Welcome back to Top Startups! Each week, I share whoβs freshly funded by the best investors, and looking to hire.
Now letβs get into it:
Cococart | E-Commerce | πΈ $4M Seed from Sequoia, YC | 14 employees π€
What they do: Building simple, beautiful online stores for independent local businesses
What I like: Incredible traction: 20K+ businesses have earned $15M+ in <2 years; simplest product on the market to set up shop in minutes and automate social media orders; already profitable; experienced founders
Found | FinTech | πΈ $60M Series B from Sequoia, Founders Fund | 40 employees π€
What they do: Building banking, bookkeeping and taxes for the self-employed
What I like: Few things are more stressful than navigating taxes; outsourcing to bookkeepers and tax accountants easily costs thousands of dollars; Found is building beautiful, soothing software for the growing self-employed class; founders come from finance + Square backgrounds
Applied | SaaS | πΈ 3M Seed from Public | 35 employees π€
What they do: Building a hiring system that removes bias; 4X selection of diverse candidates; 93% retention rate after 1-year
What I like: Important problem gaining traction among all companies; product is designed to be sticky β growing customers are always hiring; early enough for massive upside
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-Linda