December 19, 2014 at 17:2214 promising startups in 2015 according to Business Insider
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This year, many startups began work. Which of them will become leaders in 2015? We have selected 14 startups, which, in our opinion, will make a lot of noise in 2015. Some are trying to change the way they communicate on the Internet, some are sharing files, and some are becoming large media companies.
Why: Slack is an application that allows work colleagues to chat, send private messages and share files, including in a browser. It burst into the business world like a storm, and became one of the fastest growing enterprises. Next year, most likely, will grow even more.
Financing: $ 180 million.
Founders: Stuart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Kal Henderson, Sergey Murashov
Why: Silicon Valley companies are seriously considering meditation as a way to increase worker productivity. Headspace is on the trend and offers mobile and web platforms to help meditators. The startup has more than a million users in 150 countries.
Funding: $ 4 Million
Founders: Andy Paddycombe, Richard Pearson
Why: a mobile application that works in a manner similar to Pinterest - it shows you only those products that you want to buy. According to Techcrunch, the startup is in talks to finance $ 100 million. Startup CEO Peter Stsulstsevsky says: “Our goal is to become Google AdWords for retailers.”
Financing: $ 78 million
Founders: Peter Stsulstsevsky, Danny Jang
Why: a startup sells mattresses over the Internet. It has a clear and informative website and a convenient ordering system that has already accepted thousands of orders.
Investment: $ 15 million
Founders: Philip Creep, Jeff Chapin, Gabriel Flatman, Luke Sherwin, Neil Paris
Why: Startup helps order products online with delivery within an hour. It works in 10 cities. Most dealerships deliver food and household goods from Costco, Harris Teeter, and Whole Foods stores.
Funding: $ 155 million.
Founders: Apruva Meta, Max Moulin, Brandon Leonardo
Why: a company that develops games of a new generation. Their first game, “Dots,” was a hit, attracting more than a million users in the week after launch in May 2013. The sequel “TwoDots” was released in the summer. Two game developers, originally working at Betaworks, fluttered out of the company after receiving funding.
Funding: $ 10 Million
Founders: Paul Murphy, Patrick Moberg
Why: Mark Lour, a former Quidsi CEO, is working on a new Jet online store that promises to be the “Amazon killer." Lour promises that Jet will be "a new kind of online store that is uniquely suited to work with users." The site has not yet been launched.
Funding: $ 80 Million
Founders: Mark Lour
Why: wants people to stop eating eggs. According to CEO Josh Tetrick, to get rid of food that does not fit our body well and affects the life of the planet. ” The company produced mayonnaise without eggs, so successfully that the mayonnaise maker Hellmann's had already sued them, while the startup announced it received $ 90 million in the third series of investments in addition to the $ 23 million received in the second series.
Funding: $ 30 Million
Founders: Josh Tetrick
Why: a media company built for centuries. In the three years since its founding, its creators built a modern media company from scratch, managing to hire talented employees.
Funding: $ 15 Million
Founders: Chris Altchek, Jake Horowitz
Why: a photo frame that shows different works of art from the Internet. Requires a minimum of settings. Founded by former Betaworks employee Jake Levin, who was involved in the development of Digg.
Financing: $ 1.7 million
Founders: Jake Levin
Why: rumor exchange app. Users post everything they want anonymously. It works on the principle of geolocation, that is, you only see posts from those people who are not far from you. Some schools are already banned.
Funding: $ 73 million
Founders: Tyler Drol, Brooks Buffington
Why: This American Life producer Alex Bloomberg, after successful podcasts, decided to found his own media company. So far it has shown only two shows - one of which tells about the work of the company itself, but plans to expand rapidly on receiving investments.
Funding: $ 1.5 million
Founders: Alex Bloomberg, Matt Liber
Why: Hackers gain access to all new data, ranging from intimate photos of celebrities to details from the work of Sony employees. Startup offers secure messaging by providing self-destructing messages and photos. It looks like Snapchat, where your message disappears after 30 seconds, but better, because there are no traces of the message. And they are not attached to your name.
Financing: unknown
Founders: Ryan Ozonian
Why: startup for developers. Allows you to expand your workplace anywhere in 30 seconds. The system works through the clouds and frees programmers from the difficult process of setting up their favorite environment again and again before starting work. It also allows developers to share their work environment with colleagues in real time. They promise that they will change the idea of the work of engineers.
