Thursday, December 21, 2023

Red Rocket's Best Startups of 2023


Red Rocket gets introduced to hundreds of startups each year, in the normal course of doing business, or via our involvement with various startup groups or events.  We wanted to honor the best of these startups that we met in 2023, in Red Rocket's 12th 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 2023, it is open to startups of any age, that they or their advisors 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 2023 (in alphabetical order):

Atom Limbs (CEO, Tyler Hayes) - B2C next-generation artificial limbs

AvaWatz (CEO, Rajini Anachi) - B2B AI platform for robotic teams in military

Overplay (CEO, Caroline Strzalka) - B2C turn any video into a game

Power Hero (CEO, Esmond Goei) - B2B car charging stations for apartment buildings

Pure Blue Tech (CEO, Ryan Vogel) -B2B self-cleaning membranes for water reuse

Vehiko (CEO, Edward Agabs) - B2C reverse auction car buying (dealers bid for sale)


And, don't forget to check out the 2012 winners2013 winners2014 winners2015 winners2016 winners2017 winners2018 winners2019 winners2020 winners, 2021 winners and 2022 winners, many of whom continue to be doing great things.


Congratulations to you all!!  Keep up the good work.


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