Next Billion-Dollar Startups Alumni: (From left) Founders of R-Zero, Insurify, and CloudTrucks.
Ethan Pines, Michael Prince of Forbes, Jamel Toppin of Forbes
This year’s Forbes Next Billion-Dollar-Dollar Startups list looks for sustainable, fast-growing companies.
S.Talup’s valuation has been slashed, companies are laying off workers to cut costs, and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank puts the future in question. But for the best startups, times of uncertainty and setbacks can be the right times to launch stores, develop new tech, acquire customers, and capture market share.
This year’s Forbes Next Billion-Dollar-Dollar Startups list looks for companies with strong business models and operations that are experiencing strong growth. This year will be the 9th year, forbes Created in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners, this list showcases the 25 innovative startups we believe have the most potential to become unicorns, and showcases the entrepreneurs behind their success.
Past lists include DoorDash (2015), Opendoor (2016), Plaid (2017), Lemonade (2018), Duolingo (2019), Rippling (2020), Incredible Health (2021), R-Zero (2022) will be You can see last year’s list here and the 2021 list here.
nominations are In session, Submissions will be accepted until April 14, 2023. The list will be published online in his August and will appear in his August/September issue of the magazine.
To be eligible, the company must be based in the United States. There is no international version of this list. It must also be privately held, venture-backed, and have a valuation less than his $1 billion. Finally, no repetition. If you have joined this list before, you cannot join it again.
Venture funding has for years been marked by a troubling lack of diversity. With that background, I hope this list is as diverse as possible. If you are a female founder, a black or brown founder, an immigrant, a veteran, or someone who lives and works far from Silicon Valley, We are especially looking forward to your application.
TrueBridge performs quantitative analysis of all companies based on the financial information of the nominees. forbes The reporter interviews the founders and gets in touch with the startup making the first cut to talk further.
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