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Private companies ranked by new funding, active hiring and growth recognition, from SEC filings, public job boards and the companies' own announcements. Refreshed nightly.
72 companies ranked · top: Databricks, CodeRabbit, Xona Space Systems
16 companies ranked · top: Ramp Business, Modal Labs, Ascertain Systems
16 companies ranked · top: Expressable, Cosmetic Physician Partners, Mavria
10 companies ranked · top: Boltz, Drowsy Digital, XRHealth
8 companies ranked · top: M2X Energy, Strongheart Energy III, SE Trailers Holdings
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| 1 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 78 hot |
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| 2 | New York, NY, Technology | 74 hot |
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| 3 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 68 hot |
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| 4 | New York, NY, Technology | 64 rising |
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| 5 | New York, NY, Technology | 59 rising |
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| 6 | Burlingame, CA | 57 rising |
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| 7 | Austin, TX, Technology | 54 rising |
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| 8 | Torrance, CA, Energy | 53 rising |
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| 9 | Rockledge, FL, Energy Conservation | 53 rising |
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| 10 | Palo Alto, CA, Technology | 52 rising |
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| 11 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 52 rising |
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| 12 | Portola Valley, CA, Technology | 51 rising |
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| 13 | San Diego, CA, Technology | 46 rising |
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| 14 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 45 rising |
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| 15 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 42 rising |
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| 16 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 42 rising |
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| 17 | San Francisco, CA | 42 rising |
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| 18 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 42 rising |
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| 19 | Menlo Park, CA, Technology | 41 rising |
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| 20 | San Leandro, CA, Manufacturing | 40 rising |
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| 21 | Redwood City, CA, Technology | 40 rising |
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| 22 | Dallas, TX, Health care | 39 warm |
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| 23 | San Francisco, CA | 38 warm |
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| 24 | New York, NY, Technology | 38 warm |
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| 25 | New York, NY | 37 warm |
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States where fewer companies qualify so far, up to two each. A state gets its own page once 5 companies qualify.
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| 1 | JAH Farmland La Moille, IL, Agriculture | 30 warm |
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| 2 | Chicago, IL, Business Services | 26 warm |
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| 3 | Nashville, TN, Health care | 45 rising |
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| 4 | Nashville, TN | 28 warm |
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| 5 | Denver, CO, Energy | 29 warm |
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| 6 | Crimson Circle Energy Company Golden, CO | 27 warm |
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| 7 | Wilmington, DE, Technology | 37 warm |
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| 8 | Wilmington, DE, Technology | 21 warm |
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| 9 | Reno, NV, Manufacturing | 32 warm |
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| 10 | SPVC Turbine 2 Reno, NV, Technology | 30 warm |
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| 11 | Princeton, NJ, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 12 | CORE X SRS Regional Mt Laurel, NJ | 22 warm |
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| 13 | Mason, OH, Technology | 57 rising |
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| 14 | Solon, OH, Technology | 22 warm |
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| 15 | WaveDivision Capital XIX Kirkland, WA | 33 warm |
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| 16 | Kirkland, WA, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 17 | Atlanta, GA, Hospitals and Physicians | 22 warm |
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| 18 | Duluth, GA, Health care | 20 warm |
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| 19 | Honolulu, HI, Technology | 55 rising |
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| 20 | Honolulu, HI, Health care | 23 warm |
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| 21 | Chapel Hill, NC, Technology | 20 warm |
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| 22 | Asheville, NC | 20 warm |
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| 23 | Exton, PA, Health care | 25 warm |
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| 24 | Pittsburgh, PA, Health care | 23 warm |
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| 25 | PT&C Group Holdings Salt Lake City, UT | 30 warm |
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| 26 | Draper, UT, Biotechnology | 24 warm |
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| 27 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 25 warm |
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| 28 | Avon, CT, Technology | 20 warm |
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| 29 | Coeur D'Alene, ID | 21 warm |
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| 30 | WalkerHughes Insurance Carmel, IN | 24 warm |
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| 31 | Lenexa, KS | 21 warm |
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| 32 | North Yarmouth, ME | 28 warm |
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| 33 | Rockville, MD, Biotechnology | 28 warm |
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| 34 | Omaha, NE, Technology | 25 warm |
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| 35 | Beaverton, OR, Technology | 29 warm |
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| 36 | Charleston, SC, Health care | 31 warm |
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| 37 | Richmond, VA | 36 warm |
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| 38 | Sheridan, WY, Business Services | 23 warm |
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 30, 2026. The Rising score is Lakewave's own, computed from the public records linked on each row; a raise is the amount the company reported in its SEC filing. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.