT spinout)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Cambridge, MA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Nuvo
Early · About 51–200 people · Fintech / B2B commerce infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Tempo
Early · About 1–50 people · Payments infrastructure; blockchain and stablecoin technology
Major job locations: New York, NY · Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Titan Banking AI
Early · About 1–50 people · Banking technology and financial services AI
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: $170,000
3 jobs
Tribe AI
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI services and implementation
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Uncountable
Early · About 51–200 people · AI-native laboratory informatics / industrial R&D software
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $120,000
3 jobs
Adelphi
Early · About 1–50 people · national security artificial intelligence
Major job locations: Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Alpharun
Early · About 1–50 people · AI sales coaching, call quality management, and voice automation for insurance, financial services, and healthcare
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Altara
Early · About 1–50 people · scientific intelligence software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Applied Compute
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Arcade.dev
Early · About 1–50 people · AI agent infrastructure / developer tools
Major job locations: Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Auctor
Early · About 1–50 people · AI for professional services / system integrators
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Aurelian
Early · About 1–50 people · Public safety AI / emergency communications software
Major job locations: Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Axle
Early · About 1–50 people · Insurance technology and data infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
AZX
Early · About 1–50 people · Applied AI engineering for energy, utilities, real estate, logistics, and other critical infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Bayesian Health
Early · About 1–50 people · Clinical AI software for hospitals and health systems
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Causal Labs
Early · About 1–50 people · AI research and foundation models
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
ChipAgents
Early · About 51–200 people · Semiconductor design software / agentic AI
Major job locations: San Jose, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Clarasight
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise travel and expense software
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Cogent Security, Inc.
Early · About 51–200 people · Cybersecurity software and AI
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Concourse
Early · About 1–50 people · AI software for corporate finance
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Context
Early · About 1–50 people · enterprise software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Eagle
Early · About 1–50 people · Engineering services and applied AI for civil, structural, and MEP engineering firms
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Edison Scientific
Early · About 51–200 people · AI for scientific research and biopharmaceutical R&D
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Edra
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI / workflow automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Emanate
Early · About 1–50 people · AI revenue operations software for industrial materials companies
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Flip
Early · About 51–200 people · Vertical Voice AI / customer support automation
Major job locations: Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Fulcrum
Early · About 1–50 people · AI software for insurance brokerages
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Gallatin AI
Early · About 1–50 people · Defense technology / military logistics AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX · El Segundo, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
GovWell
Early · About 51–200 people · GovTech / Public Sector SaaS
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Impiricus
Early · About 51–200 people · Health Tech / Pharma AI
Major job locations: Remote (Atlanta, GA) · Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Interface AI
Early · About 51–200 people · Banking AI agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Ironsite
Early · About 51–200 people · Construction technology / spatial intelligence AI
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Latent Labs
Early · About 1–50 people · AI Protein Design
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Level
Early · About 51–200 people · Education technology
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Lila Sciences
Early · About 201–1,000 people · Scientific superintelligence platform
Major job locations: Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
LiteLLM
Early · About 1–50 people · AI developer infrastructure and software
Major job locations: US · city not listed
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
LMArena
Early · About 51–200 people · AI / Model Evaluation
Major job locations: US · city not listed
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Method Security
Early · About 1–50 people · Cybersecurity software and autonomous cyber operations
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Mithrl
Early · About 1–50 people · Biomedical AI infrastructure and scientific software for biopharma R&D
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Nevis
Early · About 51–200 people · AI wealth management software
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
NODA AI
Early · About 51–200 people · Edge autonomy / defense
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Paradigm
Early · AI research and account intelligence software for go-to-market teams
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Periodic Labs
Early · About 51–200 people · AI for Science / Autonomous Materials Discovery
Major job locations: Menlo Park, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Poetic
Early · About 1–50 people · enterprise AI workflow automation
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Preql
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Enterprise Data Infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Reevo
Early · About 51–200 people · GTM / Revenue Operations Software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Sapien
Early · About 1–50 people · AI software for financial and operational analysis
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Silkline
Early · Supply chain orchestration and procurement software for advanced manufacturing
Major job locations: Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Standard Template Labs (STLabs)
Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise software; AI service management
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Strala
Early · Insurance technology; AI-enabled property and casualty claims administration
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Superblocks
Early · About 51–200 people · developer-tools
Major job locations: Remote (US) · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Synthio Labs
Early · About 1–50 people · Life sciences AI software for pharmaceutical commercial engagement
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Translucent
Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare AI and financial operations software
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Trase Systems
Early · About 51–200 people · Governed agentic AI platform for regulated industries
Major job locations: Remote (Mclean, VA) · Remote (Seattle, WA)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Tread
Early · About 1–50 people · Construction technology and logistics SaaS
Major job locations: Remote, OR · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Turbopuffer
Early · About 1–50 people · AI Infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Uare.ai
Early · About 1–50 people · Consumer AI / personal AI platform
Major job locations: Los Altos, CA · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Vooma
Early · About 1–50 people · AI software for freight and logistics workflow automation
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Waniwani
Early · AI distribution infrastructure and compliance software for financial services and quote-based vendors
Major job locations: New York, NY · Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Zingtree
Early · Enterprise SaaS for customer experience workflow automation and conversational AI
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
ZoomLogi
Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare logistics software
Major job locations: Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Aerovy
Early · About 1–50 people · Industrial software; AI-enabled aftermarket service and connected-hardware operations for OEMs
Major job locations: Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Alex
Early · About 1–50 people · AI recruiting / HR tech
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Alterion
Early · About 1–50 people · Agentic AI governance / runtime control plane
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Ambral
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Customer Success & Account Management
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
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