LinkedIn Top Startups 2024: The 10 companies on the rise in Denver
Today, we’re introducing the inaugural list of Top Startups in Denver, a look at the 10 emerging companies you should know now in the Denver metropolitan area.?
These companies aren’t just growing fast locally and garnering attention from investors and jobseekers — they’re also building innovative solutions that are shaping the future of their industries. Denver and its surrounding areas are seeing increasing demand as a startup hub — reflected by 7 of 10 companies on the list being locally-based. Startups driving space innovation ( Lunar Outpost and Orbit Fab ) and trailblazers in the healthcare and biotech space ( Strive Health , Umoja Biopharma , Enveda ) are also dominant on the list.??
The list is built on exclusive LinkedIn data across four key pillars: employee growth; jobseeker interest; member engagement within the company and its employees; and how well these startups have pulled talent from LinkedIn Top Companies . While these are the same pillars used for our U.S. Top Startups list , the methodology slightly differs, reflecting activity at the local city level vs. the country (you can read more at the bottom of this article). To be eligible, companies must be headquartered in the U.S., fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city and be 7 years old or younger.
Here are this year’s 10 Top Startups in Denver — and join the conversation using #LinkedInTopStartups .
All headcounts are provided by the companies, unless marked with an asterisk. Those headcounts are from LinkedIn data. All are rounded to the nearest five.
1. Wiz
Full-time headcount in Denver: 30+ | Headquarters: New York City | Year founded: 2020 | Founders: Assaf Rappaport , Ami Luttwak , Yinon Costica , Roy Reznik | Most common skills: Lead Generation, Software as a Service (SaaS), Account Management | Most common job titles: Business Development Representative, Customer Experience Manager, Strategic Sales Specialist | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Customer Success and Support?
2. Uqual
Full-time headcount in Denver: 40* | Headquarters: Westminster, Colo. | Year founded: 2020 | CEO: Kyle Kolb | Most common skills: Customer Relationship Management, Account Management, Social Media Marketing | Most common job titles: Business Development Officer, Relationship Manager, Support Specialist | Largest job functions: Sales, Finance, Marketing??
3. Emporia
Full-time headcount in Denver: 60 | Headquarters: Littleton, Colo. | Year founded: 2018 | Founder: Shawn McLaughlin | Most common skills: MATLAB, Product Development, HTML | Most common job titles: Technical Support Specialist, Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Product Management, Operations??
4. Strive Health
Full-time headcount in Denver: 70 | Headquarters: Denver | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Chris Riopelle , Will Stokes | Most common skills: Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Active Directory | Most common job titles: Data Analyst, Software Engineer, Human Resources Specialist | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Business Development, Operations?
5. Homebound
Full-time headcount in Denver: 35 | Headquarters: San Francisco | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Nikki Pechet , Jack Abraham | Most common skills: Social Media Marketing, Agile Methodologies, Lead Generation | Most common job titles: Business Development Representative, Software Engineer, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Engineering, Product Management?
6. Lunar Outpost
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Full-time headcount in Denver: 100 | Headquarters: Arvada, Colo. | Year founded: 2017 | Founders: Justin Cyrus , Julian Cyrus , Forrest Myen , AJ Gemer | Most common skills: Astronautics, 3D Printing, Space Systems | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, System Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Development?
7. Orbit Fab
Full-time headcount in Denver: 50* | Headquarters: Lafayette, Colo. | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Daniel Faber , Jeremy Schiel | Most common skills: Thermal Engineering, SOLIDWORKS, Systems Design | Most common job titles: System Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology??
8. Umoja Biopharma
Full-time headcount in Denver: 75* | Headquarters: Seattle | Year founded: 2019 | Founders: Andrew Scharenberg , Ryan Crisman , Michael Jensen , Philip Low | Most common skills: Cell Culture, Cell Biology, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) | Most common job titles: Process Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, Scientist | Largest job functions: Operations, Quality Assurance, Research??
9. Enveda Biosciences
Full-time headcount in Denver: 60 | Headquarters: Boulder, Colo. | Year founded: 2019 | Founder: Viswa Colluru | Most common skills: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Microscopy, Cell Biology | Most common job titles: Scientist, Researcher, Biologist | Largest job functions: Research, Engineering, Information Technology??
10. Crusoe
Full-time headcount in Denver: 130* | Headquarters: Denver | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Cully Cavness , Chase Lochmiller | Most common skills: Energy Management, Renewable Energy, Vendor Management | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Financial Analyst, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Human Resources, Engineering
You can check out the Top Startups in the U.S. here , as well as the Top Startups in Austin , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Los Angeles , New York City , San Francisco , Seattle and Washington, D.C .
Methodology
LinkedIn measures startups based on four pillars: employment growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent. Employment growth is measured as percentage headcount increase in the city over methodology time frame, which must be a minimum of 5%. Engagement looks at non-employee views and follows of the company’s LinkedIn page among members in the city, as well as how many non-employees are viewing employees at that startup. Job interest counts the rate at which people are viewing and applying to jobs at the company in the city, including both paid and unpaid postings. Attraction of top talent measures how many employees in the city the startup has recruited away from any global LinkedIn Top Company, as a percentage of the startup’s total workforce. Data is normalized across all eligible startups. The methodology time frame is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.?
To be eligible, companies must be fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city, be 7 years old or younger and be headquartered in the country on whose list they appear. We exclude all staffing firms, think tanks, venture capital firms, law firms, management and IT consulting firms, nonprofits and philanthropy, accelerators and government-owned entities. Startups who have laid off 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between July 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets.
About company insights
*Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights . Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant metropolitan area and includes full-time employee profiles associated with the company on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as part-time or contractors. Headcounts are provided by the companies directly, unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. Those headcounts are based on LinkedIn data. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from July 2024. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent skills among a company’s employees. Most common job titles represent the occupations that are most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.?
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn's Economic Graph team
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1 个月I recently invested in A Moment of You, Amoofy Luis Duarte Francisco Duarte and feel they should be on this list.
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1 个月Great list and exciting opportunities, aside from the finance company these all seem very promising.
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1 个月Awesome to see Colorado companies making a bigger name on the national and global scene lately.
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1 个月There's no doubt that metro Denver is a great place to do business. The state with one of the highest number of college grads and people who thrive in the start-up environment!