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Remote Work
Will your tech job be offshored?
Today's hot startups promise companies that they can hire from anywhere. America's manufacturing industry and manufacturing jobs were killed by offshoring and globalization. Will America's tech jobs and tech industry be next?
Connor Leech
Top Startups
76 of the top Tech Companies & Startups in Denver
In this post we'll look at startups headquartered in Denver. We look at the largest private tech startups that have raised billions from investors as well as Series A, Series B, Seed and Pre-Seed startups headquartered out of Denver, CO.
Startup Financing
USA Startup Funding Report 2022
This report will look at startup funding rounds that have gone down so far in 2022 for companies HQ'd out of the U.S. We'll look at the largest rounds and early stage rounds.
Product Update
Find Startups by Funding Round for Free
This new feature on Employbl allows you to search for startup tech companies by funding round. Find Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C companies in your area for free.
top startups
Chicago Startup Companies to Watch in 2022
In this post we'll look at startups headquartered in Chicago. We look at the largest tech startups that have raised billions from investors as well as Series A, Series B and Seed startups in Chicago.
Jobs and Hiring
Who is hiring? (June 2022)
In this post we're going to look at startups and tech companies that are actively hiring. Despite the layoffs Tesla tops our list of the most open job listings. We also examine private, Series A and Series B companies that are hiring engineers.
Tech Companies
51 Boston Startups to Watch in 2022
These are startups headquartered in Boston, MA that have raised millions of dollars from Venture Capitalists and Private Equity firms. None have gone public yet and all are privately traded. These are the startups that have raised the most total money from financiers.
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Tech Startup Funding Report - May 2022
This is a report of all the U.S. companies that raised Venture Capital, Private Equity and Debt Capital money in May 2022. As of this writing we've found that 49 tech companies raised nearly $2.9 billion from financiers last month. This includes mostly startups and one public company -- WeWork.
Tech Market Intelligence
51 Top Miami Startups to Watch in 2022
These are the 51 top startups to watch headquartered in Miami, FL. We built this by parsing through over 100 Miami based tech companies, filtering for recently founded private companies and sorting by companies that have raised the most money.
Market Intelligence
Top Austin Startups to Watch in 2022
These are the 51 top startups to watch headquartered in Austin, TX. We built this by parsing through nearly 300 Austin based tech companies, filtering for recently founded private companies and sorting by companies that have raised the most money.
TECH MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Top Los Angeles Based Startups to Watch in 2022
Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States. In addition to having one of the nation's largest ports it's a hub for entertainment, fashion, commerce and tech startups. This post highlights fifty one startups to watch in the LA tech scene.
51 New York City Startups to Watch in 2022
These are fifty one startups HQ'd out of NYC that have raised tons of capital from top tier investors and were founded in the past five years. Most are backed by 'top tier' investors.
Startups that raised money in April 2022
Fifty six non-public tech companies raised investment capital in April 2022. This post provides a list and CSV file of all the companies that raised money from investors and Venture Capital firms. Epic Games topped the list with $2 billion dollars of capital to play with.
Market Data
Top San Francisco Startups to Watch in 2022
This post outlines 112 top startups with headquarters in San Francisco. We selected them based on market opportunity, amount of funding, team and notable investors ๐บ๐ผ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฆ
Open Data
381 Silicon Valley Tech Companies that have raised money in the past year
This article lists out all the funding rounds for companies that are headquartered in Silicon Valley. These companies raised over $26 billion in the past twelve months.
Tech Startup Funding Report - March 2022
Thirty eight companies headquartered out of the United States raised over $2 billion dollars in capital in March of 2022. Roofstock, Axonius and DNAnexus held the largest investment rounds.
Hiring Trends
Companies hiring Software Engineers
This post showcases 177 tech companies and startups that all have at least ten open Software Engineering job opportunities right now.
Tech in the Bay
101 SaaS Companies in San Francisco
This post lists out one hundred and one Software As A Service companies with headquarters offices in the city of San Francisco. The full list of nearly four thousand SaaS companies can be viewed on your Employbl dashboard.
101 Early Stage Silicon Valley Startups
This post showcases one hundred and one Silicon Valley startups that have raised Seed or Series A money in the past two years.
Tech hiring trends
51 Most In-Demand Tech Jobs Right Now
We queried more than 40k job listings from over one thousand tech companies and startups to see the most in demand job titles. If you're looking for a job in tech in 2022 these are the positions that tech companies are hiring for.
Startups by City
132 Early Stage Startups Headquartered in San Francisco
This post showcases 132 early stage startups that have raised "Pre Seed", "Seed" or "Series A" fundraising rounds in 2021, sorted by the largest fundraising rounds at the top.
Companies by Investor
Craft Ventures Portfolio Companies
This post looks examines 149 companies in the Craft Ventures venture capital portfolio. It showcases new Series A and Seed startups as well as public companies the firm has invested in. Login to the Employbl dashboard to see the full dataset.
Companies by Industry
75 Top Artificial Intelligence Companies and Startups in 2021
A look at the Largest Artificial Intelligence Companies in the United States and AI startups that have raised the highest Series A and Seed financing rounds since beginning of 2020.
51 of the Newest and Most Funded Tech Startups in Los Angeles
This post find the top startups in LA based on total amount raised from Venture Capital firms and looks at some of the newest startups in the LA area that have raised millions of dollars.
Companies by City
Tech Companies and Startups in New York
This post is a breakdown of the current tech company and startup scene in NYC. It analyzes companies by HQ Location, Founded Year, Employee Count, Total Funding Amount and Industry.
