Startup ecosystem

Top startups in Seattle.

Seattle's startup scene is powered by Amazon and Microsoft alumni, strong in cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, and developer tools, with growing consumer and fintech clusters.

12 notable startups · 42 funded companies · $4.17B · 26 accelerators · 3 hiring now · Reviewed Sep 2026

Notable startups

A curated list of companies headquartered in Seattle, spanning the sectors that define its ecosystem. Each links to the company; where we hold their pitch deck, it's linked too.

Remitly logo
Remitly ↗
remitly.com
FinTech
Digital remittance service helping immigrants send money home quickly and affordably.
Founded
2011
Stage
Public
Outreach logo
Outreach ↗
outreach.io
Software
Sales-execution platform helping revenue teams manage and automate their pipeline.
Founded
2014
Stage
Late Stage
Valuation
~$4.4B
Highspot logo
Highspot ↗
highspot.com
Software
Sales-enablement platform that helps teams find, share, and improve their content.
Founded
2012
Stage
Series F
Valuation
~$3.5B
Raised (SEC)
$248M
Temporal logo
Temporal ↗
temporal.io
DevTools
Open-source durable-execution platform for building reliable, long-running applications.
Founded
2019
Stage
Series C
Valuation
~$1.7B
Rec Room logo
Rec Room ↗
recroom.com
Gaming
Social gaming platform where players create and share user-generated virtual experiences.
Founded
2016
Stage
Series D
Valuation
~$3.5B
Zenoti logo
Zenoti ↗
zenoti.com
Software
Cloud software for spas, salons, and wellness businesses to manage operations end-to-end.
Founded
2010
Stage
Late Stage
Valuation
~$1.5B
Pulumi logo
Pulumi ↗
pulumi.com
DevTools
Infrastructure-as-code platform letting developers manage cloud resources in real languages.
Founded
2017
Stage
Series C
Icertis logo
Icertis ↗
icertis.com
AI
Contract-lifecycle management platform using AI to manage enterprise agreements.
Founded
2009
Stage
Late Stage
Valuation
~$5B
Raised (SEC)
$205M
Karat logo
Karat ↗
karat.com
Software
Company running technical interviews as a service to help firms hire engineers.
Founded
2014
Stage
Series C
SeekOut logo
SeekOut ↗
seekout.com
AI
AI-powered talent-search and recruiting platform for finding and engaging candidates.
Founded
2017
Stage
Series C
Qumulo logo
Qumulo ↗
qumulo.com
Software
Hybrid-cloud file data platform for storing and managing unstructured data at scale.
Founded
2012
Stage
Late Stage
OfferUp logo
OfferUp ↗
offerup.com
Marketplace
Mobile marketplace for local buying and selling of used goods.
Founded
2011
Stage
Late Stage
Valuations are approximate, drawn from the most recent reported figures as of Sep 2026.

Most funded in Seattle

By total disclosed across the period, one row per company. Combine filters to narrow — "Recently funded" plus "Hiring now" is who just raised and is actively recruiting.

$1.18B
First Mode Holdings, Inc.
$248M
HIGHSPOT, INC.
$189M
Avalyn Pharma Inc.
$121M
XBow Holding Inc.
$105M
Variant Bio, Inc.
$81M
Protect AI, Inc.
$68M
$66M
SKYKICK, INC.
$63M
Edge Delta, Inc.
$53M
Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52M
Upbound, Inc.
$47M
DexCare, Inc.
$47M
Nuance Labs, Inc.
$44M
AltPep Corp
$43M
Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
$31M
$31M
98point6 Technologies Inc.
$27M
Shipium Corp.
$25M
$24M
Monod Bio, Inc.
$24M
$21M
98POINT6 INC.
$21M
PICNIC WORKS, INC.
$20M
A-Alpha Bio, Inc.

Filter definitions — Hiring now: open roles on the company's public job board as of Sep 5, 2026. Hiring remote: that board lists remote or distributed roles. Recently funded: a Form D filed in the trailing twelve months. $100M+/$500M+: cumulative disclosed amount across all offerings. Repeat raisers: more than one offering on file. Up-and-coming: incorporated within the last four years and recently funded — incorporation year is disclosed by roughly half of filers, so this undercounts.

Accelerators in Seattle

Seattle founders can apply to 26 accelerator programs in our directory — including 9Mile Labs, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Arc Reactor, Capria Ventures, CRRNT, DFS Lab.

The best accelerators in Seattle → Accelerators with open applications →