Red Rocket gets introduced to a couple hundred startups each year, in the normal course of doing business, or via our involvement with FireStarter Fund, TechStars, Techweek, VentureShot, Founder Institute or other startup groups or events. We wanted to honor the best of these startups that we met, or got reacquainted with, in 2014, in Red Rocket's 3rd Annual "Best Startups of the Year". This list is not intended to be an all-encompassing best startups list, as there are many additional great startups that we are not personally exposed to each year. And, this list is not intended to be only for businesses that launched in 2014, it is open to startups of any age, that they or their advisers had some personal interaction with us in the last 12 months. The business simply needed to have a good idea, good team or good traction, that caught our attention. Congrats to you all!!
THE BEST STARTUPS OF 2014 (in alphabetical order):
Abe's Market (CEO Richard Demb) - B2C E-commerce for Natural & Organic Products
Change Lane (CEO David Harig) - B2C Mobile Oil Change Station at Your Home
ClutchPrep (CEO Marcio Souza) - B2C Video Guides for College Textbooks
Datatopia (CEO Paul Brizz) - B2B Buy and Sell Data Marketplace
DoggyLoot (CEO Jeff Eckerling) - B2C curated ecommerce and deals for pet supplies
Dryv (Co-CEO Dan Parsons) - B2C Dry Cleaning Delivery App
eForward (CEO Josh Morales) - B2C Low Cost Overseas Shipping
Fitness Cubed (CEO Arnav Dalmia) - B2C Under Your Desk Pedal Exerciser
HealthIPASS (CEO Rajesh Voddiraju) - B2B Healthcare Payments Platform
Inventables (CEO Zach Kaplan) - B2C Digital Invention Manufacturing for Masses
Legal Funding Central (President Dylan Beynon) - B2C/B2B Legal Funding for Plaintiffs
MightyNest (CEO Chris Conn) - B2C School Donations From Kids Ecommerce
MoxieJean (CEO Sharon Schneider ) - B2C upscale resale ecommerce for kids clothing
Office Hero (CEO Marcelo Lanzarotti) - B2B Lease Free Office Space Finder
Options Away (CEO Robert Brown) - B2C Call Options For Airfares
Public Good (CEO Jason Kunesh) - B2C philanthropy portal site
Ridogulous Labs (CEO Sean Kelly) - B2C Smart Dog Collar Technology
Sensor Jet (CEO Julia McLachlan) - B2C Fire Supression System for Home Kitchen
Shelfbucks (CEO Erik McMillan) - B2B in-store beacon promotion platform
Social Market Analytics (CEO Joe Gits) - B2B/B2C Social Listening for Stock Trading
The Tie Bar (CEO Michael Alter) - B2C E-commerce for Men's Accessories
ViralHeat (CEO Jeff Revoy) - B2B Predictive Social Analtyics
Wavve App (CEO Andrew McNealy) -B2B On-Premise Marketing for Hospitality Industry
WeDeliver (CEO Jimmy Odom) - B2B Same Day Delivery Service
And, don't forget to check out the 2012 winners and the 2013 winners, many of whom continue to be doing great things.
Congratulations to you all!! Keep up the good work.
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