Companies where FDE jobs are more senior than most

DataSQRL

About 1–50 people · Data engineering and AI data infrastructure software

DatologyAI

Early · About 1–50 people · AI Infrastructure

David AI

Growth · About 1–50 people · AI / Data Infrastructure (audio & speech datasets)

DDN

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI and high-performance computing data storage

Deep Infra

Growth · About 1–50 people · AI inference infrastructure / GPU cloud

DeepIntent

Subsidiary · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare advertising technology; programmatic demand-side platform (DSP)

Deepline

Early · About 1–50 people · GTM data infrastructure and agent-native sales software

DeepTempo

About 1–50 people · Cybersecurity software; AI-driven threat detection and security operations

DevRev

Early · About 201–1,000 people · AI-native customer support, product, and work intelligence software

Dexterity

Later private · About 51–200 people · Warehouse Robotics / Physical AI

DiDi Global

Public · About 5,000+ people · Mobility technology / autonomous vehicles

DigiCert

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Digital trust and cybersecurity, including PKI, certificate lifecycle management, DNS, and software and device trust

Digital Asset

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Financial technology and blockchain infrastructure for capital markets

Dimensional

Ditto

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Edge software and distributed data infrastructure

Docflow Labs Inc

Docker, Inc

Donaldson Company, Inc.

Public · About 5,000+ people · Industrial filtration products and manufacturing

Dropzone AI

Growth · About 51–200 people · Cybersecurity software and security operations

Dryft

Early · About 1–50 people · Manufacturing operations software (agentic AI / ERP-successor)

Dscout

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Experience research software and SaaS

Dyania Health

Dyna Robotics

Early · About 51–200 people · Embodied AI foundation model

ECP

Later private · Healthcare technology; senior living software

Egnyte

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise content management, file collaboration, data security, and governance software

Eight Sleep

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Consumer health / sleep technology hardware

eimagine

About 51–200 people · IT consulting and staff augmentation

Ekimetrics

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · data science, AI and marketing effectiveness consulting

Electric Plant

Ellipsis Health

Early · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI and care-management software

Elm AI

AI software for supply chain sourcing, supplier operations, and compliance

Eloquent AI

Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Financial Services Automation

Elorian

Early · About 1–50 people · Artificial intelligence research and multimodal foundation models

Ema

Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI / Agentic AI Platform

Embedding VC

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI venture capital and venture studio

Emerge Career

Early · About 1–50 people · Workforce development / GovTech / EdTech

Emergence Capital

Venture capital focused on B2B software

Encord

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI data infrastructure for multimodal and physical AI

Ent

Early · About 51–200 people · Cybersecurity software, including AI-enabled endpoint and workspace security

Enzo Health

Early · Healthcare software and home health EHR