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OpenAIOpenAI, an AI research and product company, enhances digital intelligence for the greater good. Their innovations, like ChatGPT, aim to improve technology for the benefit of humanity.
We rank DuckDuckGo, Zillow and Quora in North America along with 102591 other startups based on an algorithm that scores startups based on total investment, employee count, and quarterly website traffic. The leading startup ecosystem in North America is United States accounting for 38% of all startups in the region.
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OpenAIOpenAI, an AI research and product company, enhances digital intelligence for the greater good. Their innovations, like ChatGPT, aim to improve technology for the benefit of humanity.
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StripeStripe is the ultimate platform for managing your online business. It streamlines all your operations, from processing payments to tracking sales, in one easy-to-use interface. Get started today and watch your internet business thrive with Stripe.
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xAIxAI develops artificial intelligence systems and tools centered on large language models and AI-powered applications that support reasoning, real-time data integration, and natural language interaction. The company offers products such as the Grok chatbot and associated APIs for embedding conversational AI into third-party applications, and it builds infrastructure to support model training and deployment at scale. Its technology is designed to leverage extensive data sources and computational resources to provide contextual insights, information retrieval, and automated responses for diverse use cases. xAI also works on complementary AI platforms and knowledge services that extend AI utility beyond simple chatbots, while continuously iterating on its models and deployment frameworks.
Total amount:652

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DuckDuckGoAt DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and our browser is free — we make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.

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ZillowZillow, Inc. is a leading home and real estate marketplace dedicated to helping homeowners, buyers, sellers, renters, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, landlords, and property managers find and share vital information about homes, real estate, mortgages, and home improvement. Under the Zillow brand, Zillow operates Zillow.com, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Mobile, Zillow Rentals, and Zillow Digs. Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink started Zillow in early 2005, and Zillow.com launched in early 2006 with data and information on millions of U.S. homes. Zillow's goal is to help people make intelligent decisions about their homes -- whether it's buying a home, selling, renting, leasing, remodeling or financing. It's all about empowering people with information and tools to make smart decisions about homes, real estate, and mortgages. Zillow is one of the most-visited U.S. real estate brands. Zillow Mobile boasts the most popular suite of real estate apps, with nearly 480 million homes viewed in May 2014. In addition to information and data on nearly all homes in the U.S. (110 million and counting), Zillow visitors can search homes for sale, homes for rent, and homes not currently on the market. Homeowners can browse remodeling ideas in Dueling Digs, or dig into the latest real estate trends in their neighborhood via Zillow's expansive local data pages. Zillow is a media business model and makes money selling targeted, relevant advertising to real estate professionals, and connecting home and mortgage shoppers with professionals who can help them. Zillow began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on July 20, 2011.
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QuoraQuora is a question-and-answer website created, edited, and organized by its owners. Quora enables people from all over the world to come together to share and learn across millions of common interests. The platform operates on the principle of connecting people who have questions with those who can provide answers or insights. Users can post questions, provide answers, and engage in discussions with other users. Quora covers a diverse array of topics, including science, technology, business, health, entertainment, and more. The platform aims to create a community-driven knowledge-sharing environment.

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ScribdScribd is the unlimited reading subscription that offers access to the best books, audiobooks, news and magazine articles, documents and more. Scribd's e-book subscription service is available on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as well as personal computers. Scribd brings together the best books, audiobooks, and journalism to help readers become their best selves. The company offers unlimited access to the best books, audiobooks, articles, documents, and more, all in one app.
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BraveBrave, the privacy-focused web browser, blocks trackers and ads for a faster, safer browsing experience. Enjoy a cleaner online experience with enhanced security.
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GrouponGroupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with the ability to purchase any product. Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of deals all over the world. Its users have the ability to discover various products on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local; enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways; and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings, and more with Groupon Goods. Groupon provides merchants with a collection of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions. The platform was launched in 2011 and is based in Chicago Heights, I.L.
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WattpadWattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories. The company utilizes the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 65 million people who spend over 20 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital, and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Millennial and Gen Z consumers. It was established by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006.
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SunoSuno is a music-technology company that provides an AI-powered platform for generating original songs from simple text prompts. It combines composition, lyrics, vocals, and instrumentation into fully produced tracks, making song-writing accessible even without musical training. Through Suno Studio, the company offers a browser-based generative audio workstation (GAW) that lets users layer and edit stems (vocals, drums, synths, etc.), adjust tempo and volume, and export as audio or MIDI. The platform also supports uploading of audio clips to remix or build around, giving creators both AI-assisted inspiration and hands-on control.

