25 Hot Startups According To VC Investors And Their Domains

[DaveX]

At the end of 2016 I read about 33 Startups To Watch In 2017. It was a really cool article for several reasons. First, it's fun staying in touch with cutting edge ideas and technologies. Second, it amazes me the amounts of funding these new startups are able to attract. Also, I find it interesting to see what domain names they are using. I've actually grabbed some brandables like Wraise.com, Shaive.com and others from studying some of these cool startups.

Here's a summary of the first 25 from the list, but I've included each startups domain name too. The original article is great. If you want to check it out I posted the link at the end.

1. Hooked: bite-sized stories for your phone
Hooked.co
3 million in funding

2. Robinhood: Free stock trading
Robinhood.com
66 million in funding

3. Laurel & Wolf: interior designing online
LaurelandWolf.com
25 million in funding

4. Opendoor: A different kind of real estate
OpenDoor.com
320 million in funding

5. Gametime: mobile ticket buying for live events
GameTime.co
33.3 million in funding

6. TheSkimm: a must-read morning newsletter for millennials
TheSkimm.com
16.4 million in funding

7. Zipline: Drones that will save lives
FlyZipline.com
85 million in funding

8. Discord: all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers
rule_violation.com
29 million in funding

9. Hollar: the online dollar store
Hollar.com
47.5 million in funding

10. Affirm: a new way to pay for purchases
Affirm.com
520 million in funding

11. SoFi: reinventing student loan refinancing
SoFi.com
1.58 billion in funding

12. TheRealReal: online authenticated luxury consignment
TheRealReal.com
123 million in funding

13. Minted: an online design marketplace
Minted.com
89 million in funding

14. Earny: money back when a price drops
Earney.co
1.2 million in funding

15. Houseparty: Group video chat
JoinHouse.party
69.5 million in funding

16. Away: maker of tech-enabled luggage
AwayTravel.com
11 million in funding

17. Dia&Co: plus-sized clothing subscription box
Dia.co
25.01 million in funding

18. Amino: a new kind of app maker
AminoApps.com
28 million in funding

19. Marco Polo: a walkie-talkie app that's taken off with teens
MarcoPolo.me
25 million in funding

20. Plowz & Mowz: an on-demand plowing and mowing service
PlowzAndMowz.com
1.5 million in funding

21. Cheddar: a new live stream of business news
Cheddar.com
13 million in funding

22. Musical.ly: instant music videos
Musical.ly
16 million in funding

23. Ever: stores photos in the cloud
Ever.com
13 million in funding

24. Ripple: a dairy-free alternative to milk
RippleFoods.com
44 million in funding

25. Shyp: makes shipping easier
Shyp.com
62 million in funding

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/33-startups-to-watch-in-2017-according-to-vc-investors-2016-12

 

[DaveX]

By the way...coincidently a guy in my office was hounded by ever for his old twitter handle @ ever. I helped him decide to give it to them. They were so happy they gave him 15k.

 

[TerriJ]

By the way...coincidently a guy in my office was hounded by ever for his old twitter handle @ ever. I helped him decide to give it to them. They were so happy they gave him 15k.

Wow! Good for him!

 

[DaveX]

Wow! Good for him!

Yes, it was like 6 months ago.

 

[ChelseaDott]

Good information.

 

[DaveX]

Good information.

Thanks

 

[Robert91]

great information !!

 

[DaveX]

Welcome to NamePros @Robert91 and @ChelseaDott !