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Top 25 Early stage startups based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 431 company matches for early stage startups associated with the United States as of November 2026 and tracks 4,130 professional contacts across them, including 1,045 with verified work emails. San Francisco is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early stage startups associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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431Companies
4,130Contacts tracked
1,045Verified emails
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The 25 largest early stage startups based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 431 company matches for early stage startups based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a310 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to help more people start better startups.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a254 contacts →

Exact match

“The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers).”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200211 contacts →

Exact match

“DFJ is a venture capital firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs who are changing the world.”

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4Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a164 contacts →

Exact match

“First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in…”

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5Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a152 contacts →

Exact match

“We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed.”

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6Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50128 contacts →

Exact match

“DTC invests in determined early-stage founders who push the envelope on technology innovation for the enterprise, connecting them to the capital, expertise, and customers they…”

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7Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200114 contacts →

Exact match

“Greylock was founded in 1965, one of the few venture firms that predates Silicon Valley.”

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8Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50101 contacts →

Exact match

“UpHonest Capital is an early-stage venture capital based in Silicon Valley.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20093 contacts →

Exact match

“The Band of Angels is Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization.”

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10Exact matchNew York, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20075 contacts →

Exact match

“Forum Ventures® is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and venture studio for B2B tech startups.”

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11Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5063 contacts →

Exact match

“At Felicis, we back founders with the courage to build before success is obvious.”

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12Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5057 contacts →

Exact match

“At Village Global, early-stage capital is just the beginning.”

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13Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20056 contacts →

Exact match

“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.”

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14Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5051 contacts →

Exact match

“Crosslink, founded in 1989, is a premier early-stage venture capital firm with over $4.2B in assets.”

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15Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5048 contacts →

Exact match

“FirstMark is a venture capital firm based in New York City, partnering with founders to make their mark on the world.”

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16Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a48 contacts →

Exact match

“645 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders who are building iconic companies.”

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17Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a43 contacts →

Exact match

“Laconia backs serious founders building must-have technology in enduring industries.”

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18Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a42 contacts →

Exact match

“Garuda Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-focused firm run by operators-turned-investors.”

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19Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“We set the standard in seed stage venture capital, backing founders with grit, audacity, and a spark of rebellion.”

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20Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a31 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2007, Ridge Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in experienced founders redefining how the world interacts with software.”

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21Exact matchSalt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“EPIC Ventures is a Salt Lake City based early-stage venture capital firm.”

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22Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1030 contacts →

Exact match

“Afore Capital is a Pre-Seed VC with $300 million in AUM co-founded by Anamitra Banerji & Gaurav Jain.”

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23Exact matchPhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

“Dreamit Ventures invests in transformative early-stage cybersecurity startups with revenue or pilots that are ready to scale.”

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24Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5028 contacts →

Exact match

“Early-stage VCs, partnering with visionary founders at the threshold of explosive growth”

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25Exact matchSanta Monica, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1028 contacts →

Exact match

“Crosscut Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles.”

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Early stage startups based in the United States at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
25.3%Verified-email coverage
9.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
16.7%Largest-city concentration · San Francisco
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
347
11-50
71
51-200
11
201-500
1
501-1,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 431 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “early stage startups” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,045 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “early stage startups”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many early stage startups are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 431 company matches for early stage startups associated with the United States as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

ODF tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most early stage startups?

San Francisco leads with 72 company records, followed by New York (60) and Palo Alto (15).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 1,045 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 431 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.