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Top Startups in United States, 2018

LinkedIn Top Startups is a ranking of the 50 startups that are investing in their talent and helping people build careers that will set them up for long-term success.

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    Lyft

    #1 Lyft

    Truck Transportation San Francisco Public Company

    Whether it’s an everyday commute or a journey that changes everything, Lyft is driven by our purpose: to serve and connect. In 2012, Lyft…

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    Halo Top Creamery

    #2 Halo Top Creamery

    Food and Beverage Services Manhattan Beach Privately Held

    In a nutshell: Halo Top® is ice cream that tastes like ice cream. At 280-360 calories per pint and 20 grams of protein, Halo Top is a treat…

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    Coinbase

    #3 Coinbase

    Financial Services Remote First Public Company

    Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital…

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    Daybreak

    #4 Daybreak

    Software Development San Francisco Privately Held

    Supply chain planning is broken, and outdated systems are holding businesses back with inefficiencies, excess inventory, and poor service…

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    Bird

    #5 Bird

    Software Development Los Angeles Privately Held

    Bird is on a mission to provide eco-friendly transportation for everyone.

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    Robinhood

    #6 Robinhood

    Financial Services Menlo Park Public Company

    Trade. Invest. Earn.  rbnhd.co/social_media_disclosures

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    Ripple

    #7 Ripple

    Software Development San Francisco Privately Held

    Using proven crypto and blockchain technology honed over a decade, Ripple’s enterprise-grade solutions are faster, more transparent, and…

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    Glossier, Inc.

    #8 Glossier, Inc.

    Personal Care Product Manufacturing New York Privately Held

    Here at Glossier, beauty is about you. From our formulas to packaging, playful shades to seriously-great skincare—Glossier was built to…

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    Aurora

    #9 Aurora

    Software Development Pittsburgh Public Company

    Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, more…

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    Rubrik

    #10 Rubrik

    Software Development Palo Alto Public Company

    Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI company, operates at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience and enterprise AI…

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    Puls

    #11 Puls

    Consumer Services San Francisco Privately Held

    Puls is a hybrid home-warranty and on-demand service platform tailored to the modern homeowner. Backed by venture funding and based in San…

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    TripActions

    #12 TripActions

    Software Development Palo Alto Privately Held

    Navan is the all-in-one solution that makes travel easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours…

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    Flexport

    #13 Flexport

    Truck Transportation San Francisco Privately Held

    Our mission is to make global trade so easy that there will be more of it.

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    Ellevest

    #14 Ellevest

    Financial Services New York, NY Privately Held

    Named the 8th fastest-growing fee-only Registered Investment Advisor in the US with assets of $1 billion+ in 2023, Ellevest’s team of…

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    Outreach

    #15 Outreach

    Software Development Seattle Privately Held

    Outreach, founded in 2014, is the only complete agentic AI platform for revenue teams. Outreach infuses agentic AI, conversation…

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    Samsara

    #16 Samsara

    Software Development San Francisco Public Company

    Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, which is an open platform that connects the people, devices, and…

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    Argo AI

    #17 Argo AI

    Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Pittsburgh Privately Held

    At Argo AI, we’re reimagining the human journey. We’re self-driven engineers, strategists, product managers, and more—from over 50…

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    Root Inc.

    #18 Root Inc.

    Insurance Columbus Public Company

    Root Inc. is disrupting the archaic, trillion-dollar insurance industry. We’re driving the FinTech revolution by creating powerful…

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    InVision

    #19 InVision

    Software Development New York Privately Held

    InVision is the visual collaboration platform powering the world’s smartest companies. We exist to make every kind of work more…

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    Snowflake

    #20 Snowflake

    Software Development The Cloud Public Company

    **Snowflake is proud to be the Official Data Collaboration Provider for LA28 and Team USA.** Snowflake delivers the AI Data Cloud — a…

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    Zoox

    #21 Zoox

    Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Foster City Privately Held

    Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to…

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    Drift, a Salesloft company

    #22 Drift, a Salesloft company

    Software Development Boston Privately Held

    Drift®, the buyer experience and Conversational AI company, inspires businesses to create more engaging customer experiences, one…

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    Aha!

    #23 Aha!

    Software Development Remote Privately Held

    Aha! is the world's #1 product development software. We help more than 1 million product builders to bring their strategy to life. Our…

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    Affirm

    #24 Affirm

    Financial Services San Francisco Public Company

    At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the…

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    Gemini

    #25 Gemini

    Financial Services New York Privately Held

    Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom. Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI) envisions a future where crypto…

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    Consensys

    #26 Consensys

    Software Development Fort Worth Privately Held

    A complete suite of trusted products to build anything in web3.

