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3,238 articlesVariance Raises $21.5M Series A to Build Autonomous AI Risk and Compliance Agents
Variance builds autonomous AI agents for enterprise risk and compliance workflows. The San Francisco startup recently raised a $21.5M Series A.
Soraban Launches Prepare Workspace Following Series A Led by Altos Ventures
Soraban builds AI tax workflow software for accounting firms. The startup expanded its product suite following a Series A led by Altos Ventures.
Momentus Secures NASA and Commercial Contracts as In-Orbit Operations Expand
Momentus provides orbital transportation and satellite buses. NASA awarded the company a task order for robotic resupply formulation.
Lapel Opens 9 Roles in San Francisco to Build AI-Driven Hospitality Software
Lapel, an AI hospitality software company backed by Y Combinator, is hiring 9 onsite roles in San Francisco paying up to $250k.
HyLight Raises €13 Million to Scale Autonomous Hydrogen Airship Fleet
HyLight builds autonomous hydrogen airships for infrastructure inspection. It raised €13M to scale its fleet to 15 aircraft by 2027.
Boom Opens 13 Onsite Roles in Austin Across GTM and Engineering
Boom offers rental financial services software including BoomReport. The Seed-stage startup is hiring 13 onsite roles in Austin.
ClaimSorted Raises $16.3M to Automate Insurance Claims with AI
ClaimSorted uses AI agents and human adjusters to process insurance claims. The YC-backed startup has raised $16.3M in total funding.
Charge Robotics Raises $22M to Deploy Portable Robotic Solar Factories
Charge Robotics raised $22M to deploy portable robotic factories that automate utility-scale solar farm construction across site deployments.
Vela Builds YC-Backed Autonomous AI Agents for Complex Scheduling
Vela is a San Francisco AI startup backed by Y Combinator that builds autonomous scheduling agents to automate meeting coordination.
Icarus Expands Senior Engineering Team to Scale Stratospheric Defense Aircraft
Icarus builds solar-powered stratospheric aircraft for defense, opening eight senior engineering roles in Los Angeles paying up to $220,000.
Human Archive Raises $8.2M Seed Round for Physical AI Data Infrastructure
Human Archive builds real-world multimodal datasets for robotics. The startup raised an $8.2M Seed round to expand its wearable data sensors.
Vector Legal Raises Seed Round to Build AI-Native Law Firm
Vector Legal combines AI software with startup legal services. Backed by Y Combinator and Base10 Partners, the firm is hiring in San Francisco.
Two Dots Expands Engineering and Sales Teams for AI Underwriting
Two Dots is an 18-person AI underwriting startup from YC S22 hiring machine learning engineers and account executives in San Francisco.
Waymo Software Engineer Salary: $213,000 to $263,000 Listed
Waymo software engineer pay from 91 open US postings: a median band of $213,000 to $263,000, by level and location.
OpenAI Software Engineer Salary: $266,000 to $445,000 Listed
OpenAI software engineer pay from 176 open US postings: a median band of $266,000 to $445,000, by level and location.
Blue Origin Aerospace Engineer Salary: $130,700 to $183,000 Listed
Blue Origin aerospace engineer pay from 335 open US postings: a median band of $130,700 to $183,000, by level and location.
Anthropic Software Engineer Salary: $320,000 to $485,000 Listed
Anthropic software engineer pay from 108 open US postings: a median band of $320,000 to $485,000, by level and location.
Anduril Software Engineer Salary: $167,000 to $222,000 Listed
Anduril software engineer pay from 499 open US postings: a median band of $167,000 to $222,000, by level and location.
Frontier Tech Hiring Index, November 2026: 29,998 Open US Roles
29,998 US roles are open at 1,622 space, defense, AI, robotics and other tech employers. At least 3,498 require an active clearance, and 21% have been up 180 days or more.
Tamarind Bio Secures $13.6M Series A and Integrates Wet-Lab Validation Pipelines
Tamarind Bio is a San Francisco computational biology startup that secured a $13.6 million Series A to integrate AI with wet-lab validation pipelines.
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