# New Startups Today on StartupHub.ai: August 16, 2026
_5,721 startups joined StartupHub.ai today, plus 5,834 in stealth. The freshest new companies, updated daily._
**Published:** 2026-08-16
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/startups/2026/new-startups-today-on-startuphub-ai-august-16-2026
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**5,721** startups joined StartupHub.ai in the last 24 hours, out in the open, plus **5,834** more building in stealth that our discovery engine is already tracking. Here are 15 of today's new companies worth watching.

## 15 new startups worth watching today

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1. [NavVis](/startups/navvis) · Spatial Computing
NavVis provides a spatial twin platform for the built world, offering reality capture solutions and a browser-based SaaS platform for managing and utilizing spatial data.
2. [Accelerant Holdings](/startups/accelerant) · InsurTech
A cloud platform connecting specialty insurance MGAs with insurers and other capital providers, enabling access to capital for underwriting through advanced analytics and real-time data.
3. [Toyota Research Institute](/startups/toyota-research-institute) · Artificial Intelligence
Developing AI and robotics for a safer, more sustainable future by amplifying human ability.
4. [Trustly](/startups/trustly) · Fintech
Trustly is a global leader in Pay by Bank solutions, enabling consumers and merchants to make and receive instant, secure payments directly from bank accounts.
5. [Hunter](/startups/hunter) · Sales Technology
Hunter.io is an all-in-one email outreach platform that helps sales, marketing, and recruiting teams find and verify professional email addresses and automate cold email campaigns.
6. [Quartr](/startups/quartr) · Financial Services
The AI infrastructure for company research.
7. [Alipay+](/startups/alipay) · Fintech
A unified digital payment gateway connecting consumers, merchants, and financial institutions globally, enabling seamless cross-border payments through QR code scanning and other digital solutions.
8. [Obsidian Security](/startups/obsidian-security) · Cybersecurity
Obsidian Security provides a cybersecurity platform focused on securing autonomous AI agents and their access to cloud applications.
9. [Notpla](/startups/notpla) · Sustainability
Notpla develops and produces sustainable, plastic-free packaging solutions from seaweed and plants, offering biodegradable and compostable alternatives for various applications.
10. [ModelOp](/startups/modelop-com) · MLOps
ModelOp's Enterprise AI Command Center unifies every AI asset, automating delivery and maximizing ROI for ML, GenAI, and agentic AI in production.
11. [10x Banking](/startups/10x-banking) · Fintech
Provides core, cloud banking software for banks and financial institutions, enabling faster product launches and real-time customer service.
12. [KreditBee](/startups/kreditbee) · Fintech
Indian consumer lending startup
13. [LifeMine Therapeutics Inc.](/startups/lifemine-therapeutics) · Biotechnology
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging a proprietary platform to discover and develop novel precision medicines from fungi.
14. [Halo Collar](/startups/halo-collar) · Pet Tech
Halo Collar develops and sells GPS-enabled smart collars for dogs, providing a wireless containment system, GPS tracking, and training.
15. [Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd.](/startups/fortitude-reinsurance-company) · Insurance
A global leader in reinsurance solutions, specializing in life and annuity reinsurance and providing capital management solutions to insurance companies worldwide.

[Browse every new startup](/new-ai-startups) added to StartupHub.ai, updated continuously.

## 5,834 more building in stealth

Beyond the companies above, 5,834 stealth-mode startups joined our data today, detected before they announce. We track them so founders, investors, and operators can find and reach new companies the day they form.
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