Funding: $ 1.5 million
Founders: Zachary Hamed, David Beard, Steve Kaliski
Slack
Why: Slack is an application that allows work colleagues to chat, send private messages and share files, including in a browser. It burst into the business world like a storm, and became one of the fastest growing enterprises. Next year, most likely, will grow even more.
Financing: $ 180 million.
Founders: Stuart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Kal Henderson, Sergey Murashov
Headspace
Why: Silicon Valley companies are seriously considering meditation as a way to increase worker productivity. Headspace is on the trend and offers mobile and web platforms to help meditators. The startup has more than a million users in 150 countries.
Funding: $ 4 Million
Founders: Andy Paddycombe, Richard Pearson
Wish
Why: a mobile application that works in a manner similar to Pinterest - it shows you only those products that you want to buy. According to Techcrunch, the startup is in talks to finance $ 100 million. Startup CEO Peter Stsulstsevsky says: “Our goal is to become Google AdWords for retailers.”
Financing: $ 78 million
Founders: Peter Stsulstsevsky, Danny Jang
Casper
Why: a startup sells mattresses over the Internet. It has a clear and informative website and a convenient ordering system that has already accepted thousands of orders.
Investment: $ 15 million
Founders: Philip Creep, Jeff Chapin, Gabriel Flatman, Luke Sherwin, Neil Paris
Instacart
Why: Startup helps order products online with delivery within an hour. It works in 10 cities. Most dealerships deliver food and household goods from Costco, Harris Teeter, and Whole Foods stores.
Funding: $ 155 million.
Founders: Apruva Meta, Max Moulin, Brandon Leonardo
Dots
Why: a company that develops games of a new generation. Their first game, “Dots,” was a hit, attracting more than a million users in the week after launch in May 2013. The sequel “TwoDots” was released in the summer. Two game developers, originally working at Betaworks, fluttered out of the company after receiving funding.
Funding: $ 10 Million
Founders: Paul Murphy, Patrick Moberg
Jet
Why: Mark Lour, a former Quidsi CEO, is working on a new Jet online store that promises to be the “Amazon killer." Lour promises that Jet will be "a new kind of online store that is uniquely suited to work with users." The site has not yet been launched.
Funding: $ 80 Million
Founders: Mark Lour
Hampton creek
Why: wants people to stop eating eggs. According to CEO Josh Tetrick, to get rid of food that does not fit our body well and affects the life of the planet. ” The company produced mayonnaise without eggs, so successfully that the mayonnaise maker Hellmann's had already sued them, while the startup announced it received $ 90 million in the third series of investments in addition to the $ 23 million received in the second series.
Funding: $ 30 Million
Founders: Josh Tetrick
Mic
Why: a media company built for centuries. In the three years since its founding, its creators built a modern media company from scratch, managing to hire talented employees.
Funding: $ 15 Million
Founders: Chris Altchek, Jake Horowitz
Electric objects
Why: a photo frame that shows different works of art from the Internet. Requires a minimum of settings. Founded by former Betaworks employee Jake Levin, who was involved in the development of Digg.
Financing: $ 1.7 million
Founders: Jake Levin
Yik yak
Why: rumor exchange app. Users post everything they want anonymously. It works on the principle of geolocation, that is, you only see posts from those people who are not far from you. Some schools are already banned.
Funding: $ 73 million
Founders: Tyler Drol, Brooks Buffington
Gimlet media
Why: This American Life producer Alex Bloomberg, after successful podcasts, decided to found his own media company. So far it has shown only two shows - one of which tells about the work of the company itself, but plans to expand rapidly on receiving investments.
Funding: $ 1.5 million
Founders: Alex Bloomberg, Matt Liber
Cyber dust
Why: Hackers gain access to all new data, ranging from intimate photos of celebrities to details from the work of Sony employees. Startup offers secure messaging by providing self-destructing messages and photos. It looks like Snapchat, where your message disappears after 30 seconds, but better, because there are no traces of the message. And they are not attached to your name.
Financing: unknown
Founders: Ryan Ozonian
Bowery
Why: startup for developers. Allows you to expand your workplace anywhere in 30 seconds. The system works through the clouds and frees programmers from the difficult process of setting up their favorite environment again and again before starting work. It also allows developers to share their work environment with colleagues in real time. They promise that they will change the idea of the work of engineers.
Funding: $ 1.5 million
Founders: Zachary Hamed, David Beard, Steve Kaliski