2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee

June 19, 2022July 6, 2023 thetechtribune

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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1. CM Group

CM Group

Founded: 2017

Also honored in:

“Founded in 2017 to bring together a diverse group of email marketing platforms under a single umbrella, CM Group is now a family of global martech solutions specializing in multichannel digital marketing, which includes Campaign Monitor, Emma, Vuture, Liveclicker, Sailthru, Selligent and Cheetah Digital. By joining together these leading brands, CM Group provides highly personalized customer engagement solutions across a wide range of industries worldwide that allow every marketer to build relevant, meaningful consumer interactions at every point in the customer journey.”

2. Built Technologies

Built Technologies

Founded: 2014

Also honored in:

“Built is the leading provider of construction finance technology. Built connects commercial and consumer construction lenders, commercial real estate owners, commercial general contractors, residential homebuilders, specialty contractors, title companies, and other industry vendors to improve the flow of capital through the construction ecosystem. By connecting all key stakeholders involved in the construction financing process in real-time, the platform helps mitigate risk, power faster draws and payments, ensure compliance, and inspire customer loyalty. Built is used by more than 130 of the nation’s leading construction lenders and thousands of owners and contractors to manage over $135 billion of construction spend to date.

Our company is made up of passionate people who are driven in a variety of disciplines—and each of them bring their unique perspective to everything they do. Creating a safe and inclusive workplace is critical to the success of our company and of our employees, so it’s our aim to recruit, hire and promote without bias against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. As we learn and as we grow, we’re committed to ensuring that these ideals are at the forefront of everything we do.”

3. Prelude Fertility

Founded: 2016

“The Prelude Network (Prelude), the fastest-growing network of fertility clinics and largest provider of comprehensive fertility services in the U.S., is the clinic network of Inception – a company whose mission is to shift the paradigm of the fertility market by raising the standard of care, streamlining fragmented components into an integrated system and enhancing the overall patient experience.

Each clinic, as part of the Prelude Network, is committed to delivering the highest level of personalized fertility care by the nation’s leading reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists and practitioners by focusing on an excellence in science, medicine and the patient experience.

The growing Prelude Network has 41 total locations nationwide, offering a wide range of fertility services including egg freezing, IVF, genetic testing and egg/embryo storage, among others.”

4. Monogram Health

Monogram Health

Founded: 2019

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Nashville

“A value-based specialty provider of in-home nephrology, primary care and benefit management services for individuals with chronic kidney and end-stage renal disease.”

5. Wayspring

Founded: 2012

Also honored in:

“Wayspring is a value-based healthcare organization that provides medical, behavioral health, and social support services to people with complex needs. With a focus on people living with substance use disorder, Wayspring utilizes a comprehensive and longitudinal model that incorporates targeted member outreach, strategic provider partnerships, community-based peer support, and delivery of clinical services. Through this unique approach, Wayspring produces increased adherence to evidence-based medicine, decreased healthcare waste, and improved health outcomes.”

6. FreightWaves

FreightWaves

Founded: 2016

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“FreightWaves is the leading FreightIntel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

FreightWaves’ SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The platform is mode agnostic and has time-series and geo-based data from all modes of freight, including truck, rail, ocean, air, and warehouse.

FreightWaves.com, the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the space, serving up over 2.5M pageviews a month and over 1.5B monthly impressions. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates.”

7. XSOLIS

Founded: 2013

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Nashville

“XSOLIS is a healthcare technology firm focused on improving healthcare operations through cognitive computing. By aligning cognitive computing behind clinical expertise, we’re creating a new framework for decision-making.

Partnering with some of the most forward-thinking healthcare organizations across the nation, XSOLIS leverages insights gleaned from proprietary machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform the utilization management process for both providers and payers.

XSOLIS combines Utilization Review Technology, Denials Management services, and Physician Advisor services in a comprehensive suite of solutions that converts clinical information into insight and action to transform the way you approach operational challenges and inefficiencies.”

8. Alto Solutions

Founded: 2016

Also honored in:

“AltoIRA offers an easy-to-use investing platform that empowers everyday investors to diversify their IRAs by investing in alternative assets such as private equity, venture capital, real estate, loans, and cryptocurrency.

Offering traditional, Roth, SEP and Crypto IRAs, Alto is bringing alternative investments to the mainstream. Everyday investors can now easily and cost-effectively access their retirement savings to invest in assets once reserved solely for high-net-worth individuals.

Investors can use their Alto IRA to invest in opportunities from their own private network or participate in deals offered by Bitwise, DiversyFund, Fundr, Masterworks, Republic, Vint, and numerous other investment platform partners.”

9. Lirio

Lirio

Founded: 2016

Also honored in:

“Lirio is a behavior change AI platform that unites behavioral science with artificial intelligence powering your ability to move people along their unique journey to better health through person-centered communication. To learn more, visit Lirio.com.”

10. Bellhop

Bellhops

Founded: 2012

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“Bellhop is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the US, transforming the deeply broken $30B moving industry with an advanced tech-enabled model that delivers world-class customer experiences and prices that are untouchable by traditional movers. Serving over 65 cities nationwide.

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