AI startups hiring

AI startups hiring right now — find a warm path in.

From foundation-model shops to applied-AI products, these employers have live openings. ContactGraph helps you find who you know before you apply.

Companies hiring now

5 employers · 52 open roles

Nexla

1 open role

Nexla provides an AI-powered data integration platform that acts as a data layer for enterprise AI and agents, enabling real-time data access and production-ready data products across 600+ enterprise systems with…

Why this matters

Why this category matters

AI startups hire in bursts — a funding round or product launch can mean dozens of new roles overnight.

Many AI roles never reach mainstream job boards; they spread through networks and niche communities first.

Early-stage AI teams heavily weight referrals — a warm intro from someone who knows the founders or hiring manager is often the fastest path in.

Highlighted employers

Sample companies hiring in this space

Distro is an AI sales automation platform for distributors and manufacturers’ representatives that automates quoting, provides instant access to specs and pricing, accelerates onboarding, protects margins, and enables…

25 open roles

Flip AI is a software development company offering a contextual intelligence application that reduces observability noise and provides a sharp, contextual view of complex incidents in seconds, by unifying telemetry…

12 open roles

Arize AI provides an ML observability platform to monitor, troubleshoot, and evaluate ML models and AI agents/LLMs across industries, enabling teams to ship reliable AI applications.

7 open roles

Virewirx provides high-performance wireless networking solutions for Physical AI environments, enabling secure, high-throughput, low-latency data movement for robotics, robotaxi depots, autonomous systems, and other…

7 open roles

Network fit

AI hiring runs on trust and referrals.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which companies count as AI startups here?
We include technology companies whose profiles mention artificial intelligence, machine learning, LLMs, or generative AI, typically at startup scale (under ~500 employees).
I do not have ML experience — can I still use this?
Yes. AI startups hire across engineering, product, design, sales, and operations. The list reflects all active roles we track, not just research positions.
How do I get an intro to a small AI team?
Upload your contacts to ContactGraph, search the company name, and message someone you already have a real relationship with — not a LinkedIn cold request.
Is ContactGraph free?
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