Startups Directory

Expel is a 24/7 managed SOC (Security Operations Center) that monitors cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments using its proprietary Expel Workbench platform paired with expert security analysts. Unlike traditional MSSPs, Expel operates with complete transparency—customers see the same interface and investigation details as Expel analysts, eliminating the black box. The company helps organizations stop cyberattacks faster by extracting maximum value from existing security investments through API-based integrations that deploy in hours, not weeks.

Filevine is a Legal Operating Intelligence System (LOIS) that unifies case management, document handling, deposition management, and billing into a single AI-embedded platform for legal practices. It consolidates fragmented tools by integrating emails, documents, deadlines, contacts, and communications into one searchable interface with native AI capabilities. The platform serves personal injury, workers' compensation, and civil litigation firms, from boutiques to Fortune 500 enterprises, with best-in-class 96%+ gross retention and NDR over 120%. Filevine differentiates through its all-in-one approach and proprietary training data from 20M+ daily document uploads, enabling AI that understands complete case context rather than isolated fragments.

SandboxAQ develops Large Quantitative Models (LQMs)—physics-aware AI systems that solve complex problems in drug discovery, cybersecurity, and GPS-denied navigation. The company spun out from Alphabet in 2022 with six years of internal R&D and serves Global 1000 enterprises through cloud-delivered software subscriptions. Unlike general-purpose LLMs, SandboxAQ's models incorporate quantitative reasoning for measurable real-world outcomes in regulated, calculation-intensive domains.

PayFit is Europe's leading cloud-based payroll and HR software that combines the control of in-house payroll with the expertise of outsourced services. It automates payroll calculations, tax deductions, and social contributions while offering integrated HR capabilities including absence management, time tracking, expense tracking, and onboarding. The platform targets SMBs with 20-300 employees across Europe, with particular strength in France and the UK, serving over 6,500 companies.

Mapbox provides customizable mapping infrastructure and location intelligence APIs that enable developers to embed powerful maps, navigation, and routing capabilities into their own applications. Unlike Google Maps which focuses on consumer navigation, Mapbox offers complete control over design, styling, and data layers, making it ideal for enterprises that need to visualize complex data and build location-aware experiences. The platform powers 40% of Fortune 500 companies across fleet management, logistics, business intelligence, and other industries requiring precise location data and real-time insights.

Personio is a cloud-based HR management platform that centralizes recruiting, onboarding, time tracking, performance management, and compliance in a single system for SMEs and startups. The platform eliminates fragmented HR processes by consolidating employee data, workflows, and analytics while offering AI-powered insights through Personio Assistant. It integrates with over 200 business applications and serves as an alternative to legacy HR systems, enabling HR teams to operate more efficiently while improving employee experience.

Mambu is a cloud-native SaaS core banking platform that powers digital-first lending and deposit services for financial institutions. It replaces expensive, slow legacy banking software with a composable architecture where implementation takes months instead of years, integration takes minutes, and updates deploy continuously. Serving over 260 customers across 65 countries including N26, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Western Union, Mambu enables banks and fintechs to rapidly launch innovative customer journeys via APIs connected to payment providers and complementary SaaS services.

HoneyBook is an AI-powered business management platform built for independent service professionals and creative entrepreneurs like photographers, designers, event planners, and consultants. It automates back-office workflows—from lead capture and proposals to invoicing, contracts, scheduling, and payments—enabling freelancers to focus on their craft. The platform integrates client communication, project management, and financial tools in one place, with recent expansions into lending and financial services. What sets HoneyBook apart is its laser focus on the needs of solo entrepreneurs and small service teams rather than general-purpose business software.

Harness is an AI-powered DevOps platform that automates software deployment, testing, and verification across the development lifecycle. The platform uses machine learning to detect deployment anomalies, intelligently rollback failed releases, and manage progressive delivery strategies. Unlike generalist CI/CD tools, Harness specializes exclusively in continuous delivery and deployment decisions, providing deep optimization for complex deployment scenarios. It serves enterprise engineering teams looking to reduce manual deployment work and improve release reliability.

