2023 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Rhode Island. 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. SquadLocker
Founded: 2011
Also honored in:
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Warwick
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Warwick
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
“SquadLocker is disrupting the hyper-local, intensely fragmented athletic apparel market. SquadLocker provides innovative online tools which make it easier for coaches and league administrators to manage athletic apparel purchasing for teams. The TeamLocker™ application provides brands such as Under Armour®, Adidas® and Nike®. The online experience is self-service, immediate, easy-to-launch and free for youth athletic programs.”
2. Intus Care
Founded: 2019
Also honored in:
“Intus Care has found a way to synthesize data to improve care and reduce hospitalizations for some of the most socially vulnerable and clinically complex patients in today’s healthcare system – senior citizens. The company, conceived by a group of Brown University undergraduate students passionate about elder care, has raised over $3.1M in funding to create a unique data-driven predictive analytics platform designed for PACE programs, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, home care agencies, and more. It easily integrates with existing electronic health records, claims, and financial software to automatically analyze participant risk and care-focused data. The software empowers care providers to anticipate and mitigate patient risk, (such as falls, development of secondary conditions, etc.) informing decisions that ultimately improve patient care and outcomes.”
3. Arctura
Founded: 2015
Also honored in:
“Arctura’s mission is to secure a sustainable energy future that is affordable, healthy, and accessible. Through technology innovation, we are developing new wind energy solutions to get more from every turn.”
4. The Wanderlust Group
Founded: 2014
Also honored in:
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Newport
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
“The Wanderlust Group is the team behind Dockwa, Marinas.com and Campouts (forthcoming). We build marketplaces and technology platforms that connect adventurers to destinations and help those destinations grow. You’ll find our apps and software used by more than 250,000 people, across 15,000 destinations in more than 30 countries. The Wanderlust Group is a remote-first company that operates on a 4-day work week, because we believe time spent outdoors, connected to nature, makes all of our work better.”
5. Beeline
Founded: 2019
Also honored in:
“Beeline is a fintech mortgage lender that combines technology and humanity to give you a five star experience and the shortest path to closing your home loan.
The little guy can feel so small surrounded by 500 pound mortgage lenders in a super competitive market. So we’re making it inclusive, simple and fast — replacing the fear of missing out on a house you love with certainty and excitement.
The approvals we give in 15 minutes are way more reliable than typical pre-approvals, accurately predicting a fully underwritten approval 95% of the time. We use exact data instead of relying solely on answers that come from the top of the buyer’s head — so you can make offers like a boss or have a lockable rate straight away.”
6. Surv
Founded: 2017
“Surv is a local helping hands service that does anything from move your couch, to paint your whole home, to assist at your event. For us, it’s more than an odd-job. By connecting Neighbors with hardworking Local Workers, we build lasting relationships that can uplift a community.”
7. Vizsafe
Founded: 2012
Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
“Layering Actionable Intelligence into your operations
High profile venues around the world face an increasingly dangerous and complex task of protecting their employees, visitors, physical assets and brand from threats big and small. Armed with smartphone cameras, employees and visitors have the opportunity to provide actionable safety information, which could be used to reduce risk at venues, resolve risks more quickly, and prevent losses.”
8. Pangea.app
Founded: 2016
Also honored in:
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Providence
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Providence
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Rhode Island
“Join our exclusive talent network and discover flexible contract work that empowers you to work on your own terms.”
9. Ageless Innovation
Founded: 2018
Also honored in:
“Proud to be named one of Rhode Island’s most innovative companies in 2018 by the Providence Business News. As we expand our business and our products, we promise to bring a sense of ageless innovation to everything we do. Our work to help bring comfort, joy, and companionship to our aging loved ones, inspires all that we do.”
10. Restaurent
Founded: 2022
“We believe in opening the door to allow anyone to book any venue for any occasion.”
Tech startups are incredible. The possibilities are endless as are the opportunities. My grandparents could not have guessed this digital era. I wonder what the future has in store for us in the same manner. I am super grateful for human innovation. Keep up the good work, tech startups!