2022 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga

December 15, 2021July 7, 2023 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. FreightWaves

Founded: 2016

Also honored in:

“FreightWaves is the leading FreightIntel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse.”

2. Bellhop

Founded: 2012

Also honored in:

“Bellhop is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the US, transforming the deeply broken $18B moving industry with an advanced tech-enabled model that delivers world-class customer experiences and prices that are untouchable by traditional movers. Serving over 65 cities nationwide.

Featured in The New York Times, Forbes, USA Today, Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, Fox Business, Business Insider and many others.”

3. Ambition

Founded: 2013

Also honored in:

“Ambition helps sales organizations get real-time performance insights and create revenue-driving culture. World-class clients like Aerotek, UPS, Wayfair, Prezi and Arrive Logistics use the Ambition platform to create transparent, goal-oriented, and inspired sales teams and call centers.

See why the Harvard Business Review, AA-ISP and other experts endorse Ambition as a must-have technology for modern sales organizations.”

4. Branch Technology

Founded: 2014

Also honored in:

“We are a diverse team of architects, programmers, mechanical engineers, mathematicians, and industrial designers focused on the common goal of revolutionizing the built environment. We are passionate about translating the strength, beauty, and efficiency of nature into how we create the world around us.

Branch Technology brings unprecedented design freedom and resource stewardship to the construction industry. We liberate your designs and help manifest your ideas with our patented Cellular Fabrication process.

Our Chattanooga-based design and manufacturing center is home to the world’s largest freeform 3D printers. Our in-house capabilities provide you with a comprehensive solution that includes engineering, manufacturing, and installation. Through a design-assist process, we will collaborate to enhance your design for production, shipping, and efficient installation.”

5. Peak Money

Founded: 2017

Also honored in: 2021 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga

“The best way to save money. A savings app designed to help you reach your savings goals. 100% free. Earn 0.5% in Rewards. FDIC insured.”

6. WorkHound

Founded: 2015

Also honored in:

“When drivers feel like part of the team, they stay on the team.

WorkHound is a driver retention and referral company to help trucking companies boost driver count and keep trucks moving.

We do this by:

Gathering feedback to uncover issues causing drivers to leave
Identifying and ranking issues across the fleet
Taking action to resolve driver concerns”

7. 3rdDegree App

Founded: 2020

“For something meant to be so effortless, dating is a lot of work. After the apps, the pep talks, and the plans, the process to truly get to know someone is a slow, scary, and time-consuming one.

It takes time for our profiles to fade away and our true personalities to be seen. It takes time to move past the small talk and ask the real questions. And when seeing where it goes doesn’t work out after all, it takes time to heal and do it all over again.

But revealing your real side and seeing someone else’s shouldn’t be that difficult. All it takes is a little communication.”