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    Clutch

    #27 Clutch

    Software Development Washington Privately Held

    About Clutch Clutch is the leading global marketplace of business service providers, featuring over 350,000 B2B companies across 157…

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    Databricks

    #28 Databricks

    Software Development San Francisco Privately Held

    Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian,…

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    Allbirds

    #29 Allbirds

    Retail Apparel and Fashion San Francisco Public Company

    At Allbirds, we believe in using business as a force for good. We’re a global footwear and apparel brand with roots in New Zealand and our…

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    Away

    #30 Away

    Retail New York Privately Held

    Away is a modern lifestyle brand creating thoughtful products designed to transform travel. Since our launch in February 2016, we have…

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    BlueVoyant

    #31 BlueVoyant

    Computer and Network Security New York Privately Held

    BlueVoyant’s Cyber Defense Platform (CDP) integrates MDR, TPRM, and DRP into a seamless, scalable solution. Our cloud-native platform…

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    Convoy Inc

    #32 Convoy Inc

    Truck Transportation Seattle Privately Held

    The Convoy technology has been relaunched as the Convoy Platform. Check out the new page: https://www.garudax.id/showcase/convoy-platform/

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    UnitedMasters

    #33 UnitedMasters

    Musicians Brooklyn Privately Held

    UnitedMasters is a new music industry alternative that provides independent artists with premium music distribution services, a suite of…

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    Plenty®

    #34 Plenty®

    Food and Beverage Manufacturing South San Francisco Privately Held

    Plenty is a new kind of farm for a new kind of world. We’re on a mission to bring healthy food to the world while protecting the…

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    drive.ai

    #35 drive.ai

    Software Development Mountain View Privately Held

    The self-driving car is here.

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    The Wing

    #36 The Wing

    Hospitality New York Privately Held

    WORKSPACE ESSENTIALS: From private Zoom rooms and bookable conference space to business-class printer access and super-fast Wifi, we've got…

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    Solovis

    #37 Solovis

    Financial Services Irving Privately Held

    Solovis is leading fintech innovation for institutional investors with a powerful cloud platform for multi-asset class portfolio…

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    Enjoy Technology, Inc.

    #38 Enjoy Technology, Inc.

    Retail Palo Alto Public Company

    Enjoy is a technology company that is reinventing “Commerce at Home” by partnering with the world’s premium consumer brands to provide a…

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    Bumble Inc.

    #39 Bumble Inc.

    Software Development Austin Public Company

    Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable…

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    Skift

    #40 Skift

    Information Services New York Privately Held

    Skift is the daily homepage for the global travel industry and the trusted news source for executives. We’ve proven ourselves as the…

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    Glint

    #41 Glint

    Software Development Mountain View Public Company

    Glint is the People Success Platform that leverages real-time people data to help global organizations increase employee engagement…

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    Thrive Global

    #42 Thrive Global

    Software Development New York Privately Held

    Founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company with the mission to improve…

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    Outdoor Voices

    #43 Outdoor Voices

    Retail Apparel and Fashion Austin Privately Held

    Outdoor Voices believes in freeing fitness from performance. We make high quality products for sweating in that make you feel strong…

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    Cohesity

    #44 Cohesity

    Software Development Santa Clara Privately Held

    A modern platform for the AI era Our mission at Cohesity is simple: to protect, secure, and provide insights into the world’s data. The…

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    Formation (acquired by BCG)

    #45 Formation (acquired by BCG)

    Software Development San Francisco Privately Held

    Formation empowers companies to achieve true 1:1 personalization at enterprise scale. We use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…

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    KATERRA

    #46 KATERRA

    Construction Menlo Park Privately Held

    Smarter building. Better communities. For everyone. Katerra exists to help transform construction through technology—every process and…

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    Axoni

    #47 Axoni

    Financial Services New York Privately Held

    Axoni is a real-time data replication company serving the world’s largest financial institutions. Axoni’s platform enables rapid deployment…

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    Harri

    #48 Harri

    Software Development New York Privately Held

    Harri is the frontline workforce operating system built by hospitality, for hospitality. We believe a great guest experience is only…

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    CrowdStrike

    #49 CrowdStrike

    Computer and Network Security Remote Public Company

    CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native…

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    Highspot

    #50 Highspot

    Software Development Seattle Privately Held

    Highspot helps companies around the world turn go-to-market strategy into consistent, revenue-driving execution. Our unified, AI-powered…

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