Best start-ups...

	Affirmed	What it does: Builds software to run mobile networks.  Founder: Hassan Ahmed. Capital raised: $163 million.
	Avant	What it does: Makes personal loans. Founders: Al Goldstein, John Sun, Paul Zhang. Capital raised: $1.4 billion ($334 million in equity) with current valuation of $875 million.
	Beepi	What it does: Online used-car marketplace.  Founders: Ale Resnik, Owen Savir. Capital raised: $79 million with valuation of $200 million.
	Blue Apron	What it does: Subscription meal service.  Founders: Matt Salzberg, Matthew Wadiak, Ilia Papas. Capital raised: $58 million with a reported $500 million valuation.
	Cyanogen	What it does: Mobile operating system. Founders: Kirt McMaster, Steve Kondik. Capital raised: $110 million with a current valuation close to $1 billion.
	Datastax	What it does: Database platform. Founders: Jonathan Ellis, Matt Pfeil. Capital raised: $190 million with valuation of over $830 million.
	Deliveroo	What it does: Restaurant food delivery. Founders: Greg Orlowski, Will Shu.  Capital raised: $30 million with a reported valuation of more than $100 million.
	Docker	What it does: An open platform to build and run apps.  Founder: Solomon Hykes.  Capital raised: $150 million to date with a reported $1 billion valuation.
	Doordash	What it does: Restaurant food delivery.  Founders: Andy Fang, Stanley Tang, Tony Xu, Evan Charles.  Capital raised: $60 million with a reported valuation of nearly $600 million.
	Grand Rounds	What it does: Connects patients with medical specialists.  Founders: Owen Tripp, Rusty Hofmann. Capital raised: $51 million.
	Kreditech	What it does: Digital banking for the "unbanked."  Founders: Sebastian Diemer, Alexander Graubner-Müller. Capital raised: $274 million with a current valuation of $190 million.
	Lithium	What it does: Social customer management software. Founders: Matt Ayers, Mikey Yang, Kirk Yokomizo, Lyle Fong, John Joh. Capital raised: $160 million.
	Mixpanel	What it does: Analytics software.  Founders: Suhail Doshi, Tim Trefren. Capital raised: $77 million with a valuation of $865 million.
	Orchard Platform	What it does: Analytics platform for peer-to-peer lending.  Founders: Matt Burton, Jonathan Kelfer, Angela Ceresnie, David Snitkof.  Capital raised: $14.7 million.
	Raise	What it does: Marketplace for unused gift cards. Founders: George Bousis, Bradley Wasz. Capital raised: $87 million with an estimated $500 million valuation.
	Redfin	What it does: Online real estate marketplace.  Founder: David Eraker.  Capital raised: $166 million with an estimated $500 million valuation.
	SimpliVity	What it does: Sells data-center hardware, aggregating components normally sold separately.  Founder: Doron Kempel.  Capital raised: $276 million with a valuation of more than $1 billion.
	Skyhigh Networks	What it does: Cloud security.  Founders: Rajiv Gupta, Sekhar Sarukkai, Kaushik Narayan.  Capital raised: $66.5 million.
	Social Finance	What it does: Student loan refinancing, personal loans and mortgages.  Founders: Mike Cagney, Daniel Macklin, James Finnigan, Ian Brady.  Capital raised: $414 million with a current valuation of $1.3 billion.
	Tanium	What it does: Cybersecurity platform  Founders: David and Orion Hindawi  Capital raised: $142 million.
	Teespring	What it does: E-commerce platform.  Founders: Walker Williams, Evan Stites-Clayton.  Capital raised: $55 million.
	Thumbtack	What it does: Service-listings marketplace. Founders: Marco Zappacosta, Jonathan Swanson, Sander Daniels. Capital raised: $150 million invested.
	Viptela	What it does: Network architecture. Founders: Amir Khan, Khalid Raza. Capital raised: $33.5 million with a valuation of more than $500 million.
	Wish	What it does: Mobile shopping platform. Founders: Danny Zhang, Peter Szulczewski. Capital raised: $78.7 million.
	Zenefits	What it does: Sells health insurance and offers h.r. software to small businesses. Founders: Parker Conrad, Laks Srini. Capital raised: $84 million with a current valuation of $500 million.

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