The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

1. Revenue potential
2. Leadership team
3. Brand/product traction
4. 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. StratusLIVE

Founded: 2008

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Virginia Beach

“StratusLIVE is a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for nonprofit organizations. The StratusLIVE for Fundraisers CRM suite features enterprise-class relationship management, business intelligence, analytical marketing, and online fundraising with the StratusLIVE Workplace Giving Platform, designed to create exceptional user experiences, and manage workplace campaigns more effectively than ever before. The entire product suite is natively integrated with the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.

StratusLIVE software is used broadly across the nonprofit community with clients such as United Way, Community Health Charities, and National Wildlife Federation. Additional nonprofit sectors served include health and human services, hospital foundations, faith-based organizations, and others.

StratusLIVE is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with offices throughout the United States.”

2. bcause

Founded: 2013

“Bcause LLC is building the world’s first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem, which will include a digital mining facility, spot market, regulated derivatives exchange and clearing house. Bcause has filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to become a designated contract market (DCM) and intends to file with the Commission to establish a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). Once regulatory approvals are in place, and trading and clearing begins in derivatives, Bcause will become the only venue to serve as a one-stop shop for all parts of the digital currency value chain. Bcause has laid the groundwork to launch in 2018, initially with its state-of-the-art digital mining facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia – the largest facility of its kind in North America – and in the first half of the year with spot trading. The company is headquartered in Virginia Beach, with additional operations in Chicago.”

3. COMPARITY

Founded: 2013

“We are an insurance technology company headquartered in Norfolk, VA. We specialize in helping home-buyers purchase homeowners insurance and provide mortgage lenders with technology that streamlines their loan closings.

Through industry first integration we enable consumers to request insurance quotes using their mortgage loan application. We deliver instant quotes in a side-by-side comparison that makes comparing options truly easy.”

4. RoboCent

Founded: 2012

“RoboCent enables political campaigns to easily send call notifications to their subscribers, starting at 1¢ per message. Through RoboCent’s streamlined and user-friendly platform, clients can receive feedback from their customers, monitor their calls, and send out urgent notifications to subscribers within minutes.”