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Cash AppCash App is a rapidly expanding financial platform that enables users to send and receive money instantly, invest in stocks, and buy Bitcoin. With its user-friendly interface and innovative features, Cash App simplifies personal finance, making it accessible and convenient for everyone.
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AthenahealthAthenahealth is a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices. The Company's service offerings are based on proprietary web-native practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software, a continuously updated payer knowledge-base, integrated back-office service operations, and live patient communications services.
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MetropolisMetropolis develops artificial intelligence and computer vision technology designed to simplify real-world transactions. The company’s platform enables frictionless interactions between people and physical environments by using visual recognition and data processing tools. Its primary focus is on transforming parking operations, allowing users to enter and exit parking facilities without manual payments or tickets. Metropolis applies its AI technology to automate identification, payment, and access processes, creating seamless and efficient mobility experiences.
Total amount:102575
Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia is an investment fund dedicated to early and growth stage ventures in the energy access segment in South and Southeast Asia.
Enphase Energy brings a system-based, high-tech approach to solar energy, leveraging expertise in semiconductor integration, power electronics, and networking technologies to continually advance the performance, intelligence, and reliability of solar energy systems. Enphase's vision is to make solar simple and energy smart so everyone is empowered to create a zero-energy footprint for themselves, their home, and their business. Their mission is to build the world's finest networked energy system and revolutionize power generation on a global scale - one solar panel, a one-kilowatt hour at a time. Enphase Energy products make solar power systems productive, reliable, smart, and safe, increasing the energy harvest of solar panels by up to 25 percent.
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Rayton SolarStartEngine is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest and own shares in startups and early-stage companies. It allows companies to offer equity, debt, revenue shares, or royalties through crowdfunding. It primarily caters to media, commercial services, healthcare, software, infrastructure, manufacturing, and cleantech sectors.
Total amount:2757
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PowerSchoolPowerSchool is a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education. The company's solutions connect educators, administrators, and families to improve student outcomes. PowerSchool offers a variety of cloud-based solutions including a student information system, a learning management system, and data analytics tools.
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PreplyPreply is on a mission to shape the future of effective learning. Fueled by the belief that live engagement with a teacher is still an effective way to learn a new skill, Preply is building a personalized learning space that will enable individual learners to reach their full potential. It is a global language learning marketplace, connecting 50,000+ tutors with millions of learners. Since the company launched in 2012, students have signed up for more than 15 million lessons. Preply is an online language tutoring segment and has 400+ employees of over 50 nationalities based across Barcelona, Kyiv, and the US. Preply is driven by a culture of experimentation and data-driven learning focused on building consumer and enterprise learning solutions.
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CheggChegg is a student media learning platform offering services to universities and community colleges. The company also helps students become smarter, saves time & money. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
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WaymoWaymo develops autonomous driving systems and operates driverless vehicle services. The company designs software and integrates sensors such as lidar, radar, and cameras to enable vehicle automation. It collaborates with automotive manufacturers to incorporate its technology into electric vehicles. Waymo also explores the use of autonomous systems in ride-hailing and freight transport.
Breeze Airways is a new airline that builds something brand new and really special for guests. Breeze Airways (initially Moxy Airways) is a planned airline in the United States due to begin operations in 2021. The airline was founded by David Neeleman (who previously co-founded Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue, and Azul Linhas Aereas).
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UniUniUniUni's revolutionary delivery approach and cutting-edge technology make it the most reliable, cheap, and flexible last-mile service in North America, enabling eCommerce enterprises to prosper.
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WaymoWaymo develops autonomous driving systems and operates driverless vehicle services. The company designs software and integrates sensors such as lidar, radar, and cameras to enable vehicle automation. It collaborates with automotive manufacturers to incorporate its technology into electric vehicles. Waymo also explores the use of autonomous systems in ride-hailing and freight transport.
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JUULJUUL produces and sells electronic nicotine vaporizers. Their sleek devices provide a convenient and discreet way for users to enjoy nicotine without the smoke and odor of traditional cigarettes.
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AnysphereAnysphere is an applied research lab focused on automating coding processes. The company develops software and models to create a human-AI programmer, aiming for a significant increase in programming effectiveness. This hybrid approach allows for faster iteration and control over complex codebases.
Total amount:102575
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MetropolisMetropolis develops artificial intelligence and computer vision technology designed to simplify real-world transactions. The company’s platform enables frictionless interactions between people and physical environments by using visual recognition and data processing tools. Its primary focus is on transforming parking operations, allowing users to enter and exit parking facilities without manual payments or tickets. Metropolis applies its AI technology to automate identification, payment, and access processes, creating seamless and efficient mobility experiences.
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WorkdayWorkday is a SaaS-based enterprise solution for human resources, payroll and financial management, providing new levels of business agility for a fraction of the cost of buying, deploying, and maintaining legacy on-premise systems.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a global transportation solutions provider that offers car, truck, and motorcycle rentals as well as car sharing and car sales. Its customized rental programs are designed specifically to meet its clients’ needs. Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s mobile application allows its users to manage reservations on the go, get directions to a car rental branch, reach road side assistance 24 hours, and more. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
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ShutterflyShutterfly manufactures and retails personalized products primarily in the United States, Canada, and the European Community. It operates through three reportable segments: Shutterfly Consumer, Lifetouch, and Shutterfly Business Solutions. The Shutterfly Consumer segment provides products, such as portraits, cards, and stationery items, professionally-bound photo books and yearbooks, personalized gifts and home décor products, and calendars and prints; and mugs, ornaments, candles, pillows, and blankets through the Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, and Groovebook domains, as well as rents photographic and video equipment under BorrowLenses brand. The Lifetouch segment offers photography services for schools, preschools, and retail stores the under the JCPenney portrait brand at approximately 400 retail studios, as well as churches and other groups. Shutterfly Business Solutions provides direct marketing and other end-consumer communications, as well as just-in-time and inventory-free printing services. Christopher North and Eva Manolis founded it on September 1, 1999, with its headquarters in Redwood City in California.
Total amount:102594

