Category: Featured Startups

VAST Data stands as one of the most remarkable success stories in enterprise technology, transforming from a startup founded in 2016 to a $9.1 billion valuation powerhouse that has fundamentally reimagined data infrastructure for the AI era. The company has achieved what many consider impossible in enterprise software: hypergrowth combined with profitability, maintaining positive cash flow for over five consecutive […]

Mill is a climate-tech startup on a mission to “outsmart waste” by turning household food scraps into resources rather than landfill fodder. The company’s core product is a smart kitchen bin that dehydrates and grinds food scraps overnight. Once full, the dry “Food Grounds” are sent back to Mill (via prepaid USPS shipping) and transformed […]

Pacaso is a real estate startup (founded 2020) that pioneered a new model for owning vacation homes. Founded by former Zillow executives Spencer Rascoff and Austin Allison, Pacaso targets the large U.S. vacation-home market (estimated at $1.3 trillion) by letting groups of buyers co-own high-end properties. Its platform creates a dedicated LLC for each home, […]

Wiz is an Israeli-American cloud security startup founded in early 2020. Its founders, all veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, envisioned an all-in-one platform to secure modern, multi-cloud environments. In just a few years Wiz became a market leader: by 2024 it was protecting some 5 million cloud workloads and scanning 230 billion files daily, […]

Anthropic is a San Francisco–based startup (incorporated as a public-benefit corporation) focused on building large language models (LLMs) with safety and alignment at their core. Founded in 2021, Anthropic’s flagship AI assistant Claude is designed to be “helpful, harmless, and honest,” directly competing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. The company emphasizes a mission-driven approach: […]

Whatnot is a U.S.-based livestream commerce startup launched in late 2019. It enables users to buy and sell collectibles and other goods via live video auctions. The platform began with a focus on toys and hobby collectibles (notably Pokémon cards and Funko Pop figures) but has since added dozens of product categories. Investors describe it […]

Mercury is a financial technology company that offers banking services tailored to startups and small businesses. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Mercury provides FDIC-insured checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, and a suite of financial tools — all delivered through a modern, software-driven platform. Importantly, Mercury itself is not a […]

Lunar Energy, founded in 2020 by Kunal Girotra, is a clean energy startup on a mission to revolutionize the way homes generate, store, and use energy. The company’s goal is to provide homeowners with a seamless, integrated energy solution that harnesses the power of solar energy and advanced energy storage systems, while enabling smart management […]

Hightouch is a San Francisco–based data-activation platform that pioneered the reverse ETL approach. Rather than importing data into a warehouse, Hightouch extracts curated data from warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.) and loads it into operational SaaS tools (CRMs, email platforms, ad networks, customer support, etc.). In practice, Hightouch lets business teams (marketing, sales, finance, support) […]

CodaMetrix stands as a transformative force in healthcare technology, pioneering autonomous medical coding solutions that address one of the industry’s most persistent challenges. This Boston-based startup has emerged from the corridors of a leading academic medical center to become a cornerstone player in the $20 billion medical coding market, fundamentally reshaping how healthcare organizations approach […]

Cribl has emerged as one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in the data observability space, achieving the remarkable milestone of reaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue in under four years. The company’s journey from a 2018 startup to a $3.5 billion valuation enterprise represents a compelling narrative of technical innovation, strategic vision, and cultural […]

In 2021, there were over 590 unicorns (companies with a market valuation of more than one billion U.S. dollars) globally, with the majority based in the United States and China. But today the number of startups is quickly increasing. Startups are focused on getting off the ground and making a mark in the industry. Nowadays, […]

Flashbots is a research and development organization that has gained significant attention in the Ethereum ecosystem for its innovative approach to addressing the challenges of Miner Extractable Value (MEV) and improving the efficiency of Ethereum’s transaction ordering process. Founded in 2020 by a group of researchers and developers, Flashbots has quickly become a central player […]

MineralTree is an innovative fintech startup that provides end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) and payment automation solutions for mid-market businesses. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company has been dedicated to transforming the AP processes by reducing manual tasks and increasing automation, thereby allowing companies to focus more on strategic financial operations and […]

Terminus is a prominent player in the world of account-based marketing (ABM), a strategy that focuses on highly targeted marketing and sales efforts tailored to individual accounts. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Terminus was conceived to address the evolving needs of B2B marketers who were seeking more efficient and effective ways to […]

Spoonflower is a unique and innovative company that has revolutionized the world of custom fabric printing and design. Founded in 2008 by Stephen Fraser and Gart Davis in Durham, North Carolina, Spoonflower has grown from a small startup to a global leader in on-demand, digital printing of custom fabrics, wallpaper, and home decor. The core […]

Fanatiz is a relatively new player in the world of sports streaming services, focusing primarily on providing access to Latin American soccer leagues and other popular sports content to a global audience. Founded in 2016 by Matias Rivera, Fanatiz has quickly grown to become a significant platform for soccer enthusiasts, particularly those interested in South […]

Rover is a pioneering online marketplace that has revolutionized the pet care industry by connecting pet owners with a network of trusted pet sitters and dog walkers. Founded in 2011 by Greg Gottesman, Philip Kimmey, and Aaron Easterly, Rover has grown from a small Seattle-based startup to become the world’s largest network of pet sitters […]

Flyhomes is an innovative real estate technology startup that has been making waves in the traditionally slow-to-change housing market. Founded in 2016 by Tushar Garg and Stephen Lane, Flyhomes set out to revolutionize the home-buying process by addressing key pain points for both buyers and sellers. The company’s mission is to empower people to buy […]

The startup ecosystem is still thriving in 2024, with creative businesses setting the standard for the technology and service industries worldwide. An intriguing blend of startup and established businesses have achieved notable milestones and drawn interest from investors and customers this year. Here, we look at a few of the most intriguing and quickly expanding […]