- We asked hundreds of top venture capitalists to name the most promising startups of 2022.
- VCs were asked to name companies inside and outside of their portfolios.
Each year, we reach out to hundreds of VCs at nearly 100 firms and ask them to tell us which early stage startups are the most promising of the year.
VCs were asked to name startups within their portfolio — after all, they liked those startups so much they invested — as well as outside their portfolios — after all, they are the startup experts and can't invest in them all.
And they were also asked to name startups across all stages, particularly earlier-stage companies that are not widely known.
This year, our research was particularly insightful because it's been a tumultuous time in startup land. VCs have grown tighter with investments and startups that were not well-prepared to weather the cold have struggled.
Layoffs have even hit some of the darling industries of 2021 like fintech, healthtech, and proptech.
Below, we list hundreds of the most promising startups of 2022, sorted by industry.
Advertising tech:
The 19 most promising advertising and marketing tech startups of 2022, according to VCs
Artificial intelligence:
Biotech:
Meet the 23 biotech startups that are set to take off in the next 12 months, according to top VCs
Boston-area biotech:
10 Boston-area biotechs that VCs say are poised to take off in the next year
Business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces:
23 of the most promising B2B marketplaces of 2022, according to investors
Climate tech:
Cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service:
The 16 most promising cloud-software startups of 2022, according to VCs
Consumer tech:
The 27 most promising consumer startups of 2022, according to VCs
Creator economy:
The 14 most promising creator economy startups of 2022, according to top VCs
Crypto:
The 53 most promising crypto startups of 2022, according to VCs
Cybersecurity:
The 13 most promising cybersecurity startups of 2022, according to VCs
Education tech:
23 of the most promising edtech startups of 2022, according to top edtech VCs
Fintech:
Health tech:
The 21 most promising healthtech startups of 2022, according to top VCs
Real estate/property tech:
The 21 most promising proptech startups of 2022, according to VCs
Retail tech:
24 of the most promising retail startups of 2022, according to top VCs
Supply chain tech:
VCs reveal 41 supply chain startups they're betting on to help solve global logistics chaos
Transportation sustainability tech:
The 36 most promising sustainability startups in transportation, according to top VCs
Women's health tech:
34 of the most promising women's health startups of 2022, according to VCs