Yugabyte, the distributed AI database experts, today announced it was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers 2026. This is the second consecutive year Yugabyte has earned this distinction, highlighting the company’s sustained growth and momentum as it innovates in the distributed database landscape.

The annual ranking, presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, highlights top-performing U.S. startups that demonstrate excellence in employee satisfaction, employer reputation, and sustained growth.

“We are honored to be recognized by Forbes for the second year in a row,” said Joe Schiro, VP of Global People and Talent at Yugabyte. “Growing Yugabyte responsibly requires investing in people as deliberately as we invest in product innovation. This recognition speaks to our commitment to developing talent, supporting career development, and fostering collaboration across our global teams.”

In earning this recognition, Yugabyte continues to leverage its core values to foster successful behaviors across the company. Outcomes, Relationships, and Trust serve as a practical framework for everyday decision-making. These values shape the company’s actions with humility and integrity, encourage commitment to long-lasting partnerships, and ensure an unwavering focus on technical excellence and meaningful impact.

Enterprises are operating in a new reality where AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to production, driving greater demand for resilient, scalable data infrastructure. Forbes' recognition of Yugabyte as one of America’s Best Startup Employers helps enterprises navigating the evolving demands of modern data infrastructure feel confident in Yugabyte’s core values, dedicated team, and forward-looking leadership.

Forbes and Statista evaluated an initial list of more than 20,000 privately held startups across the United States. Drawing from millions of data points, the research identified the top 500 companies for inclusion on the America’s Best Startup Employers 2026 list.

To learn more about Yugabyte, visit: https://www.yugabyte.com/. Want to join the team? Explore Yugabyte’s U.S.-based job openings, including Senior Director of Product, Staff Engineer, and Enterprise Account Executive.

About Yugabyte

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database for building global, cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB serves business-critical applications with SQL query flexibility, high performance, and cloud-native agility, allowing enterprises to focus on business growth instead of complex data infrastructure management. It is trusted by companies in cybersecurity, financial markets, IoT, retail, e-commerce, and other verticals. Founded in 2016 by former Facebook and Oracle engineers, Yugabyte is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, 8VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Sapphire Ventures, and others. Learn more information at www.yugabyte.com.

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