Startups

2023 Best Tech Startups in Washington

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Powered by CrunchbaseThe Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Washington. 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. 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. Group14 Technologies

Group14 Technologies

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Washington

“Founded to enable the electrification of everything – from tiny medical, consumer and commercial devices to every possible flavor and size of transportation – Group14 brings new finely-tuned performance capabilities to the era of the lithium-silicon battery. Our novel composite materials and our industrial process to make them reliably answer the cost, scale and performance barriers that have slowed the world’s transition towards the all-electric future.”

3. Ziply Fiber

Ziply Fiber

Founded: 2020

“Hi, we’re Ziply Fiber, and we’re building the Northwest’s best, fastest network for business.

Here are just 4 reasons our new & improved fiber network is better:

  • Capacity management―With network usage capped at just 40%, there’s plenty of bandwidth to spare when upgrades are necessary or individual components fail.
  • Redundant core―Our core backbone is capable of 20+ TBps on all inter-city fiber routes, with fully redundant local aggregation networks & multiple fiber connections down to the hub site level.
  • Best, fastest network―We’re investing $500 million in the communities we serve, for the best connectivity experience now and in the future.
  • Regionally focused network―We’re local, with headquarters in Kirkland, WA, and offices in Everett; Yakima; Beaverton, OR and Hayden Lake, ID.”

4. 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.”

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

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“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

fabric

Founded: 2016

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Seattle

“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. Flexe

Flexe

Founded: 2013

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Seattle

“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.”

9. Viome

Viome

Founded: 2016

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“Viome is the first company to offer wellness as a service. We apply artificial intelligence to complex biological data to provide personalized recommendations for healthy living.

By joining Viome, you are joining a revolutionary movement. A movement that – for the first time in human history – will make becoming ill a matter of choice, and not simply bad luck.

Research now shows that humans are made up of more microbes than human cells. This discovery opens up possibilities for health and wellness that most have never considered. What if the best we feel on a given day now is only the beginning of how great our health can be? What if we are currently experiencing the lowest energy levels that are humanly possible? What if today’s average human life expectancy of 78.8 is just the start?”

10. Swiftly

Swiftly

Founded: 2018

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Seattle

“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.”