Meet eight of the youngest and most inexpensive, but promising startups
Startups that can attract investors interested in the promising markets
The most interesting startup in the cryptocurrency is Nansen analytical service
BeReal is not only a rapidly growing competitor to Instagram, but also a good investment opportunity
If you need to check your partners, take a look at Middesk. And if you make a website – at Universe
The top 50 most promising startups in 2022 include companies that were launched less than two years ago and raised at least $100 million. Depending on the industry, experts divided startups into eight categories: trade, media, cryptocurrencies, fintech, B2B and cybersecurity, consumer and creative market, data and artificial intelligence, and Asian projects. We talk about the most interesting startups in these areas.
Trade: ShipHero (US, $225M valuation)
The startup develops software that helps optimise warehouse operations and warehouse management. In addition, the company offers a service for storing and sending goods. ShipHero is already partnering with logistics giants FedEx and DHL, as well as Amazon and Shopify.
Media: Universe (US, estimated at $100M)
The company offers an application with which you can design a website directly from your mobile phone. According to Universe, the startup has helped create over a million websites.
Cryptocurrencies: Nansen (Singapore, estimated at $750M)
Nansen offers an analytical service for the cryptocurrency market. The platform tools are compatible with multiple blockchains. The startup’s investors are venture capital funds a16z, Tiger Global, GIC, SCB 10X and others. According to analysts, unlike users of other cryptanalytic services, the Nansen clients access the service not only during strong movements in cryptocurrency rates.
Fintech: Middesk (USA, $750M valuation)
Middesk offers banks and financial companies assistance with the verification of customers and potential partners. A startup can determine the financial and reputational reliability of a firm that a Middesk client may choose to cooperate with.
B2B and Cyber Security: Datarails (Israel, $500M valuation)
The startup develops software linked to Microsoft Excel that allows you to optimise and automate financial planning and analytics. Datarails investors include Zeev Ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel, Innovation Endeavors and Vintage Investment Partners.
Consumer and Creative Market: BeReal (France, $600M valuation)
BeReal is developing a rapidly growing social network. Several times a day, the application requires you to take photos from the back and front cameras of your smartphone. Until you post a picture on a social network, you will not be able to see the publications of other users. The peculiarity of the application is that it does not have filters or photo editing tools.
Data and Artificial Intelligence: Great Expectations (US, $365M valuation)
Great Expectations helps you organise your work with a large amount of data and filter out low-quality or irrelevant information. The company estimates that its monthly audience is approximately 5.5 million users.
Asian projects: TDengine (China, $300M valuation)
TDengine develops cloud technologies for companies that produce smart devices. The company analyses statistical sequences and allows different devices to interact in the IoT ecosystems.
