2023 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee

July 7, 2023April 8, 2024 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. Monogram Health

Founded: 2019

Also honored in:

“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.”

2. Marigold

Founded: 2017

Also honored in:

“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.”

3. Built Technologies

Founded: 2014

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“Built is the fastest-growing construction and real estate finance platform in the U.S. and the leading provider of construction and real estate finance technology. By providing a centralized platform for all stakeholders, Built enables increased efficiency, collaboration, transparency, and business agility—with decreased risk – allowing customers to improve the way that the communities around them are built and managed. The Built platform is used by more than 270 leading North American lenders and asset managers, and thousands of developers, home builders, and contractors.”

4. Prelude Fertility

Founded: 2016

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Tennessee

“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.”

5. Ulab Systems

Founded: 2015

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“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.”

6. CareBridge

Founded: 2019

“CareBridge is the nation’s leading value-based care provider for members receiving home and community-based services (HCBS). CareBrige partners with managed Medicaid and Medicare plans to maximize the health, independence, and quality of life for members receiving HCBS. CareBridge’s solutions include 24/7 Member Support, Decision Support, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) and Data Aggregation.

24/7 Member Support is CareBridge’s clinical model designed to improve health outcomes for individuals receiving home and community-based services. CareBridge’s virtual-first program provides members and their caregivers with a cellular-enabled tablet that gives them access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to CareBridge’s interdisciplinary medical team of physicians, psychiatrists, pharmacists, nurses, and social workers.”

7. FreightWaves

Founded: 2016

Also honored in:

“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.”

8. Wellvana

Founded: 2019

“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 healthier profitability for providers and health systems.

Providers in our curated network keep their independence, reduce their 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.”

9. Yik Yak

Founded: 2013

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Nashville

“Yik Yak is a location-based social network that helps you connect with the people right around you. By letting you express yourself, exchange thoughts, and explore your world, Yik Yak helps you feel at home within your local community.”

10. XSOLIS

Founded: 2013

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“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.”