Lenny's Newsletter launches The Next 50: the hottest early-stage startups to join
lennysan · x · 2026-11-10
Lenny Rachitsky launched The Next 50, a quarterly list of the 50 hottest early-stage startups built on Harmonic's startup dataset. Criteria: founded 2023 or later at Seed/Series A valued under $1B, funded within the last six months with at least $5M raised, backed by at least one top venture firm, and growing headcount (10-250 employees, up over the last 90 days). Companies are ranked on four momentum signals: hiring speed, latest round size, and notable investors following them on X. Most honorees are AI security and AI infrastructure startups, including Aegis AI, Enigma AI, and Foundry Robotics.
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