LinkedIn Top Startups 2024: The 10 companies on the rise in Seattle
Today, we’re introducing the inaugural list of Top Startups in Seattle, a look at the 10 emerging companies you should know now in the greater Seattle 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. Technological ingenuity shines throughout the list, whether it’s No. 1-ranked Hyperproof 's enterprise compliance platform, HDT Bio 's RNA vaccines and therapeutics, or locally-based Carbon Robotics ' agricultural robotics technology.?
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 Seattle — 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. Hyperproof
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 40 | Headquarters: Seattle | Year founded: 2018 | Founder: Craig Unger | Most common skills: Java, Software Deployment, Agile Methodologies | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Business Development Representative, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Product Management?
2. Statsig
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 75 | Headquarters: Bellevue, Wash. | Year founded: 2021 | Founder: Vijaye Raji | Most common skills: Machine Learning, Python, Java | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Product Designer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Arts and Design, Sales?
3. Truveta
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 175 | Headquarters: Bellevue, Wash. | Year founded: 2020 | Founders: Terry Myerson , Jay Nanduri , Lisa Gurry , Ryan Ahern | Most common skills: Machine Learning, MATLAB, JavaScript | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Security Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Product Management?
4. Oleria
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 35 | Headquarters: Bellevue, Wash. | Year founded: 2022 | Founders: Jim Alkove , Jagadeesh Kunda | Most common skills: Agile Methodologies, Java, Distributed Systems | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Administrative, Product Management??
5. Anduril Industries
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 215 | Headquarters: Costa Mesa, Calif. | Year founded: 2017 | Founders: Palmer Luckey , Brian Schimpf , Matt Grimm , Trae Stephens , Joseph Chen | Most common skills: Machine Learning, Android Development, TypeScript | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Technical Recruiter | Largest job functions: Engineering, Human Resources, Product Management?
6. Carbon Robotics
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Full-time headcount in Seattle: 50 | Headquarters: Seattle | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Paul Mikesell | Most common skills: Mobile Robotics, SOLIDWORKS, Systems Design | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Mechanical Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Human Resources??
7. Umoja Biopharma
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 85* | Headquarters: Seattle | Year founded: 2019 | Founders: Andrew Scharenberg , Michael Jensen , Ryan Crisman , Philip Low | Most common skills: Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology | Most common job titles: Scientist, Researcher, Program Management Director | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Human Resources?
8. Esper
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 50 | Headquarters: Bellevue, Wash. | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Yadhu Gopalan , Shiv Sundar | Most common skills: Mobile Applications, Lead Generation, Software as a Service (SaaS) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Business Development Representative, Strategic Sales Specialist | Largest job functions: Sales, Engineering, Marketing?
9. HDT Bio
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 45 | Headquarters: Seattle | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Steve Reed , Darrick Carter , Andre Lieber | Most common skills: Molecular Biology, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | Most common job titles: Research Associate, Scientist, Senior Researcher | Largest job functions: Business Development, Research, Engineering??
10. Abnormal Security
Full-time headcount in Seattle: 30* | Headquarters: San Francisco | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Evan Reiser , Sanjay Jeyakumar | Most common skills: JavaScript, Python, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Security Analyst | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Accounting?
You can check out the Top Startups in the U.S. here , as well as the Top Startups in Austin , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Denver , Los Angeles , New York City , San Francisco 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Hello, I reside in Bellevue (WA) and I work as a freelancer as an "Information Security Consultant" who works on various Infosec compliance and standards like PCI DSS, SOC, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc. I am actively looking for jobs. If someone from one of the aforementioned Top Startup companies or anyone else is hiring for similar role, please reach out to me. Thank you all.
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1 个月I see the title is "companies on the rise IN the greater Seattle area", however the language of "startup" has a different connotation that conflicts with including companies that have HQ located elsewhere. With this being your inaugural list, I'd recommend for the next round being stricter with how you are defining "startup".
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