Workato is an enterprise automation and orchestration platform that connects applications, data sources, and workflows across organizations through a low-code interface. It bridges the gap between simple tools like Zapier and overly technical enterprise platforms, enabling business users to build complex automations for sales, HR, IT, and marketing without coding. The platform includes event-driven triggers, real-time data sync, API management, and enterprise governance features like audits and role-based access. Workato serves mid-market to enterprise organizations seeking to automate cross-system processes at scale.

Gusto is a cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR software platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It automates payroll processing, tax filing, benefits administration, and employee onboarding while simplifying workflows that were traditionally manual and error-prone. The platform saves businesses approximately $1,800 annually in payroll and HR administration costs and is known for its user-friendly interface compared to legacy systems like ADP.

Matillion is a cloud-native ETL platform that extracts data from multiple sources, transforms it, and loads it into modern data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift. The platform uses push-down ELT technology to leverage warehouse compute power for complex transformations on massive datasets. It's purpose-built for each cloud data platform, generating native SQL to maximize performance. Matillion serves mid-market and enterprise data teams who need intuitive, scalable data integration without complex custom development.

Ironclad is a cloud-based Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform that automates contract creation, negotiation, and management for enterprise teams. It combines workflow automation, AI-powered redlining, and a browser-based Word editor to streamline the entire contract lifecycle. The platform uses GPT-4 integration to flag risks, extract key terms, and suggest language, while maintaining audit trails and centralized contract repositories. Ironclad serves legal and procurement teams across mid-market and enterprise organizations looking to reduce contract cycle times and improve compliance.

Reltio is an AI-powered data cloud platform that unifies, standardizes, and enriches data from disparate sources into secure, trusted, and interoperable information. The platform combines Entity Resolution, Multidomain Master Data Management (MDM), and 360 Data Products with generative AI capabilities like their Intelligent Assistant (RIA) for natural language search. It serves enterprises across industries that struggle with siloed data and need real-time, governed master data to power customer experiences, analytics, and AI initiatives. Reltio's cloud-native architecture and LLM-powered matching (FERN) differentiate it from legacy MDM solutions by offering speed, scalability, and flexibility without rigid rule-based configurations.

Coralogix is a full-stack observability platform built on proprietary Streama© technology that analyzes logs, metrics, traces, and security events in real-time without requiring indexing or hot storage. The platform serves engineering teams at scale who need instant insights and long-term trend analysis while reducing observability costs by up to 70%. Unlike traditional solutions that separate real-time alerting from historical analysis, Coralogix uniquely solves both through in-stream processing using Kafka and Kubernetes, enabling dynamic alerting and anomaly detection without external datastores.

HubSpot is a cloud-based customer platform that helps businesses grow through inbound marketing, sales, and customer service tools built on a unified CRM foundation. Founded in 2006, it pioneered the inbound marketing methodology—attracting customers through helpful content rather than interruptive tactics. The platform serves over 248,000 customers across 135+ countries through integrated 'Hubs' (Marketing, Sales, Service, Content) that share a single source of truth for customer data. HubSpot has scaled from an MIT startup to a $2B+ revenue company competing with Salesforce and Adobe.

Hyperscience is an AI-powered intelligent document processing (IDP) platform that automates back-office and business processes using proprietary machine learning and OCR technology. The platform processes documents with 99.5% accuracy and achieves 75-95% automation out-of-the-box, scaling to 99%+ with tuning. It serves enterprise customers across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors by orchestrating a composable mix of models—proprietary ML, vision language models, and LLMs—to meet specific cost, accuracy, and time-to-value requirements. What sets Hyperscience apart is its flexibility to let customers choose the right AI approach for their specific automation needs rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all solution.

FloQast is a financial close management SaaS platform that automates and centralizes the month-end accounting close process for enterprise finance teams. The software replaces manual spreadsheets and email chains with AI-powered reconciliation (up to 98% auto-reconciliation), task management, and real-time visibility into close progress. FloQast serves 3,500+ global accounting teams including Shopify, Twilio, and Chipotle, positioning itself as the straightforward, user-friendly alternative to more complex enterprise close automation platforms.