30% of LinkedIn’s 2018 Top Startups Are Crypto Companies

LinkedIn’s Top Startups List names the 50 most sought-after startups in the US in 2018, according to the company’s data. Three crypto companies landed spots in the top 10: Coinbase, Robinhood and Ripple.

LinkedIn created the list after compiling billions of actions generated by its 575 million members and analyzing four pillars – employee growth, jobseeker interest, member engagement with the candidate company and its employees, and the level of startup engagement with the companies on the LinkedIn Top Companies list.

At number three on the list, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is the most popular crypto company, followed by trading app and financial services company Robinhood at number six, and cross-border payments and tech company Ripple at number seven.

Ridesharing underdog Lyft grabbed the number one spot.

Also ranking in the top 10 are two startups that support artificial intelligence and blockchain-based enterprises: computer software startups Noodle.ai and Rubrik.

Among the blockchain-related startups on the list are Gemini, ConsenSys and Axioni.

LinkedIn’s 2018 Top Startups List

1. Lyft – Internet
2. Halo Top Creamery – Food and Beverages
3. Coinbase – Internet
4. Noodle.ai – Computer Software
5. Bird – Internet
6. Robinhood – Financial Services
7. Ripple – Internet
8. Glossier – Consumer Goods
9. Aurora Innovation – Automotive
10. Rubrik – Computer Software
11. Puls – Consumer Services
12. TripActions – Computer Software
13. Flexport – Logistics and Supply Chain
14. Ellevest – Financial Services
15. Outreach – Internet
16. Samsara – Information Technology and Services
17. Argo AI – Computer Software
18. Root Insurance Company – Insurance
19. InVision – Internet
20. Snowflake Computing – Computer Software
21. Zoox – Automotive
22. Drift – Internet
23. Aha! – Computer Software
24. Affirm – Financial Services
25. Gemini Trust Company – Financial Services
26. ConsenSys – Computer Software
27. Clutch – Research
28. Databricks – Computer Software
29. Allbirds – Apparel and Fashion
30. Away – Retail
31. BlueVoyant – Computer and Network Security
32. Convoy – Transportation, Trucking and Railroad
33. UnitedMasters – Music
34. Plenty – Renewables and Environment
35. Drive.ai – Computer Software
36. The Wing – Hospitality
37. Solovis – Investment Management
38. Enjoy – Retail
39. Bumble – Computer Networking
40. Skift – Information Services
41. Glint – Computer Software
42. Thrive Global – Health, Wellness and Fitness
43. Outdoor Voices – Apparel and Fashion
44. Cohesity – Computer Software
45. Formation – Computer Software
46. Katerra – Construction
47. Axoni – Information Technology and Services
48. Harri – Computer Software
49. CrowdStrike – Computer and Network Security
50. Highspot – Computer Software

To compile the list, LinkedIn analyzed data from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.