The TrueUpDeep Tech Report
Apr 2025
TrueUp Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots 30
30 Hottest Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Companies
ABL Space Systems•
Anthropic•
Archer•
Aurora•
Beta Technologies•
Boom•
Boring Company•
Collaborative Robotics•
Colossal•
Commonwealth Fusion•
Einride•
Embark•
EvolutionaryScale•
Harmonic•
Helion Energy•
Hermeus•
Insitro•
IonQ•
Mistral AI•
Neuralink•
OpenAI•
Pacific Fusion•
Precision Neuroscience•
PsiQuantum•
Quantum Machines•
QuEra Computing•
Relativity Space•
Safe Superintelligence•
Skild AI•
SpaceX•
Swiss-Mile•
Volocopter•
xAI•
Xanadu
Apr 2025
Top Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Co’s by Trajectory
Factors incl. fundraising history, hiring trends, industry factors, layoff data, TrueUp member interest & more
| company | all‑tech rank | |
|---|---|---|
1. |  xAI | #1 |
2. |  Safe Superintelligence | #3 |
3. |  Anthropic | #4 |
4. |  Mistral AI | #5 |
5. |  OpenAI | #13 |
6. |  Skild AI | #32 |
7. |  Neuralink | #38 |
8. |  Pacific Fusion | #43 |
9. |  Boring Company | #76 |
10. |  Aurora | #88 |
Apr 2025
Top Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots co’s by valuation
| company | valuation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. |  SpaceX | $350B | |
2. | OpenAI | $300B | |
3. | Anthropic | $62B | |
4. |  Waymo | $45B | |
4. | xAI | $45B | |
6. | Aurora ($AUR) | $12B | |
7. |  Colossal | $10B | |
8. | Mistral AI | $6.2B | |
9. | Boring Company | $5.7B | |
10. |  SandboxAQ | $5.6B |
Apr 2025
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5,597 open Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots jobs
↑36.6% from low (4,097)
Apr 2025
Remote Index
10.7
% of Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots jobs with a remote option
Apr 2025
Bay Area Index
30.1
% of Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots jobs listed in the Bay Area
Apr 2025
Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Co’s w/ Most Open Jobs
| company | jobs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SpaceX | 1,164 | |
2. |  Blue Origin | 420 | |
3. |  Woven Planet | 377 | |
4. | OpenAI | 289 | |
5. |  Relativity Space | 259 | |
6. |  Vast | 157 | |
7. | Anthropic | 147 | |
8. |  Joby Aviation | 133 | |
9. |  Archer | 115 | |
9. | Waymo | 115 | |
11. | xAI | 102 | |
12. | Aurora | 91 | |
13. |  PsiQuantum | 88 | |
14. | Neuralink | 73 | |
15. |  Deepmind | 68 | |
16. |  Commonwealth Fusion | 64 | |
17. |  1X | 56 | |
18. |  Boston Dynamics | 53 | |
19. |  Classiq | 52 | |
19. | Mistral AI | 52 |
Apr 2025
Top Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Job Categories
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Engineering (Software) | 1654 | |
2. | Engineering (Hardware) | 716 | |
3. | Business Operations & Program Management | 284 | |
4. | Artificial Intelligence | 243 | |
5. | Finance | 123 | |
6. | Data & Analytics | 114 | |
7. | Research | 98 | |
8. | Supply Chain | 98 | |
9. | People | 94 | |
10. | IT & Business Systems | 77 |
Apr 2025
Top Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Job Locations
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | 🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area | 1369 | |
2. | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 908 | |
3. | 🇺🇸 Seattle | 462 | |
4. | 🇺🇸 Austin | 436 | |
5. | 🇺🇸 Remote (United States) | 205 | |
6. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 176 | |
7. | 🇺🇸 Boston | 131 | |
8. | 🇺🇸 New York City | 127 | |
9. | 🇺🇸 Miami | 104 | |
10. | 🇫🇷 Paris, France | 85 |
Apr 2025
Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Jobs by Company Stage
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
🌱 Early-Stage Startup | 784 | ||
🦄 Unicorn | 2587 | ||
📈 Public Tech | 682 | ||
🐳 FAANG+ | 183 | ||
Other | 1540 |
Apr 2025
Most Common Tech/Tools
From Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots job descriptions
1. | Python | |
2. | C++ | |
3. | Linux | |
4. | AWS | |
5. | SQL | |
6. | MATLAB | |
7. | Kubernetes | |
8. | GPT | |
9. | LLM | |
10. | PyTorch |
Apr 2025
Biggest Deep Tech and Tech Moonshots Layoffs
Past 12 months
| company | ppl let go | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |  Cruise | 1050 | Feb 2025 | |
2. | Blue Origin | 1000 | Feb 2025 | |
2. |  Lilium Aviation | 1000 | Dec 2024 | |
4. |  Magic Leap | 75 | Jul 2024 | |
5. | Boston Dynamics | 45 | Dec 2024 | |
6. |  Volocopter | Dec 2024 | ||
6. | Lilium Aviation | Oct 2024 | ||
6. |  ABL Space Systems | Sep 2024 |
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