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DuckDuckGoAt DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. And our browsing protections, such as ad tracker blocking and cookie blocking, help stop other companies from collecting your data. Oh, and our browser is free — we make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.
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TemuTemu (pronounced TEE’-moo) is an online marketplace that connects consumers with millions of sellers, manufacturers, and brands around the world. Using Temu’s app or website, shoppers can choose from a wide range of products across 29 categories, including electronics, fashion, and home and kitchen. The company’s name comes from the phrase “Team Up, Price Down,” which refers to Temu’s next-generation manufacturing business model. Temu partners with sellers and brands to help design products and streamline supply chains. Using advanced analytics, the company shares consumer insights directly with manufacturers, so they can adjust product design and procurement strategies to optimize inventory and better respond to consumer demand. Temu guides manufacturers through each step of the production and sales process, from product ideas and design to delivery. Founded in 2022, Temu is headquartered in Boston. Temu has established a global supply chain infrastructure to offer customers around the world fast shipping times, delivering products through partners such as USPS, UPS, and FedEx. Temu's manufacturing partners save on marketing and inventory costs by anticipating consumer preferences and behaviors, and these savings are passed on to consumers in the form of cheaper prices. Temu rewards sellers and brands for offering shoppers the most affordable prices on quality items customized to meet demand. By sharing with manufacturers directly what consumers want, Temu is able to better meet niche consumer needs and reduce the environmental impact of unnecessary inventory.
Project Equ is an innovative company with divisions focused on children's books, short documentaries, scholarly books, and feature films, all centered around the theme of horses. From engaging stories to educational content, Project Equ offers a diverse range of media for horse enthusiasts of all ages.
Total amount:102575