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  • ANAnthropic logo
    AnthropicScale-up · 201-500 staff414 roles
  • ASAstranis logo
    AstranisScale-up · 201-500 staff186 roles
  • HAHarvey logo
    HarveyScale-up112 roles
  • PEPerplexity logo
    PerplexityStartup · 51-200 staff103 roles
  • CLClera logo
    CleraStartup · Office-first96 roles
  • BABaseten logo
    BasetenStartup · Under 50 staff91 roles

and 653 more companies on the list

659 companies hiring now

Ranked by live roles. Every company is a startup or scale-up; recruitment agencies are left out. Press Auto apply on any role and Haystack's AI agent fills in that employer's form for you.

The top 40 of 659 companies, most live roles first.

  1. ANAnthropic logo

    Anthropic

    Scale-up201-500 staffTechnology & Software

    414live roles126 opened this month

    Anthropic is an AI research company dedicated to developing safe, reliable, and steerable AI systems for humanity's long-term well-being.

    Replied to 50% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 414 roles at Anthropic

  2. ASAstranis logo

    Astranis

    Scale-up201-500 staffAerospaceOffice-first

    186live roles40 opened this month

    Astranis builds and operates small, low-cost geostationary satellites to provide affordable and accessible internet access and critical services to remote areas and various customers.

    All 186 roles at Astranis

  3. HAHarvey logo

    Harvey

    Scale-up

    112live roles31 opened this month

    Harvey builds AI-powered solutions for legal professionals to boost efficiency and accuracy and help shape the future of professional services.

    All 112 roles at Harvey

  4. PEPerplexity logo

    Perplexity

    Startup51-200 staffTechnology & Software

    103live roles25 opened this month

    Perplexity aims to revolutionise how people access and understand information online using an AI-powered conversational search engine.

    All 103 roles at Perplexity

  5. CLClera logo

    Clera

    StartupOffice-first

    96live roles61 opened this month

    Clera is an AI-powered talent platform that connects candidates with startups by matching people with roles and arranging introductions to hiring teams.

    Replied to 60% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 96 roles at Clera

  6. BABaseten logo

    Baseten

    StartupUnder 50 staffTechnology & Software

    91live roles22 opened this month

    Baseten provides an inference cloud platform for developers to build and deploy high-performance machine learning applications and AI models.

    All 91 roles at Baseten

  7. MEMercor logo

    Mercor

    Scale-up201-500 staffRemote-first

    84live roles8 opened this month

    Mercor organises human intelligence to power the AI economy.

    All 84 roles at Mercor

  8. MEMercury logo

    Mercury

    Scale-upRemote-first

    73live roles43 opened this month

    Mercury provides banking and card services for startups and growing businesses, aiming to simplify financial lives through an easy and safe banking experience.

    All 73 roles at Mercury

  9. DADatabricks logo

    Databricks

    Scale-up10,000+ staffTechnology & SoftwareHybrid

    73live roles16 opened this month

    Databricks empowers customers to solve data problems by providing a unified data and AI platform that supports analytical and operational workloads.

    Replied to 75% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 73 roles at Databricks

  10. BRBrex logo

    Brex

    Scale-up1,001-5,000 staffFinancial ServicesHybrid

    71live roles20 opened this month

    Brex provides a modern financial stack to empower growing businesses, simplifying operations and accelerating growth with integrated financial tools.

    All 71 roles at Brex

  11. DEDecagon logo

    Decagon

    Scale-upOffice-first

    71live roles12 opened this month

    Decagon builds and scales AI agents to power personalised customer experiences for enterprises.

    All 71 roles at Decagon

  12. SAScale AI logo

    Scale AI

    Scale-up1,001-5,000 staffAI

    62live roles12 opened this month

    To develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.

    Replied to 57% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 62 roles at Scale AI

  13. HAHandshake logo

    Handshake

    Scale-up501-1,000 staffTechnology & SoftwareRemote-first

    48live roles23 opened this month

    Handshake aims to expand human opportunity by connecting students and recent alumni with employers, powering career discovery and upskilling in the AI economy.

    All 48 roles at Handshake

  14. BRBedrock Robotics logo

    Bedrock Robotics

    Scale-upRemote-first

    46live roles19 opened this month

    Bedrock Robotics brings advanced autonomy to industrial applications, transforming everyday equipment into autonomous machines for logistics, manufacturing, and construction.

    All 46 roles at Bedrock Robotics

  15. FAFactory logo

    Factory

    StartupOffice-first

    46live roles11 opened this month

    Its mission is to bring autonomy to software engineering through agent-native software development, allowing software to improve itself.

    All 46 roles at Factory

  16. AIAirapps logo

    Airapps

    Scale-up

    46live roles

    Air Apps builds reliable, AI-powered mobile applications to simplify daily life and enhance productivity for millions of users worldwide.

    All 46 roles at Airapps

  17. RMRedwood Materials logo

    Redwood Materials

    Startup501-1,000 staffManufacturingOffice-first

    44live roles17 opened this month

    Redwood Materials aims to create a circular economy for electric vehicles and sustainable technologies by recycling batteries and producing new battery components.

    All 44 roles at Redwood Materials

  18. CUCursor logo

    Cursor

    Startup201-500 staffHybrid

    44live roles8 opened this month

    Cursor aims to automate coding and transform software development through an AI-powered code editor.

    All 44 roles at Cursor

  19. COCognition logo

    Cognition

    Scale-upUnder 50 staffHybrid

    44live roles5 opened this month

    Cognition is an AI research and development company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and building autonomous software engineers.

    All 44 roles at Cognition

  20. KIKikoff logo

    Kikoff

    Scale-up51-200 staffFinancial Services

    43live roles14 opened this month

    Kikoff aims to empower everyone to achieve financial security by providing accessible credit-building and financial health products.

    All 43 roles at Kikoff

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Which startups are hiring people in San Francisco?

As of October 2026, 659 startups and scale-ups in San Francisco are hiring people, with 6,253 live roles between them. The most are at Anthropic, Astranis, Harvey, Perplexity, Clera. The full list on this page is rebuilt every day from the employers' own careers sites.

Which small companies (under 50 staff) are hiring people in San Francisco?

Of the companies on this list, Baseten, Cognition, Fluidstack have fewer than 50 staff on record. Use the "Under 50 staff" filter above the list to see only them. Team sizes come from company records and are not known for every company, so other small teams may be on the list too.

How is this list made?

Haystack reads the careers sites of more than 30,000 employers every day. This list takes the live roles in San Francisco at companies recorded as startups or scale-ups, leaves out recruitment agencies, and ranks the companies by how many of those roles they have open.

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