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  • ANAnthropic logo
    AnthropicScale-up · 201-500 staff47 roles
  • ASAstranis logo
    AstranisScale-up · 201-500 staff13 roles
  • AFAfterquery logo
    AfterqueryScale-up · Hybrid11 roles
  • MEMercor logo
    MercorScale-up · 201-500 staff10 roles
  • BRBedrock Robotics logo
    Bedrock RoboticsScale-up · Remote-first9 roles
  • BABaseten logo
    BasetenStartup · Under 50 staff9 roles

and 161 more companies on the list

167 companies hiring now

Ranked by live roles (operations, project and programme managers). 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 167 companies, most live roles first.

  1. ANAnthropic logo

    Anthropic

    Scale-up201-500 staffTechnology & Software

    47roles15 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 47 roles at Anthropic

  2. ASAstranis logo

    Astranis

    Scale-up201-500 staffAerospaceOffice-first

    13roles6 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 13 roles at Astranis

  3. AFAfterquery logo

    Afterquery

    Scale-upHybrid

    11roles1 opened this month

    Afterquery provides expert-curated data solutions and training for frontier AI models to enable machines to learn how experts think and make decisions.

    All 11 roles at Afterquery

  4. MEMercor logo

    Mercor

    Scale-up201-500 staffRemote-first

    10roles

    Mercor organises human intelligence to power the AI economy.

    All 10 roles at Mercor

  5. BRBedrock Robotics logo

    Bedrock Robotics

    Scale-upRemote-first

    9roles7 opened this month

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

    All 9 roles at Bedrock Robotics

  6. BABaseten logo

    Baseten

    StartupUnder 50 staffTechnology & Software

    9roles2 opened this month

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

    All 9 roles at Baseten

  7. HAHarvey logo

    Harvey

    Scale-up

    8roles

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

    All 8 roles at Harvey

  8. PHPhysicalintelligence logo

    Physicalintelligence

    Startup

    7roles2 opened this month

    Physical Intelligence aims to bring general-purpose AI into the physical world by developing learning algorithms to control any robot to do any task.

    All 7 roles at Physicalintelligence

  9. RMRedwood Materials logo

    Redwood Materials

    Startup501-1,000 staffManufacturingOffice-first

    7roles2 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 7 roles at Redwood Materials

  10. MEMercury logo

    Mercury

    Scale-upRemote-first

    6roles4 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 6 roles at Mercury

  11. PEPerplexity logo

    Perplexity

    Startup51-200 staffTechnology & Software

    5roles3 opened this month

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

    All 5 roles at Perplexity

  12. BOBobyard logo

    Bobyard

    StartupRemote-first

    5roles1 opened this month

    Bobyard provides AI infrastructure for construction trades, automating takeoffs and estimates to help businesses win more bids and improve efficiency.

    All 5 roles at Bobyard

  13. SAScale AI logo

    Scale AI

    Scale-up1,001-5,000 staffAI

    5roles

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

    Replied to 57% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 5 roles at Scale AI

  14. WAWatney logo

    Watney

    Startup

    5roles

    Watney builds and deploys autonomous robotic systems that increase the speed and capacity of buildout, starting with data centres.

    All 5 roles at Watney

  15. ZIZip logo

    Zip

    Scale-upRemote-first

    5roles

    Zip empowers consumers to manage their spending and access goods and services more affordably through flexible payment solutions.

    Replied to 50% of the applications Haystack's agent sentAll 5 roles at Zip

  16. WAWaabi logo

    Waabi

    Scale-upHybrid

    4roles4 opened this month

    To unlock the next era of autonomous transportation through Physical AI powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.

    All 4 roles at Waabi

  17. DADavid Ai logo

    David Ai

    Startup

    4roles2 opened this month

    David Ai aims to bring AI into the real world through voice, the most important interface to human interaction.

    All 4 roles at David Ai

  18. VAValeriehealth logo

    Valeriehealth

    StartupHybrid

    4roles1 opened this month

    Valeriehealth is a digital health company dedicated to improving chronic condition management through personalised patient support.

    All 4 roles at Valeriehealth

  19. WOWonderschool logo

    Wonderschool

    Startup51-200 staffEducation

    4roles1 opened this month

    Wonderschool helps individuals establish and manage in-home child care and preschool programmes to increase access to quality early education.

    All 4 roles at Wonderschool

  20. CLClera logo

    Clera

    StartupOffice-first

    3roles3 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 sent

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Which startups are hiring operations and project managers in San Francisco?

As of October 2026, 167 startups and scale-ups in San Francisco are hiring operations and project managers, with 389 live roles between them. The most are at Anthropic, Astranis, Afterquery, Mercor, Bedrock Robotics. The full list on this page is rebuilt every day from the employers' own careers sites.

Which small companies (under 50 staff) are hiring operations and project managers in San Francisco?

Of the companies on this list, Baseten, Center for AI Safety (CAIS), Cognition, HumanSignal 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 for operations, project and program managers 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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