2024 Best Tech Startups in New York
The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in New York. 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. Ramp
Founded: 2019
Also honored in:
“Ramp is the ultimate platform for modern finance teams. Combining corporate cards with expense management, bill payments, vendor management, accounting automation and more, Ramp is the all-in-one solution designed to save businesses time and money, and free finance teams to do the best work of their lives. Our mission is to help build healthier businesses, and it’s working: over 15,000 businesses on Ramp save an average 5% more and close their books 8x faster. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables tens of billions of dollars in purchases each year.
Ramp’s customers span the full gamut of US businesses—from visionary startups to industry leaders. It’s trusted by companies of all stages and sizes – from startups like Morning Brew, Glossier, and Seed, nonprofits like KIPP Public Schools and The Joffrey Ballet, beloved brands like Eventbrite, Discord, and Sierra Nevada, to global enterprises like Anduril, Virgin Voyages, and Marqeta.”
2. Octane
Founded: 2014
“Octane® is revolutionizing recreational purchases by delivering a seamless, end-to-end digital buying experience. We connect people with their passions by combining cutting-edge technology and innovative risk strategies to make lifestyle purchases – like powersports vehicles, RVs, and outdoor power equipment – fast, easy, and accessible.
Octane adds value throughout the customer journey: inspiring enthusiasts with our editorial brands, including Cycle World® and UTV Driver®, instantly prequalifying consumers for financing online, routing customers to dealerships for an easy closing, and supporting customers throughout their loan with superior loan servicing.”
3. NYDIG
Founded: 2017
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“We’re building an inclusive financial system that makes Bitcoin a universal option for billions of people worldwide. Bitcoin is a resource for human progress, and NYDIG is the gateway.”
4. DailyPay
Founded: 2015
“DailyPay, Inc., powered by its industry-leading technology platform, is on a mission to build a new financial system for everyone. DailyPay delivers the industry’s leading on-demand pay solution with modern, insight-driven pay strategies that help America’s leading employers to activate their workforce and build stronger relationships with their employees, so they feel more engaged, work harder, and stay longer. DailyPay works to ensure that money is always in the right place at the right time for employers, merchants, and financial institutions. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations based in Minneapolis and Belfast.”
5. Fireblocks
Founded: 2018
Also honored in:
“Fireblocks is an easy-to-use platform to create blockchain-based products and manage day-to-day digital asset operations.”
6. Ro
Founded: 2017
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“Ro is a direct-to-patient healthcare company providing high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance. Ro is the only company to seamlessly connect telehealth and in-home care, diagnostics, labs, and pharmacy services nationwide. This is enabled by Ro’s vertically integrated platform that powers a personalized, end-to-end healthcare experience from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. Since 2017, Ro has facilitated more than eight million digital healthcare visits in nearly every county in the United States, including 98% of primary care deserts. Ro also provides its patient-centric solutions including Workpath, its in-home care API, and Kit, its at-home diagnostic testing service, to other healthcare companies.”
7. Petal
Founded: 2016
“Petal’s aim is to bring financial innovation and opportunity to everyone. We use modern technology to help people build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly.
When you apply for Petal, we use your banking history to instantly create a Cash Score — a measure of your creditworthiness based on income, spending, and savings history. It could help you qualify for a Petal credit card, even if you’ve never had credit before.”
8. Wonder
Founded: 2018
“We want to make world-class food within reach, no matter where you live. Here’s our goal: 30 unique restaurants to order from, brought to your door in under 30 minutes, and to allow you to order from multiple restaurants all in one order.”
9. Capchase
Founded: 2020
Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in NYC
“Capchase is the growth partner for ambitious software-as-a-service (SaaS) and comparable recurring-revenue companies. We empower businesses to grow faster through non-dilutive capital, payments and revenue acceleration software.”
10. Wiz
Founded: 2020
“Organizations of all sizes and industries use Wiz to rapidly identify and remove the most critical risks in AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Alibaba Cloud and Kubernetes so they can build faster and more securely.”