Top 22 New Project Management startups

Updated: Feb 12, 2026
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These startups want to disrupt Project Management software with AI-driven task automation, predictive project analytics and real-time resource optimization.
1
Smartsheet
Country: USA | Funding: $3.4B
Smartsheet is developing a cloud-based platform for managing workflows and projects within a spreadsheet interface. Smartsheet AI tools enable instant insights into your business and answer questions with charts and metrics. Built-in AI assistant uses projects and processes as a unified context and enables problem-solving through conversation. Built-in AI agents plan and optimize projects, connect systems, mitigating risks and automatically moving work forward under your approval and control. AI in spreadsheets accelerates workflows with intelligent columns, instantly transforming data, analyzing customer sentiment, and categorizing information.
2
Clickup
Country: USA | Funding: $537.5M
One app to replace them all. ClickUp brings tasks, docs, spreadsheets, goal tracking, resources, and an inbox, together in one place.
3
Asana
Country: USA | Funding: $453.2M
Asana provides a leading work management platform that helps teams organize and manage all of their work.
4
monday.com
Country: Israel | Funding: $384.1M
monday.com is a tool that transforms the way teams work together and helps teams build a culture of transparency.
5
Basecamp
Country: USA
Basecamp is a private, secure space online where people working together can organize and discuss.
6
Teamwork.com
Country: Ireland | Funding: €59.2M
Teamwork.com develops web-based project and groupware management tools platform helping managers, staff and clients work together online.
7
Forecast
Country: Denmark | Funding: $29.1M
Forecast helps project-driven companies automate operations, empower people and leverage insights to drive business performance
8
Redbooth
Country: USA | Funding: $27.9M
Redbooth develops task and project management platform that provides a single place for team collaboration.
9
Wrike
Country: USA | Funding: $26M
Wrike provides social project management and collaboration software.
10
Airfocus
Country: Germany | Funding: $14.9M
airfocus is a modular product management software.
11
WorkZone
Country: USA
Workzone provides easy-to-use, web-based project management software for managing projects among teams.
12
BeaTrust
Country: Japan | Funding: ¥1.1B
BeaTrust helps each employee to connect easily, accelerating collaboration and driving innovation.
13
Paymo
Country: Romania
Paymo is an online project management application.
14
activeCollab
Country: Serbia
ActiveCollab provides project management tool for task management, collaboration, invoicing, and time tracking.
15
Planfix
Country: Moldova
Planfix is a SaaS management system that works according to your rules. You can use Planfix to manage your organization's internal tasks, project management, client requests, CRM, support, logistics, and much more.
16
Uku
Country: Estonia | Funding: €500K
Uku is a simple yet powerful collaboration tool. Automated workflows ensure that tasks are tracked, delegated & completed on time. Built-in CRM allows you to provide a higher caliber of services to clients whilst improving credibility and customer-satisfaction.
17
Cerebro
Country: USA
Cerebro is a project management and collaborative software. It was designed for marketing departments, construction companies, VFX and animation studios, as well as architectural buro.
18
Hygger
Country: USA
The product and project management tool for agile teams. Decide what's important for your customers and then build it using Scrum or Kanban.
19
Hanna CRM
Country: Lithuania
Hanna’s goal is organised and digitised processes of your business, convenient tools for everyday work and a growing business based on successful partnership.
20
ProofHub
Country: USA
ProofHub is an all-in-one project management and team collaboration tool that brings everything a team needs to keep track of their tasks, projects, clients, and communications in one place. It makes it easier for teams to handle their daily tasks and projects, whether they are working remotely or in the same office.
21
Copper Project
Country: Australia
Copper Project develops online project management and collaboration tool used to share projects, tasks, files, contacts and events.
22
Cerri
Country: Switzerland
Cerri develops enterprise project collaboration software.
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Fernando Lopez
Editor: Fernando Lopez
Fernando Lopez is a senior editor for SaaStartups. He joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to his work as a reporter, Fernando worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. Fernando graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (Computer Science). He is more-than-averagely interested in photography and can often be found with a camera slung over his shoulder. He wrote a book about pitching startups to investors. You can contact Fernando at fernandolopez(at)saastartups(dot)com