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Top Mountain View Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023

July 14, 2023
      |      Kieran Ryan
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My Background

Hi, I'm Kieran! I worked in startups for five years at On Deck and Wefunder. Some of my favorite things that I've worked on during my career include:

  • Wefunder Workaway: 12 founders working on a new idea, 7 days, 1 mansion in Hawaii. One of the teams we picked raised a Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, and two people who met during the trip got married...
  • On Deck: As employee #15, I contributed to the startup's growth from no revenue to a $20 million run rate in less than a year. I led the team that built the admission infrastructure to support and scale ~20 fellowships for founders, capital allocators, operators, and creators.
  • XX: Worked on a pre-YC accelerator program that invested $125K on an MFN SAFE into 8-10 teams per cohort.
  • ODX: Worked on a $100 million accelerator program that invested $125K for 7% into 100s of startups. We partnered with leaders like Flexport to build vertical industry tracks around supply chain & logistics, etc.
  • Ryan Marketing: Created an influencer marketing startup (2 million+ Instagram followers) during college with my twin brother and realized early that monetization for creators was broken. I learned a lot, and it paid enough to cover my schooling, rent, and meals.

The Methodology

I considered several data points to arrive at the startups selected on this list, including company traction, funding raised, valuation, and investors. From my initial list, I then referenced each startup with my personal network to narrow down the list to the one you see below. I take my credibility seriously, so I do not take any money from startups who want to be included on this list to remain impartial. If you want to understand my analysis of startups and prefer long-form content, read my research on the top startups of 2023 afterward.

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Athelas

Digital tools made for modern healthcare organizations.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Healthcare

Founded

2016

Funding

$150.1 million

Valuation

$1.5 billion

Traction

  • From 2021-2022, Athelas grew its active patients on the platform by 10x.
  • Athelas surpassed 50,000 patients across thousands of healthcare providers.
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nxyz

Fast, reliable web3 indexing.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Cryptocurrency

Founded

2022

Funding

$40 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • As of October 2022, nxyz has processed over 5 billion transactions across Ethereum, Polygon, Binance, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Optimism.
  • As of May 2023, nxyz now supports transactions across Gnosis, Moonbeam, and Celo.
  • nxyz customers include BitGo, Fractal, Citrus, and Crossmint.
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Arta

Digital family office.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Fintech

Founded

2021

Funding

$90 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • Arta recruited the top 10 largest private equity funds for its product.
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BigPanda

Incident intelligence and automation platform.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Software

Founded

2012

Funding

$337 million

Valuation

$1.2 billion

Traction

  • In 2021, BigPanda's net new ARR grew 155% on a YoY basis, gross dollar retention was 97%, net dollar retention was 122%, and a 5x YoY increase in $1 million deals.
  • BigPanda customers include Intel, Cisco, United, Nike, Marriott, Expedia, Kaiser Permanente, London Stock Exchange, PlayStation, and Blizzard Entertainment.

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Applied Intuition

Infrastructure for self-driving autonomous vehicles.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Automotive

Founded

2017

Funding

$350 million

Valuation

$3.6 billion

Traction

  • As of July 2023, Applied Intuition counts 17 out of the top 20 automotive original equipment manufacturers as customers, including Toyota, Nissan, Daimler Torc, Volkswagen Group, Kodiak, May Mobility, and GM.
  • In May 2023, Applied Intuition won a contract (estimated to be less than ~$7.5 million) to provide virtual sensor optimization solutions to the Air Force.
  • In February 2022, Applied Intuition was selected to participate in a multi-award blanket purchase agreement of $249 million with the Department of Defense to provide AI and autonomy testing and evaluation software.
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DNAnexus

The world’s most secure cloud platform and global network for scientific collaboration and accelerated discovery.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Biotech

Founded

2009

Funding

$472.6 million

Valuation

~$600 million+

Traction

  • As of March 2022, DNAnexus has 12,000 users across 48 countries.
  • As of March 2022, DNAnexus counts 7/10 top pharmaceutical and 8/10 top diagnostics companies as customers.
  • As of March 2022, DNAnexus stores 65 petabytes of data, which is a 70% YoY growth since 2015.
  • As of May 2023, DNAnexus has 100+ enterprise customers and runs 100K+ jobs monthly.
  • DNAnexus customers include Intermountain Healthcare, Natera, and Eli Lilly.
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Health IQ

Using your detailed health record and AI platform to find a healthcare plan tailored to your needs.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Founded

2014

Funding

$139.5 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • Between November 2017 and May 2019, Health IQ has grown from $7 billion in coverage to $21 billion in coverage, savings for clients has grown from 4% to 41%, and clients save on average $4,289 with rate savings and $6,279 from underwriting savings over a 30-year policy.
  • As of May 2023, Health IQ searches from 3,000+ plans to find the right one for customers.
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Ansible Health

Expert care for those with COPD from the comfort of home.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Healthcare

Founded

2021

Funding

$3.5 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • Ansible Health claims 90% of patients love their program, 82% of patients in their program reported improved symptoms, a 103% increase in sit-to-stand fitness, and a 45% decrease in emergency room usage and hospitalization.
  • As of May 2023, Ansible Health works with insurance providers like Medicare, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Virginia Premier, Optima Health, CareFirst Health Insurance, Molina Healthcare, and Humana.
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Seaplane

Seaplane gives the cloud back to creators through a global application platform built for developers.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Cloud

Founded

2020

Funding

$17 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • As of April 2022, Seaplane only supports standard containerized applications.
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Stairwell

We empower you to outsmart attackers.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Cybersecurity

Founded

2019

Funding

$69.5 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • Stairwell customers include Fox News, Cyderes, Mandiant, and Sanofi.
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Holy Grail

We capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently store it in pyramids.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Climate

Founded

2019

Funding

$3 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • As of June 2023, Holy Grail claims its technology can scale to 100 billion tonnes of CO2 captured and permanently stored yearly.
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Run The World

Virtual events for your community.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Consumer

Founded

2019

Funding

$14.8 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • As of June 2023, Run The World reports 40,000+ events have been organized on its platform, up from 2,000 events in May 2020, from companies like Facebook, Twitch, Amazon, and LinkedIn.
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KiwiCo

KiwiCo delivers kids' subscription boxes and STEM, STEAM, science and art kits that provide serious fun and hands-on learning.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Consumer, Edtech, DTC

Founded

2011

Funding

$10 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Traction

  • As of May 2023, KiwiCo has shipped over 40 million Kiwi Crates.
  • As of May 2023, KiwiCo has designed 2,000 projects.
  • As of August 2021, KiwiCo has shipped more than 25 million Kiwi Crates to kids in 40 countries.

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