Industry Category
Totals Counts for Software Companies in the United States
6,727 Software Companies in the United States broken down by Headquarters Location, Venture Capitalist and Founding Year. San Francisco, Y Combinator and 2015 come out on top for our analysis.
Job Hunting Resources
Startups in Oakland - Public Web Data
This post contains a comprehensive list of startups and software companies in Oakland, CA + my favorite picks of private startups well positioned to succeed ๐
Product Announcement
Find Startups by Venture Capital Firm
Introducing filter companies by investor on Employbl. Find private and public companies that VC firms have invested in. See what companies VC firms have invested in so you can work at a "winning" company.
First Post
Why I'm building Employbl
Getting a job can be terrifying for lots of people myself included. There ought to be better free tools available to candidates to help them find work, especially in tech.
Tech Market Info
Top Venture Capital firms in the Bay Area
If you're looking for a job or learning about companies it can be helpful to know about Venture Capital (VC) firms
Weed Tech
5 Most Promising Cannabis Tech Startups
The cannabis culture has experienced growth for the past few years. The tech sector of the CBD industry has continued to light up new inventions and innovations. These technological advancements continue playing a crucial role in the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of legal cannabis globally.
Mental Health
How to Take Care Of Your Well-Being After A Layoff
I wanted to pull together a summary of some of the latest research and create some actionable suggestions to help you to take care of yourself, cope more effectively, and move forward in this moment
Overcoming Phone Anxiety for Your Next Phone Interview
Understanding why we have anxiety surrounding phone calls will lead to solutions that help curb this aspect of the job search. Itโs my hope that after reading these tips, youโll hang up your next interview with a brand new job.
Sidney Williamson
Find companies by tech stack
Companies and Startups that use Laravel
This is a list of companies that use the open source Laravel PHP framework to build their web applications.
Career Development
Writing: The Software Developer's Superpower
Writing is a deeply underestimated skill within the field of software development. Learning how to be a clear and concise writer is the fastest way to level up your output and effectiveness. In this post, you will find 3 strategies you can utilize to improve and stand out as a writer.
Matt Morgante
Software Development
Tech Interview Prep Resources for Software Engineers
Guide to building side projects, finding companies to apply to, data structures and algorithms and services to help in your journey :)
tech industry & immigration
Contract work, tech giants, recruiting agencies and the H-1B visa system
The H-1B is a temporary non-immigrant visa. Someone that comes to the USA on an H-1B visa can stay in the country for three years and renew it once for a grand total of six years.
Labor & Immigration Law
The H1B visa - fashion models of distinguished merit
All about H1B visas, Labor Condition Applications and big US tech companies that sponsor H1B visa holders to come to America.
Professional development
7 ways to improve as a software developer
Picking how to move forward requires reflecting on why you wanted to learn to code in the first place and defining goals and where you want to go. Whenever I feel stuck in how to advance professionally I try to focus on a few of these areas.
11 courses to help you become a better developer
Online courses to help you learn new things and become a better more confident software developer :)
Silicon Valley Map of Tech Companies and Startups
This is a map of all the tech companies and startups in Silicon Valley that I can find, updated regularly..
Company Collections
Tech Companies and Startups in Oakland
This is a post of all the tech companies and startups I can find in Oakland, CA. Hopefully it's hella helpful..
Rebuilding my personal site with Netlify and Hugo
This post goes over how and why I transitioned from GitHub Pages to Netlify and Hugo for my personal blog
Web Hosting
Launch a Website with a Custom URL using Github Pages and Google Domains
Hosting: Free. Domain Name: $12/year Live Site: connorleech.info
How to Prepare for Technical Software Engineer Interviews
Here are some best practices for preparing for traditional software engineering interviews
The 2 types of software engineering interviews and how to prepare for them
Technical interviews can be broken down into two broad categories: domain specific interviews and computer science fundamentals interviews. To grow your career as a software engineer itโs important to recognize the different methodologies for evaluating talent.
Build a Single Page Application with Laravel 5.8, Vue.js and Tailwind
In this article Iโm going to build a Single Page Application (SPA) with Laravel 5.8, Vue.js, Vue Router and a Tailwind CSS landing page template.
Dev Setup
How to set up Vagrant on Mac
Here are some steps and notes I took recently when setting up Vagrant for Laravel development on a Mac
Job Hunting
Best Tech Job Boards and resources for tech jobs 2019
These are the popular job boards startups and tech companies in the SF Bay Area use to hire talent. Use these job boards as a source of information in your job hunt.
Job Hunting & Hiring
Tech Recruitment Agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area
A summary of technical recruitment agencies work in the Bay Area. How much do they cost? How do they work? What are the advantages? What are the drawbacks? What technical recruitment agencies exist in the Bay Area?
Search companies by investor
Y Combinator companies with offices in San Francisco
This is a list of startup tech companies that went through the YC program and have physical offices in San Francisco.
Companies that use Marketo in the Bay Area
This is a list of startup and tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area that use Marketo for their Digital Marketing and Marketing Automation efforts.
Companies that use React in the Bay Area
This is a list of companies that use React.js in the Bay Area.
Build authentication into your Laravel API with JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
In this tutorial weโre going to expand the API we built in the previous tutorial to include authentication. By default Laravel includes authentication for session based authentication.
Build an API with Laravel 5.7
In this tutorial we'll go through setting up a JSON API with Laravel 5 and writing tests with PHPUnit
Use the Repository Design pattern in a Laravel application
Thereโs an alternative approach to development that abstracts some calls into PHP classes called Repositories. The idea is that we can decouple models from controllers and assign readable names to complicated queries.
Build a Task List with Laravel 5.4 and Vue 2
Get started with Laravel PHP framework and the Vue Javascript framework