2023 Best Tech Startups in Seattle

November 3, 2022 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Seattle, Washington. 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. Convoy

Convoy

Founded: 2015

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“Convoy is a digital freight network solving problems in the $800B trucking industry. We partner with the best trucking companies and shippers to move millions of truckloads, rethink freight fundamentals, and design innovative solutions that address supply chain inefficiencies.

By continuing to raise the bar on tools, services, and insights available for shippers and carriers, we help businesses improve their transportation and create a more sustainable future.”

2. Highspot

Highspot

Founded: 2012

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“Highspot helps companies worldwide improve the performance of their sales teams by turning strategic initiatives into business outcomes. Our unified sales enablement platform gives revenue teams a single solution to elevate customer conversations and drive repeatable revenue, bringing together native content and guidance, training and coaching, and engagement intelligence – all supported by actionable analytics.

Highspot delivers unmatched customer support, with 100 percent of our customers recouping their sales enablement investment. Trusted by Aetna, a CVS Health company; DocuSign, Dow Jones, General Motors, Nestle, Twitter, Verizon Media and many more, we are proud to drive strategic growth for leading companies across the world. As a global company powered by diverse talent, Highspot has earned perennial recognition on Fortune Magazine’s and Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work lists.”

3. Outreach

Outreach

Founded: 2013

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“Outreach, the first and only Sales Execution Platform, helps revenue teams bring intelligence to workflows, unlock full visibility across the entire revenue cycle, and commit their forecasts with confidence.

Outreach is the only solution provider to integrate sales engagement, conversation intelligence, and revenue intelligence into one platform. The only sales engagement and intelligence platform to make the Forbes Cloud 100, Outreach was also the fastest-growing vendor in the category on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

More than 5,300 companies such as Adobe, Tableau, Okta, Splunk, DocuSign, and SAP depend on Outreach’s enterprise-scale, unparalleled customer adoption, and robust AI-powered innovation. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington.”

4. Qumulo

Qumulo

Founded: 2012

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“Qumulo is the leading file data platform for multi-cloud environments, providing unrivaled freedom, control and real-time visibility for file data at massive scale. Fortune 500 companies, major film studios, and the largest research facilities in the world trust Qumulo to help them innovate with their mission-critical digital files. The Qumulo experience makes file data management simple with continuous new features, a single solution for all workloads, and access to customer success experts on your schedule. www.qumulo.com.”

5. FlyHomes

FlyHomes

Founded: 2015

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“Our mission is to build the world’s best home buying and home selling experience.

Buying a home doesn’t have to feel complicated. Our simplified approach helps you search, buy, and move in—all without having to stumble through the traditional process.

To make everything easier, we brought our local experts together, giving you a team of research analysts, loan officers, and tour agents—all under one roof—including a dedicated Flyhomes Agent to guide you every step of the way.

This straightforward approach, combined with our competitive cash offer and innovative ability to buy before you sell, help you buy fast so you can move in and move on. And because we know life happens, we back every Flyhomes Cash Offer with a guarantee that says we’ll buy the home even if you can’t. That’s guaranteed funds for the seller, making your cash offer even more competitive.”

6. Rec Room

Rec Room

Founded: 2016

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Washington

“Rec Room Inc. was founded in April 2016 by a small team with a shared passion for VR, AR, social, and multiplayer experiences. Since then, we’ve been growing and hiring top talent!

Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all. Rec Room is free, and cross plays on everything from phones to VR headsets. It’s the social app you play like a video game! Rec Room is a fun and welcoming place for people from all walks of life. Let us help you find people you’ll LOVE to hang out with. Join the club!”

7. fabric

Founded: 2016

“fabric is the headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth. Customers like GNC and Universal Lacrosse trust fabric for its open and modular design, allowing them to be live in weeks without having to replatform. fabric is a force multiplier on retailers’ existing technology investments proven to grow digital revenue by up to 3x.”

8. 98point6

98point6

Founded: 2015

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“Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, 98point6 is pioneering a new approach to primary care. By pairing deep technology with board-certified physicians, our vision is to make primary care more accessible and affordable—leading to better health and reducing the cost of care. We meet consumers where they are by offering private, text-based diagnosis and treatment via a mobile app. For employers, 98point6 increases primary care utilization among those not actively or appropriately engaged in their health—enabling earlier medical intervention and improving employee productivity. 98point6 is available on the Apple App Store, Google Play and at www.98point6.com.”

9. Flexe

Founded: 2013

“Flexe solves the hardest omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. Integrating technology, open logistics networks, and elastic economic models allows Flexe customers to move fast, at scale, and with precision. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500.”

10. Swiftly

Founded: 2018

“Swiftly is a leading provider of technology and solutions for retailers worldwide. Founded in 2018, Swiftly offers innovative solutions that drive engagement and enable retailers to own the digital relationship with their customer. Swiftly’s Retail Tools, Mobile Platform, Analytics and Insights, and Retail Media Network are integrated into a unified platform, which enables retailers to accelerate sales and build loyalty while empowering brands to reach more shoppers and amplify campaigns reaching more customers by using their own 1st party data. Trusted by hundreds of iconic brands, Swiftly is democratizing the retail industry and giving retailers the technology they need to compete in today’s crowded marketplace.”