Meet The Hottest Startups Coming Out Of 500 Startups
It says a lot about your startup to get into and complete a top accelerator like Dave McClure’s 500 Startups. But just doing so isn’t a guarantee of success. It’s also kind of tough to tell just how much traction startups coming out of accelerators really have. That’s where San Francisco’s Mattermark, which analyzes startups, comes in. The company has come out with a list of the 10 hottest startups of 500 Startups’ batch 15. Mattermark builds its growth score around metrics including employee headcount, money raised, estimated web traffic, app downloads and social media presence.
With a hat tip to the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Cromwell Schubarth, who first reported on the Mattermark scores, here’s a look at the top 10 500 Startups companies.
Hivebeat
Founders: Jonas Bøgh Larsen and Emil Hagbarth Rasmussen
Location: San Francisco
What it does: Event management and promotion software.
Mattermark growth score: 198
Barn & Willow
Founder: Trisha Roy
Location: Menlo Park, Calif.
What it does: Allows users to shop for home decor and see online what it will look like installed.
Mattermark growth score: 210
Mahmee
Founders: Mother and daughter Linda and Melissa Hanna.
Location: Los Angeles
What it does: Provides personalized post partum support to moms and babies.
Mattermark growth score: 244
Sqoop
Founders: Bill Hanks and David Kellum
Location: Seattle
What it does: Provides news leads to journalists by scouring public data sources such as courts and the SEC. It makes money by advising PR people how to communicate with journalists.
Mattermark growth score: 313
Links
Founders: Djoann Fal, Polpat Songthamjitti, Pichaya Srifar and Keenan Kwok
Location: Thailand
What it does: Personalized job hunting app for those who want a gig at a startup.
Mattermark growth score: 356
Lawtrades
Founders: Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia
Location: New York
What it does: Connects customers to lawyers at discounted prices.
Mattermark growth score: 364
SimpliRoute
Founders: Eyal Shats and Alvaro Echeverria
Location: Chile
What it does: Mapping software to determine delivery routes.
Mattermark growth score: 395
Fulfil.io
Founders: Prakash Pandey, Rituparna Panda and CEO Sharon Thomas
Location: Mountain View, Calif.
What it does: Software services for small businesses to manage inventory, accounting, manufacturing and purchasing.
Mattermark growth score: 415
Beeketing
Founders: Quan MT, Alice Ha, Dzung Duong
Location: Singapore
What it does: Marketing automation for ecommerce.
Mattermark growth score: 670
CodeUpstart
Founder: Gillian Tee
Location: San Francisco
What it does: Teaches people to code by showing students how to clone real startups.
Mattermark growth score: 1,191
Source: Upstart Business Journal, Kent Bernhard, Jr.
Photo: Dave McClure of 500 Startups (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)