NYC Startups Hiring This Week — March 14–20, 2026

NYC Startups Hiring This Week — March 14–20, 2026

Updated weekly. The fastest-moving companies in New York City with open roles right now.

March is shaping up to be one of the most active hiring months New York's startup ecosystem has seen in years. Following $2.53B in February VC activity and another wave of fresh raises this week, hiring managers across the city are actively expanding teams. This is your weekly snapshot of the NYC startups with the most momentum — and the most open roles — right now.

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🔥 Most Active Hirers This Week

VAST Data AI Infrastructure | $30B Valuation | Just raised $500M

VAST Data is one of the most consequential companies in the AI infrastructure stack, unifying storage, compute, and database for some of the world's largest data-intensive workloads. Fresh off a $500M raise at a $30 billion valuation, they are expanding aggressively. Roles to watch: infrastructure engineers, solutions architects, enterprise account executives, sales engineers, technical program managers.

Grafana Labs Observability Platform | $1.055B total raised | Just raised $250M

If you've ever looked at a monitoring dashboard, there's a reasonable chance it was built on Grafana. The platform powers observability for engineering teams at thousands of companies globally. With $250M in fresh capital, Grafana is expanding its commercial enterprise team and continuing product development. Roles to watch: software engineers (Go, TypeScript), enterprise sales, customer success, DevRel, product management.

Grow Therapy Mental Health Platform | $298M total raised | Backed by TCV, Goldman Sachs

Grow Therapy connects patients with licensed therapists and supports providers with credentialing, billing, and client referrals — making it easier for therapists to build private practices and for patients to find care. The company supports therapists across all 50 states and serves 1M+ clients. With $150M raised in its Series D just weeks ago, Grow is actively scaling its clinical network and operations teams. Roles to watch: therapist partnerships, clinical operations, product, engineering, customer success.

Ramp Fintech | Corporate Cards & Expense Management | Backed by Founders Fund, D1 Capital, Stripe

Ramp is one of NYC's most valuable private fintech companies, building the finance automation platform that replaces expense reports, corporate cards, and bill pay for fast-growing businesses. They consistently appear at the top of NYC startup job listings for their culture, compensation, and product quality. Roles to watch: software engineers, sales, finance, and operations roles across all levels.

Runway Generative AI | $859.5M total raised | Backed by Google, Salesforce, NVIDIA

Runway is the generative video and AI creativity platform used by filmmakers, studios, and creators worldwide. After closing its landmark Series E, Runway is in full commercialization mode — growing its research, enterprise sales, and creator partnerships simultaneously. Roles to watch: ML engineers, research scientists, enterprise sales, developer relations.

Vestwell Fintech | Retirement & Savings | $623.8M total raised | Backed by Morgan Stanley, Franklin Templeton

Vestwell's $385M Series E in February was one of the largest NYC fintech raises of 2026. The workplace savings platform is expanding its product suite and distribution partnerships at scale. Roles to watch: fintech engineers, compliance, product managers, advisor partnerships, sales.

Talkiatry Mental Health | $210M Series D | Backed by Andreessen Horowitz

Talkiatry provides virtual mental healthcare covered by insurance — an increasingly critical category as demand for psychiatric care massively outpaces supply. The a16z-backed $210M raise positions the company for major expansion in 2026. Roles to watch: psychiatrists, therapists, clinical coordinators, engineers, operations.

Rogo AI | Financial Services | $154M total raised | Backed by Sequoia, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo

Rogo builds enterprise AI for automating research and workflows in financial services — and it's backed by both the VCs and the financial institutions that use it. An extremely strong signal for continued growth. Roles to watch: AI/ML engineers, financial services sales, enterprise account management.

Profound AI SEO | $154.5M total raised | Backed by Sequoia, Lightspeed, Kleiner Perkins

Profound helps brands optimize their visibility in generative AI search — one of the most important new categories in marketing. Founded in 2024 and already backed by every top-tier VC, Profound is moving extremely fast. Roles to watch: engineers, growth marketers, enterprise sales, customer success.

Sandbar Wearable Tech | $36M total raised | Just raised $23M Series A

Sandbar is NYC's most interesting hardware startup right now — building an AI-powered, voice-controlled smart ring. Fresh off its Series A, the small team is likely to expand across hardware engineering, embedded software, and product roles. Roles to watch: hardware engineers, embedded software engineers, product designers.

Moxie MedSpa Management | $51M total raised | Just raised $25M Series C

Moxie is the operating system for medspas — and it's winning in a category that has historically been ignored by enterprise software. With $25M in fresh Series C capital, expect hiring across product, engineering, and customer success focused on the healthcare services vertical.

Translucent Healthcare Finance AI | $34M total raised | GV-backed

Backed by Google Ventures with a $27M Series A, Translucent is automating the financial operations of healthcare — a space that's ripe for disruption. Early-stage with institutional backing means every hire is foundational. Roles to watch: engineers, healthcare finance domain experts, enterprise sales.

Alaffia Health Healthcare AI | $71.6M total raised | Backed by FirstMark, Transformation Capital

Alaffia automates clinical review workflows for health plans using AI — helping payers process claims faster and more accurately. After a $55M Series B in February, the company is scaling its go-to-market and product teams. Roles to watch: engineers, clinical informatics, health plan sales, product.

Amigo AI Healthcare AI | $17.3M total raised | Backed by Madrona, Optum Ventures

Amigo AI is one of the freshest companies on this list — founded in 2024 and already Series A-funded with Optum Ventures (the VC arm of UnitedHealth Group) as a backer. That combination of institutional healthcare validation and top-tier venture backing makes this a company worth watching closely. Roles to watch: engineers, clinical operations, enterprise health system sales.

How to Use This List

Don't just look for job postings. The most effective way to land a role at a fast-growing NYC startup is to reach out directly — before the posting goes live. Connect with founders and hiring managers on LinkedIn, reference the company's recent funding or traction, and make it clear why you're a fit for their specific moment.

Job boards are for the masses. Direct outreach is for people who want to actually get hired.

→ See all open NYC startup roles, updated daily, at startupjobs.nyc

Last updated: March 14, 2026. Data sourced from AlleyWatch, Crunchbase, and company career pages.