December 11, 2012 at 14:36Every 3 months in the USA, a billion-dollar high-tech software company is created
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Ron Conway ( by Ron Conway, NH ) once said: "In the past the company worth a billion dollars created every 3 months now every 2". I got a chance to make my list of "billionaires." I tried to limit this list to only high-tech software companies. I also added several companies with a value of about a billion (~ 0.7 billion or more).
I should clarify that, in the context of the quote, Ron basically meant the US high-tech software companies. There are many such companies outside the United States (especially in China) - the list could be much longer.
Basically he was right. Everyone speaks for it.
Break from 2000-2002 associated with the collapse of the dotcoms. Everything began to return to normal near the end of 2003 (Skype in August). 2004 was the return year of the dotcom era (Facebook, Palantir, Yelp, Evernote).
It follows that about 8 companies in 2011-2012. will grow significantly in the future. They are still small, but we will recognize their value in the coming years. I have included several companies founded in 2009-2010, which, I think, have potential. It’s much harder to set rates for companies in 2011-2012. Google Docs
document to update the list of companies. Thanks phreeza (HN).
Market cap (Market cap) is indicated for public companies (as of November 2012)
* - the assessment of companies is “rumored”, so to speak, “that the wind informed”
^ - the transaction price, at the last purchase of the company (for example, Skype was sold several times)
~ - including companies that, in my opinion, have a chance to grow to a billion dollars.
I could not find the exact founding dates for most companies.
Let me know if I missed something.
translator's note:
I personally was surprised to find that I know only about 15% of the companies on the list. Interestingly, is it that I am so behind the times and do not feel the software development trends at all? Or is it our common Russian misfortune?
I should clarify that, in the context of the quote, Ron basically meant the US high-tech software companies. There are many such companies outside the United States (especially in China) - the list could be much longer.
Basically he was right. Everyone speaks for it.
Software companies worth 4 billion were created every year, with the exception of the period 2000-2002.
Break from 2000-2002 associated with the collapse of the dotcoms. Everything began to return to normal near the end of 2003 (Skype in August). 2004 was the return year of the dotcom era (Facebook, Palantir, Yelp, Evernote).
Take a look around. Over the past 3 months, another company worth a billion dollars was born.
It follows that about 8 companies in 2011-2012. will grow significantly in the future. They are still small, but we will recognize their value in the coming years. I have included several companies founded in 2009-2010, which, I think, have potential. It’s much harder to set rates for companies in 2011-2012. Google Docs
document to update the list of companies. Thanks phreeza (HN).
| Company | Founded by | Market Capitalization / Value * / Purchase Price ^ |
|---|---|---|
| Solarwinds | 1998 | $ 3.9 billion |
| NetSuite | 1998 | $ 4.3 billion |
| VMware | 1998 | 37 billion $ |
| Opentable | 1998 Jul | $ 1 billion |
| 1998 Sep | 210 billion $ | |
| Rackspace | 1998 Oct | $ 8 billion |
| Paypal | 1998 Dec | 1.5 billion $ ^ |
| Zappos | 1999 | 1.2 billion $ ^ |
| Surveymonkey | 1999 | $ 1 billion * |
| Opsware | 1999 | 1.6 billion $ ^ |
| SalesForce | 1999 Mar | $ 19 billion |
| Shutterfly | 1999 Dec | $ 0.9 billion |
| Netezza | 2000 | 1.7 billion $ ^ |
| Arcight | 2000 | 1.5 billion $ ^ |
| ExactTarget | 2000 | 1.3 billion $ |
| Billmeler | 2000 | 0.9 billion $ ^ |
| Pandora | 2000 Jan | 1.3 billion $ |
| Tripadvisor | 2000 Feb | 4.8 billion $ |
| SuccessFactors | 2001 | 3.4 billion $ ^ |
| Guidewire | 2001 | 1.5 billion $ |
| Dealertrack | 2001 | 1.1 billion $ |
| Jive | 2001 Feb | 0.8 billion $ |
| Kiva systems | 2000 | 0.8 billion $ ^ |
| 2002 Dec | 10 billion $ | |
| ServiceNow | 2003 | $ 3.7 billion |
| Skype | 2003 Aug | 8.5 billion $ ^ |
| Glam media | 2003 Sep | 0.7 billion $ * |
| Palantir | 2004 | 2.5 billion $ * |
| Splunk | 2004 | 2.6 billion $ |
| Kayak | 2004 Jan | 1.8 billion $ |
| 2004 Feb | $ 41 billion | |
| Evernote | 2004 Sep | $ 1 billion * |
| Yelp | 2004 Oct | 1.1 billion $ |
| Palo alto networks | 2005 | $ 3.5 billion |
| Box | 2005 | 1.2 billion $ * |
| Zillow | 2005 | $ 0.7 billion |
| Bebo | 2005 Jan | 0.85 billion $ ^ |
| Homeway | 2005 Feb | $ 2 billion * |
| YouTube | 2005 Feb | 1.1 billion $ ^ |
| Workday | 2005 Mar | $ 7.7 billion |
| Millennial media | 2006 | $ 1.2 billion |
| 2006 Mar | 8 billion $ * | |
| Demand media | 2006 May | $ 0.7 billion |
| Nicira | 2007 | $ 1.2 billion |
| Gilt groupe | 2007 | $ 1 billion * |
| Tumblr | 2007 Feb | 0.8 billion $ * |
| Hulu | 2007 Mar | $ 2 billion * |
| Dropbox | 2007 Jun | 4 billion $ * |
| Living social | 2007 Jul | 2.9 billion $ * |
| Zynga | 2007 Jul | 1.6 billion $ |
| Github | 2008 Feb | 0.8 billion $ * |
| Airbnb | 2008 Aug | 2.5 billion $ * |
| Yammer | 2008 Sep | 1.2 billion $ ^ |
| Groupon | 2008 Nov | 1.8 billion $ |
| 2008/09 | $ 1 billion * | |
| Square | 2009 Feb | 3.2 billion $ * |
| Storm8 | 2009 Mar | $ 1 billion * |
| Quora | 2009 Jun | ~ |
| Getround | 2009 Sep | ~ |
| Fab | 2010 Feb | 0.7 billion $ * |
| 2010 Mar | 1 billion $ ^ | |
| Stripe | 2010 Jun | ~ |
| Skillshare | 2010 Nov | ~ |
Market cap (Market cap) is indicated for public companies (as of November 2012)
* - the assessment of companies is “rumored”, so to speak, “that the wind informed”
^ - the transaction price, at the last purchase of the company (for example, Skype was sold several times)
~ - including companies that, in my opinion, have a chance to grow to a billion dollars.
I could not find the exact founding dates for most companies.
Let me know if I missed something.
translator's note:
I personally was surprised to find that I know only about 15% of the companies on the list. Interestingly, is it that I am so behind the times and do not feel the software development trends at all? Or is it our common Russian misfortune?