Top AWS Startups of 2017: A Year in Review

It’s been another exciting year for startups! Since the start of 2017, we’ve featured 33 startups headquartered all over the world. The startups we highlighted are developing innovative products and solutions across a range of industries, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, education, and more. Check them out on the map below!

In case you missed any of our posts, here are all of the hot startups we featured in 2017:

January

• ClassDojo – Connecting teachers, students, and parents to the classroom.
• Nubank – A financial services startup reimagining the banking experience.
• Ravelin – A fraud detection company built on machine learning models.

February

• GumGum – Creating and popularizing the field of in-image advertising.
• Jiobit – Smart tags to help parents keep track of kids.
• Parsec – Offers flexibility in hardware and location for PC gamers.
• Peloton – Revolutionizing indoor cycling and fitness classes at home.
• Tendril – Reducing energy consumption for homeowners.

March

• Braze (formerly Appboy) – empowering brands to strengthen customer relationships.
• Arterys – revolutionizing the medical imaging industry.
• Protenus – protecting patient data for healthcare organizations.
• Syapse – improving targeted cancer care with shared data from across the country.

April

• Beekeeper – simplifying employee communication in the workplace.
• Betterment – making investing easier for everyone.
• ClearSlide – a leading sales engagement platform.

May

• Visii – helping consumers find the perfect product using visual search.
• Tiqets – a curated marketplace for culture and entertainment.

June

• CloudRanger – helping companies understand the cloud with visual representation.
• quintly – providing social media analytics for brands on a single dashboard.
• Tango Card – reinventing rewards programs for businesses and their customers worldwide.

July

• CodeHS – provides fun and accessible computer science curriculum for middle and high schools.
• Insight – offers intensive fellowships to grow technical talent in Data Science.
• iTranslate – enables people to read, write, and speak in over 90 languages, anywhere in the world.

August

• SignalBox – a simple and accessible deep learning platform to help businesses get started with AI.
• Valossa – an AI video recognition platform for the media and entertainment industry.
• Kaliber – innovative applications for businesses using facial recognition, deep learning, and big data.

September

• Acorns – allowing customers to invest spare change automatically.
• Bondlinc – improving the bond trading experience for clients, financial institutions, and private banks.
• Lenda – reimagining homeownership with a secure and streamlined online service.

October

• ClearCare – helping home care agencies operate efficiently and grow their business.
• DNAnexus – providing a cloud-based global network for sharing and managing genomic data.

As always, thank you for reading as we share these company’s inspiring stories. We’ll be back in 2018 for another exciting year of hot startups!