2025 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Michigan. 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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10. Algo
Founded: 2016
“Algo is an omnichannel supply chain intelligence solution that combines deep operational expertise with advanced technology to accelerate your digital transformation journey. Our analytics-enriched planning platform and integrated professional services help suppliers and retailers identify opportunities, predict performance, minimize manual data management, improve agility, and orchestrate cross-functional operations. From seamless solution adoption to full-service supply chain consulting, Algo takes ownership of clients’ business outcomes. Our iterative delivery model, high-fidelity forecasting, and intuitive planning tools combine to create a uniquely transformative experience.”
9. Airspace Link
Founded: 2018
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
“Featured in Top Detroit Startup and Tech Companies To Watch 2021, and named #3 Small Business and #4 Overall Top 100 for Crain’s Cool Places to Work 2022. Having recently closed our Series B funding, we’re looking for top talent to join our mission – enabling the safe integration of drones into communities at scale.
Headquartered in Detroit, we are a remote-friendly company with a flexible work-life balance and cohorts of team members fully remote across different states. We welcome all applicants, regardless of location.
We’re all here to do the best work of our lives, which means we value talent, culture, and diversity, and foster an environment for solving systemic problems while avoiding placing individual blame.”
8. Voxel51
Founded: 2018
“Build better visual AI faster with FiftyOne by Voxel51. We empower AI builders to understand and improve visual datasets and evaluate their models, leading to more accurate results and streamlined workflows. Unlock the power of your visual data.”
7. HealthBridge
Founded: 2017
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Grand Rapids
“HealthBridge Financial, Inc. offers a solution to bridge the financial needs of patients and healthcare providers. Our fintech solution integrates with healthcare provider applications and connects with capital market partners to offer consumer-protective patient payment plans.
HealthBridge enables payment plans that extend out to 24 months+ with 0% interest. And there are no fees, application forms, or denials. Patients can confidently seek care knowing they have payment choices that fit their budget.
Providers using HealthBridge can better care for patients’ physical and financial health, while accelerating cashflow – all without recourse. Plus, HealthBridge’s innovative solution runs on a proprietary software platform that complements, not replaces, a healthcare provider’s EHR functions.”
6. ATLAS Space Operations
Founded: 2015
“ATLAS Space Operations is the leading provider of Ground Software as a Service™ in the space communications industry. ATLAS’ revolutionary Freedom™ software has been recognized by industry leading publications and organizations such as Via Satellite and the World Teleport Association. Additionally, ATLAS was highlighted in the CIO Review: Telecom Edition as Company of the Year (2023) as well as one of the 10 Most Promising Technologies. Lastly, Aerospace & Defense Review acknowledged ATLAS as one of the Top Satellite Solutions Providers. ATLAS combines the Freedom™ Software Platform and its global antenna network to achieve its mission of securing space access anytime, anywhere. To learn more, visit atlasspace.com.”
5. Autobooks
Founded: 2015
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
“Autobooks is simple banking that works for small businesses.
Autobooks works with financial institutions to deliver what small businesses need: cash flow management, payment services, and financial reporting integrated directly into current banking channels.
Autobooks provides a simple, yet automated approach to small business banking. Our solution makes accounting and payments easy to understand, which helps small business in their day-to-day, giving them more time to do what they do best. Autobooks creates opportunities for established business owners, as well as emerging micro, lifestyle and gig economy entrepreneurs.”
4. Censys
Founded: 2017
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
“Censys is the one place to understand everything on the internet. We have built and operate the world’s largest internet scanning infrastructure and we empower organizations, individuals and security researchers by providing unparalleled visibility into the global internet landscape. We see more of the internet than anyone else, which gives us the most comprehensive internet visibility in the world. Our two main use cases are attack surface management and threat hunting with so many more on the horizon. Through our comprehensive internet data, we strive to enhance cybersecurity, facilitate data-driven decision-making, and reduce internet exposures for commercial and government organizations across the globe.”
3. Workit Health
Founded: 2015
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
“Leveraging the latest advances in medicine, behavioral science, and technology, Workit Health makes recovery from substance use more accessible and achievable for all, with a success rate that is double that of traditional methods. Workit is the leading provider of telemedicine SUD and behavioral health treatment in the U.S., partnering with health plans to expand access to the gold-standard of care for over 110 million lives.
With simple online scheduling, virtual visits, and medication e-prescribed to a local pharmacy, Workit Health makes it simple for people to receive whole-person care for substance use and mental health conditions. Workit members receive treatment for over 30 commonly co-occurring conditions from their dedicated clinician, at one-tenth of the cost of traditional care.
Workit Health is a B-corporation dedicated to making a positive social impact, is accredited by the Joint Commission, and has partnered with the National Science Foundation and National Institute on Drug Abuse. The company is headquartered in Michigan, with over 250 employees nationwide. Learn more at workithealth.com.”
2. May Mobility
Founded: 2017
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Ann Arbor
“We aim to make transit more sustainable, safe, accessible and equitable for everyone by building a better autonomous vehicle technology that works in the real world. We’ve delivered shared, on-demand rides to communities at ten sites across the U.S. and Japan.”
1. StockX
Founded: 2015
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Michigan
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Detroit
“In a world where consumers increasingly value self-expression and individuality, the market for hard-to-find fashion, collectibles, and electronics has never been hotter.
Our global platform offers unique access to current culture while our data-driven, bid-ask model provides buyers with the real-time visibility to know they’re getting a fair price.
With key leadership and an inspiring vision in place, we believe we’re poised for significant growth: into new product verticals, new audiences, and new geographies. To get there we’re looking for flexible, all-in teammates who are excited by ownership and the opportunity to take on emerging challenges.”