2025 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in 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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10. Alto
Founded: 2016
Also honored in:
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
“Alto’s holistic alternatives investment platform empowers individual investors to diversify their portfolios by investing in alternative assets that have long been enjoyed by professional investors.
Offering Traditional, Roth and SEP IRAs, Alto is unlocking the power of trillions in investable retirement savings, giving investors more access to participate in alternative assets like private equity, venture capital, cryptocurrency, real assets including farmland, real estate, fine wine and art, and more.
Alto Solutions is a self-directed IRA administrator builds and operates easy-to-use technology that enables individual investors to access alternatives. Alto’s self-directed IRA products, the Alto IRA and Alto CryptoIRA® offer the same tax advantages as more conventional IRAs, while providing access to investment opportunities not offered by most custodians, without complicated or hidden fees.”
9. Yoshi Mobility
Founded: 2015
“🚙 We keep your vehicles moving 💙 EV charging, washes, and vehicle services delivered 🇺🇸 HQ in Nashville and currently operating across the U.S. #KeepMoving”
8. FreightWaves
Founded: 2016
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2020 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2019 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2018 Best Tech Startups in Chattanooga
“FreightWaves is the most trusted provider of global supply chain market intelligence. Our high-frequency price, demand, and capacity data and analysis allow our customers to benchmark, analyze, monitor and forecast the global physical economy.”
7. Wellvana
Founded: 2019
Also honored in:
“The healthcare system isn’t designed for health. We’re designed to change that.
We’re Wellvana, and we help doctors deliver life-changing healthcare.
Through our high-touch approach to value-based care, we’re moving beyond fee-for-service and helping connect the healthy outcomes of patients directly to shared savings for physicians, health systems and payors.
Physicians in our curated network keep their independence, reduce administrative headaches, and spend more time with patients. Patients, in turn, get an elevated experience with coordinated care that is nothing short of life-changing.”
6. Thyme Care
Founded: 2020
“Thyme Care is a value-based oncology management platform whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer by providing personalized, clinically coordinated care. Thyme Care pairs human guidance with software and analytics to quickly connect members to the right care and provide ongoing support through targeted, evidence-based interventions. Founded by oncology industry veterans and clinicians, the company’s approach prioritizes deep provider relationships and integrates with a health plan’s existing infrastructure, coordinating value-driven care that leads to better outcomes, lower costs, and an improved member experience.”
5. Ulab Systems
Founded: 2015
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Memphis
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Memphis
“uLab has innovated the next generation of smile technology. Create aligner movement plans in as little as 10 minutes and print custom aligners the same day, right in your office. Our breakthrough software, with FDA clearance, offers full control over your treatment plans, utilizing the latest intra-oral scanning and 3D printing technologies.”
4. Tend
Founded: 2018
Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
“At Tend, we do dental differently.
Tend is rewriting the playbook of modern dentistry by building a company around the patient and the provider. We believe that with the power of technology, a hospitality-driven mindset, and a top tier clinical team, we can make going to the dentist something to look forward to. Our vision is to transform the dental experience into one that is empowering, human and personalized.
Since launching in 2019, we have provided exceptional care to over 100,000 patients across five major cities: New York, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta and Nashville. With thousands of five-star reviews, Tend has become one of the country’s top-rated and in-demand dental practices, with over 650 team members to support this mission. We’re continuing to grow quickly and looking for the best of the best to come join our team.”
3. Marigold
Founded: 2017
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
- 2021 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
“Where relationships take root. The Marigold approach to Relationship Marketing stands alone in a world of one-size-fits all marketing technology companies. Our solutions are designed for your specific size, industry, and maturity, giving you the technology and expertise you need to grow the relationships that grow your business, from customer acquisition to engagement to loyalty. And, with a team of strategists that provide insights into what’s working, what’s not, and what’s changing in your industry, you’re able to maximize ROI every step of the way.
Great marketing isn’t just about conversion, but true connection. Learn why 40,000 businesses around the world trust Marigold to be the firm foundation they need to help relationships take root.”
2. Rain
Founded: 2019
Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
“Rain is a 100% voluntary benefit offered by employers to their employees, enabling them to access a portion of their earnings as soon as they’ve earned them, instead of waiting for their company’s scheduled pay day.
Our 2 million+ users take out fewer payday loans, face fewer overdraft charges and late fees, and learn how to properly handle their finances, making the paycheck to paycheck stretch significantly less stressful.
Our 1,200+ employer-partners that use Rain see a reduction in turnover, an increase in productivity/employee engagement, and receive more job applications. Rain is fully scalable and serves some of the biggest names across all industries, including McDonald’s, Marriott, Hilton, Wendy’s and more.”
1. Monogram Health
Founded: 2019
Also honored in:
- 2024 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2023 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee
- 2022 Best Tech Startups in Nashville
“Monogram Health is a leading value-based specialty provider of in-home evidence-based care and benefit management services for patients living with polychronic conditions, including chronic kidney and end-stage renal disease.”