BILLION-DOLLAR CLUB: New York's 11 Most Expensive Startups
Many interesting and successful IT start-ups are based in New York. However, not all of them have reached an estimate of $ 1 billion and above.
On October 9, Business Insider published the rating of the most influential figures in the IT industry (Silicon Alley 100). This time, the publication has compiled a list of the most expensive startups. The list includes only those companies to which the persons from the Silicon Alley 100 rating are related.
All the companies on the list are private technology startups that have attracted funds from venture capital investors. When comparing estimates used data from The Wall Street Journal.
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Valuation: $ 1 billion
Jim Bankoff, CEO
Vox is a media company that owns The Verge, Curbed, SB Nation, Vox.com and Eater. In June, the company bought the publication Re / code, which plans to earn about $ 12 million a year. After purchasing the Vox edition, it received a $ 200 million investment from NBCUniversal.
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Brian O'Kelly (co-founder and CEO), Michael Rubenstein (President), Jon Hsu (CFO and COO)
AppNexus is a cloud computing software company. In April, in the E series round, the company raised $ 62.7 million. Last October, WPP invested $ 25 million in AppNexus.
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Regi Thomas, Founder & CEO
Sprinklr is a social media account management company. Its closest competitor is Hootsuite. Sprinklr recently raised $ 46 million from Intel Capital, Battery Ventures, and Iconiq Capital.
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Neil Blumenthal and David Gilbo - co-founders and CEO
Warby Parker - online store points. Established in 2010, the company is far advanced in 5 years. Warby Parker has managed to raise $ 115.5 million in total. And in the last round, which was headed by T.Rowe Price , $ 100 million was invested in it.
Rating: $ 1.3 billion
Leslie Axles, Tom Griffiths and Nigel Axs - co-founders
The company works in the field of fantasy sports. In July, FanDuel raised $ 275 million in E-series from KKR, Comcast Ventures, Google Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, and Time Warner Investments.
The competitor of the company is DraftKings. In July, Fanduel acquired the Scottish software company Kotika , and in August - the numberFire sports analysis platform.
Rating: $ 1.5 billion
John Peretti, Co-Founder and CEO
BuzzFeed edition tripled revenue from 2012 to 2013. This year, the company raised $ 200 million from NBCUniversal.
This year the startup began to show video content. In July, BuzzFeed videos scored 1.9 billion views.
Rating: $ 1.6 billion
Eliot Horowitz (co-founder and STO), Dev Itticeria (president and CEO), Michael Gordon (CFO)
In July, the MongoDB database development startup changed to CFO. This post was taken by Michael Gordon. Under his leadership, the company may enter the IPO.
In 8 rounds, the company raised $ 311 million. Tens of thousands of companies use MongoDB software to develop high-performance systems. More than a third of these companies are on the Fortune 100 list.
Rating: $ 1.7 billion
Mario Schlosser (co-founder and CEO), Josh Kushner (co-founder and managing partner at Thrive Capital), Kevin Landy (co-founder)
In April, the online medical insurance service Oscar raised $ 145 million, receiving a valuation of $ 1.5 billion. In September, she raised another $ 32.5 million. Round headed the fund Google Capital.
The startup went IPO in 2013. By that time, Oscar had more than 40,000 customers in New York and New Jersey.
Rating: $ 1.8 billion
Cyrus Massumi (co-founder and CEO), Nick Ganju (co-founder) and Oliver Carez (co-founder and president)
ZocDoc - medical online reception. The company was founded 8 years ago. The number of employees has reached 600. They work in New York, in Arizona, as well as in India. In the last round, ZocDoc raised $ 130 million.
Rating: $ 2 billion
Matt Salzburg, Matthew Vadiak and Elijah Pappas - co-founders
Blue Apron is an intelligent food delivery service that determines how much and what ingredients are needed to prepare a particular dish. In June, in a round of series D, a startup raised $ 135 million.
Back in 2012, Blue Apron sold more than 3 million food items monthly. Since January, the startup has grown 3 times, expanding its audience to hundreds of thousands of customers. The service is mainly intended for millennials who want to expand their diet.
Rating: $ 10 billion
Adam Neumann (co-founder and CEO) and Miguel McKilvey (co-founder and CCO)
WeWork raised $ 433.9 million in the E round in August. In December, the startup estimate was $ 5 billion. WeWork was founded in 2010. The company rents coworking zones or other workspace to startups and entrepreneurs. In the future we plan to take and housing.
