Nuro

Full-time headcount: 650 | Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif. | Year founded: 2016 | Most common skills: Python, C++, Machine Learning | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Human Resources | What you should know: Nuro is combining robotics with artificial intelligence to solve everyday challenges, starting with autonomous delivery. The company, which developed a self-driving vehicle pod for local delivery of everything from groceries to restaurant meals (no human needed), has seen a 3x jump in demand for its delivery services since the pandemic began, according to co-founder Jiajun Zhu. Nuro has also volunteered its R2 vehicles to aid with contactless delivery of medical supplies for COVID-19 patients in California.