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😮‍💨 YC's Highest Revenue Startups and Traits They Share

😮‍💨 YC's Highest Revenue Startups and Traits They Share

This is a list you'll wanna keep a tab of

Joel Hansen
May 10, 2024

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📌 Top YC Companies by Revenue

Fact #1: YC has funded over 5,000 startups since 2005,

Fact #2: many become household names

Surprise Fact #3: YC just shared their top companies list ranked by the highest revenue and it’s open for all of you to browse

And we noticed a few cool things on the list that may spark your interest. They’re all traits you can size up against your own startup

For context, the total revenue generated by these companies in 2023 was $57.2B, so they’re a big deal
The vast majority (over 90%) were founded by 2 or more co-founders.
The companies on this list are collectively valued at $458B
Sectors represented:
- B2B software and services (52%)
- Consumer (23%)
- Financial technology and services (19%)
- Healthcare (2%)
- Bio and industrials (2%)
- Real estate and construction (2%)
Over 50% are headquartered in the Bay Area.
The companies that are new to the Top Revenue list this year:
- Clipboard Health - Connects healthcare facilities with nurses nearby
- Honeylove - Innovative shapewear
- Meesho - Democratizing internet commerce in India
- Odeko - Operations software for running and growing your cafe
- Razorpay - India’s full-stack financial solution for businesses
- Zepto - 10-minute grocery delivery in India