Istari Digital
Early · Defense digital engineering infrastructure
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Seattle, WA · Remote (US) · Dayton, OH · +3 ·
Posted pay: —
17 jobs
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Work done for people outside the company
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
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Sitreps
Early · Veteran career platform / recruiting
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Washington, DC · Remote (Pittsburgh, PA) · +2 ·
Posted pay: $180,000
9 jobs
Northslope Technologies
Early · About 51–200 people · Applied AI / Enterprise Software
More travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $230,000
5 jobs
Antithesis
Early · About 51–200 people · developer-tools / software testing
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Vienna, VA · Washington, DC ·
Posted pay: $140,000
4 jobs
GovWell
Early · About 51–200 people · GovTech / Public Sector SaaS
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $150,000
4 jobs
H Company
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise agentic AI / computer-use models
Major job locations: Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Reevo
Early · About 51–200 people · GTM / Revenue Operations Software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Auctor
Early · AI for professional services / system integrators
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Defense Unicorns
Early · Defense software / Airgap DevSecOps
Major job locations: Cape Canaveral, FL · Cocoa Beach, FL · Colorado Springs, CO · +2 ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
DevRev
Early · About 201–1,000 people · AI-native customer support, product, and work intelligence software
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Gallatin AI
Early · About 1–50 people · Defense technology / military logistics AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Latent Labs
Early · About 1–50 people · AI Protein Design
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Lila Sciences
Early · Scientific superintelligence platform
Major job locations: Cambridge, MA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
NODA AI
Early · Edge autonomy / defense
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Periodic Labs
Early · About 51–200 people · AI for Science / Autonomous Materials Discovery
Major job locations: Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Simile
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Simulation & Behavioral Prediction
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Superblocks
Early · About 51–200 people · developer-tools
Major job locations: Remote (US) · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Tessera Labs
Early · Enterprise AI for ERP modernization and business process automation
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
webAI
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / edge AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Apollo Research
Early · AI Safety / Evals
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Apptronik
Early · Humanoid robotics
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
1 job
Artisan
Early · AI / Sales Agents
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Atomic
Early · Venture studio (multi-industry company creation)
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Bretton AI
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / regtech (financial crime & compliance)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
DatologyAI
Early · About 1–50 people · AI Infrastructure
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Dryft
Early · About 1–50 people · Manufacturing operations software (agentic AI / ERP-successor)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Ema
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI / Agentic AI Platform
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
1 job
HiddenLayer
Early · About 51–200 people · AI security
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Humata Health
Early · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI / prior-authorization automation
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Nectar Social
Early · About 1–50 people · AI marketing / social commerce SaaS
Major job locations: Palo Alto, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Normal Computing
Early · AI / Hardware + Verification
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Orchard Robotics
Early · About 1–50 people · AgTech / AI & Computer Vision
Major job locations: Remote (San Francisco, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Stuut
Early · AI-powered accounts receivable automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Tutor Intelligence
Early · About 51–200 people · AI robotics / warehouse and manufacturing automation
Major job locations: Watertown, MA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Two Dots
Early · About 1–50 people · Fintech / Proptech (AI underwriting & fraud prevention)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Valthos
Early · AI biodefense / biosecurity software
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Wraithwatch
Early · AI cyber defense / autonomous security operations
Major job locations: US · city not listed
Posted pay: —
1 job
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