Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Startup companies worldwide

Name: Startup companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Nov 6, 2026 9,207 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 9,207 company matches for startup companies worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 83,900 professional contacts across them, including 16,197 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for startup companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for startup companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built

9,207Companies

83,900Contacts tracked

16,197Verified emails

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The 25 largest startup companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 9,207 company matches for startup companies worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#	Company	RevenueBase SmartSearch	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Y Combinator	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	3,704 contacts →
	Exact match “Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	RED Ventures	Exact match	Fort Mill, SC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,140 contacts →
	Exact match “Red Ventures is a global portfolio of high-growth companies, and a place where ambitious people come to build, grow, and scale businesses.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	Techstars	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	1,443 contacts →
	Exact match “Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	Antler	Exact match	Amsterdam, SingaporeHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	1,342 contacts →
	Exact match “Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	ACCEL	Exact match	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	1,038 contacts →
	Exact match “Accel is a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere, from inception through all phases of private company growth.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	Skelar	Exact match	Kyiv, UkraineHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,020 contacts →
	Exact match “As venture builder, we kick off and run startups with a focus on high tech, data and analytics.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	Entrepreneurs First	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	968 contacts →
	Exact match “Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Trigeo Technologies PVT LTD	Exact match	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	939 contacts →
	Exact match “Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity financing provided by investors to early-stage, high-potential, and high-risk startups or growing companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	Insight Partners	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	643 contacts →
	Exact match “Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	Hustle Fund	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	629 contacts →
	Exact match “Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Lvlup Ventures	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	589 contacts →
	Exact match “LvlUp Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in and accelerating early-stage & late-stage startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	Inflection Point Ventures	Exact match	Gurgaon, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	437 contacts →
	Exact match “Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	Primary Venture Partners	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	418 contacts →
	Exact match “Primary is the world's largest early stage VC firm, with a billion in assets under management and 50 full time employees.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Bessemer Venture Partners	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	414 contacts →
	Exact match “Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations from inception to build enduring companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	Alumni Ventures	Exact match	Manchester, NH, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	406 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 2014, we’re America’s largest venture firm for individual investors and VC investing partner to over individuals and institutions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	T-Hub	Exact match	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	377 contacts →
	Exact match “T-Hub is the world’s largest home for startups, supporting founders from ideation to scale through programs, partnerships, and global market access while anchoring some of the…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17	ODF	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	310 contacts →
	Exact match “Our mission is to help more people start better startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18	NEW Enterprise Associates NEA	Exact match	Menlo Park, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	287 contacts →
	Exact match “New Enterprise Associates, Inc.(NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19	GV Google Ventures	Exact match	San Francisco Bay, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	279 contacts →
	Exact match “GV supports innovative founders across multiple stages and sectors, from artificial intelligence and life sciences to consumer platforms, enterprise software, and frontier…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20	Mumbai Angels	Exact match	Mumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	258 contacts →
	Exact match “Mumbai Angels is India's Premier Private Investment Platform for early-stage venture investments, headquartered in Mumbai and is at the forefront of building this asset class.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21	Alchemist Accelerator	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	254 contacts →
	Exact match “The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers).” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22	Battery Ventures	Exact match	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	242 contacts →
	Exact match “Battery invests in potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure technologies, consumer-internet and mobile…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
23	Covedisa	Exact match	Buenos Aires, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	501-1,000	227 contacts →
	Exact match “Incubadora de start ups” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
24	Highland Capital Partners	Exact match	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	216 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 1987, Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital firm focused on putting the entrepreneur first.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25	Village Capital	Exact match	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	211 contacts →
	Exact match “Village Capital is reinventing the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

RevenueBase SmartSearch

Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.

This list uses Exact for “startup companies”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.

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Startup companies worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026

19.3%Verified-email coverage

9.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

6,785

11-50

1,937

51-200

328

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for startup companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “startup companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch: Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview: The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality: RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 16,197 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context: Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Startup companies by location

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “startup companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many startup companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 9,207 company matches for startup companies worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Y Combinator tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most startup companies?

The United States leads with 2,445 companies, followed by India (826) and the United Kingdom (477). Every startup companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most startup companies?

London leads with 343 company records, followed by New York (313) and San Francisco (294).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 16,197 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 9,207 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.