List of top Kentucky Startups - Crunchbase Hub Profile

Overview

Number of Organizations 268
Location Kentucky, United States, North America
CB Rank (Hub) 88,694

Number of Founders 312
Average Founded Date May 6, 2015
Percentage Non-Profit 1%
Number of For-Profit Companies 262
Number of Non-profit Companies 2
Top Funding Types Angel, Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Organizations in this hub have their headquarters located in Kentucky, United States, North America; notable events and people located in Kentucky are also included.

This list of startups in Kentucky provides data on their funding history, investment activities, and acquisition trends. Insights about top trending companies, startups, investments

and M&A activities, notable investors of these companies, their management team, and recent news are also included.

Leaderboard

Trending

Funding Rounds

Acquisitions

Investments

Number of Organizations

268

Average Rank

458,319.21

Popular startups, companies & organizations by highest 30-day trend score:

Organization Name	Total Funding Amount	CB Rank (Organization)	Trend Score (30 Days)
Forecastr	obfuscated obfuscation	6,341	7.9
NextSync Engine	obfuscated obfuscation	155,527	7.9
DermaSoak	obfuscated obfuscation	201,083	6.3
Vsimple	obfuscated obfuscation	15,203	6
RefAssured	obfuscated obfuscation	15,668	5.8

Recent Activities

Funding Rounds

Investments

Acquisitions

Acquired Companies

Number of Funding Rounds

501

Total Funding Amount

$965.3M

Announced Date	Organization Name	Transaction Name	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Forecastr	Series A - Forecastr	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Hilbert's AI	Series A - Hilbert's AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Primepoint	Seed Round - Primepoint	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Octen AI	Seed Round - Octen AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vanguard Defense	Seed Round - Vanguard Defense	obfuscated obfuscation

Funding

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Trend

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Number of Funding Rounds

501

Total Funding Amount

$965.3M

How much aggregate funding have these organizations raised over time?

Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Series A - Forecastr	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Series A - Hilbert's AI	1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Primepoint	6	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Octen AI	2	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Hammerhead AI	10	obfuscated obfuscation

Investors that Invested in Companies in This Hub

Investors

Investor Type

Investor Stage

Number of Lead Investors

185

Number of Investors

569

Which investors participated in the most funding rounds within this hub?

Organization/Person Name	Location	Investor Type
Y Combinator	Mountain View, California, United States	obfuscated obfuscation
Techstars	New City, New York, United States	obfuscated obfuscation
National Science Foundation	Alexandria, Virginia, United States	obfuscated obfuscation
500 Global	San Francisco, California, United States	obfuscated obfuscation
MassChallenge	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	obfuscated obfuscation

Investments

Trend

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Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

Median Number of Investments 1
Median Number of Lead Investments 1

What's the investment trend over time for this hub?

Announced Date	Investor Name	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Switcher Studio	Seed Round - Buy.Video	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Travis Howle	Pre Seed Round - Elwoh Solutions	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Halton	Venture Round - Naava	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Union Spring Pharmaceuticals	Venture Round - Xanodyne	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Marketing Services Group	Venture Round - Smart from the Start.com	obfuscated obfuscation

Acquisitions

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Acquisition Types

Number of Acquisitions

What's the most common final funding type when companies get acquired?

Announced Date	Acquirer Name	Transaction Name	Price
obfuscated obfuscation	Tier 1 Performance	LHT Learning acquired by Tier 1 Performance	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tier 1 Performance	Motionplan acquired by Tier 1 Performance	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Marketing Services Group	Cambridge Intelligence Agency acquired by Marketing Services Group	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Halton	Flamgard Calidair acquired by Halton	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Fixle	EasyHome, Inc. acquired by Fixle	obfuscated obfuscation

People

Number of People

Full Name	Primary Organization	Primary Job Title	CB Rank (Person)
David Lau	DPL Financial Partners	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	52,606
Travis Howle	Elwoh Solutions	Principal	118,049
Michael Bollinger	Payhoa	CEO & Founder	119,681
Jake Petrovic	Novohub.co	Cofounder	141,004
Darin Dillow	Sword Performance	Chief Executive Officer	170,097

Events

Number of Events

Event Name	Location	Start Date	CB Rank (Event)
Mid America Trucking Show	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Mar 24, 2022	2,329
DerbyCon 2017	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Sep 20, 2017	2,541
Startup Weekend Louisville #8	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Mar 11, 2016	2,782
TecHome Builder Summit Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Aug 23, 2021	8,274
DerbyCon 6.0 - "Recharge"	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Sep 21, 2016	11,038

Subsidiaries & Owned Organizations

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Number of Parent Organizations

What's the most common types of sub-organization?

Which companies in this hub have the most subsidiaries?

Recent News & Activity

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