On October 9, Business Insider published the rating of the most influential figures in the IT industry (Silicon Alley 100). This time, the publication has compiled a list of the most expensive startups. The list includes only those companies to which the persons from the Silicon Alley 100 rating are related.
All the companies on the list are private technology startups that have attracted funds from venture capital investors. When comparing estimates used data from The Wall Street Journal.
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11. Vox Media
Valuation: $ 1 billion
Jim Bankoff, CEO
Vox is a media company that owns The Verge, Curbed, SB Nation, Vox.com and Eater. In June, the company bought the publication Re / code, which plans to earn about $ 12 million a year. After purchasing the Vox edition, it received a $ 200 million investment from NBCUniversal.
10. AppNexus
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Brian O'Kelly (co-founder and CEO), Michael Rubenstein (President), Jon Hsu (CFO and COO)
AppNexus is a cloud computing software company. In April, in the E series round, the company raised $ 62.7 million. Last October, WPP invested $ 25 million in AppNexus.
9. Sprinklr
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Regi Thomas, Founder & CEO
Sprinklr is a social media account management company. Its closest competitor is Hootsuite. Sprinklr recently raised $ 46 million from Intel Capital, Battery Ventures, and Iconiq Capital.
8. Warby Parker
Rating: $ 1.2 billion
Neil Blumenthal and David Gilbo - co-founders and CEO
Warby Parker - online store points. Established in 2010, the company is far advanced in 5 years. Warby Parker has managed to raise $ 115.5 million in total. And in the last round, which was headed by T.Rowe Price , $ 100 million was invested in it.
7. FanDuel
Rating: $ 1.3 billion
Leslie Axles, Tom Griffiths and Nigel Axs - co-founders
The company works in the field of fantasy sports. In July, FanDuel raised $ 275 million in E-series from KKR, Comcast Ventures, Google Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, and Time Warner Investments.
The competitor of the company is DraftKings. In July, Fanduel acquired the Scottish software company Kotika , and in August - the numberFire sports analysis platform.
6. BuzzFeed
Rating: $ 1.5 billion
John Peretti, Co-Founder and CEO
BuzzFeed edition tripled revenue from 2012 to 2013. This year, the company raised $ 200 million from NBCUniversal.
This year the startup began to show video content. In July, BuzzFeed videos scored 1.9 billion views.
5. MongoDB
Rating: $ 1.6 billion
Eliot Horowitz (co-founder and STO), Dev Itticeria (president and CEO), Michael Gordon (CFO)
In July, the MongoDB database development startup changed to CFO. This post was taken by Michael Gordon. Under his leadership, the company may enter the IPO.
In 8 rounds, the company raised $ 311 million. Tens of thousands of companies use MongoDB software to develop high-performance systems. More than a third of these companies are on the Fortune 100 list.
4. Oscar
Rating: $ 1.7 billion
Mario Schlosser (co-founder and CEO), Josh Kushner (co-founder and managing partner at Thrive Capital), Kevin Landy (co-founder)
In April, the online medical insurance service Oscar raised $ 145 million, receiving a valuation of $ 1.5 billion. In September, she raised another $ 32.5 million. Round headed the fund Google Capital.
The startup went IPO in 2013. By that time, Oscar had more than 40,000 customers in New York and New Jersey.
3. ZocDoc
Rating: $ 1.8 billion
Cyrus Massumi (co-founder and CEO), Nick Ganju (co-founder) and Oliver Carez (co-founder and president)
ZocDoc - medical online reception. The company was founded 8 years ago. The number of employees has reached 600. They work in New York, in Arizona, as well as in India. In the last round, ZocDoc raised $ 130 million.
2. Blue Apron
Rating: $ 2 billion
Matt Salzburg, Matthew Vadiak and Elijah Pappas - co-founders
Blue Apron is an intelligent food delivery service that determines how much and what ingredients are needed to prepare a particular dish. In June, in a round of series D, a startup raised $ 135 million.
Back in 2012, Blue Apron sold more than 3 million food items monthly. Since January, the startup has grown 3 times, expanding its audience to hundreds of thousands of customers. The service is mainly intended for millennials who want to expand their diet.
Yu1. Wework
Rating: $ 10 billion
Adam Neumann (co-founder and CEO) and Miguel McKilvey (co-founder and CCO)
WeWork raised $ 433.9 million in the E round in August. In December, the startup estimate was $ 5 billion. WeWork was founded in 2010. The company rents coworking zones or other workspace to startups and entrepreneurs. In the future we plan to take and housing.
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